Mortimers of Craigievar
Allan Martens Andersen
MZ
The Family Mortimers of Craigievar lived near Aberdeen in Scotland. In
this family the names Patrick, Janet and perhaps even Gilbert are
mentioned. These names are the same as in my Mortimer-family, that lived
in Dundee. I therfore see a connection between the Craigievar-Mortimers
and the Dundee-Mortimers.
John Mortimer of Craigievar became 1554 hold of his lands in northern
Scotland, which he inherited from his grandfather, William Mortimer,
married to Elisabeth Gordon (who were her parents?). This John Mortimer
was himself married to a Katherine Gray (who were her parents? were they
of Schelfield or somethinmg like that?). John and Katherine had the
following children:
1. James Mortimer, married to Elisabeth Arbuthnot.
2. Patrick, servitor to the Marquis of Huntley, accused of papistry.
3. John Mortimer, merchant in Aberdeen.
4. Janet Mortimer, married to John Lumsden of Cushney about 1580.
5. Katherine Mortimer, married to (1) James Forbes of Corsindae.
(2) James Middleton of Nethersea.
6. Alex Mortimer, merchant of Aberdeen?
Could perhaps also my forefather, Andrew Mortimer, born about 1550,
merchant of Dundee have been a son of the aforementioned married couple?
My ancestor had the following children with his wife Christian Small:
1. Gilbert Mortimer, born about 1583, died 1629, came to Denmark and
settled there.
2. Patrick Mortimer, mentioned 1616 in Dryburgh and Dundee.
3. Janet Mortimer, could be the one Janet Mortimer, who died in Dundee
married to a Walteir Cooper, or the one Janet Mortimer, who was
mentioned with her brother Gilbert 1607, as having settled in
Stubbekøbing, Denmark.
James Dempster
wrote:
>--
>MZ
>
>The Family Mortimers of Craigievar lived near Aberdeen in Scotland. In
>this family the names Patrick, Janet and perhaps even Gilbert are
>mentioned. These names are the same as in my Mortimer-family, that lived
>in Dundee. I therfore see a connection between the Craigievar-Mortimers
>and the Dundee-Mortimers.
>
>John Mortimer of Craigievar became 1554 hold of his lands in northern
>Scotland, which he inherited from his grandfather, William Mortimer,
>married to Elisabeth Gordon (who were her parents?). This John Mortimer
>was himself married to a Katherine Gray (who were her parents? were they
>of Schelfield or somethinmg like that?). John and Katherine had the
>following children:
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>Could perhaps also my forefather, Andrew Mortimer, born about 1550,
>merchant of Dundee have been a son of the aforementioned married couple?
I can't say anything about a connection to Craigievar, but there was
an earlier Andrew Mortimer who was a burgess of Aberdeen in 1515. On
12th December of that year he was witness to a grant of land in the
Shiprow, Aberdeen to John Watson. [1]
It would probably be useful to look in the Dundee records to see if
your Andrew Mortimer was a burgess (I would assume he was) and what
his qualifications were for the position. These often have to do with
descent from or marriage into an existing burgess family. If the
latter there may well be description of the new burgess along the
lines of son of X.
[1] Source : Cartularium Ecclesiae Sancti Nicholai Aberdonensis, J
Cooper ed. New Spalding Club, Aberdeen 1892, ii 308, 309
James Dempster (jdem...@easynet.co.uk)
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