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Succeeded his father in 1605
He sold Gosford

Alexander married Elizabeth Douglas in 1633. Elizabeth (daughter of George (6th of Bonjedward) Douglas and Isobel Ker) was born about 1540; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Purchased Gosford
Will dated 21 Jul 1606

(Research):Alexander Acheson, called of Gosford, was dilaitit l0th April 1569 for the murder of John Sinclair in Aberlady. He was the son of Alexander Sinclair of Gosford and Marion Cockburn his wife. This lady, in her widowhood, had made over part of Gosford to this Alexander Acheson and Helen Ryd [Reid] his wife, ten years previously. There was probably a quarrel between the unfortunate John Sinclair and Acheson about these lands, which Thomas Sinclair and Mirabelle Dalrymple his wife had charter of in 1458 from James II., in favorem mercatoris sui Johannis Dalrimple burgess de Edinburgh, proejus gratuitis servitiis. Mirabelle was the merchant's daughter. Sir Archibald Acheson of Gosford married first Agnes Vernor of Leith, and secondly Margaret, only daughter of Sir George Hamilton, third son of Claud Hamilton, Lord Paisley. The "Vernoures" were people of consideration in Edinburgh in 1450 '97 burgesses of that city. Their names appear frequently in the " Registrum Magni Sigilli." Sir William Cockburn, first Baronet of Langton's wife is stated to have been Sir Archibald Acheson's daughter by his first wife."

Captain Patrick Acheson is assumed to have been a younger brother of Alexander Acheson, the first of Gosford


....Some years earlier he ??? had married Katherine Reid, sister of Walter Reid, abbot of Kinloss. In 1563 the abbot had granted Katherine a feu charter of the abbey's lands of West Grange, formerly belonging to Alexander Acheson and Helen Reid, presumably some relative. West Grange lay a little to the north of Forres, separated from the burgh by the lands of Tannachy (later called Invererne), belonging to Thomas Tulloch of Fleurs.5 In between the two properties was an area of .....

Alexander + Helen Reid. Helen died about 1614. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Or Ryd
Will dated 15 Jul 1614

George married Isobel Ker in 1566. Isobel (daughter of Robert (of Ancram & Woodheld) Kerr and Isobel Home) was born before 1566; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Instrument upon repossession given to Sir Thomas Ker of Pharnihirst in some lands in Ulstoun, wrongfully occupied by William Douglas of Bonjedward 16 Aug 1581
He inherited Bonjedward. It was to go to his brother James who must have died. (Andrew was to inherit Timpendean with the agreement of James). William was mentioned in the Great Seal Register in 1540/1542. William was the Sheriff of Roxburgh in 1545. In part it was a Commission by Queen Mary.

Robert + Isobel Home. Isobel (daughter of David (of Wedderburn) Home and Alison (of Angus) Douglas) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]