DOUGLAS, Issobell ²

   Other names for Issobell were DOUGLAS, Isabella ³ and DOUGLAS, Margaret.

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Issobell married Reverend Mr Alexander CANT Minister of Banchory Ternan parish, son of Reverend Mr Andrew CANT elder, Minister of St Nicholas parish Aberdeen and Margaret IRVINE.¹ (Reverend Mr Alexander CANT Minister of Banchory Ternan parish was born about 1615 and died on 30 March 1665 in Aberdeen, Scotland.)

  Marriage Notes:

(at Banchory Ternan in 1646)

"Alexander Cant, son of Andrew Cant minister at Aberdeen; educated at King's College, Aberdeen; M.A. (1636); licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith 26th Sept. 1639; adm. before 29th July 1646; was a member of the Commission of Assembly in 1648; named by Parliament, 31st July 1649, one of the Commissioners for visiting the College of Aberdeen. Joined the Protesters in 1651; dep. on the establishment of Episcopacy at the Restoration; ordered to appear before the Privy Council, 9th Dec. 1662, to answerfor his seditious carriage; died of scurvy at Aberdeen, 30th March 1665. He marr. Margaret, daugh. of Alexander Douglas of Downies (she survived him, and marr. (2) James Anderson of Westerton, Botriphnie), and had issue Andrew, min. of Trinity Parish, Edinburgh, and subsequently a non-jurant bishop; Isobel (marr. James Stuart, min. of Inveraven), and probably Margaret (marr. William Mitchell, min. of Dundee). [Acts of Parl., vi., 509; Inq. Ret. Gen., 6303; Wodrow's Hist., i., 308; Orem's Old Aberdeen; Banff Sas., iii., 82; Scot. Notes and Queries, vii., 100.]"

from Fasti Ecclesiae< ¹

Issobell next married James ANDERSON of Wester Ardbrake, Banffshire, son of John ANDERSON in Ardbrake, Banffshire and Ann GORDON, by 6 November 1667.² (James ANDERSON of Wester Ardbrake, Banffshire was born about 1626.)

  Marriage Notes:

"November, 1666. Saising Issobell Douglas off and upon the just and equall half off the toune and lands of Slogmoholl, and toune and lands of Breauch and uthers."

"6th November, 1667. Saising Issobell Douglas, spous to James Andersone of Westertoune, of all and haill the toune and lands of Westertoune of Ardbrek, Ardbroddine, mylne of Ardbroddine, mylne lands, toune and lands of Lochend and Ryzell, and uthers." ²