Andrew Fraser, 1st Lord Fraser

Biographical Summary

"Andrew, the eldest son, was under age at his father's death. In his lifetime the house of Muchalls (since called Castle Fraser), one of the finest of the Aberdeenshire castles of that period, was greatly enlarged, the main portion, according to the date on the royal arms in the centre of the north front, having been built in 1576, the wings being added in 1617. In 1621 he employed James Laper, mason and quarrier, to win 400 pavement stones from the * quarrell * of Kyndrimmy, and to pave the hall of Muchalls therewith. In 1631 he obtained permission to export 10 chalders of meal to Norway on the plea that he could not otherwise obtain from thence the timber which he required for the roof of his house at Muchalls. Between 1616 and 1624 he purchased from Alexander Fraser of Durris the lands of Cairnbulg and Invernorth, with the piece of land whereon stands the old ' Manor Place of Philorth ' (now called from the adjoining estate Cairnbulg Castle). Before his death in 1636, he also acquired from the above-mentioned Alexander Fraser his patrimonial estate of Durris, which, however, was transferred a few years later to Sir Alexander Fraser, physician to Charles II. On 29 June 1633 he was created LORD FRASER, with remainder to his heirs-male bearing the name and arms. He died 10 December 1636. He married, first, contract 1592, Elizabeth Douglas, youngest daughter of Robert, Earl of Buchan ; secondly, Anne, daughter of Patrick, third Lord Drummond, relict of Patrick Barclay, fiar of Towie. She survived him, and was alive in 1640. He had issue by his first wife only :

• Andrew, second Lord Fraser.
• Francis, of Kinmundie, who married Marjory Elphinstone, youngest daughter of James, first Lord Balmerino. They had a charter of Mains of Kinmundie and other lands 31 January 1630. He died before 1676," leaving an only daughter.
• William, of Faichfield. He and his two elder brothers were all admitted burgesses of Aberdeen 21 April 1627. He had a charter of Faichfield and other lands 15 September 1629. He married Jean Barclay, second daughter of Patrick Barclay, fiar of Towie, who, as his future wife, grants him a charter of Drumquhendill 30 September 1630. He left a son William, who had a precept of clare constat as his father's heir 11 October 1667, and who, in the same year, disponed Faichfield to Mr. William Thomson, Preacher of the Word of God.' He married Christian Garioch. William Fraser, sometime of Faichfield, and Christian Garioch his wife, had a charter of Invernorth 10 January 1668. 1 He (the younger William) had a son William, baptized 29 March 1665, and a daughter Elizabeth, baptized 20 September 1666. This branch seems to have died out, or left Aberdeenshire before 1696, as they are not found in the List of Pollable Persons of that year.
• Thomas, 'son to Laird of Muchall,' died November 1617.
• James, ' son to Laird of Muchall,' died November 1621."

SOURCE: The Scots peerage, Vol. II, page 112

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