INNES, James wadsetter of Drumgask, Chamberlain and Bailie of Aboyne ^{1 2 3}

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  General Notes:

"The family of Drumgask was descended from the Inneses of Drainie, in the county of Moray. The father of Thomas Innes held Drumgask in mortgage from the Earl of Aboyne, but it afterwards became the irredeemable property of the family. James Innes of Drumgask appears in the lists of the Commissioners of Supply named for the sheriffdom of Aberdeen in the first Parliament of King James VII . , and in the Convention of Estates in 1689. As he was a conscientious member of the Church of Rome, it is not likely that he acted on the latter of these occasions. In the Parliament of King James he was, with several others , exempted by name from taking the oath of supremacy and the test . A letter from him to his eldest son Lewis, dated 7th May 1683, is printed in the second volume of the Miscellany of the Spalding Club. It conveys a very agreeable impression of the writer, and shows the religious principle and mutual affection which bound together the family of Drumgask."

from Memoir ³

James married Jean ROBERTSON, daughter of Unknown ROBERTSON Merchant in Aberdeen and Unknown.^{1 2 3} (Jean ROBERTSON was born about 1630.)

  Marriage Notes:

"16.1.James (Innes) wadsetter of Drumgask on Deeside (possibly grandson) ca 1617- 1686 m Jane Robertson d/o Provost (or baillie?) of Aberdeen (see note below) Balnacraig 78"

from Innes of Drainie




"James Innes of Drumgask (b1671, d. 28.11.1686, chamberlain & bailie of Aboyne) m. Jean Robertson (sister of James Robertson of Cults)"

from stirnet.com




"Thomas Innes was born at Drumgask, in the parish of Aboyne and county of Aberdeen, in the year 1662. He was the second son of James Innes, wadsetter of Drumgask, by his wife Jane Robertson, daughter of Robertson, merchant in Aberdeen." (page xiii)

"James Innes of Drumgask had six sons - Lewis , Thomas, Charles (his successor in Drumgask) , Walter, Francis, and John , and one daughter, Elizabeth." (page xx)

from Memoir ^{1 2 3}