STEWART, James of Auchorachan, then of Lesmurdie ^{2 3}

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  General Notes:

"Stewart of Lesmurdie

Lineage

An illegitimate branch of the Stewarts of the clan Allan, derived from the Earls of Athol, or Badenock, settled in Strathdown, Aberdeenshire, and from this line the Lesmurdie family descended."

from Landed Gentry ⁴

James married Elizabeth STRACHAN, daughter of Alexander STRACHAN of Lesmurdie and Unknown.^{1 2 3} (Elizabeth STRACHAN was born about 1629 and died after 10 April 1676 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

In 1667:

"Conforme to the Bishop's order, the brethren gave in the names of the papists in their severall congregations as followeth viz.:....for the parochin of Strathdiveran, Cabrach, James Stewart of Lesmurdie, Elspet Straquhan his wife, and Patrick Gordoune, all three excommunicat ...."

from Exercise of Alford




"In 1664 the Lesmurdie estate became the property of James Stewart of the family in Auchorachan, Glenlivet, a branch of the Stewarts of Athole. he married Elizabeth, one of the four daughters of the last Strathauchin, who died without male heirs, and by disposition from his wife, her sisters and their husbands, acquired the lands."

from Cabrach Feerings




"THE STRACHANS AND STEUARTS OF LESMURDIE.

At Michaelmas, 1671, in place of the entry 'the aires and successors of Lesmurdie,' appears the entry 'the Laird of Lesmurdie for the lands yroff.' These heirs and successors were the female descendants of Alexander Strachan of Lesmurdie, who took sasine in 1664 as his heirs portioners. James Steuart, of Achorachan, Glenlivet, husband of the eldest daughter Elizabeth, was entered in the county suite roll of 1671. In S. P. (Scotland) Warrant Books, Vol. V.,p.389, under date 8 June, 1678, occurs a docquet of the warrant for a gift of recognition of the lands of Soccach and Lesmurdie in Mortlich, and then by annexation in Cabrach, formerly belonging to John Watt, portioner of Lesmurdie, John Watt his father and to umquhile Alexander Strachan of Lesmurdie, to James, Earl of Airlie."

"8 November, 1664. Seasing Elizabeth, Margaret, Jean, Issobell, and Helen Strachans, coairs portioners servit and retourit to ye deceist Alex^r Strachane of Lesmurdie yr good sire, of the toune and lands of Eastertoune of Lesmurdie, third pt toune and lands of Invercherach, third pt toune and lands of Auchnastank, and third pt toune and lands of Belchirie."

"28 October, 1669. Saising given to Elizabeth Strachan, spous to James Steuart of Lesmurdie, and Alexr Steuart, yr, eldest lawful sone, off all and haill the tonne and lands off Sockach."

"10 Appryll, 1676. Saiseing given to James Stewart of Lesmurdie and Alexr Stewart, his sone, off all and haill the toune and lands of Easter and Wester Lesmurdie, Tombaine, Tornbellie, Caldstryp, with the pertinents."

"10 Appryll, 1676. Saiseing given to Elizabeth Strachan, spouse to James Stewart of Lesmurdie, of all and haill the lands of Tombaine, Tombellie, Coldstrvpe, and .... with the pertinents."

from Records of the County of Banff ^{1 2 3}