GORDON, Mary ^{1 2}

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Mary married someone John GORDON 6th of Knockespock, son of George GORDON of Noth, then 5th of Knockespock, Chamberlain at Huntly and Jean ANDERSON.^{1 2} (John GORDON 6th of Knockespock was born about 1635 and died in October 1704 ³.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Patrick Gordon of Badenscoth married the Laird of Blackfoord's daughter Gordon, and after her death married the Laird of Bamffs daughter Ogilvy with whom he begat Three sons and two daughters, viz, Geo : Gordon of Badenscoth, James Gordon of Barns, and John Gordon Burgess in Aberdeen; one daughter married the Laird of Knockespack Gordon, of whom is come the present Laird of Glenbuicket, another married the Tutor of Glenbuicket John Gordon."

from Balbithan MS




"Mary (Gordon) : married John Gordon of Knockespock (son of George Gordon of Noth), who purchased the estate of Glenbucket from Captain Adam Gordon, representing the Gordons of Cairnburrow, and who was the father of John of Glenbucket, the famous Jacobite general. In view of the Jacobite attitude of his kinsmen of Terpersie and Auchlyne he probably inherited his Stuartism more from his mother than his father."

from Terpersie




"(John Gordon) of Knockespock, being ane heritor in Cleatt Parish, principal tennent for the time, of the toune and lands of Arclach, Dumbennan; Mary, his wife; John, his eldest son, 20 years; Alexander, his second son, 8 years; Elizabeth, his daughter, 12 years. Commissioner appointed for the parish of Dumbennan; Rachell, servant. I. 467 ; II. 413."

from Appendix ll Pollable Persons

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