CAMPBELL, John younger of Cawdor (Calder) ¹

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  General Notes:

"1639, 1st January: Kilchoman in Islay. John Campbell, the younger of Calder, granted to his eldest son, Colin, a disposition making him fiar (heir) to the thanage. Colin died before 1650 while attending the University of Glasgow. He was his father's only son, so the Thanage then passed to John the Thane's second son, Colin and his heirs.

1639, 19th September: John Campbell, fiar (heir) of Calder, declared incompetent in the burgh Court house of Forres. His brother, Colin was then made curator (conservator of John and the estate) (from other sources, the heir's illness was described as 'melancholy' - severe depression)."

from The Book of the Thanes of Cawdor ¹

John married Elizabeth URQUHART, daughter of Sir Thomas URQUHART of Cromarty, Sheriff of Cromarty and Christian ELPHINSTONE, 9 August 1622 (contract).¹ (Elizabeth URQUHART was born about 1608.)

  Marriage Notes:

"1622, 9th August: Marriage Contract between the Thane's oldest son, John Campbell and Elizabeth Urquhart, eldest lawful daughter of Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty. Sir John Campbell, of Calder, Thane, as part of the Contract was to give his son the whole of the barony and thanage of Calder in Nairn, barony of Kilmachronage (Muckairn), etc., reserving from the following.... on Rinache and Easter Evan to William Campbell, brother of the Thane, the lands of Clune to Colin Campbell, brother of the Thane, also a payment of 10,000 marks was to be reserved for the tocher of Jean Campbell, sister to the fiar (heir). Sir Thomas Urquhart agreed to pay besides tocher to redeem wadsett of Ardeysyr (Ardeseir) for 12,000 marks; also the heir of the Thane was to agree to pay to next brother Colin, 5,000 marks; Robert his third brother 4,000 marks and to George and Duncan his (next) lawful brothers, 3,000 marks each.

'Marriage to be solemnized before 30th June, next (1623) in contract relations are (to whom lands connected with the barony have been reserved for inheritance) - Mr. Andrew Balfour, minister of Calder 400 marks for lands of Ballinokan, James Campbell; William Campbell - brother to Sir John Campbell (the father); Colin Campbell of Clunes, brother to Sir John; John Calder, son to Sir Thomas Calder of Clunes; lands of Torriche to James Campbell, brother of Commissar of Inverness; sister of heir, Jean.' (From the records surrounding this marriage: the 'next' brother of the heir was Colin, the 2nd brother (and third son) was Robert, and George and Duncan were the youngest brothers and Jean was his sister.)"

from The Book of the Thanes of Cawdor ¹