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INNES, Patrick of the Kearn of Duffus
(About 1489-1547)
COCKBURN, Christian
(About 1505-)
INNES, Alexander of Coxton
(1532-1612)
REID, Janet
(About 1550-)
INNES, John of Halton, 2nd of Coxton
(About 1565-1635)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. KINNAIRD, Margaret 'of Culbin'

2. GORDON, Jean

INNES, John of Halton, 2nd of Coxton 3

  • Born: About 1565 3
  • Marriage (1): KINNAIRD, Margaret 'of Culbin' on 15 December 1586
  • Marriage (2): GORDON, Jean 1 2
  • Died: 1635 3

   Another name for John was INNES, John of Cokistoun, Mr.2

   User ID: E754.

  General Notes:

" (At the time of the conspiracy to murder Alexander Innes of Cromey) John Innes (Son of Alexander of Coxton and Janet) was roused out of bed (He was also at school in Aberdeen), to plunge the reeking dagger into the body of his murdered chief. This caused a lot of arguments, and in September 1584, firstly Robert the 3rd baron of Invermarkie was himself murdered (by Alexander Innes of Cotts and Leuchars), and then the laird of Innes burnt the newly built place of Coxton to the ground, probably due to John Innes of Coxton's involvement with the murder. This created a long legal wrangle with Robert Innes 4th Baron of Invermarkie and Robert the laird of Innes, so it was a long time before the laird of Innes paid Alexander the sum of 7,000 merks and 2 termes for damages (1 merk = £1/3 = 1s 4d !!). Invermarkie later changed his title to Balvenie, as the name Invermarkie was always linked to the murder of Cromey."

from History of Coxton Tower

Note:

John Innes was granted in 1618, a royal charter for the barony of Coxton, thus confirming the ownership of the land given by the Earl of Moray.


John married Margaret KINNAIRD 'of Culbin' on 15 December 1586. (Margaret KINNAIRD 'of Culbin' was born about 1570.)


  Marriage Notes:

"John (Innes) of Haltoun 2nd of Coxton 1565-1635 m (1) Margaret Kinnaird"

from Innes of Coxton




"John (Innes) had two wives, firstly to Margaret Kinnaird of Culbin (15/12/1586)"

from History of Coxton Tower 1 3

John next married Jean GORDON.1 2 (Jean GORDON was born about 1575.)


  Marriage Notes:

"The first appearance of Alexander Gordon of Salterhill is in 1625, when he was designed as 'in' and sometimes 'of' Dippill:

1625, July 8. - James Douglas of Dippill, having sold Kirktoun of Dippill to Walter Innes, son lawful to Mr John Innes of Cokistoun and Jean Gordon, his spouse, on 8 May, 1621, redeemable for 2000 merks, and said Walter Innes having sold his right to Alexander Gordon, now in Dippill, said James Douglas, with consent of Mr Alexander Douglas, his eldest son, confirms Kirktoun of Dippill to said Alexander Gordon by deed dated at Elgin, 8 July. 1625, and recorded in the Elgin Sasines Register, 9 July, 1625."

from Gordons of Salterhill




"John (Innes) had two wives, firstly to Margaret Kinnaird of Culbin (15/12/1586) and then to Margaret Gordon of Gight, daughter of William Gordon."

from History of Coxton Tower

Note:

Either this second wife of John Innes is not mentioned at all by secondary sources or her given name is uncertain. The Gordons of Salterhill calls her Jean, The History of Coxton Tower name her as Margaret. In the latter text, Malcolm Christie identifies her as being a daughter of William Gordon of the Gight family.

If her father was William Gordon, and he is considered to be the laird of Gight, then there is a problem, since that William Gordon already had a daughter named Jean who was married, twice, to husbands of other Gordon families. Nor is any daughter of this laird named by Bulloch as Margaret, nor any daughter listed as marrying a John Innes.
1 2 4

Sources


1 Internet Site, http://www.malcolm.christie.btinternet.co.uk History of Coxton Tower by Malcom Christie.

2 e-books, The Gordons of Salterhill and their Irish descendants by J.M.Bulloch (1910).

3 Internet Site, https://www.anesfhs.org.uk/images/downloads/innes/pdfs/a_11_innes_of_coxton.pdf Innes of Coxton descended from Innes of Innermarkie.

4 e-books, The House of Gordon vol. 1 ed. John Malcolm Bulloch (1903) Gight.

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