BARCLAY, John Minister of Edrom parish, Reverend Mr ^{2 3 4}

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John married Christian HAY, daughter of Andrew HAY Bailie at Peterhead and Issobel DALGARNO, 21 April 1687(contract).¹ (Christian HAY was born about 1665 and died before 5 June 1703 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"BARCLAY
JO
CHRISTAN HAY/
11/06/1695
232/ 10 264
Peterhead"

from Index of Marriages




(at Edrom parish in 1687)

"John Barclay .... marr. (1) Christian, daugh. of Andrew Hay, Bailie of Peterhead, by his wife, Issobel Dalgarno, cont. 21st April 1687, with issue, at least, George, born 25th Aug. 1693, merchant, Georgia, Jamaica, and later in London, acquired Cairness, Lonmay, Dec. 1752, and died 6th June 1756"

from Fasti Ecclesiae (vol 8) ^{1 2}

John next married Anna GORDON, daughter of William GORDON in Buthlaw and Elizabeth MARTINE, on 5 June 1703.^{1 2} (Anna GORDON was born about 1679 and died before 28 February 1766 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

(at Edrom parish in 1687)

"John Barclay, eldest son of Adam B., min. at Perth, etc., probably of the 1st marriage, and grandson of Adam B., min. at Alford; was resident at Peterhead in 1696 with his 1st wife; assisted Alexander Barclay, formerly min. at Peterhead, in carrying on Episcopal services in a meeting house at what is now No. 3 Port Henry Lane (off the Longate); probably carried on the work when Alexander Barclay intruded at Auchterless dr. 1704-8, and was designated 'Episcopal Minister' ; at Peterhead in the testament of his 2nd wife; died after 1714; marr.

(2) on 5th June 1703, Ann, daugh. of William Gordon in Savoch of Buthlaw, 2nd son of James G. of Buthlaw, with issue

James, also merchant, Georgia, Jamaica, succeeded his halfbrother, George, in Buthlaw, and died 4th Jan. 1765;

Mary, served co-heiress of her brother, James, in Cairness, 19th March 1766, and of her sister, Ann, in Cairness, 15th Aug. 1766; marr. her cousin, John Gordon of Buthlaw (died July 1775), and died 10th May 1799;

Ann, also served co heiress to her brother, James, in Cairness, 19th March 1766, marr. Captain James Thomson, Peterhead, and of Faichfield, and died June 1766;

Jane, also served co heiress to her brother, James, in Cairness, 19th March 1766, and of her sister, Ann, in Cairness, 15th Aug. 1766, marr. Thomas Gordon (died 28th April 1749) .... with issue, including Charles, who succeeded his uncle, John Gordon, in the estate of Buthlaw in 1775, and also of Cairness which in 1776 was transferred to him by his aunt, Mary, and his mother, who died after 2nd Feb. 1780; and possibly also, William, 'son of Mr John Barclay, minister' ; who on 28th Aug. 1732 was apprenticed to John Aitoun, wright, Edinburgh;

Ann Gordon, widow of John Barclay, died before 28th Feb. 1766, and apparently in Jan. of that year. [Aberdeen Test., 17th May 1756, 28th Feb. 1766; Edin. Test., 21st Jan. 1780, cxxvi, 1 ; Retours, Ixxvi, 358-62, 3rd April 1766, Mon. No. 5, 29th Sept. 1766, Mon. No. 10, 26th April 1776, Mon. No. 17; Reg. of Edin. Apprentices, 28th Aug. 1732; Burke's Landed Gentry, 1939, 909, 921; Aberdeen Poll Tax Roll, i, 572; Memo. E. F. Esson, M.A., B.Sc., St Peter's Rectory, Peterhead.]"

from Fasti Ecclesiae (vol 8) ^{1 2}