Sir Alexander Ogilvy of Forglen, 1st Baronet

Biographical Summary

"The Hon. Alexander Ogilvie (or Ogilvy) of Forglen, co. Banff, 2nd son of George Ogilvy, 2nd Lord Banff [S], by Agnes, daughter of Alexander Falconer, 1st Lord Halkerton [S], was admitted Advocate, and created a Baronet [S] 24 June 1701, with rem. to heirs male of the body. He was M.P. [S] for Banff (two Parliaments), 1701-07, and a steady supporter of the Union [S], but was in custody, in June 1703, for undutiful behaviour in Parliament. He was made a Senator of the College of Justice, 23 June 1706. He married first (contract 17 November 1681), Mary (born 8 August 1663), 1st daughter of of Sir John Allardice of Allardice, co. Kincardine, by whom he had eight children. He married secondly 18 January 1702, Mary (born about 1657), widow of Sir Francis Kinloch, 2nd Baronet [S 1686], of Gilmerton, daughter of David Leslie, 1st Lord Newark [S], the famous General, by Jean, daughter of Sir John Yorke. He died 20 March 1727. His widow, by whom he had no issue, died at Edinburgh, in her 92nd year, 24 and was buried 26 March 1748, with her 1st husband."

SOURCE: Complete baronetage; Cokayne, George E. (George Edward); 1900; Vol. IV; page 398

Other References

• An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice: From Its Institution in MDXXXII; by George Brunton, David Haig; 1832; Page 482
• The Scots peerage, Vol. II, page 23

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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17 November 1681: Draft marriage contract between Alexander Ogilvie of Forglen, brother of Henry, Lord of Banff, with consent of Lady Agnes Falconer, Dowager of Banff, his mother, and Mary Allardes [Allardice], eldest daughter of the deceased Sir John Allardes of that ilk, with consent of Lady Mary Graham, her mother, whereby the said Alexander bound himself to infeft his future spouse in a liferent of 16 chalders of victual furth of the lands of the Kirktoune of Forglen, Meikle Rubrae and others in the parish of Forglen and sheriffdom of Banff, under reservation of a liferent to his mother, and an annualrent of 400 merks from the lands of Blacktoune and Muriehill pertaining heritably to the said George, Lord Banff, and on the other part the said Mary Allardes and Lady Mary Graham, bound themselves to pay 8,000 merks in tocher. National Records of Scotland, Barclay Allardice family of Allardice, reference GD49/158

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14 August 1682: Contract whereby Lady Agnes Falconer, Lady Dowager of Banff, liferenter of the underwritten lands, renounced in favour of Alexander Ogilvy, fiar of Forglen, her son, the lands called Meadow Heeds, East Syde and Meikle and Little Rubraes in the barony and parish of Forglen and sheriffdom of Banff, reserving to herself the multures of her liferent lands which remained astricted to the mill of Rubraes and tenant service of peat-leading, and the said Alexander bound himself to cause the tenants of the above lands to grind their corn at Rubraes, pay their multures and mill duties and lead peat, and to relieve his mother of part of the minister's stipend and public burdens, and pay for repairs to the kitchen and brewhouse of Forglen if desired by the said Lady Agnes. National Records of Scotland, Barclay Allardice family of Allardice, reference GD49/160

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