Bef 1694 - Aft 1705 (~ 12 years)
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Name |
George Buchanan |
Birth |
Bef 1694 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
Aft 1705 |
Person ID |
I126527 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
17 Nov 2020 |
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Notes |
- Maltster, Visitor of the Maltmen in 1694, Deacon Convener in 1706. He was a staunch covenanter, who fought at Bothwell Bridge, and had a reward set on his head. He married Mary, daughter of Gabriel Maxwell, merchant in Glasgow, and left four sons, George, Andrew, Archibald, and Neil, and one daughter. Mary. Mary married, 1731, George Buchanan of Moss and Auchintoshan, and is represented here by her great-great-granddaughter, Mrs. Christie of Bedlay, daughter of the late John Cross Buchanan of Moss and Auchintoshan. The four sons were founders, in 1725, of the Buchanan Society, the oldest charitable society in Glasgow except Hutcheson's Hospital. George, the eldest son, followed his father's business. The other three are named among M'Ure's "Sea Adventurers": they were great Virginia merchants.
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