New Spalding Club > Records of Invercauld MDXLVII - MDCCCXXVIII [1547- 1828]

12 RECORDS OF INVERCAULD.
who married Robertson of Lude^ — William dying unmarried was suc-
ceeded by his Brother, John."
E. and F. follow C.
At the death of Alexander of Invercauld in 1681 the circumstances
of the family were these : A widow in the prime of life with four young
children, relying upon her brother, the chief of a neighbouring and power-
ful clan, for the management of her extensive estates, and under them a
local tutor or factor — Mr. John Forbes, who was also entrusted with the
education of the family. This state of matters continued, with some
changes, till the death of William, the eldest son.-
8. WILLIAM II.
Of him these documents give no other account than that " he died
unmarried and was succeeded by his Brother, John." He died in 1694, in
the 1 8th year of his age. Some important estate events took place
during his minority. The property of Wardhouse, in the Garioch,
was sold, and negotiations were begun for the purchase of the barony of
Kinaldie in Cromar, and many bonds and obligations were entered into
in his name ; and, lastly, his mother married his tutor, this Mr. John
Forbes, who was a son of a Mr. Adam Forbes of Brux, in the parish of
Kildrummy.
9. JOHN II.
A. "John Farquharson of Invercauld married i. Isabell, daughter of
1 Letter of John Farquharson of Invercauld to the Laird of Leith-hall, of date October l8th,
1722, states expressly that his father died in 1681, and implies that the estate of Wardhouse was
sold to Rosehill, who was probably a Gordon of Lesmoir.
In a MS. history of Forbes of Echt there occurs this entry : " On ist September 1676
Arthur Forbes of Echt was chosen one of the Curators of Margaret Farquharson, Younger of
Invercauld, which office the said Laird of Echt, along with others, accepted (Sheriff Court
Records, Aberdeen 1676)'
At this date Margaret — the eldest of the family — was the heir-apparent to the estate, and
hence styled " Younger of Invercauld " ; hence, also, the need to select Curators, in case there
should be no male heir. Margaret, as stated, had afterwards three brothers.
2 On the death (1681) of Alexander of Invercauld an Inquisition before a Jury was held 21
December to prove the legitimate descent in the elder male line of William, Alexander, and
Margaret, children of the said Alexander of Invercauld, with the view, as it would appear, of
establishing a claim on the Rivernie estate. The finding gives the descent as recorded in D.