Michael (Fraser) Fraser VIth of Stoneywood (abt. 1544 - aft. 1588)

Born about 1544 in Stonywood, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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Died after 18 Jan 1588 after about age 44 in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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Biography

Michael (Fraser) Fraser VIth of Stoneywood was born in Scotland.

Michael (Fraser) Fraser VIth of Stoneywood is a member of Clan Fraser.

Michael Fraser was born about 1544 and

He was the first spouse of Isabel or Elizabeth, daughter of Duncan Forbes of Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, and lived at Kinmundy, Aberdeenshire.^[1]

They had:

1. Andrew 1st Lord Fraser.
2. Thomas.
3. John.
4. William. d 1588.
5. Christian ancestor of the Urquhart's of Meldrum.
6. Catherine. married Thomas Cheyne of Ranieston.
7. Isobel.

Michael Fraser began construction of Muchall-in-Mar in 1575, on the site of an earlier tower, the castle, later known as Castle Fraser. It was completed by his son in 1636.

Michael Fraser of Stonywood, 6th Laird, died after the 18th of January 1588.

Sources

1. ↑ Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 : The Scots Peerage : Founded On Wood's Ed. Of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland; Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2021. Internet Archive. >Michael Fraser, Vol IV, pp 111-2