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Memorials of the Families of Strachaii and W^ise. i 7
sone," Alexander Strachaunan in Arnebarrow, and Kobert
Mylne, notary.
Of the three daughters of Alexander Strachan of
Thornton named in his will, Magdalen, the eldest, mar-
ried William Eait of Halgreen ; Katherine, second
daughter, married John Middleton of Caldhame, Kincar-
dineshire, and was mother of the celebrated Earl of
Middleton ; Elizabeth, youngest daughter, was Avife of
William Forbes of Corse, Aberdeenshire, and mother
of Patrick Forbes, D.D., Bishop of Aberdeen ; of
William, founder of the Craigievar family ; of John,
Moderator of the forbidden Assembly of Aberdeen in 1606 ;
and of Sir Arthur Forbes, father of the Earl of Granard.
C)n the 30th September 1606, Alexander Strathauchin
is retoured heir-male to Alexander Strathauchin of Thorn-
ton, his paternal grandfather, in the lands and barony of
Thornton, and other lands connected therewith/ His
father was Ilobert, eldest son of Alexander Strachan of
Thornton, framer of the preceding will, in which he is
described by the testator as his " oy (grandson) and air "
(heir).
In 1617 Alexander Strachan of Thornton represented
' Iiii(ui.sitiones ypeoiales, Kincardine 18.
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