ELLIS, Barbara ¹

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Barbara married John KING tenant in Plewlands, Factor to the Earl of Sutherland 25 February 1626 (contract).¹ (John KING tenant in Plewlands, Factor to the Earl of Sutherland was born in 1606 ^{1 2} and died on 10 January 1670 ^{1 2}.)

  Marriage Notes:

"John King, born 1606, also occupied the farm of Plewland. He married Barbara Ellis, daughter of Adam Ellis in Kirktown of Duffus. Their contract of marriage is dated at Elgin, 25th February, 1626. Of this marriage were born William, on 28th February, 1637 ; James, Margaret, Janet, Isobel, Elspeth, Barbara, Catherine. The daughters were all married.

Sir Robert Gordon, son of Alexander Earl of Sutherland, acquired the estates now forming the Barony of Gordonstown, about the year 1639. John King was appointed his factor and commissioner, a duty which he discharged very ably. There is much of his hand-writing, which is extremely neat and careful, still in the Charter Room of Gordonstown. He seems to have continued in this office nearly to the close of his life."

from Annals of Elgin ¹