Guthrie Family Group 19 – Branch A
DONALD GUTHRIE (Farmer) bef.1762 -1830 SCT and MARY MATTHEW
of Aberdeenshire, Scotland

ORIGIN THEORIES for GFG19 – BRANCH A

This branch of GFG9 lived in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Donald Guthrie and Mary Matthew married in 1778. There are 19 Guthrie grooms with marriages registered in Aberdeen between 1584 and 1761. None of these are specifically documented in Ellon Parish. One is documented in Cruden, another parish that is connected to this family, the marriage of Alexander Guthrie and Margaret Moir on 9 Feb 1751. There are 103 Guthrie children listed in the Old Parish Registers in Aberdeenshire between 1553 and 1780. The only Ellon entries are children of Donald And Mary. None are listed with a baptism in Cruden parish. Knowing that both GFG19 branches have to share a common paternal line ancestor, it is possible that Donald Guthrie came to Aberdeenshire from Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Only 1 birth record is found in Inverness-shire with a child by the name of Donald:
Donald Guthry – Parents: John Guthry / Beak McPherson – 07 Jul 1734 – Residence: Nold

However, there are 44 years between the birth of John’s son and the marriage of Branch A’s Donald Guthrie and Mary Matthew. A late marriage or second marriage would not be out of the question, but it could also indicate the presence of a missing or undocumented generation. Several Kingussie and Insh couples are listed in the OPR with children born in the mid-1700s: Donald Guthry/Janet McIntyre (1730s), David Guthrie/ Katharine Kennedy (1740s), Dugal Guthrie/Janet McPherson (1740s), Alexander Guthrie/Christian McIntyre (1740s-1750s).

Then there is the marriage of a Donald Guthrie to Katharine Rose on 10 Sep 1654 in Inverness. Although there is no guarantee that the group’s direct paternal line leads back to a man named Donald the fact that both branches include the name is a significant clue. This is the earliest Guthrie marriage in Inverness-shire.

THE FAMILY of DONALD GUTHRIE & MARY MATTHEW

DONALD GUTHRIE
Parents: Unidentified / Unverified theory: son of John Guthry (in Nold) and Beak McPherson (m.1734)
Birth: before 1762 (estimate would make him at least 16 at the time of his marriage)
Birth Location: Scotland, probably in Aberdeenshire or Inverness-shire
Marriage: Mary Matthew – 2 Aug 1778 in Ellon and 19 Aug 1778 in Logie Buchan, Aberdeenshire
Occupation: Farmer
Death: abt. 3 Jan 1830
Death Location: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Burial Location: Peterhead Old Churchyard, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on 3 Jan 1830.

MARY MATTHEW
Parents: Unidentified
Birth: before 1762 (estimate would make her at least 16 at the time of her marriage)
Birth Location: Scotland, probably in Aberdeenshire
Children: Yes
Death: Apr 1839
Death Location: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Burial Location: Peterhead Old Churchyard, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on 1 May 1839

NOTES:

GUTHRIE CHILDREN: 9
Y-DNA Project Participants: YES
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

CHILD 1: MARY GUTHRIE
Born: abt. 8 Apr 1779 Ellon, Aberdeenshire, SCT – Died: Unknown @ Age: Unknown
Occupation: Possible Homemaker / Mason’s Wife
Possible Spouse: James Connon, a mason, on 4 Jan 1800 at Logie Buchan, Aberdeenshire. One child record found: John Connon 15/11/1800 in Aberdeen.

Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

CHILD 2: JOHN GUTHRIE
Born: abt. 13 May 1780 Ellon, Aberdeenshire, SCT – Died: 18 May 1810 Ellon, Aberdeenshire, SCT @ Age: 30
Occupation: Farmer
Spouse: Jean (or Jane) Clark m. 10 Nov 1804 Ellon, Aberdeenshire, SCT
“John Guthrie in the parish of Logie and Jean Clark in this parish were contracted in order to marriage.”
Children: 3 records found
1.) James Guthrie (Joiner): abt.1806 – 1883 St Nicholas, Aberdeen, SCT m. Elizabeth McGregor +children
2.) William Guthrie (Laborer): 1807 – 1885 St Nicholas, Aberdeen, SCT. Unmarried.
3.) Robert Guthrie (Tailor): 10 May 1809 Cruden, Aberdeenshire, SCT – 21 Aug 1871 Halton, Ontario, Canada m1. 1832SCT Margaret Milne + children; m2.bef.1863.CAN Mary Ann ‘Edith’ Nicoll.

