STRACHAN, John 'elder', of Monboddo ^{2 3}

   Other names for John were STRATHAUCHAN, John of Monbodo, elder,⁸ STRATHAUCHIN, John elder, of Monboddow in the Mearns ¹ and STRATHAUCHIN, Johne.¹

  General Notes:

"John Strachan of Monboddo was, on the 24th July 1548, a witness to the confirmation of a charter in favour of John Strachan of Thornton by John Strachan of Lenturk.......On the 8th of May 1551, John Strachan of Monboddo received a gift of the ward and non-entry of the lands of Craigyhill, Kincardineshire, on the renunciation thereof by Janet Gardyn, his mother.... On the 4th December 1571, 'John Strathauchin of Monbodo,' with others, was 'delatit for remaining fra the Raid of Leith'..."

from Memorials of the Families of Strachan and Wise


"Eufame, relict of John Strachan, elder, of Monboddow, in the Mearns 13 June 1583"

from The British Record Society.cn The Index Library Volume 16


"John Strachan (Strathauchan) of Monbodo elder sher. of Kincardine 4 Dec 1581"

from Testaments of Fordoun people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1514-1600

"Strathauchin
Johne
4/12/1581
elder of Monbodo, sheriffdom of Kincardine
Testament Dative and Inventory
Edinburgh Commissary Court
CC8/8/10"

from Wills and Testaments ^{1 5 7 9}

  Research Notes:

APOLOGIES to any reader who was misled by this researcher erroneously assigning the title of "Sheriff of Kincardine" to this John Strachan of Monboddo. After re-checking, some years after the original posting of this research, I am happy to acknowledge that it ws based on an inexperienced mis-reading of a secondary source, namely:
"John Strachan (Strathauchan) of Monbodo elder sher. of Kincardine 4 Dec 1581"

from Testaments of Fordoun people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1514-1600
Clearly the above refers to the sheriffdom of Kincardine, as a descriptive location, rather than an appended title of the individual cited. I am grateful to Mike Wade for contacting me regarding this. ¹⁰

John married Eupham STRACHAN, daughter of John STRACHAN of Thornton and Margaret DURHAM.¹ (Eupham STRACHAN was born about 1510 and died before 13 June 1583 ^{5 11}.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Monboddo Strachan. - Strachan, Laird of Monboddo, married Craigie's daughter Straton, and she had to him an son called Andrew Strachan, who married Ogill's daughter ffentoun, and she had to him James, who married Barrowfield's daughter Garden, and she had to him an son named John, who married Eupham Strachan, daughter to John Strachan of Dillivaird, and she had to him James Strachan, who married Marjory Ramsay, daughter to umq'le William Ramsay of Balmain."

from Memorials of the Families of Strachan and Wise (1877 Appendix)

Note:

The above is an extract from a manuscript entitled "A Genealogie of the Barons of the Mearnes unto the year of God 1578" in the possession of Mrs Barclay Allardice. It appears to contradict the now-accepted placing of William Strachan as the father of the James Strachan who married Egidia Gardyne.




"Eufame, relict of John Strachan, elder, of Monboddow, in the Mearns 13 June 1583"

from The British Record Society.cn The Index Library Volume 16




"Strathauchin
Eufame
13/6/1583
relict of John Strathauchin, elder, of Monboddow in the Mearns
Testament Testamentar and Inventory
Edinburgh Commissary Court
CC8/8/12"

from Wills and Testaments ^{1 5 12}