SKENE, Andrew of Overtown of Dyce

  General Notes:

'2. Mr. Andrew Skene.
In 1620 Mr. Andrew Skene, frater germanus Alexandri Skene de eodem, is admitted a burgess. In 1628 he receives a tack, from James Skene of that ilk, of the lands of Newton of Skene. In 1633 we find him in Kirkton of Dyce, where he and Margaret Forbes, his spouse, are infeft in the lands of Overtown of Dyce.
" Mr. Andrew Skene, Alexander's second son, married Margaret Forbes, daughter to Mr. John Forbes, minister of
Delft, in Holland, on whom he begat seven daughters (i) Christian, married to David Drummond, factor in Campvere,
in Holland, to whom he had but one daughter, Mar. Drummond. David Drummond dying, she married the second time Andrew Skein of Rudrestoun, Dean of Guild of Aberdeen, to whom she had Robert and John, and two daughters; (2) Margaret Skene, second daughter to Mr. Andrew Skene, married John Anderson of Standingstones; (3) Katherine married Mr. William Cheyne, minister of Dyce; (4) Jannet married David Anderson, Provost of Kintoir; (5) Isobel married David Warrand, Town Clerk of Forres; (6) Jean married David Dunbar, Bailyie of Forres; (7) Bessie married Captain James Ross"
(MS.A).'

from Memorials of the Family of Skene ¹

Andrew married Margaret FORBES, daughter of Reverend Mr John FORBES Minister of Alford parish and Christian BARCLAY. (Margaret FORBES was born about 1607.)