James Skene, of Wester Corse
Wester Corse, in the parish of Coull,
Aberdeenshire.
See also Corse House and Corse Castle.
From
1869 map.
See modern
satellite view.
See modern
street view
of the road into it at Oldmill.
James Skene,
born est c.1505.
He purchased the estate of
Wester Corse,
in the parish of
Coull,
Aberdeenshire.
Wester Corse is
to the
W of
Corse Castle
(a
Forbes castle),
NW of
Lumphanan,
W of Aberdeen.
James
mar
Janet Lumsden
[descendant of
Robert II, King of Scotland
and of
Henry I].
They had issue:
- Robert Skene,
born est c.1535,
of Belhelvie, N of Aberdeen
(an estate which included Potterton).
See his ancestors
by Leo van de Pas.
He
mar 1stly to --- Ædie
[unnamed dau of David Ædie].
He was
burgess of Aberdeen 1571.
His wife died pre-1574.
He mar 2ndly, 6 July 1574, at Forbes, to Margrett Forbes.
Robert
had issue by 1st wife:
- David Skene, of the Mill of Potterton,
born est c.1560.
- Gilbert Skene, M.D.,
physician to James VI,
no issue.
[Burkes Extinct Baronetage] is WRONG to have him
as father of David of Potterton.
- Sir John Skene, Lord Curriehill,
born 1549,
prosecutor, ambassador, and judge,
died 1617,
had issue:
- Sir James Skene, 1st Baronet,
of Curriehill,
cr Baronet 1628,
died 1633,
had issue:
- Sir John Skene, 2nd Baronet,
title extinct.