JOHNSTON, Thomas of Craig, Sheriff-Depute of Aberdeenshire 1
- Born: About 1602
- Marriage (1): STRACHAN, Elspet 1
- Marriage (2): IRVINE, Marie 2 3
- Died: August 1656
- Buried: 1656, Dyce parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Another name for Thomas was JOHNSTOUNE, Thomas.4
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Thomas married Elspet STRACHAN.1 (Elspet STRACHAN was born about 1615.)
Marriage Notes:
"Thomas Johnston of Craig, Sheriff-Depute of Aberdeenshire under his brother in 1630-1, married twice. By his first wife, Elspet Strachan, he had, besides some sons who died young, 1, Margaret, wife of John Johnston of Newplace, and mother of Sir John Johnston, 4th baronet ; 2, Elizabeth, married, in 1652, to Alexander Leith of Bucharne, nicknamed Hardhead ; 3, Isobel, married, in 1654, to Robert, son of Mr. John Cheyne, parson of Kintore."
from Inverurie 1
Thomas next married Marie IRVINE, daughter of Alexander IRVINE 6th of Kingcausie and Isobel IRVINE.2 3 (Marie IRVINE was born about 1627, died in September 1659 and was buried in Dyce parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.)
Marriage Notes:
"Thomas Johnston of Craig, eldest son of the second marriage of John Johnston of that ilk with Catherine Lundy (and brother of Sir George Johnston, Bart.), got a charter in 1635. He married Mary, daughter of Kingoussie, by whom he had issue. - (Douglas's 'Baronage,' p. 38.) (I presume Kingoussie is intended for Khigcousssie. - J. F.)"
from Irvines of Drum and Collateral Branches
"Thomas Johnston of Craig is mentioned as one of the committee of war for the shire of Aberdeen, anno 1646 ; and again in the same capacity, anno 1649. He married Mary, daughter of Irvine of Kingcausie, in the Mearns, a cadet of the family of Drum, by whom he had four sons and three daughters"
from Family of Johnston 2 3
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