GORDON, John of Cairnborrow and Edenglassie ³

   Another name for John was GORDON, John of Glenbucket.⁴

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John married Elizabeth BANNERMAN, daughter of Alexander BANNERMAN of Waterton and Margaret REID.^{1 2 3} (Elizabeth BANNERMAN was born about 1555.)

  Marriage Notes:

"His (John Gordon married to Bessie Gordon of Buckie) Son John Gordon Laird of Edenglassie and representative of the Family of Cairnborrow married first the Laird of Wattertons daughter Bennerman now Lairds of Elsick, with whom he begat three Sons and two daughters"

from Balbithan MS




"...and that the said Jeane Gordon hir mother wes dochter to Alexr Bannerman of Watertoun." (birth brieve)

from Families of Colt and Coutts




"The last-mentioned John Gordon and his first wife, Elizabeth Bannerman, had sasine on Badinzone (Badenyon), also on Easter and Wester Inverbuchettis in the barony of Kyldrymmie, on 10th September, 1572. In 1573-4 they had an action of removing in the Sheriff Court of Aberdeenshire against William Anderson in Drumnahuif relative to the town and lands of Badinzone, while in July or August, 1584, the same John Gordon, but then designed as 'apparent of Carneburrow' was the pursuer in an action of cognition in the same court against Alexander Elphinstoun of 'Balnaglaik,' in which he produced his title to Easter and Wester Innerbuchettis as above."

from Epitaphs and Inscriptions ^{1 2 3}

John next married Helen CARNEGIE 'Lady Benum and Lady Foveran', daughter of Sir Robert CARNEGIE 5th of Kinnaird and Margaret GUTHRIE.^{3 4} (Helen CARNEGIE 'Lady Benum and Lady Foveran' was born about 1539.)

  Marriage Notes:

"9. Helen, married to William Lundie of Benholm .... and she was married, secondly, to Robert Turing of Foveran .... She was married, thirdly, to John Gordon of Glenbucket."

from Scots Peerage (vol 8)




"On the property of Easter Bucket, Gordon - who appears to have been in affluent circumstances - erected, in 1590, the strong castle of Glenbucket. On the lintel stone of the door he caused his own name with that of his second wife to be inscribed. Only the following words and letters are now legible -

. . . . NE . HELEN . CARNEG AR. . . .EMANIS . BOT

At the time, however (1845-52), that Mr R. W. Billings made his sketch of the castle for his Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland, the whole inscription was intact

- IOHN . GORDONS . HELEN CARNEGIE: 1590. NO . THING . ON . EARTH . REMANIS . BOT . FAIME.

Mr Billings in his description remarks that the word 'faime' in this case 'is not intended to mean celebrity but the humbler attribute of good repute.'

The castle occupies an elevated and picturesque situation on a declivity of Ben Newe. It commands the passage up Glendon, as also the comparatively narrow inlet to Glenbucket. Messrs Macgibbon and Ross (Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland) describe it as a fine specimen of the house or castle with square towers at diagonally opposite angles ....

Helen Carnegie was the widow of Turing of Foveran, and John Gordon having purchased the estate of Benholm, she is designed in the preceding extract as 'the Ladyy Benum and Lady Foveran'."

from Epitaphs and Inscriptions ^{3 4}

John next married Elizabeth WISHART before 15 June 1620.⁵ (Elizabeth WISHART was born about 1575.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Late in life, Gordon contracted a third marriage - with Elizabeth Wishart, who, as his wife, is mentioned in a charter of confirmation dated Aberdeen 15th June, 1620, granted by the Bishop, Dean, and Chapter of Aberdeen of the town and lands of Dumeathis, etc., to be held by the said John and Elizabeth in conjunct fee. (Wimberley's Gordons of Knockespock, p.49.) Gordon died 22nd January, 1622. (Pitfour MS.)"

from Epitaphs and Inscriptions




The text in Wimberley referred to above is:

"John Gordon of Cairnborrow in his later days seems to have been known as 'of Edinglassie.' His second son, Adam, became Sir Adam of Park, and his third son became John of Invermarkie. He seems to have contracted a third marriage, and espoused Elizabeth Wishart, who is mentioned in the following charter, and John, her husband, seems to have been deceased by 6 February 1624, if not earlier: -

'The King confirmed at Edinburgh on that date a charter, dated Aberdeen, 15 June 1620, granted by Patrick, Bishop of Aberdeen, and the Dean and Chapter of Aberdeen, ratifying a charter granted by Robert Innes of Balveny to the deceased John Gordoun, formerly of Benholm, and afterwards of Edinglassie, and to Elizabeth Wishart. his spouse, of the town and lands of Dumeathis, with the Brewhouse and pendicle called Lettachoirne (or Feathorne), in the diocese of Aberdeen, and Sheriffdom of Banff, to be held by the said John and Elizabeth in conjunct fee, and the heirs lawfully procreated between them, whom failing by John Gordoun of Invermarkie, younger son of the said John, his heirs male and assigns whomsoever, irredeemably of the deceased Peter, Bishop of Aberdeen, in feu ferme, with a clause of novodamus by the said Peter in favour of the said John and Elizabeth. Date of Charter 15 June 1620."

from Gordons of Knockespock ^{3 5}