LINDSAY, Alexander of Menie and Williamston ²

   Cause of his death was stabbed by James Gordon of Newton.¹

   Other names for Alexander were LINDSAY, of Birnes,¹ LINDSAY, Alexander of Bridgeford ¹ and LINDSAY, Alexr of Mearne.³

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  General Notes:

"In 1628, he (William Ogilvy of Balnagarrow) purchased from the Earl Marischal, for six thousand merks, the wadset of Lumgair. This he surrendered shortly afterwards to Alexander Lindsay ; recovering it, however, on the resignation of the latter, prior to 1643." (page 71)

"The end came when trying to exact from James Gordon of Newton the customary forfeit of foreclosure upon certain bonds the latter had negotiated on the security of his estates, on which Forbes claims to have advanced his client forty-six thousand pounds. The lands of Williamston, it seems, were Lindsay's share of this important coup, and he had evidently managed to secure possession. But trouble followed ; and the sequel is revealed in a laconic entry in Row's ' Diary,' under date July, 1663: ' The laird of Birnes Lindsay, in the parish of Logie, stabbed by Newton Gordon : so he gored him down '. "(page 74)

from In Defence of the Regalia ¹

Alexander married Jean FRASER, daughter of Thomas FRASER 6th of Durris and Margaret GORDON.¹ (Jean FRASER was born about 1580.)

  Marriage Notes:

"It appears that, after the death of her first husband, Mrs. Douglas became the wife of the Alexander Lindsay whom we have encountered as obtaining, in transference from William Ogilvy, the wadset of Lumgair ; and who, at the time of their marriage, also held in wadset the lands of Easter Barras or Bridgeford. The documents in question mark the downward progress of events in the family fortunes of the Lindsays, who, compelled to surrender their possessions in the Mearns, migrated to Aberdeenshire, where they acquired, from John Gordon of Nethermure, the town and lands of Cuikbirnes, in the Parish of Logie Buchan." (pages 72 and 73)

"Renunciation by Jeane Fraser relict of M^r Johne Douglas of Wasterbarras, now spous of Alexr Lindsay of Brigefurd, in favour of Johne Douglas of Barras her eldest son whereby she compeared outwith the presence of her husband and renounced and discharged her conjunct fee terce liferent right in and to the lands of Netherendtoune of Barras, Midtoune, Overendtoun Barclayhill, toune and lands of Barras, and Fearniebray, halfmill and mill lands, multures etc. to and in favour of said Johne and that for performance of part of a contract betuixt said John and the said Alex^r Lindsay - which Contract the said Jeane Fraser ratified and approved Dated at Brigefurd 21st November 1637." (pages 286 and 287)

"Item the said Jeane Fraser her subscryvit renunciatione of the saids lands with consent of Alexander Lindsay her present husband daittit the nynt day of Junij 1635" (pages 330-331)

from In Defence of the Regalia ¹