GARDEN, George of Banchory, Burgess of Aberdeen 1 2 3 4 5
- Born: About 1520
- Marriage (1): KEITH, Elizabeth
- Died: After 18 May 1586 6 7
Other names for George were GAIRDYN, George of Banchorie,8 GARDEN, George of that Ilk and of Banchory,3 GARDEN, George of Dorlaithers,9 GARDIN, George of Gardin 2 10 and GARDYN, George Laird of Banchory.
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General Notes:
"Gardin (now Gairn in the northeast of the parish of Peterculter) was formerly a place of considerable importance, and is believed to have got its title from the family who bore that surname. In the sixteenth century George Gardin was frequently
designed as of Gardin, or of his other property of Banchory."
from Annals
"The estate (Banchory) then passed into the hands of the Garden family, during whose proprietorship the two portions of
Banchory merged into one. Under charter, dated in 1555, granted by Sir George Meldrum of Fyvie, with consent of William Meldrum of Hatton, his son, George Garden, then designed as proprietor of Dorlaithers, acquired the estate. At the same time, Garden obtained a charter of the lands of Hatton and Auchterless in warrandice of the lands of Banchory. The Gardens were a very ancient and highly respected family, and this George, who was frequently called of that Ilk, married Isobell Keyth, daughter to the laird of Troup, 'wha wes lawfull sone to the Erll Mershall.' He was a burgess of Aberdeen, but on 18th September, 1562, he, along with twelve others, 'tint the freedom' through remaining 'not actually within the Burgh.' In 1589 he was one of the gentlemen sent by James I. to Denmark in connection with the marriage treaty of the Princess Anne. He left a son and a daughter."
from History of Banchory-Devenick
Note: re "married Isobell Keith" above. This is often repeated but seems not to be the case. See Wikitree citing RMS in extract in Marriage notes.
"Beatrix, daughter of George Garden of that ilk, and of Banchory, progenitor of the Gardens of Troup..."
from Baronage of Scotland
Note: This too has often been repeated but it seems not to be the case either. Beatrix was George's sister rather than his daughter. Given that her two husbands and a great many children, the dates that must be accepted for Beatrix do not match her also being George's daughter.
"His father died in mid 1545 and George became portioner of Dorlaithers. George paid the Exchequer in May 1546, the sum of £13 6s 8d for relief of two terms of non-entry of lands of the barony of Innnermeith (Perthshire). He also paid for the relief of the Laithers lands and for sasine of these.
At Aberdeen on 31 Dec 1550, George sold to Lord George Meldrum of Fyvie the one sixth part of the lands and manor of Innermeith which he and his predecessors held. The family had held this portion of from the time of his great-great grandfather John Gardin prior to 1465.
At Aberdeen by a charter of 2 November 1555 of William Meldrum son and heir apparent of Lord George Meldrum of Fyvie granted the lands of Banchory and salmon fishing rights on the river Dee in favour of George Gardin portioner of Dorlaithers, Thereafter he was designed George Garden of Banchory and as such witnessed a Charter of Confirmation by the Bishop of Aberdeen on 7 Mar 1570/71 at Aberdeen.
George Garden of Banchory was one of the fifteen men confirming the service of William Meldrum as heir to his deceased father Sir George Meldrum of Fyvie on 15 Jun 1557. George Garden of Banchory was a member of a Jury of Inquistition for the heir of the lands of Dunyngteir on 16 May1575.
On 3 April 1559, George Garden of Banchory represented his mother Beatrix Gordon in court when she raised a Protestation at the Brief of Special Service of John Ross as heir to Charles Ross of Auchlossin as Breatrix held the lands in conjoint fee from her second marriage to Charles Ross of Auchlossin. (The Court record says John Garden of Banchory but in 1559 the laird was George Garden)
George Garden of Banchory stood surety to the provest and bailies of Aberdeen on 18 Nov 1561 for Peter Howatt a sailor in a brig.
Garden of Banchory granted a disposition and charter of the town and lands of Balfidy adjoining Tilligarmonth in favour of Donald Farquharson alias Macintosh of Tilligarmonth and Janet Ogilvie his spouse dated 15 September 1582. Sir Robert Douglas saw several letters directed to Donald Farquharson of Castleton which indicated that Garden had been at great pains to persuade him to leave Braemar and reside in Tilligarmonth which was much nearer his seat of Banchory.
In 1586 on the 18th May, George Meldrum of Fyvie issued a charter of confirmation, in his capacity of superior, in favour of George Garden of Banchory. Two years later Garden granted a charter of the 'Sunny half of Ardoe' in favour of Patrick Cheyne, burgess of Aberdeen, and proprietor of Danestown."
from Wikitree 1 3 10 11
George married Elizabeth KEITH, daughter of Gilbert KEITH Pittendrum, then of Troup and Elizabeth FORBES. (Elizabeth KEITH was born about 1533.)
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