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

\6 Memorials of I he Families of StracJian and Wise.
as tifth baronet. He died early, and was succeeded by
a younger brother, Francis, who, following the fortunes
of the exiled Eoyal House, lived in Paris, and there took
orders in the Church of Rome.^
On the death of Sir Francis Strachan, the baronetcy of
Thornton came to be represented by Captain John
Strachan of the Iloyal Navy, descended from George, third
son of Alexander Strachan of Thornton, who died in 1(301,
and who in his testament mentions his son George by name.-
George Strachan or his son James acquired the estate of
Inchtuthill (now Inchtuthill-Delvine) in the parish of
Cai)uth, Perthshire, In the cess roll of that parish for
1649, James Strachan appears as the largest heritor, his
valued rent amounting to £2770 Scots. He was father of
Sir Thomas Strachan,^ styled of Inchtuthill ; Patrick, and
David, Bishop of Brechin.
Patrick, second son of James Strachan of Inchtuthill,
is described in the Lyon Ilegister as " nei)hcw and heir
second son and his successor in the title. But tliis is not reconcihihle with the fol-
lowing; entry in the baptismal register of Marvkirk, July 21st, 1715: " Bajitized
William, natural son to Sir William Strachan of Thorntoune and Margaret Spark."
' i)r Scott's F«.s/i.
^ See siqyra, page Hi.
=< lie was knighted 8th May Ids:}.— Lijon Rniidci: