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.
were acquired by Forbes of Waterton, who, on the marriage
of his daughter with Sir James Strachan, Bart., Uferented
lier husband in the hinds. Sir James repaired and enlarged
Thornton Castle, which was originally constructed in 1531.
He died before 1690.
By his first marriage Sir James Strachan was father of
two sons, James and Arthur.^ Arthur, the younger son,
graduated Master of Arts at King's College, Aberdeen, on
the 17th July 1662. Becoming a licentiate of the Church
in 1667, he was ordained minister of Mortlach, Banffshire,
in 1669. He was deprived by the Privy Council on the
7tli November 1689, for praying for the restoration of the
exiled monarch, and exciting some of his parishioners to
rebel under James Lord Dunfermline. He was living in
June 1708, but must have died soon afterwards. James,
elder son of Sir James Strachan, became a student of
King's College, Aberdeen, where he graduated Master
of Arts, 28th March 1660. At his graduation, he
presented £26, 2s., towards rebuilding the College.
Obtaining license as a probationer, he was presented by
' In his Fasti (iii. 206) Dr Scott describes the minister of Keith as " only son
of Sir James Strachan of Thornton, Bart." As concerns the pedigi^ee, this state-
ment is immaterial, since Arthnr Strachan minister of Murthich, whom we have
(k'scriljed as Sir James's second son, died unmarried.