GARDEN, Beatrix ¹

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Beatrix married Findla Mhor FARQUHARSON of Auchriachan, 1st of Invercauld, son of Donald FARQUHARSON and Isobel STEWART 'of Invercauld'.¹ (Findla Mhor FARQUHARSON of Auchriachan, 1st of Invercauld was born About 1487(1488) ³ and died in 1547 in Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, near Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ¹.)

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Beatrix was a noted harpist, about whom legend has grown up connecting her with Mary, Queen of Scots. The legend may merely be part of the many stories linking historical individuals with people of high status like Queen Mary.

"Beatrix Gardyn was a daughter of Gardyn of Banchory and became the second wife of Finlay More Farquharson. There had been four sons of his first marriage but as they in turn all seem to have produced daughters it was one of the progeny of his marriage to Beatrix who eventually became Farquharson of Invercauld. According to the 'Broughdearg' manuscript, a history of the 'name' of Farquharson compiled in 1733, Beatrix had five sons and five daughters by Findlay More, before he was killed at the battle of Pinkie in 1547. Beatrix was a busy lady, especially as following the death of her first husband she went on to marry John Tarlochson of Monzie and have several more children by him including the son whose line purchased Lude in 1621.

The manuscript history names and accounts for the descent of each of her children with Finlay More and if accurate means that if it is assumed that Beatrix was pregnant at the time of Finlay's death in 1547 her marriage must have occurred at the latest by 1537 and with the minimum female age for marriage in Scotland at that time being twelve years then she would have been born sometime before 1525. The lady seems to have been remarkably robust having outlived her second husband and she was still apparently alive in 1596 when she and her son Alexander Robertson took out a loan of £1000 secured over the lands of Inchmagranoch. While those lands were described in the contract as Alexander's, his mother clearly still had an interest in an estate which she and her late husband John Tarlochson of Monzie first acquired in 1564."

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Beatrix next married John TARLOCHSON of Monzie after 1547.² (John TARLOCHSON of Monzie was born about 1515 and died between 1587 and 1581.)

  Marriage Notes:

"....following the death of her first husband she went on to marry John Tarlochson of Monzie and have several more children by him including the son whose line purchased Lude in 1621."

from https://www.wirestrungharp.com website




"On 24 Apr 1564, the dean and chapter of Dunkeld consented to the feuing of the town and lands of Inchmagranoch [Inchmagranachan] and Newtoun by Robert McNair, prebendary of Inchmagranoch, to John McNair, promising to subscribe the charter made thereupon and also consented to the infeftment in the said lands of John Terlochsoun [Tarlachson] of Monzeis [Monzie] and Beatrice Jardin [Garden], his spouse, by the said John McNair, promising to append the chapter seal thereto. In the west part of the south yard of the said dean of Dunkeld situated in the city thereof. This Instrument was then granted Royal Consent by Mary Queen of Scots at Edinburgh on 18 Dec 1565. This feu of Inchmagranoch was disputed by Alexander Stewart, son to James Stewart in Fancastell, who brought a case before the Lords of Council against John Tarlasoun of Monzies in April 1581. Tarlason produced evidence of the above grant to him and Beatrix and the Lords found in his favour.

A contract was made on 16 May 1587 between Beatrix Gardin [Garden], relict of John Tarlosoune [Tarlachson] of Monezeiis [Monzie], and John and Alexander Tarlosoune, their sons. Whereby Beatrix grants that she is lawfully removed from tacks of the lands of Clunes and the said John binds himself to fulfil a contract between his father and his brother whereby the said Alexander is to have the kindness and goodwill of Balnagrew, Kindrochit with the mill, and half of Balearnat, in the barony of Lude, and the said John is to have the kindness and goodwill of the said tacks. Endorsed with ratification by the parties concerned. With copy made at Lude, 16 May 1789."

from Wikitree
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