STRACHAN, Mary

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Mary married Thomas FORBES 2nd of Thornton, son of James FORBES of Savoch, then 1st of Thornton and Margaret RAMSAY, after 1709. (Thomas FORBES 2nd of Thornton was born about 1675.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Thomas (Forbes), 2nd Laird of Thornton, married a second wife, by whom he had one daughter, Helen, born 1714, married Dr. James Forbes, physician in Aberdeen, and died in 1743 without issue."

from House of Forbes




"On the 5th January 1700, a charter was granted to Mr Robert Forbes, advocate, of the lands of New Thornton, etc., as adjudged from William Forbes of Ludquharn in 1692 for a debt of £1503 (Reg. Mag. Sig., lib. Ixxvi., No. 17). On the 12th February 1715, Thomas Forbes of Thornton received a charter of adjudication under the Great Seal:

"Of all and whole the lands and barony of Thornton, all and whole the lands of Caldhame and Saughburne, with all their pertinents lying, within the parish of Aherluthnot [Marykirk] and sheriffdom of Kincardine, which said lands formerly belonged in heritage to James Strachan, eldest son and heir of the deceased James Strachan of Thorntoun, and grandson and heir to Sir James Strachan of Thornton, his grandfather, and which, through a decreit of adjudication, obtained on the 1st December 1708, at the instance of Mary Strachan, lawful daughter of the deceased Sir James Strachan of Thorntoun, against the said James Strachan as heir to his said father and grandfather, were apprised and decreed to belong to the said Mary Strachan and her heirs and assignees in heritage, for default of payment of the sum of £7212, 13s. 4d. Scots, of principal, annual rents, and liquidat expenses (the price of the redemption deducted) ; which said lands and decreit of adjudication, with the infeftments, warrants, and the accumulated sum above mentioned, were assigned by the said Mary Strachan to, and in favour of, the said Thomas Forbes of Thorntoun, by her disposition and assignation, dated 10th May 1711 : Which said lands and others above mentioned, by another decreit of adjudication of the date the 21st June 1710, at the instance of Master Ludovic Grant, son of the deceased Master Ludovic Grant, minister of the Gospel at Duthell, lawfully procreated between him and Grizel Strachan, his wife, daughter of umqiihile Sir James Strachan of Thorntoun, as having right by the assignation of his said mother, against the said James Strachan, eldest lawful son and heir of umquhile James Strachan, his father, and grandson and heir of the said Sir James Strachan, his grandfather, were adjudicated and declared to pei'tain to the said Master Ludovick Grant, his heirs and assignees, for default of payment of the sum (redemption deducted) of £3910 Scots, owed and not payed, as contained in the said decreit of adjudication ; which lands, infeftments, warrants, sums, etc., were assigned by the said Master Ludovic Grant to, and in favour of, the said Thomas Forbes, his heirs and assignees in heritage, as his heir and assignee, by his disposition and assignation of the dates the 9th March and 27th May 1713 " (Reg. Mag. Sig., lib. xvi.. No. 103, fol. 170)."

from Memorials of the Scottish Families of Strachan and Wise (1877)

Note:

The above document does not state that Mary Strachan was the wife of Thomas Forbes but the chronology of the marriages of Thomas Forbes as outlined in House of Forbes suggests strongly that she may have been the second unknown wife of Thomas who was 2nd of Thornton.