, Catherine ¹

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Catherine married David RAIT 7th of Drumnagair and Hallgreen, son of William RAIT 6th of Drumnagair and Hallgreen and Margaret GARDYN 'of Leys'.¹ (David RAIT 7th of Drumnagair and Hallgreen was born about 1563.)

  Marriage Notes:

"David (Rait) had three wives, apparently two at the same time \'96 or, more probably there were two David Raits and it has not been able to distinguish between them. In 1596 there is a record of a Catherine 'sometime spouse' i.e. deceased, and in 1595, while he was still 'apparent heir' to Hallgreen, there was a marriage contract to Elizabeth, daughter of Stratton of Lowrenstoun (Laurencekirk?) in which she was to get rights to Drumnagair, and she was supposed to have married him in 1605. However, in 1604, there was a marriage contract between David, 'fiar of Hallgreen' and Margaret Graham, widow of James Straithauchin, apparent heir of Monboddo. Whichever wife is correct, David had six chiildren."

from The Raitt Sttuff

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