GORDON, Thomas 2
- Christened: 2 Jul 1718, Gartly Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 2
- Marriage (1): MURRAY, Miss on 27 Nov 1674 in Banchory Ternan parish, Kincardineshire, Scotland 1
Thomas married Miss MURRAY, daughter of Daniel MURRAY and Jane LYNAS, on 27 Nov 1674 in Banchory Ternan parish, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 (Miss MURRAY was born before 26 Aug 1855 and died before 26 Aug 1855 3.)
Marriage Notes:
"GORDONE
ADAM
JEANE DOUGLASS/FR73 (FR73)
27/11/1674
252/ 10 48
Banchory Ternan"
from Index of Marriages
"Adam Gordon, the eldest son, succeeded. He appears to have had a bitter hatred towards Alexander Strachan of Glenkindie, whom he succeeded, in 1676, in getting accused of the murder of Alexander Stour. £20,000 Scots of bail was accepted for Strachan, and, after a protracted litigation, an Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed in Strachan's favour and declaring that the charge had originated in the malice of Gordon. (Acts of Parliament, 1695, - 471.) He married Jean Douglas, daughter of Douglas, laird of Glenbervie, and died in 1693, survived by his wife and eight children, the five youngest of whom were unprovided for. (Poll Book.) Mrs Gordon's allowance under her marriage contract was £1000 Scots of rent out of the best of the lands of Glenbucket 'nearest adjacent to the house.' She 'entered on the possession of the mams and house' on her husband's death 'and uplifted some of the rents, out of which she did aliment her eight children till May [1696]' when an unfortunate quarrel arose between her and her eldest son, Adam Gordon, over their respective rights. The son behaved in the most callous fashion, necessitating an appeal by the lady to the Privy Council. In her complaint it was alleged that 'she was coming south to take advice regarding her affairs, when her son Adam Gordon followed her with an armed force, and, on her refusal to comply with his request that she would return, avowed his determination to have her back though he should drag her at a horse's tail. Then seizing her with violence, he forced her to return to Glenbucket, three miles, and immured her there as a prisoner for thirty days,without attendance or proper aliment ; indeed, she could have hardly eaten anything that was offered for fear of poison.' The Privy Council seemed satisfied with the accuracy of the statement, but it is believed that, through influence and promising amendment of his conduct, Gordon got the procedure sisted indefinitely. (Privy Council Register, and Chambers's Domestic Annals of Scotland, III., pp. 1559-60.)"
from Epitaphs and Inscriptions 1 4
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