GORDON, Alexander of Minmore, Chamberlain and Bailie ²

   Other names for Alexander were GORD, Alexr Minimor,⁴ GORDON, Alexander younger of Minimoire,³ GORDON, Alexander of Minimore,⁴ GORDON, Alexander in Minmore,³ GORDON, Alexander in Minimore ⁴ and GORDONN, Alexr.

  General Notes:

'Alexander Gordon. He was born about 1622, for, as chamberlain and bailie to the lands of Glenmuick, Glentanner,
Strathaven, and Glenlivet on the Huntly estates, he gave evidence in 1662 before the Commission on which his father served, to ascertain the value of the lands of Aboyne, describing himself then as "about the age of 40 years: maryed man."
He is evidently the Alexander Gordon, lawful son of William Gordon, who witnessed a baptism in Inveravon on March 16, 1637 : and also the Alexander Gordon in Minmore, who witnessed the baptism of Alexander, son of William McCullie in the Corries, and his wife, Catherine Gordon, on March 7, 1644.
As Alexander Gordon, "younger of Minimoire," he was one of the large number of Gordons whom the Lyons of Muiresk promised (May 5, 1663) not to harm ("Privy Council Register," 3rd series, vol. i., p. 362), On April 15, 1663, he gave a bond of caution not to harm the Lyons.'

from The Gordons and Smiths at Minmore

Note: because there are unanswered questions about the Gordons of Minmore it would be interesting to know why this Alexander Gordon is said to be "younger of Minimoire". His grandfather was likely to have been dead some years earlier. "Younger" is regularly used when there are two generations of the family with the same given name, father and son usually. It may be used here as equivalent to 'son of Minmore'.

"Alexander Gordon in Minimor", along with William Stewart, were witnesses on 12 November 1643 in Inveravon parish to the baptism of Alexander, lawfull son of Leonard Grein. Leonard Grein and Agnes Abirnethie had five children baptised there between 1637 and 1646.
Note: the baptism before this may have been of the same William Stewart's son: "William Stewart in neitherdounan his law^ll sonne w^t Marie Gordon bap. Johne. Johne & Pat. Stewarts witness"

On 15 July 1645 Alexander Gordon was the presenter at baptism of his brother Hary Gordon's natural son James:
Old Parish Register
Inveravon Parish Banffshire
Baptisms

"Herie Gordon, sonne lawfull to William Gordon of Minimore, his n[atu]rall sonne gotten in fornica[ti]one with Margaret Stewart in Nevie, baptised James : Mr James Cuming in Thomore, Alexander Gordon in Minimor, p[rese]nter of the child in absen of the fayr, witnesses."

'There was recorded at Elgin on June 16, 1653, a contract matrimonial "at Tombreakachie, 7 May 1652, between Robert Stewart of Nevie and Arthur Stewart, his eldest lawfull sone, for Margaret Stewart, the said Robert Stewart, his lawfull dochter, on one part, and William Gordon of Minmore and Alexander Gordon, his eldest lawfull sone, for Harrie Gordon, sone lawfull to the said William Gordon, on the other part [for Harry and Margaret] : before thir witnesses-Thomas Stewart of Drumine, John Grant of Blairfindie, Patrick Gordone, sone lawfull to said William Gordon of Minmore, Thomas Stewart in Tombreakachie, and Robert Stewart, sone lawfull to Robert Stewart of Nevie." On June 14, 1652, "Harie Gordone in Auchorachan," gives a bond for £100 to his "fatherin-law, Robert Stewart of Nevie, and on December 8,1655, Robert Stewart of Nevie grants receipt of said £100 from "Harrie Gordon in Nevie." '

from The Gordons and Smiths at Minmore ^{3 4 5}