'Moir1'
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Families covered: Moir of Aberdeen, Moir of Foveran, Moir of Raeden
| Andrew Moir or More of Oldmill (Overhill, Foveran, Aberdeenshire) & Aberdeen (b 1621) | |||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Agnes Montgomery (d 03.1730, dau of Robert Montgomery) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Andrew Moir of Cultercullen & Old Mill in Foveran (b 1673, d 05.1733) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1699-1700) Elizabeth Simpson (d 20.09.1761, dau of Robert Simpson of Thornton, brother of Alexander of Concraig) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Andrew Moir (b 1703, d 1794, minister of Methlick then Elton) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.09.1737) Jane Forbes (d 1789, dau of Rev. William Forbes of Tarves) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | George Moir (b 05.04.1741, d 18.03.1818, minister of Peterhead) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1766) Martha Byres (d 1816, dau of Patrick Byres of Tonley) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | James Moir of Johnston & Braehead, Aberdeenshire (b 1770, d 11.1861, 3rd son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1802) Janet Byres (dau/coheir of Captain John Byres) | |||||||||||||||
| Their surviving son later inherited Tonley and assumed the name Moir-Byres. | |||||||||||||||
| b. | John Moir of Peterhead (d 1856) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Byres (dau/coheir of Captain John Byres) | |||||||||||||||
| Their sons inherited Tonley in turn and assumed the name Moir-Byres. | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Janet Moir | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Christopher Norton of Penkridge & Congreve | |||||||||||||||
| m2. John Davidson (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Jane Moir (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. William Donald of Peterhead | |||||||||||||||
| e.+ | other issue - Andrew (d unm), Patrick (b 1769, d unm 05.02.1810), William (d unm 1802), Robert, Forbes (d unm), Andrew (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Elizabeth Moir (b 1739) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Garden of Grange & Clerkhill | |||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue (d unm) - William, Anderw, Janet, Jane | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Gilbert Moir of Raeden & Aberdeen (b 1719, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1745) Helen Shepherd (d 1791, dau of George Shepherd of Aberdeen) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | George Moir (More) of Raeden, Provost of Aberdeen (b 1752, d 27.11.1796) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (09.06.1787) Jane Innes (d 24.02.1794, dau of Alexander Innes of Breda & Cowie) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (21.03.1795) Harriet Beauvais (d 1855, dau of Lewis Beauvais of Aberdeen) | |||||||||||||||
| BLG1952 reports that George had issue by both wives but leaves it unclear which wife was mother of which child. | |||||||||||||||
| a. | George Moir (d 1843, Major, 2nd son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Mitchell Mowat (dau of James Mowat) | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - Gilbert (d unm 1830), Alexander of Aberdeen (d unm), Lewis | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Alexander Moir (More) of Aberdeen (b 1756) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Innes (d 1815, dau of Alexander Innes of Breda & Cowie) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Elizabeth Moir (b 1749, d 1831) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Charles Farquharson (baillie of Aberdeen, of family of Finzean) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Catherine Moir (d 1800) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1792) James Thomson | |||||||||||||||
| v.+ | other issue (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Jean Moir (b 1701, d 01.1792) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 14.10.1731) William Mitchell | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Agnes Moir | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 16.11.1732) George Gray (son of George of Haddo) | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Isabel Moir (b 1707, d 1777) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Meder of Aberdeen | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Elizabeth Moir (b 1709) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 26.05.1744) James Gray (son of George of Haddo) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Elizabeth Gray | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Milne | |||||||||||||||
| G.+ | other issue - Robert (b 1712), George (b 1714) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | George Moir (b 1679, minister of Towie then Cluny then Kintore, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mrct 14.12.1718) Jean Forbes (dau of Sir William Forbes of Monymusk, 4th Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Moir of Fyvie (minister) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1776) Helen Constable | |||||||||||||||
| i. | George Moir | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Catherine Jane Moir (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1800) John Dingwall of Rannieston & Ardo, Provost of Aberdeen | |||||||||||||||
| B. | George Moir (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Agnes Moir (b 1723-9, d 1809) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Rose (son/heir of laird of Lethinty) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Jean Moir (b 1730) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1751) James Jopp of Cotton | |||||||||||||||
| 3.+ | other issue - Gilbert of Aberdeen (b 1675), Samuel (b 1683), James (b 1689), Margaret (b 1677), Marjory (b 1681), Isabel (b 1686) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): the section on 'Family of Moir' within BLG1952 (Moir-Byres of Tonley)
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