'Farquharson02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Farquharson of Balfour, Farquharson of Birse, Farquharson of Finzean

                               
Robert Farquharson, 1st of Finzean (d 1632)
m. Margaret Macintosh (a 07.1648, dau of Lauchlan Mor Mackintosh of that ilk)
Margaret is not found as a daughter of Lachlan Mor Mackintosh. That would normally be considered as probably a simple omission but she is also identified as "widow of Angus McDonald, 4th Laird of Glengarry". Whilst it is possible that she was an unrecorded 4th wife of Angus, 7th of Glengarry (who d 1574), or even a divorced wife of his long-lived son Donald, this added uncertainty leads us to check her identity further before making a connection.
1. Alexander Farquharson, 2nd of Finzean (d 1665)
  m. Margaret Keith (dau of Alexander Keith of Altree)
A. Francis Farquharson of Finzean (d 03.1707)
  BLG1952 appears to take the view that Francis was not formally a laird of Finzean and numbers his son Robert as the 3rd laird.
  m. Margaret Arbunthot (dau of Alexander Arbuthnot of Findowrie)
  i. Robert Farquharson, 3rd of Finzean (d 12.04.1742)
  m1. Anne Gordon (dau of Sir James Gordon, 5th Bart of Lesmoir)
  a. Francis Farquharson, 4th of Finzean and of Inverchatt, etc (dsp 09.08.1786)
  m. Charlotte Fraser (dau of Thomas Fraser, 8th of Ardachy)
  b. Jean Farquharson
  m2. Mary Keith (dau of Sir William Keith, 4th Bart of Ludquhairn)
  c. William Farquharson of Kirkton of Aboyne (d 02.1787)
  m. Frances Stephenson
  ii. Alexander Farquharson (d unm before20.06.1723)
  iii. Donald Farquharson in Aberdeen (b c1684, d 09.1751)
  m1. Margaret Souper (dau of William Souper of Aberdeen)
  a. Archibald Farquharson, 5th of Finzean (d 08.03.1796)
  m1. (27.02.1792) Christian Spring (d c1793)
  (1) Archibald Farquharson, 6th of Finzean (dsp 14.05.1841)
  m. (16.09.1814) Frances Russel (dau of Francis Russel of Blackhall)
  m2. Mary Campbell (d c1821, dau of Duncan Campbell of Sunderland)
  b. John Farquharson, 7th of Finzean (dsp 17.02.1849)
  c. daughter
  m. James Farquharson of Inverey (b c1755, d 03.01.1817) ??
m2. Agnes Fleming (d 11.1751)
  iv. Elizabeth Farquharson
  m. John Ross of Rosehill
  v. Margaret Farquharson
  m. (1692) Alexander Robertson of Straloch ('Baron Reid-Robertson')
  vi. Anne Farquharson
  m. Alexander Farquharson, 5th of Monaltrie
  B. Donald Farquharson of Balfour
  m. Anne Forbes (dau of William Forbes of Corsindae)
  i. Donald Farquharson of Balfour
m. _ Gillanders (dau of Alexander Gillanders of Cromar, baillie)
  a. Donald Farquharson (to East Indies in 1758)
  b. Alexander Farquharson of Balfour (b 1716, a 1784)
  m. Margaret (d 27.06.1808, dau of Davie of Newmill)
  (1) William Farquharson (MD in Edinburgh)
  m1. ??
  (A) Francis Farquharson, 8th of Finzean (b 1802, d 27.02.1876) had issue
  m1. Alison Mary Ainslie (d 06.11.1863, dau of Robert Ainlsie)
  m2. (sp) Mary Anne Girdwood
  (B) Joseph Cauvin Farquharson (in Edinburgh) had issue
  m. Angelica Erskine (dau of David Erskine of Langside)
  m2. ??
  (C)+ 2 daughters
  (1) Ann Farquharson
  m. ? Smith
  (1)+ other issue - Francis, 5 daughters
  c. Elizabeth Farquharson
C. daughter
  m. Gordon of Blelack
  D. Isobel Farquharson
2. Robert Farquharson of Blairs
  m. Jean Gairdon (dau of George Gairdon of Blairs)
  A. Ann Farquharson
  m. David Farquharson (of Whitehouse family)
3. William Farquharson of Strachan had issue
  m. Henrietta Couts (dau of Peter Couts of Westercoul)
4. Donald Farquharson of Birse
  m. Lilias Keith (dau of Sir Robert Keith of Powburn)
  A. Robert Farquharson of Birse
  m. _ Smith (dau of Henry Smith of Camno)
  i. Donald or Daniel Farquharson in Aberdeen (a 1711, dsp)
  ii. Alexander Farquharson
  m. (mcrt 02.07.1716) Jean Harper (dau of Alexander Harper of Birse)
  B. Alexander Farquharson in Burnroot (d 1760)
  m. Margaret Miln
  C. James Farquharson in Tipperty
  i. Alexander Farquharson
  ii. John Farquharson
  D.+ 3 daughters
5. John Farquharson
6. Isabel Farquharson
  m. (mcrt 07.01.1633) John Gordon of Blelack

Main source(s): BLG1952 (Farquharson of Finzean)
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