BUCHAN, MARGARET [SSNE 6234]

Surname

BUCHAN, KING

First name

MARGARET

Nationality

SCOT

Region

AUCHMACOY, ABERDEENSHIRE

Text source

Margaret Buchan was the daughter of James Buchan of Auchmacoy. She was also the wife of John King [SSNE 1628]. He was called to Sweden by his brother [some sources say uncle], General James King. The couple were actually married in November 1641. Their sons Jacob/James and Henrik/Henry were both born in Scotland and were raised the Swedish nobility in the 1670s. 

Old-Lore Miscellany of Orkney, Shetland, Caithness and Sutherland, vol.5, pp.164-166; G. Elgenstierna, Svenska Adelns Attartavlor, vol. 4, p.126; Otto Donner, A brief sketch of the Scottish families in Finland and Sweden (Helsinfors, 1884), p.31. Female.

Service record

SWEDEN, STOCKHOLM

Arrived 1648-12-31

Purpose MISC.