MOIR, James of Ferriehill, Mr ^{2 3 4}

   Other names for James were MOIR, James in Ferryhill ¹ and MOIRE, James.^{4 5}

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  General Notes:

"October 13, 1681. Sa. James Moir of ferriehill of all and haill the Tenement of Lands rigg or croft, consisting of the twelve ells of breedth Lyand in the east side of the citie of old aberdeine."

"April 16, 1701. Mr. James Moir of Ferriehill and Patrick Milne f'ter in Aberden, of ane a rent out of Langlands and Cutting. - Alex Leslie - N. P."

from Aberdeen Sasine Register Moir References ³

James married Jean MOIR, daughter of Reverend Mr James MOIR Minister of Tarves and Mary FORBES, on 25 April 1665 in Old Machar parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.¹ (Jean MOIR was born about 1645 and died before 1673.)

  Marriage Notes:

" .... Jean (Moir, daughter of James Moir, of minister of Tarves) (marr. James Moir in Ferryhill. [Aberdeen Sas., ii., 539, 541]"

from Fasti Ecclesiae ¹

James next married Rachell DUNNE, daughter of Charles DUN Litster in Aberdeen and Catheren BURNET.² (Rachell DUNNE was baptised on 9 September 1651 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland ⁴.)

  Marriage Notes:

"JAMES MOIR, married secondly, RACHELL, dau. of CHARLES DUN, Litster, of Aberdeen, sister of Sir Patrick Dun, Court Physician, at Dublin, and niece of Dr. Patrick Dun, Principal of Marischal College, the munificent founder of the grammar school of Aberdeen."

from Moir Genealogy ²