STRACHAN, David Minister of Montrose, Reverend Mr ^{1 2}

   Another name for David was STRAUCHIN, David.³

  General Notes:

(at Montrose in 1662)
"DAVID STRACHAN, bom 1640, eldest son of David S., Bishop of Brechin; educated at Univ. of St Andrews, 25th July 1657; adm. in 1662; died 2nd July 1672. He marr. a daugh. of James Melville of Dysart, and had issue\emdash Margaret, bapt. 14th June 1663, died 8th May 1676; James, bapt. 30th May 1666; David, bapt. 15th July 1668\emdash [Fam. of Strachan and Wise, 89.]"

from Fasti Ecclesiae




"David Strachan
1662-1672
b. 1630, eldest son of David S., bishop of Brechin; adm. 1662; d. 2 Jul 1672; mar. dau. of James Melville of Dysart; issue: Margaret, James, David"

from Parish Ministers of Montrose

Note: There are 9 baptisms in the Montrose parish register between 1639 and 1668 whose father's name is David Strauchin or Strauchane, and no mother's name given. These have not been checked by this researcher but may be of interest to others looking in a more detailed way at this family. One, Androw Strauchin, is in 1639; the others, Jean, Unnamed, David, Cathrin, Janet, are between 1652 and 1660, immediately before the three children named specifically here as the children of David Strachan, Minister of Montrose. ^{3 4}

David married Daughter MELVILLLE, daughter of James MELVILLLE of Dysart and Unknown. (Daughter MELVILLLE was born about 1640.)