STRACHAN, John of Claypotts 1
- Born: About 1585
- Marriage (1): MAKKY, Mariorie in June 1606 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland
Other names for John were STRACHAM, Johnne, STRACHAN, John of Claypottis,2 STRACHEN, Johnne 3 and STRAYQUHEN, Johnie.
General Notes:
"1597/11/28
Alexander Falconer of Halcartoun - John Strachan of Claypottis"
from Records of Brechin
"Contemporary documents contain little direct evidence of day-to-day life at Claypotts, but a good deal of information is contained indirectly m the testaments of the Strachans. Stock in 1594 included 18 oxen, 2 cows, 2 horses and a flock of sheep. There were 10 bolls of wheat 'sawin upoun the landis of Claypottis,' and in the barn and barnyard barley, oats and peas. There were 4 ploughmen, 1 shepherd, and a domestic staff of 3, including Janet Wilkie who had been with the family at least thirteen years."
from Lands and Tower of Claypotts
"Skryne had come into possession of the Strachans of Claypots, but we do not know when. On 15th December, 1599, John Strachan of Claypots, heir of Gilbert his father, was retoured (No. 17) in half the lands of Skryne, three-
quarter parts of the mill and mill lands of Skryne, called Craigmill; half the lands of the Fishertown of Skryne, with half the port and fish, in the barony of Panmure A.E. 4, N.E. 16."
from Angus or Forfarshire, The Land and People 1 2 4
Noted events in his life were:
1. Succeeded: his father, Gilbert, 1594, Claypotts. 1
2. Sold: to William Graham of Ballunie, 1601, Claypotts. 1
John married Mariorie MAKKY, daughter of Gilbert MAYKE and Janett STRAYQUHEN, in June 1606 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland. (Mariorie MAKKY was baptised on 30 June 1585 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.)
Marriage Notes:
The IGI records Johnne Strachen as marrying 'Mariorie', without a surname being listed.
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