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ABERCROMBY, James of Pitmedden
(About 1509-1546)
HAY, Marjory
(About 1510-)
LESLIE, William 9th of Balquhain
(About 1526-1571)
FORBES, Janet
(About 1527-)
ABERCROMBY, Alexander of Pitmedden
(About 1532-1593)
LESLIE, Margaret
(About 1550-)
ABERCROMBY, Adam of Auld Rayne
(About 1575-After 1643)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. GORDON, Janet

ABERCROMBY, Adam of Auld Rayne 1

  • Born: About 1575
  • Marriage (1): GORDON, Janet 1 2 3
  • Died: After 25 February 1643 2

   Other names for Adam were ABERCROMBIE, Adam of Threefield 4 and ABERCROMBIE, Adam.2 3

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Adam married Janet GORDON, daughter of William GORDON 5th of Gight and Isobel OCHTERLONY.1 2 3 (Janet GORDON was born about 1583.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Judicial Enactments: Vol. V., Contents

1642. June 23. Loosing; of Arrestment. Janet Gordoune, widow of John Leith of Harthill, Adam Abercrombie of Auld Rain, her husband, Sir Alexr. Abercrombie of Galcorss, knight, and Hector Abercrombie of Fetterneir v. Mr. Wm. Straquhan, Persone of Daviot, and Girsel Smith, his wife. Cautioner John Farquhar in Mowny."

from Sheriff Court Records (vol 2)



"Decree Books : Vol. VIII., Contents

1643 Feby. 25 Abstracted Multures. Janet Gordoun, widow of John Leithe of Harthill, Liferentrix of the lands of Auld Raine, Adam Abercrombie, her husband, and Sir Alexr. Abercrombie of Galcorss, knight, and Hector Abercrombie of Fetternear, as lessees under the principal Pursuers v. Mr. Wm. Straquhan, Persone of Dawiot, Mr. Wm. Straquhan, his son, there, James Gordoun in Louesk (also spelled in the entry Lowesk and Luesk), Patrick Honnie there, John Meany there, and James Diak there.

By Contract dated 24 May, 1627, the late John Leithe had disponed Luesk to his son, John Leithe, and his wife, Jean Forbes, but under the stipulation that all the corn grown upon the lands should be ground at the Milne of Auld Raine. Mr. Wm. Straquhan, to whom Leithe the younger had wadset Luesk, became subject to this obligation, but he and his tenants had not been recognising it. Hence this decree.

The grain prices were sued and decerned for according to the 'feiris' of the respective years. Janet Gordoun's liferent Sasine, dated 13 August, 1604. Notary the late Mr. John Leithe. The title granted to the Abercrombies was dated 13 August, 1635, and registered in the Books of Council and Session 24 March, 1637. An extract of the fiars prices from the Sheriff Court Books was produced.

from Sheriff Court Records (vol 3) 2 3

Sources


1 e-books, The Leiths of Harthill : the story of some turbulent lairds and a royalist martyr by F.L. Bickley (1937).

2 e-books, Records of the Sheriff Court of Aberdeenshire vol. 3 1642-1660 ed. David Littlejohn (1907).

3 e-books, Records of the Sheriff Court of Aberdeenshire vol. 2 1598-1649 ed. David Littlejohn (1906).

4 e-books, The House of Gordon vol. 2 ed. John Malcolm Bulloch (1907) Cadets of Lesmoir: Newton by J.M. Bulloch assisted by D. Wimberley.

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