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- David Strachan, minister of Fettercairn, who, " in conseiiuence of his well-established loyalty," was made Bishop of Brechin in 1662. The date of their marriage is not mentioned. The Bishop died in 1671.His widow probably lived till i6(S2, when she " gifted 333 6s 8d to the poor of Brechin"
DAVID STRACHAN, born about 1601 ; 1662 y un est son f James S. of Monboddo ; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh ; M.A. (27th July 1622); pres. to Fettercairn 2nd Aug. 1630; petitioned Parliament for payment of his losses, 4th Feb. 1646, and for his maintenance ; pres. to Bishopric by Charles II., 3rd, consecrated at St Andrews 7th May, and entered 3rd Aug. 1662. He gave a clock to the steeple of the church in 1665 ; died 9th Oct. 1671, and was buried in the Cathedral in front of the pulpit. He marr. (1) Margaret Henderson, and had issue David, parson of Montrose, born 1640 ; James, apprentice to Andrew Kamsay, merchant, Edinburgh, 10th Aug. 1642, Commissary of Brechin, died April 1685 ; John, apprentice to George Brown, merchant, Edinburgh, 1st Sept. 1647; Christian (marr. Mr Kobert ) ; Mary (marr. John Mathie) ; Beatrix (marr. John Strachan, min. of Strachan) ; Margaret; (2) cont. 21st May 1649, Anne, daugh. of David Barclay of Mathers, and widow of John Douglas of Tilliquhilly. [Hist, of Fettercairn, 193 ; Black s Brechin, 318 ; Reg. of Deeds, dlxi., 13, 7th June 1649.]
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