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Aside from a transcription of the will, these are most of my notes on these folks. I have also viewed scans of documents at SP, but have a cheesy Mac genealogy program and haven't been making lots of notes because I will likely be changing programs soon.
Glenbuch Iron Works owed John 1025...I believe there were other names of fellows indebted to John Gledrie - Geo and Wm Buchan, Peter Commelin, John McCartney, Wm McAdam Esq, James Hume, James Wilson.
Executors were: Deponents David and Andrew Gledrie, Rev John Osborne, Dr Samuel McKean/McKuen, James Wilson, Maxwell Thompson (declined),
"Bill granted by the Revd John Osborne at Rosebank, Samuel McK[eun/eon/ean], Surgeon, Castle Douglas, and Alexander Broadfoot in Halket [Leiths]"
"Acknowledgement by John McPhearson in Castle Douglas, Peter Commelin in Milton and Alexander Broadfoot in Halket Leaths to the deceased"
Helen Shannon alias Mitchell is a beneficiary of John Gledrie d 1827 (presumed first cousin to Helen).
“ To Helen Shannon alias Mitchell at Auchincairn Cotton Mill, the sum of Five pounds Sterling payable within Six months after my decease. “
William Shennan and Janet McBrairs daughter Helen Shennan married James Mitchell and would be about 20 years younger than John Gledrie.
Helens 1861 death list her as widow of James Mitchell “foreman in cotton mill” - Burnfoot Netherlaw.
http://www.kirkyards.co.uk/rerrick/rerrick.asp?offset=40Erected by Alex’r Mitchell in Netherlaw, in memory of his father James Mitchell, who died at Collin, 7th Feb 1800, aged 34 years. And of his mother Helen Shannon, spouse of the said James Mitchell, who died at Netherlaw, 24th Nov 1861, aged 89 years. Isabella Mitchell their daughter, and relict of Alexander Shennan, who died at Burnfoot on 9th May 1880, aged 78 years.
http://www.kirkyards.co.uk/rerrick/abbey.asp?offset=140Sacred to the memory of John Gledrie, late of Whitehaven, who died at Castle Douglas on the 25th day of March 1827, aged 75 years. Also of David Gledrie his brother, who died at Auchencairn on the 25th day of June 1829, aged 75 years. And of Helen Sloan, relict of the said David Gledrie, who died on the 15th of April 1831, aged 70 years.
