GORDON, Margaret ¹

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Margaret married Walter INNES of Auquhorsk, son of James INNES 2nd of Toux and Agnes URQUHART.¹ (Walter INNES of Auquhorsk was born about 1540 and died before 1 September 1574 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Margaret was married three times (Balbithan MS.). Her first husband was Walter Innes of Auquhorsk, by whom she had a son, Walter, afterwards of Touchis, referred to in the following Royal charter:

'At Aberdeen. September 1, 1574, the King confirmed a charter of James lnnes of Touchis, in which, with consent of Agnes Urquhart, his spouse, he sold to his grandson, Walter lnnes, son of the late Walter lnnes his son, the lands of Touchis and half of Petfoure, incorporated into one baron) of Touchis, also the other half of Petfoure, Sheriffdom ol Aberdeen, in consideration of great sums of money paid by James Gordon of Lesmoir, grandfather of Walter, to be held by Walter and the heirs male to be lawfully begotten of his body, whom failing, a series of other members of the lnnes family'; signed at Auchintoul. August 23, 1574 (Great Seal, iv., No. 2297)."

from House of Gordon ¹

Margaret next married Patrick GRANT younger, 3rd of Ballindalloch, son of John GRANT 2nd of Ballindalloch and Barbara GORDON, about 1576.^{1 2} (Patrick GRANT younger, 3rd of Ballindalloch was born about 1539 and died on 8 September 1586.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (Patrick Grant) was twice married, first, about 1565, to Grissel Grant, daughter of John Grant of Freuchie; and secondly, about 1576, to Margaret Gordon, widow of Walter Innes of Auchroisk, who survived him and married John Gordon, son of Thomas Gordon of Cluny."

from Chiefs of Grant




"She (Margaret Gordon) married secondly Patrick Grant of Ballindalloch, apparently in 1576, for the King confirmed a charter of the late Patrick Grant of Ballindalloch, in which for fulfilment of a marriage contract of present date he granted to Margaret Gordon, relict of Walter lnnes of Auchquhorsk, in her widowhood, the lands of Boigsyde, with common and common pasture, cultivation, lands cultivated and to be cultivated, mills in the barony of Montbenis, Sheriffdom of Elgin and Forres; to be held by the said Margaret and the heirs male to be lawfully procreate between Patrick and Margaret, whom failing, to revert to the said Patrick and his heirs male, of the King (because the superiority belonged formerly to the Preaching Friars at Elgin, but then to the King) in feu ferme : dated at Banff, April 27, 1576; confirmed at Haliruid-hous, January 29, 1586-87 (Great Seal, v., No. 1442). The King also confirmed a charter of Patrick Grant of Balnadallach, in which, in fulfilment of a marriage contract whereby he was bound to infeft Margaret Gordon, relict of Walter lnnes of Auchorsk, in the undermentioned lands in her pure widowhood, (since impediments had occurred to prevent her infeftment during her widowhood) he granted to the said Margaret, then his wife, his lands of Mekill and Litill Inverernan, Edinglasse, Couill, Keandacraig, Roulyechroine, Linardache, Pressacheild, with the Mill of Inverernan, Mill lands and sequels of the same, the scheling of Chapelernan, Toldequill, Challefuit, Monnefuit, Glenernan, in the parish of Tarland, which alienation was to be valid as if it had been granted in the widowhood of Margaret; to be held by the said Margaret and the heirs male lawfully begotten between them, whom failing, to revert to the said Patrick and his heirs male, of the King, with precept of sasine directing Patrick Anderson in Kennacraig; witnesses. Mr. Henry McCalzeane, advocate, Gavin Hamiltoun, his servitor, and John Grant, brother of Patrick ; signed at Ballindallach, September 4, 1579; confirmed at Halirudhous, April 11, 1581 (Great Seal v., No. 163). Margaret Gordon was the second wife of Ballindalloch (probably his heir's mother) (see Note below), his first wife having been Grissel Grant."

from Lesmoir

Note:

His heir, also named Patrick, was a son by his Patrick's first wife. ^{1 3}

Margaret next married John GORDON of Cluny, then of Birsemore, son of John GORDON of Cluny (of the First House) and Margaret GORDON.¹ (John GORDON of Cluny, then of Birsemore was born about 1558 and died on 24 November 1590.)

  Marriage Notes:

"She (Margaret Gordon) married thirdly John Gordon of Birsemoir, in the parish of Birse, the second son of John Gordon of Cluny : by this marriage she had two sons, Patrick of Birsemoir and John. Patrick married Jean, daughter of Patrick Leslie, Provost of Aberdeen. Her second and third marriages led to some serious results. On Ballindalloch's death, John Grant in Foyness, his brother ... the Tutor (legal guardian) of his son, withheld payment of the rents due to her as his widow, and endeavoured otherwise to wrong her. Upon this her nephew, James Gordon, grandson of Lesmoir, and afterwards first Baronet, took up her quarrel, and went with some of his friends to Ballindalloch to obtain justice for her. Thereupon the Tutor paid up all the arrears due to the lady, except a trifle, which he insisted on retaining. An altercation ensued, in which the servants of both parties took part and came to blows, but they were separated, and James Gordon returned home. Judging that his aunt's interests would be better attended to if she had a husband's protection, he persuaded John Gordon of Birsemoir, brother of Sir Thomas of Cluny, to marry her, the families of Cluny and Lesmoir having been long on an intimate footing. This incensed the Tutor of Ballindalloch so much that he killed one of John Gordon's servants; and in consequence he and such of his servants as harboured or assisted him were declared outlaws and rebels, and the sixth Earl of Huntly got a Commission to apprehend and bring them to justice (Browne's History of the Highlands). The quarrel soon extended to a feud between the Gordons and the Grants."

from Lesmoir ¹