Grampian Club > Memorials of the Strachans, baronets of Thornton, Kincardineshire, and of the family of Wise of Hillbank, formerly Wyse of Lunan, in the County of Forfar

14 Memoi'ials of the Families of Sirac/iau and Wise.
Alexander Straclian, who succeeded his uncle David,
married, first, Margaret Hay of Dalgety, and secondly, Isa-
bel Falconer of Halkerton. He left an only son, John, his
successor, and three daughters. The eldest daughter
espoused Wood of Balbegno ; ^largaret, second daughter,
married, first, William Ramsay of Balmain, and secondly,
Ogston of Ogston ; Jean, third daughter, married Henry
Graham of Morphie.^
John Strachan of Thornton was in 15^3 confirmed by
the crown in the lands of Newby, Grig, and others in the
county of Kincardine. In 1548 he obtained confirmation
in the lands, town, and barony of Lenturk. In 1560 he
received the lands of Haddow, which had belonged to
the Priory of St Andrews, and which were confirmed to
him under the Great Seal, 23d November 1570. He sat
in Parliament in the year 1560, when the Reformed doc-
trines were publicly ratified. He was j^resent in the Parlia-
ment held at Edinburgh, 24th November 1572, when the
Earl of Morton was elected Regent ; and two years after-
wards was appointed commissioner for Kincardineshire
to superintend the making of " wappingshawingis," then
ordered to be held twice a year throughout the kingdom.-
' Miidarltiiiu's Maimscripts. "Acta Pari, iii., 77-91.