STRACHAN, John Minister of Tarves parish, Professor of Theology, University of Edinburgh, Reverend Dr 3
- Born: About 1635 2
- Marriage (1): FORBES, Janet 1
- Marriage (2): IRVINE, Isabel 1 2
- Died: Before 15 July 1699 2
Other names for John were STRACHAN, John,4 STRACHAN, John professor of Divinitie, Mr 5 and STRAUCHAN, John Professor of Theology, Doctor.5 6
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General Notes:
"(1667 Bishop of Aberdeen's meeting)
Session 4. eodem die post merediem. In obedience to the two Acts of Privy Counccll against papists and quakers, presented by my Lord Bishop, and publicklie read befor the Synod, it is ordered that everie Presbiterie within this diocess, shall meet on the sixteinth day of this instant, and take up ane exact account of all papists and quakers within their bounds, and that everie moderator bring ane account of them to the Lord Bishop, at the King's Colledge Old Aberdeen, upon the last Tuesday of the said moneth of Octob instant And to that effect, the Lord Bishop and Synod nominate and appoynts the persones after named to keep the said dyet the foresaid day, the Principal of King s Colledge, and all the ministers of the tonnes of New and Old Aberdeen for the Presbiterie of Aberdeen, Mr. Georg Burnet and Mr. Robert Reid for the Presbiterie of Kinkairden, Mr. Alexander Ross and Mr. James Straquhan for Garioch, Mr. George Melvill and Mr. John Straquhan for Ellon ..."
(1669)
"There being some flagrant reports of scandalous cariages of Mr. William Jaffray, minister at Favie (Fyvie), and Mr. Andrew Abercrombie,minister at Strathdone, the Bishop declared, in face of the Synod, that he was resolved, betwixt and October nixt, to visit both these Churches, and therfor ordered the brethren after named, out of the severall Prcsbytries, within this diocess viz. for Aberdeen, Mr. Reynold, and Mr. James Gordone at Banchrie; for Kincardine, Mr. Robert Reid, and Mr. John Keith; for Alfoord, Mr. Georg Melvill, and Mr. Adam Barclay, and Mr. Robert Irving; for Garioch, Mr. James Straquhan, Mr. William Garioch, and Mr. Alexander Rosse; for Fordice, Mr. William Steinsone, and Mr. William Burnet; for Turreff, Mr. Andrew Skeen, and Mr. William Meldrum, and Mr. Robert Innes; for Deir, Mr. Alexander Gordon, and Mr. James Muir; for Ellon, Mr. John Straquhan, and Mr. Georg Andersone, to meet with him in this place, upon the second Tuesday of June nixt, being the eight day therof, to prepare maters and lay down a way how these visitationes shall be most convenientlie gone about."
from Exercise of Alford
The Reverend John Strachan moved to Edinburgh in 1683 to work at the University there as a professor. The politics of religion turned for the worse after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Before the autumn of 1690 the professors who were faithful to the House of Stuart were expelled by a royal commission. All professors and schoolmasters in Edinburgh and the surrounding area were subject to hostile examination to verify their loyalty to Parliament. Dr John Strachan was brought before this 'presbyterian inquisition' and expelled from his chair of divinity since he was unable to comply with the new laws of the new regime.
adapted from Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh 7 8
Noted events in his life were:
1. MA, 1655, Aberdeen, Scotland.
2. Minister, 1662-1683, Tarves parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
3. Minister, 1683-1689, Tron parish, Edinburgh, Scotland.
4. Professor of Divinity, 1683-1690, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
5. DD, 1685, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
6. Sentences: of deprivation and deposition, 1689-1690.
John married Janet FORBES, daughter of William FORBES of Finzean, Advocate and Agnes SINCLAIR.1 (Janet FORBES was baptised on 9 June 1637 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Scotland 6.)
Marriage Notes:
(at Tarves in 1662)
"John Strachan, M.A.; pres. by Earl of Panmure Aug. 1661; coll. and inst. 15th July 1662; trans, to Tron Parish, Edinburgh, and Chair of Divinity in Univ. there in 1683."
from Fasti Ecclesiae (vol 6)
(at The Tron in 1683)
"John Strachan, M.A. (Aberdeen 1655); adm. min. of Tarves 1662; elected by the Town Council 21st March 1683, and at the same time to the Professorship of Divinity, which he held in conjunction ; D.D. (Edinburgh, 1st July 1685); deprived 27th April 1689, for not reading the Proclamation and praying for King William and Queen Mary. He died before 15th July 1699, aged about 64. He marr. (1) Janet, eldest daugh. of William Forbes of Fingask, advocate : (2) Isobel Irving, and had issue William, who was served heir ; John, bapt. 21st March 1684 ; Arthur, bapt. 2nd July 1685 ; Alexander, born 4th Oct. 1687 ; Isobel. [Edin. Counc. and Reg. (Bapt.) ; Acts Parl., ix. ; Inq. Ret. Aberd. et Gen., 8116; MS. Acc. of Min., 1689.]"
from Fasti Ecclesiae (vol 1)
(at Tron, second charge, in 1683)
"John Strachan, marr. (1) Janet, daugh. of William Forbes of Finzean, advocate, and (2) Isabel, daugh. of John Irvine of Kincausie; his son Alexander, paymaster of the Forces; his daugh. Isabella bapt. 15th Aug. 1689 (marr. 7th Nov. 1716 Andrew Drummond of Stanmore, banker, Charing Cross) died 13th Feb. 1731. Col. 2, line 1, for 'Fingask' read 'Finzean' "
from Fasti Ecclesiae (vol 8 Addenda et Corrigenda) 1 2 3
John next married Isabel IRVINE, daughter of John IRVINE 7th of Kingcausie and Elizabeth RAMSAY.1 2 (Isabel IRVINE was born about 1655.)
Marriage Notes:
(at The Tron in 1683)
"John Strachan .... marr. (1) Janet, eldest daugh. of William Forbes of Fingask, advocate : (2) Isobel Irving"
from Fasti Ecclesiae (vol 1)
(at Tron, second charge, in 1683)
"John Strachan, marr. (1) Janet, daugh. of William Forbes of Finzean, advocate, and (2) Isabel, daugh. of John Irvine of Kincausie; his son Alexander, paymaster of the Forces .... Col. 2, line 1, for 'Fingask' read 'Finzean' "
from Fasti Ecclesiae (vol 8 Addenda et Corrigenda)
1 2
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