Y-DNA Project Participants: YES
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

CHILD 3: JAMES GUTHRIE
Born: abt. 6 Jan 1782 Ellon, Aberdeenshire, SCT – Died: aft. 1821 in Scotland @ Age: Unk
Occupation: Shoemaker
Military: 1st Foot Soldiers, 2nd Battalion (1806-1820)
Spouse: Unknown
Possible Marriages:
Sarah Ross 18 Nov 1815 Aberdeen. One child record found: Margaret 15 Mar 1820 Aberdeen.
Falconer Henry 14 Oct 1826 Aberdeen. No child records found.
Possible Death/Burial: Nov 1847/Bur: 8 Nov 1847, Peterhead Old Cemetery, Peterhead, Aberdeen, Scotland

Y-DNA Project Participants: NONE – No Verified Descendants
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE – No Verified Descendants

CHILD 4: JEAN GUTHRIE
Born: abt. 21 Mar 1784 Logie Buchan, Aberdeen, SCT – Died: 9 Apr 1869 Old Machar, Aberdeen, SCT @ Age: 85
Occupation: Homemaker / Wife of Salt Works Clerk
Spouse: William Law, Salt Works Clerk, m. 20 Oct 1812 Logie Buchan / 31 Oct 1812 Peterhead
There are 5 child records for William Law in Peterhead dated 1814-1837. Mother not listed.

Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE – No Verified Descendants

CHILD 5: JANET GUTHRIE
Born: 3 Mar 1786 Logie Buchan, Aberdeen, SCT – Died: 1867 Canada @ Age: 81
Occupation: Homemaker / Wife of …
Spouse 1: George Law, m. 29 Nov 1807 Logie Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
“George Law & Janet Guthrie both in this parish having been regularly proclaimed & no objection offered were married.”
There are 3 child records for a George Law, but without the mother’s name listed dated 1808-1812 in Logie Buchan or Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, SCT.
Spouse 2: William Wight, m. 4 May 1815 in Old Deer / 9 May 1815 in Logie Buchan, Aberdeenshire, SCT
“William Wright in the Parish of Old Deer and Janet Guthrie in the Parish of Logie Buchan having been regularly proclaimed & no objections offered, were married.
This couple ended up in Canada. Janet is buried in Kirkwall, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They had at least 1 son, John Wight (1826-1897)

Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

CHILD 6: WILLIAM GUTHRIE
Born: abt. 17 Dec 1792 Logie Buchan, Aberdeen, SCT – Died: 11 Apr 1872 Peterhead, Aberdeen, SCT @ Age: 79
Occupation: Laborer
Marital Status: Single

Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – No Verified Male Descendants
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

CHILD 7: MARJORY GUTHRIE
Born: abt. 1792 Logie Buchan, Aberdeen, SCT – Died: 6 Sep 1864 Peterhead, Aberdeen, SCT @ Age: 72
Occupation: Homemaker / Wife of a Taverner
Spouse: John MacIntosh, a taverner m. 14 Feb 1824 Peterhead, Aberdeen, Scotland
Children: Yes
1.) William McIntosh
2.) Catherine McIntosh
3.) Peter McIntosh – born about 1832SCT
4.) John McIntosh (grocer’s porter) abt. 1835SCT – 15 Oct 1914 Peterhead, Aberdeen, SCT m. 19 Jun 1860 Ann Hay +children

Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

CHILD 8: EUPHEMIA GUTHRIE
Born: Abt. 11 May 1796 Logie Buchan, Aberdeen, SCT – Died: 25 May 1854 Peterhead, Aberdeen, SCT @ Age: 58
Marital Status: Unmarried
Children: None Known

Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

CHILD 9: MARGARET GUTHRIE
Born: Abt. 21 Mar 1799 Logie Buchan, Aberdeen, SCT – Died: 7 Aug 1860 Peterhead, Aberdeen, SCT @ Age: 61
Marital Status: Unmarried
Children: None Known

Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

THE GUTHRIE DNA PROJECT

Guthrie Family Group: GFG19
Group Designation: Branch A – The Guthries of Aberdeen
Haplogroup: R1b – M269
Confirmed Haplogroup: N/A – Not Big-Y Confirmed

Branch Participants (Y-DNA): 1

Kit 42462: Aberdeen: Donald Guthrie / Mary Matthew > John Guthrie / Jean Clark > Robert Guthrie / Margaret Milne > Robert James Guthrie / Catherine Broomfield (GGP)

Group Notes: Two 37-marker Y-DNA tests match 36/37 are considered “Tightly Related”

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