Genealogical memoirs of the Duffs
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Grant, and sold to James Grant of Carron ; for
tho' there were three or four Sisters, all married,
Keithmoir & his wife were greater favorites of
the Brother than any of the rest. And by a
proper improvement of this & his own original
Stock, he died possest of 24,000 merks of Land
rent, as his nephew, the last Corsindaye, assured
me ; and this besides large Purchases which his
eldest son, Braco, made in his father's lifetime,
for he was near fifty years old when Keithmoir
died. He got the Wadset of Keithmoir from the
Marquis of Huntly sometime between 1640 &
1646, and very probably exchanged it with Cluny-
beg on such terms as they could agree on.
In 1676, he got his Armorial bearings matri-
culated, and the following Certification from the
Lord Lion : —
" I certifie and make known that the Coat
" Armorial appertaining and belonging to
" Alexr. Duff of Keithmoir, lineally de-
" scended from the Family of Moldavid
" and Craighead, and approved of and con-
" firmed by me Sir Charles Areskin of
Grant, and sold to James Grant of Carron ; for
tho' there were three or four Sisters, all married,
Keithmoir & his wife were greater favorites of
the Brother than any of the rest. And by a
proper improvement of this & his own original
Stock, he died possest of 24,000 merks of Land
rent, as his nephew, the last Corsindaye, assured
me ; and this besides large Purchases which his
eldest son, Braco, made in his father's lifetime,
for he was near fifty years old when Keithmoir
died. He got the Wadset of Keithmoir from the
Marquis of Huntly sometime between 1640 &
1646, and very probably exchanged it with Cluny-
beg on such terms as they could agree on.
In 1676, he got his Armorial bearings matri-
culated, and the following Certification from the
Lord Lion : —
" I certifie and make known that the Coat
" Armorial appertaining and belonging to
" Alexr. Duff of Keithmoir, lineally de-
" scended from the Family of Moldavid
" and Craighead, and approved of and con-
" firmed by me Sir Charles Areskin of
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| Histories of Scottish families > Genealogical memoirs of the Duffs > (43) Page 29 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/94837850 |
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| Description | 'The author of this manuscript was William Baird, Esq. of Auchmeddan' -- Preface. Aberdeen : D. Wyllie & Son, 1869. |
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| Shelfmark | A.114.f.3 |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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