INNES, Alexander of Crombie, then 18th of that Ilk ^{3 4}

   Cause of his death was murder.⁵

   Another name for Alexander was INNES, Alexander of Crombie.⁵

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  General Notes:

'...under trysting terms having appointed ane meeting with some friends at Aberdeen, Innermarkie takes his advantage of Crombie who had no body with him but John Innes of Leuchars, Gordon of Muiracke, and their servants. And on the night time whilst there was none with Crombie in his lodging but Leuchars and his son Robert, afterwards called "the Gleed Laird," Innermarkie and his accomplices came to Crombie's lodging and at the stair fitt simulates ane plea and cries out with ane loud voice, "murder, murder, a Gordon, a Gordon." This Crombie being ane sister sone of the Laird of Gights, ane bold man, comes down stairs in his slippers, with his sword in his hand, and upon his outgoing of the door, is shot dead. John Innes of Leuchars being in the room, none with him but the young Crombie, being apprehensive of the tragedy and murder, bolts the door, and by providence, as the story is told, there was ane back turn-pyke opened in that lodging which had been bigged up for many years before, at which back door Leuchars made the young man escape, to the great grief and surprise of Innermarkie and his friends, who intended the son's murder as well as the fathers. So Innermarkie having made all his complices socii criminis by puting each man his durk or dagger in the dead body, they sent also for Mr. John Innes student at Aberdeen, apparent of Coxtoune then, and caused the young man also put ane dagger in the dead body (as I have heard his own great grand child, the late Sir Alexander Innes of Coxtoune confirm to be a truth).'

from Ane Account

"James Innes was the son of Robert Innes of Cromy (that is Crombie, in the parish of Marnoch) ... and his son ALEXANDER INNES of Crombie, was brutally murdered in Aberdeen, 1580. Innes of Invermarkie had quarrelled with Crombie, and tracked him to Aberdeen. Simulating a fit, and crying 'Murder ! Murder ! A Gordon ! A Gordon !' outside Crombie's lodging at night, Invermarkie induced his enemy to come out, and then shot him dead, while his followers decorated the dead man's body with their dirks. Crombie's son, a young boy, escaped by the back door, afterwards finding shelter with his father's second cousin, Alexander Innes of Cotts, known as 'Crag-in-Peril' on account of the part he played at the murder of Invermarkie. 'Crag-in-Peril,' as we shall see, married his cousin-german, a daughter of the fifth laird of Gight. (See the Familie of Innes, pp. 198, 201.)"

from House of Gordon ^{3 5}

Alexander married Beatrix DUNBAR, daughter of Alexander DUNBAR Prior of Pluscarden and Unknown, by 9 July 1560.^{1 2} (Beatrix DUNBAR was born about 1540 and died by 2 June 1566 ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"This Alexander of Cromy was twyce married, first with Elizabeth Dunbar, with whom he got back the lands of Lewchriss and the halfe cobles fishing upon the watter of Spey. But she not liveing long, he married Elizabeth, or rather Isobell Forbes ..." (page 29)

"In the charter-room at Dunrobin is an instrument of seisin in favour of Alexander Innes of Crombie, and Beatrix Dunbar, his spouse, in conjunct fee of the fishing of half a cruive on the water of Inverspey, commonly called a half coble, on a feu charter by Alexander, Prior of Pluscarden, 9 July, 1560." (page 118)

"I find among the Leuchars Charters a feu charter by Alexander (Dunbar),Prior of Pluscardin, to Alexander Innes of Crommye, son and heir of the deceased James Innes of Roithmakanze, and Beatrix Dunbar, of the town and lands of Lewchouris, in the regality of Urquhard, subscribed by the Prior and Convent 10 Mar. 1559, and a seisin thereon dated 10 Dec. 1560. A transumpt was taken at the instance of Robert Innes of that ilk, son and heir of the said Alexander now deceased, 21 Aug. 1591." (footnote, page 203)

from Familie of Innes

"ALEXANDER INNES of Cromie ... married, first, Elizabeth Dunbar; she died between 10 March 1559-60, when she had a charter, along with her husband, from the Prior of Pluscarden, and 2 June 1566, when the charter was confirmed by the King. He married, secondly, Isobel, daughter of Arthur Forbes of Putachie. By her he had one son, Robert."

from Scots Peerage ^{1 2}

Alexander next married Isabel FORBES, daughter of Arthur FORBES of Balfour, 'black Arthur' and Elizabeth INNES 'Lady of Dunbeath', 18 December 1565(contract).^{1 2} (Isabel FORBES was born about 1550.)

  Marriage Notes:

"This Alexander of Cromy was twyce married, first with Elizabeth Dunbar, with whom he got back the lands of Lewchriss and the halfe cobles fishing upon the watter of Spey. But she not liveing long, he married Elizabeth, or rather Isobell Forbes, daughter to Arthur Forbes of Balfour, brother to John Lord Forbes, who out-lived himself and did contribute much to the revenging of his death, as shall in its own place appear. With this woman Cromy had a considerable patrimony, as appears by the letters of arrestment raised upon the dewtys of severall lands, at her and her husbands instance, in anno 1573, marked 46. See also a charter granted by John Laird of Innes upon the 17 of Apryll 1578, wherein he dispones the lands of Ardmelly and Tillidown to Alexander Innes of Cromy and Isobell Forbes his spouse in liferent, and their heirs male in fee, which faylieing, to said Alexanders nearest airs, marked 47. See farder, an assignation made to the said Alexander by the said John Innes of that ilk, of the reversions of all lands under redemption to the family of Innes, &c. It is of date the 3 of September 1578, marked 48, sealed and subscrived. See lastly the charter of alienation of the whole estate of Innes, from the said Laird John to the said Alexander, sealed and subscrived the 2^d December 1578, marked 49, and the Kings confirmation thereupon under the great seall, marked 50."

from Familie of Innes




"Alexander Innes of Cromie ... married, first, Elizabeth Dunbar; she died between 10 March 1559-60, when she had a charter, along with her husband, from the Prior of Pluscarden, and 2 June 1566, when the charter was confirmed by the King. He married, secondly, Isobel, daughter of Arthur Forbes of Putachie. By her he had one son, Robert."

from Scots Peerage (vol 7) ^{1 2}