FARQUHARSON, Donald 'Oig' 3rd of Monaltrie, Marquis of Huntly's bailie on Deeside, Colonel ^{1 2 3 4}

   Another name for Donald was FARQUHARSON, Donald in Inchmarno.³

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  General Notes:

"The following year, on the 12th March, Colonel Donald Farquharson, who had commanded the foot at the attack on the town of Montrose, was killed on the street in Aberdeen. His loss was much regretted by the Marquis of Montrose, who caused his body to be buried with military honours in Drum's Aisle of St. Nicholas Church, beside that of Irvine of Kingcaussie."

from The Irvines of Drum




"Although the genealogical information of C, D., E., and F. ends, as stated, with the year 1707, C. has an addendum, copied by the others, which may be here inserted. The writer had evidently Jacobitical proclivities : -

' Donald F. of Monaltrie (Donald Og) Colonel of a Regiment of Foot joined the Marquis of Huntly at the Bridge of Dee, and after the Marquis of Montrose. He was killed in the King's Service at Aberdeen, and was succeeded by William F. of Inverey"

from The Records of Invercauld ^{4 5}

Donald married Margaret GORDON, daughter of William GORDON of Stering, 6th of Abergeldie and Elizabeth SETON, by 10 July 1632 (renunciation of wadset).^{1 2 3} (Margaret GORDON was born about 1605.)

  Marriage Notes:

" '1632 - July 10. - Registration of Renunciation by Donald Farquharson in Inchmarno and Margaret Gordon, his spouse, of their wadset from William Gordon of Knockespock of the half of Tuilich. Dated at Aberdeen, 30 May 1632 - a witness being Captain John Gordon.' "

from Gordoon of Knockespock




"According to Britane's Distemper, the murder of James Gordon, (son of George Gordon of Rhynie), took place in a labourer's house where he had been temporarily placed. The same authority says that the word at the battle of Auldearn was 'Remember Donald Farquharson [who had married Margaret Gordon, daughter of the sixth laird of Abergeldie] and James Gordon of Rhynie' "

from Newton




"Margaret (Gordon), married Donald Farquharson of Monaltrie (known as Donald Oig). He was an enthusiastic anti-Covenanter and frequently figures in Spalding and in Brltane's Distemper. On Marcu 15, 1645, he was slain 'anent the court de guard - a brave gentilman, and ane of the noblest capitans amongis all the hielanders of Scotland'. Next morning his body was found in the 'calsey stript naikit, for they had tirrit from of his bodie ane ritche stand of apparrell bot put on the samen day. His corpis ar taken wp the wynd, and put in ane cloiss kist and had wp to the Cheppelhill, thair to ly on the Castelhill.' On the following day, Sunday (March 17), 'Donald wes buriet in the Laird [of] Drumis lyll, with mony wo hairtis and dulefull schottis' (Spalding's Troubles, II., 455-7). Britane's Distemper gives Farquharson a fine character. He was 'beloued of all sortes of people ... he gaue proofe of alse much true curraige as any man could hawe. . . . There was no man more humble, no man, saue a prodigal, that cared lesse for to morrow. . . . He was upon a sixe monthes stay at court, so become so weell lyked of, and in so good grace with, his soueraine lord, as he euer after called him his man. ... In fine, nether is my judgment nor my experience able to give a true charectore to the lyfe of this gentleman's singular and most commendable parts.' "

from Abergeldie ^{1 2 3}