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FALCONER, Alexander 7th of Halkerton, Sir
(About 1577-1646)
CARNEGIE, Agnes
(About 1580-1634)
HEPBURN, Robert of Bearford, Sir
(About 1588-)
FALCONER, David of Glenfarquhar, Advocate, MP, Sir
(About 1598-)
HEPBURN, Margaret
(About 1614-1673)
FALCONER, Alexander of Glenfarquhar, Baronet, Sir
(About 1633-1717)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. IRVINE, Marjory
2. GRAHAM, Helen

FALCONER, Alexander of Glenfarquhar, Baronet, Sir 1 2

  • Born: About 1633
  • Marriage (1): IRVINE, Marjory 1
  • Marriage (2): GRAHAM, Helen 1 2
  • Died: 17 March 1717 2 3

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Alexander married Marjory IRVINE.1 (Marjory IRVINE was born about 1635 and died before Easter 1661 1.)


  Marriage Notes:

"p. 247, 1. 12, after ' married,' delete 'Margaret, daughter of Robert Graeme of Crigie,' and insert 'first, Marjory Irvine, who died before Easter 1661'. Her executors brought an action against his daughter and executor, Lady Balmain, with reference to her share in Sir Alexander's estate in 1719 (Sheriff Court Books of Kincardineshire, ex inform. Dr. Macnaughton, Stonehaven)."

from Scots Peerage (vol 9 Addenda et Corrigenda) 1

Alexander next married Helen GRAHAM, daughter of John GRAHAM of Craigie and Rachel BRUCE.1 2 (Helen GRAHAM was born about 1640 and died on 3 March 1720 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 2.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Sir Alexander of Glenfarquhar, created a Baronet 20 March 1670, with remainder to the heirs-male of his body ; served heir to his mother, Margaret Hepburn, 2 August 1673 ; was member of Parliament for Kincardineshire in 1678 ; founded four bursaries in King's College, Aberdeen, for boys of the name of Falconer, 7 August 1716, and died 17 March 1717. He married Margaret, daughter of Robert Graeme of Craigie, who died at Edinburgh 3 March 1720, and had issue : Alexander, fourth Lord." (page 247)

from Scots Peerage (vol 5)


"p. 247, 1. 12, after ' married,' delete 'Margaret, daughter of Robert Graeme of Crigie,' and insert 'first, Marjory Irvine, who died before Easter 1661'. Her executors brought an action against his daughter and executor, Lady Balmain, with reference to her share in Sir Alexander's estate in 1719 (Sheriff Court Books of Kincardineshire, ex inform. Dr. Macnaughton, Stonehaven). He married, secondly, Helen, daughter of John Grahame of Crigie.

p. 247, 11. 13 and 14, delete 'and had issue Alexander, fourth Lord,' and insert 'He had one daughter, Elizabeth, married, contract 1678, to Sir Charles Ramsay of Balmain, Baronet, as above mentioned."

from Scots Peerage (vol 9 Addenda et Corrigenda) 1 2

Sources


1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 9 (1914).

2 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 5 (1908).

3 Internet Site, https://www.ancestor.abel.co.uk/Angus/Fordoun.html Testaments of Fordoun people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of St Andrews, 1549-1823.

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