Thomas (Fraser) Fraser IIIrd of Strichen (abt. 1607 - 1656)

Born about 1607 in Kinmylies, Inverness-shire, Scotland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Christian (Forbes) Fraser — married 4 Nov 1628 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1656 at about age 49 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [uncertain]

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Thomas (Fraser) Fraser IIIrd of Strichen is a member of Clan Fraser of Lovat.

III. THOMAS FRASER, third of Strichen. On the 4th of November, 1628, during the life of his father, a contract was concluded between Thomas Fraser, elder of Strichen, as taking burden upon him for Thomas Fraser, his eldest lawful son and apparent heir, and by the son for himself, on the one part, and Alexander Forbes of Pitsligo, taking burden upon him for his sister Christian Forbes, and by the said Christian herself, on the other part, in terms of which in view of a marriage between the elder Strichen's son Thomas and Pitsligo's sister Christian, and of her tocher of 14,400 merks Scots to be paid by Pitsligo, Thomas Fraser the elder, dispones in favour of the young couple and the heirs-male of their body, all the lands and barony of Strichen; and for their better accommodation he further " binds himself, with all convenient diligence to build or cause to be built upon the Mains of Kindrochit, where the same shall be found most commodious, a sufficient house of stone and lime, with hall and chambers for their present easement, to be thatched for the present with divots, but shall be obliged to cause slate the same within three years." On the 5th of November, that is on the following day, Thomas Fraser, heir apparent of Thomas Fraser of Strichen, and Christian Forbes, daughter of the deceased John Forbes of Pitsligo, "his future spouse," were infeft in the lands and barony in fulfilment of the contract of marriage entered into on the previous day.+ On the 17th of February, 1632, he received a charter of feu-farm as Thomas Fraser, Younger of Strichen, from Simon Lord Lovat of the lands of Moniack, and on the same date he has a tack from his Lordship of the teind sheaves of Wester Moniack.++

In the charter chest of Strichen there are several discharges by Alexander Fraser, Tutor of Lovat, from 1646 until his death in 1670 in favour of the family of Strichen for the tack and feu duties of Killin, Moniack, and other lands in the county of Inverness. In fact, in the Valuation Roll of the Sheriffdom of Inverness in 1644, the following entries are found against Thomas Fraser of Strichen : For lands in Boleskine and Abertarff, a rental of L500 16s 8d ; in Wardlaw, L425 ; in Dunlichity, L193 6s 8d ; and in Kilmorack, L300.

He took part, along with Sir James Fraser of Brea, during the life of his father, in intercepting the reinforcement which the Marquis of Huntly was sending to the Castle of Inverness in February, 1639, against the Covenanters, when they seized William Gordon of Knockespeck, the leader of Huntly's parly, relieved him of his arms and ammunition, with which they fortified the Castle, and garrisoned it with bodies of the Frasers and other Covenanting clans, as related under the family of Lovat at p. 168.

Thomas, as already stated, married Christian, daughter of John Forbes of Pitsligo, with issue

1. Thomas, his heir and successor.

2. Christian, who married Alexander Burnett of Craigmill marriage contract dated the 5th of June, 1649, along with papers relating to her marriage portion.

He died in 1656, and was succeeded by his only son,

IV. THOMAS FRASER, fourth of Strichen.

+Particular Register of Sasines of Aberdeenshire, vol. vi., p. 304.

++Strichen Charter Chest.

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Thomas Fraser, 3rd of Strichen is the son of Thomas Fraser, 2nd of Strichen and Christian Forbes. He married Christian Forbes, daughter of Sir John Forbes of Pitsligo, in 1628. He died in 1656.

Children of Thomas Fraser, 3rd of Strichen and Christian Forbes

Thomas Fraser, 4th of Strichen+ d. 26 Feb 1685

Christian Fraser

Hugh Fraser

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Sources

1. ↑ History Frasers of Lovat with Genealogies of the Principal Familities of the Name; to which is Added Those of Dunballoch and Phofachy. Alexander MacKenzie, M.J.I., Park House, Inverness, March, 1896. p. 536-538
2. ↑ https://www.thepeerage.com/p48921.htm#i489207