MOIR, Andrew Minister of Towie, Methlick, then Ellon, Reverend Mr 2 3 4
- Baptised: 13 August 1703, Foveran parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 4
- Marriage (1): FORBES, Jean on 7 September 1737 in Tarves parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1 2
- Died: 19 March 1744 2
User ID: Y201.
General Notes:
"MOIR ANDREW ANDREW MOIR/ M 13/08/1703 195/ 10 229 Foveran"
from Births and Baptisms
(at Towie in 1728) "ANDREW MOIR, nephew of preceding (George Moir); called by the Presb. jure devoluto 10th July, and ord. 11th Sept. 1728. This was found to be irregular by the General Assembly, 23rd May 1730, but the settlement was allowed to stand ; trans, to Methlick 21st June 1739."
(at Methlick in 1739) "ANDREW MOIR, trans, from Towie ; called 11th April ; pres. by the Principal and masters of King's College ; adrn. 21st June 1739 ; trans, to Ellon 6th June 1745."
(at Ellon in 1745) "ANDREW MOIR, bapt. 13th Aug. 1700, eldest son of Andrew M. of Oldmill and Elizabeth Simpson; licen. by Presb. of Alford 9th Aug. 1727; ord. to Towie 11th Sept. 1728, yet though disapproved by tin; General Assembly, 23rd May 1730, he remained min.; trans, to Methlick 21st June 1739; pres. by William, Earl of Aberdeen, Dec. 1744; trans, and adm. 6th June 1745; died 19th March 1774. He marr. 7th Sept. 1737, Jean (died 10th Oct. 1789, aged 74), daugh. of William Forbes, min. of Tarves, and had issue Elizabeth, born 6th Nov. 1738 (marr.Robert Garden of Grange and Clerkhill, advocate, Aberdeen); George, M.D., min. of Peterhead, born 5th April 1741; Janet, born 10th Oct. 1743; Jean, born 8th Nov. 1745, died 16th Sept. 1816; Helen, born 30th Dec. 1747, died 1st Jan. 1749; William, born 2nd Nov. 1750, died in London; Andrew, born 28th April 1753. [Families of Moir and Byres, 28.]"
from Fasti Ecclesiae 2 4
Andrew married Jean FORBES, daughter of Reverend Mr William FORBES Minister of Tarves, Mediciner and Janet GREGORY, on 7 September 1737 in Tarves parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.1 2 (Jean FORBES was baptised on 21 September 1695 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 4 and died on 10 October 1789 2 5.)
Marriage Notes:
"MOIR ANDREW JEAN FORBES/ 07/09/1737 243/ 10 348 Tarves"
from Index of Marriages
"He marr. 7th Sept. 1737, Jean (died 10th Oct. 1789, aged 74), daugh. of William Forbes, min. of Tarves, and had issue ..."
from Fasti Ecclesiae 1 2
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