MURRAY, John

  General Notes:

John was the second child of his parents and the first son. His sister, born before him, had already died when he was born. The informant of John Murray's birth was 'Daniel Murray uncle' and he signed his name in a forward flowing style. No residence was noted for him. The certificate notes 'present' in the space for information about the informant, so it may be the birth took place in his home, he, Daniel, being an uncle of the father of the child, also Daniel Murray. The birth was registered before John Stiven at Glasgow on 11 September 1855. ⁴

John married Sarah CAUGHIE, daughter of CAUGHAY and Sarah RICH.^{1 2} (Sarah CAUGHIE was born about 1806 and died 8 September 1867 at 4.45 pm in 88 George Street, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland ⁵.). The cause of her death was apoplexy over 10 days.

  Marriage Notes:

"Sir Adam Gordon of Park was the second son of John Gordon of Edenglassie etc., begotten on the Laird of Watterton's daughter Benerman. He married to his first Lady the Laird of Gight's daughter Gordon, with whom he begat two Sons and a Daughter, viz. Sr John Gordon Second Laird of Park Glenbuicket Edenglassie Invermarkie Auchinhandoch Achoinane and Cabrach, his Second Son Captain Adam Gordon married to Cairnwhelp's daughter ; their Sister Issabel Gordon married John Innes of Coldcoats of whom is come the present Laird of Dunkintie. The said Sr Adam Gordon after his first Ladys death married to his second Lady Helen Tyrie the knight of Drumkilbos daughter, with whom he begat three sons, viz, Patrick Gordon Laird of Glenbuicket, his second son Francis Gordon who went to Polland and married a rich match there, he dyed in Polland without succession, His third son who was Father to the tutor of Glenbuicket"

from Balbithan MS




"Christian (Gordon) made a good match by marrying, as his first wife, Sir Adam Gordon of Park. George Jamesone painted the portraits of Sir Adam and his spouse, which are now in the possession of Mr. Gordon Duff of Park and Drummuir; but whether the lady was Christian Gordon or Helen Tyrie, Sir Adam's second wife, I cannot tell (John Bulloch's George Jamesone, p. 138). As the Park genealogy will be treated in another volume, I shall content myself here with tracing it out only in regard to the Duff connection, because it is the first landed family with whom we can connect the Duke of Fife.

The eldest son of Sir Adam was Sir John Gordon of Park, who married Margaret, daughter of Sir James Sibbald of Rankeillor, in 1631, and had

(i) Sir John Gordon, created a baronet in 1680. The baronetcy became extinct in 1804.

(ii) Sir George Gordon of Edinglassie, Sheriff of Banff. He had, with other issue, a daughter Jean Gordon, married William Duff of Dipple (grandson of the much-disputed Adam Duff in Clunybegg), and became the mother of the first Earl Fife, and ancestor of the Duke of Fife (Temple's Thanage of Fermartyn, p. 121)."

from Gight




"Adam Gordon, the second son of the first marriage above stated, succeeded to Glenbucket during the lifetime of his father, his sasine being dated 11th June, 1620. He received the honour of knighthood. About 1617, he purchased the estate of Corncairn, Ordiquhill, and re-named it Park - a title which it has since retained. He also built the village of Old Cornhill. He was twice married - first, to Christian, daughter of William Gordon, fifth laird of Gight. The eldest son of this marriage was Sir John Gordon of Park, who, in 1631, married Margaret, daughter of Sir James Sibbald of Rankeillor. It was he who, in 1665, erected the Gordon of Park aisle in the graveyard of Ordiquhill."

from Epitaphs and Inscriptions ^{1 2}

John next married Peter GORDON, son of Assorted GORDONS in Gartly parish, Banffshire and Unknown.¹ (Peter GORDON was born about 1688.)

  Marriage Notes:

"The said Sr Adam Gordon after his first Ladys death married to his second Lady Helen Tyrie the knight of Drumkilbos daughter, with whom he begat three sons, viz, Patrick Gordon Laird of Glenbuicket, his second son Francis Gordon who went to Polland and married a rich match there, he dyed in Polland without succession, His third son ---- who was Father to the tutor of Glenbuicket; one daughter married John Innes of Codrain Father to Sr Alexander Innes of Coxton of whom the Towie Innesses alias Barcley are come, one Daughter married David Tyrie of Duniedeir, another married Thomas Gordon of Milne of Smithston, another Magdalen married Gordon of Collithie alias Paullie. Their Father the sd Sir Adam Gordon dyed in Glenbuicket Septr 1629 and was Interred in the Church of Glenbuicket."

from Balbithan MS




"Sir Adam Gordon married, secondly, Helen Tyrie, daughter of Sir William Tyrie, of Drumkilbo, and their eldest son, Patrick, succeeded to Glenbucket. Sir Adam died in September, 1629, and, according to the Balbithan and Pitfour MSS., was buried within the church of Glenbucket. It is worthy of note that in the same year a new parish church was erected. Perhaps it was intended as a memorial of Sir Adam, who was warmly attached to the glen."

from Epitaphs and Inscriptions ^{1 6}