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David Skene, of the Mill of Potterton

• References:
  • Skene graves, beside the Back Wynd gate, W side of St. Nicholas' church, Aberdeen.
  • Single page of notes on Skene by Barbara Yates Gibbon

The Skene graves at St.Nicholas', Aberdeen, 1998.

David Skene, of the Mill of Potterton, N of Aberdeen, born est c.1560,
merchant, went to Poland,
burgess of Posen 1586 (now Poznan, WC Poland),
mar 1stly to ---- Udny [of Udny, NW of Aberdeen],
had issue:

1. Thomas Skene,
   it was him who mar Leask, NOT his father,
   had issue:
   1. Robert Skene, born Potterton, 1621,
      mar 21st July 1663 [St.Nicholas', Aberdeen] to Janet Jaffray [or Jafray],
      died 30th Oct 1693, age 72 yrs, bur St.Nicholas', Aberdeen,
      had issue:
      1. George Skene, of Rubislaw,
         bapt 24th June 1666 [St.Nicholas', Aberdeen].

2. David Skene,
   merchant, went to Poland,
   burgess of Zamosky (now Zamosc, SE of Lublin, SE Poland),
   mar Margaret Chalmers [dau of Robert Chalmers, merchant in Danzig],
   died pre-1668,
   had issue:
   1. George Skene, born Zamosky, Poland, 17th Sept 1644.
   2. Alexander Skene.

   3. Katharine Skene, born Zamosky, Poland, 3rd Oct 1646,
      mar 1671 to David Ædie and had issue.

his wife died pre-1606,
mar 2ndly, 20th (poss. 28th) Aug 1606 [St.Nicholas', Aberdeen] to Claris Seaton,
died 1631, age est c.71 yrs,
had issue:

1. Sir George Skene, Knt., Provost of Aberdeen, born 1619.

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• Trade with Poland, mainly through Danzig, was of huge importance to Aberdeen at this time. Skene and Ædie were two of the main families involved. There was a large Scottish community in Poland until the 18th cent.