GRAY, Elspet ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Another name for Elspet was GRAY, Elizabeth.¹

   User ID: X323.

Elspet married Alexander CULLEN Provost of Aberdeen, son of Andrew? CULLEN and Unknown, 9 October 1599(contract).¹ (Alexander CULLEN Provost of Aberdeen was born about 1545, died in October 1610 ¹ and was buried on 23 October 1610 in Saint Nicholas Church, Aberdeen, Scotland ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Provost Cullen married for his second wife Elizabeth Gray, a daughter of the then deceased Baillie Gilbert Gray, the contract of marriage being dated 9th October, 1599. There were no children by this marriage, and his second wife having survived the Provost, she married before 27th April, 1614, Thomas Gordon of Grandholm."

from Aldermen and Provosts ¹

Elspet next married Thomas GORDON of Grandholm, Burgess of Aberdeen, son of Sir Alexander GORDON 4th of Abergeldie and Midmar and Janet IRVINE, on 18 February 1612 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.^{1 2} (Thomas GORDON of Grandholm, Burgess of Aberdeen was born about 1571.)

  Marriage Notes:

"GORDONN
THOMAS
ELSPET GRAY/FR3958 (FR3958)
18/02/1612
168/A 120 293
Aberdeen"

from Index of Marriages




"Again Thomas Gordon 'of Grandhum' was married to Elspet Grant, (see note) apparently a widow, for (according to the Privy Council Register, x., p. 486) on March 28, 1616, Alexander Watsoun, messenger in Aberdeen, complained that when he went to summon James Murray, brother of the Laird of Cowbardie, and others, to appear before the Council to answer the charge of ravishing Marjorie Fergusoun, daughter of Elspet Grant ('now wife of Thomas Gordoun of Grandum'), and was executing the charge against Arthour Chalmer, in his house in the Kirktoun of Kinnoir, he was attacked by the said Arthur, who 'preassit to haif rivene his Majesties blasin of his breist,' struck him with 'fauldit nevis,' and pulled out a long dirk, with which he would have slain pursuer, had he not escaped. Pursuer having gone afterwards to the house of Alex. Mathesoun, messenger, 'and efter supper haveing past to his bed for taking the nichtis rest thairintill,' the said Arthour, accompanied by Johnne Abircrombie in Sandistoun, and other accomplices, to the number of ten, all armed, came to the house about midnight, surrounded it, 'strak in at the windois' with swords and long weapons, forced an entrance at the door, and thereafter most cruelly assaulted pursuer, who 'narrowlie eschaipit from thame'. The Lords order Chalmer and Johnne Abircrombie to be denounced rebels.' "

from Abergeldie

Note:

This wife is here named as Elspet Grant, but in the OPR baptism records of their children she is named as Elspet Gray. ^{2 6}