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BURNET, Jean
(About 1630-1671)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. DAVIDSON, Alexander of Newton, Advocate

BURNET, Jean 1

  • Born: About 1630
  • Marriage (1): DAVIDSON, Alexander of Newton, Advocate 1
  • Died: 17 August 1671

   Other names for Jean were BURNET, Jeane 2 3 and BURNET, Jeane.2

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Jean married Alexander DAVIDSON of Newton, Advocate, son of Alexander DAVIDSON of Carnbrogie, Advocate and Euphemia ANDERSON.1 (Alexander DAVIDSON of Newton, Advocate was born about 1630 and died on 2 April 1685 4.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Davidson, Alexander. 1661.

Son of Alexander Davidson, advocate (1616). App. to his father. Succeeded to Cairnbrogie, and purchased estate of Newton, Culsalmond. Also proprietor of Berryhill, Old Machar, and fishings in the Don of the valued rent of £400. Married, first, Jean Burnett (died August, 1671), with issue:

1. Alexander, succeeded to Newton, and was progenitor of the Davidson-Gordons of Gight.

2. James, admitted guild burgess of Aberdeen, 2nd March, 1685.

Married, second, Marie (see Note below), second dau. of George Leslie, Provost of Aberdeen, with issue : -

3. George, admitted guild burgess of Aberdeen, 2nd March, 1685."

from History of the Society of Advocates

Note:

Please see
Research Notes to this file for a correction of this statement. Alexander's second wife was in fact Magdalen Boyes. 1

Sources


1 e-books, History of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen ed. John A. Henderson (1912).

2 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Index of Baptisms.

3 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

4 e-books, Aberdeen Journal Scottish Notes and Queries vol.1 (1908).

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