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

Memorials of the Families of Strachan and Wise. i 5
He died at Aberdeen, 20tli August 1587.^ He left no will,
but in liis testament-dative and inventory, recorded in
the Commissariat Register of Edinburgh,^ he is described
as " a ryclit honorabill man, Johne Strauchauchin in the
Mernis," and his only executor is his son and heir, "the
ryclit honorabill Alexander Strauchauchin, laird of Thorn-
ton," no other member of the family being mentioned.
The amount of his inventory is £4339, Is. 8d., with
debts due to him amounting to £860, 16s. 8d.
Alexander Strachan or ''Strathauchine " of Thornton
died in May 1601. His testament and inventory^ were
"given up by Anna Mercer, his relict spous, and John
Strathanchin, his sone," executors " appointed by the de-
funct." The amount of his inventory is £3517, 6s. 8d.,
with debts due to him amounting to £1088, 16s. 8d.
Among the debts due by him are £9, 13s. 4d. to "James
Strauchin of Monbodo, for the feus of Fettircarne and
Fordoun for 1601, and to William Strauchan of Tullie-
froskie, for half ane year's annual-rent furth of the
defunctis lands of Kincardine, resten in anno 1601, ten
^ " Jolin Straqulieii, lard of Thornton, departed, in Aberdeen, the xx day of August
1587 yeris." — CJironide of Aberdeen in Miscellany of Simlding Club, ii. 59.
^ Edinburgh Commissariat Register, vol. xix., 21st May 1588.
^Edinburgh Commissariat Register, vol. xxxvii., 5th August 1602.