SKENE, George Minister of Kinkell, Reverend Mr ¹

  General Notes:

(At Kinkell in 1697)
"GEORGE SKENE, born about 1674, son of Alexander S. in Cocairdie, and Jean, daugh. of Patrick Leslie of Kincraigie; educated at King's College, Aberdeen, 1686-90, and Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 16th July 1696; ord. 22nd April 1697; died April 1724. He marr. (1) Mary, daugh. of Francis Gordon of Craig, who died 1st Aug. 1712, aged 32, and had issue Francis, LL.D., Professor of Civil and Natural History, Marischal College, Aberdeen; died 1775: (2) Margaret, daugh. of Robert Skene, rector of the Grammar School of Aberdeen, she survived him, and had issue Agnes (marr. John Burnett, min. of Cluny);
Mary; Katherine; Helen; John, student at Marischal College, 1729-33, librarian of that College, 1736-50. [Aberdeen Tests.;
Tomsbt. ; Memorials of the Family of Skene, 31, 72.]"

from Fasti Ecclesiae ²

George married Mary GORDON, daughter of Francis GORDON 7th of Craig, Jacobite 1715 and Agnes OGILVY. (Mary GORDON was born about 1678 and died on 1 August 1712 ².)

George next married Margaret SKENE, daughter of Robert SKENE Rector of Grammar School of Aberdeen and Elizabeth REID. (Margaret SKENE was born about 1671 and died after April 1724 ².)