GORDON, Robert of Lunan ^{2 3}

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  General Notes:

"...families producing officers ... the following are some striking cases of male descendants in the British Services...

...Cairnfield Robert (Gordon), of Lunan (b. 1655) had .... 17" ⁴

Robert married Barbara GORDON, daughter of Alexander GORDON of Salterhill and Isobel KING, on 3 February 1687 in Drainie parish, Moray, Scotland.^{1 2} (Barbara GORDON was born about 1668.)

  Marriage Notes:

"GORDON
ROBERT
BARBARA GORDON/
03/02/1687
130/ 10 150
Drainie"

from Index of Marriages




Old Parish Registers
Drainie parish Moray
Marriages

"December 30 - 86
Gordons
Robert Gordon in Lunene & Barbara Gordon daughter to Alexr Gordon in Kinnedor were matrimonially contracted & married Februar 3 - 87"




"Robert Gordon, carried on the line of Lunan. He married Barbara Gordon of the Salterhill family, and had: - Alexander Gordon, W.S., VII. of Cairnfield, founder of the line now holding that estate. He married Elizabeth Gordon, daughter of Robert Gordon VI. of Cairnfield"

from Gordons of Cairnfield




"Barbara Gordon, the second sister of Alexander Gordon of Dykeside, married Robert Gordon of Lunan, who was descended from the Arradoul family. She had a son : - Alexander Gordon, W.S. (1687-1775) who bought up Cairnfield. He married before 1717 Elizabeth Gordon, daughter of Robert Gordon VI. of Cairnfield, who had become a bannkrupt."

from Gordons of Salterhill ^{1 2 3 5}