ROSS, John Clochcan, then of Arnage, Provost of Aberdeen 1 2 3
- Baptised: 7 April 1665, Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 3
- Marriage (1): FORBES, Jean 28 April 1704(contract) married by 1 June 1704 1 2
- Died: by 15 September 1714, Amsterdam, Holland 1 2
- Buried: 1714, English church, Amsterdam, Holland 2
Cause of his death was ague.2
User ID: D146.
General Notes:
"ROSS
JOHN
JOHN ROSS/CHRISTAN HOWISONE
M
07/04/1665
168/A 40 471
Aberdeen"
from Births and Baptisms
"By contract of sale, dated 14th February, 1702, Provost Ross acquired from David Rickart the lands and barony of Arnage in Ellon at the price of 40,000 merks Scots, or £2,222 sterling, and on the 22nd July following obtained a charter under the Great Seal erecting these newly-acquired lands into a free barony, with power of 'pit and gallows.'
The family property of Clochcan was conveyed to him by his niece Jean, Lady Ogilvie, by disposition dated 21st March, 1711."
from Aldermen and Provosts. 2 3
Noted events in his life were:
1. Provost, 1710-1711, Aberdeen, Scotland. 2
John married Jean FORBES, daughter of Arthur FORBES 12th of Echt and Elizabeth INNES, 28 April 1704(contract) married by 1 June 1704.1 2 (Jean FORBES was born about 1682 and died on 25 January 1761 2.)
Marriage Notes:
"He (John Ross) married, in 1704, Jane, only daughter of Forbes of Echt, by Elizabeth, his wife, fifth daughter of Sir Robert Innes, Bart., of that ilk, and had issue"
from Thanage of Fermartyn
"Provost Ross married on 1st June, 1704 - the contract is dated at Echt, 28th April, 1704 - Jean Forbes, only daughter of Arthur Forbes of Echt, by his wife Elizabeth Innes. The issue of this marriage was two sons and four daughters"
from Aldermenn and Provosts 1 2
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