GORDON, Margaret ^{1 3}

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Margaret married Mr John DUFF 8th of Muldavit, 'Goodman of Craighead', Burgess of Aberdeen, son of John DUFF 6th of Muldavit, Bailie of Cullen and Elizabeth ABERCROMBY.^{1 2} (Mr John DUFF 8th of Muldavit, 'Goodman of Craighead', Burgess of Aberdeen was born about 1539 and died on 25 April 1593 ³.)

  Marriage Notes:

"His (John Gordon's) Second daughter Margaret Gordon first maried the Goodman of Craighead Mr John Duff who bore to him Eleven Sons of whom is come Braccho, and all the opulent Sir-name of Duffs; after the Craigheads Death she married the goodman of Milton Ogilvie in the parish of Keith ; she built the House of Craighead, which is now reazed, she built the House of Milton, Achoynanie and the Steeple of Keith ; her name and Husbands is on the House of Achoynanie dated 1601 ; she was interred in her Paternall Burial place in the Kirk of Botarie."

from Balbithan MS




"John Duff succeeded his father, and married, first, Isabel Allan (see Note below), by whom he had a son, John ; second, Margaret, daughter of John Gordon of Cairnburrow, by whom he had a son, Adam Duff of Clunybeg, and a daughter, Margaret, married to John Meldrum of Laithers."

from History of Moray

Note:

The John Duff who married Isabel Allan was the grandson of this John Duff by his first wife. ²

Margaret next married Walter OGILVY of Milton and Auchoynany, son of John OGILVY of Milton and of Auchoynany and Unknown, in 1600.^{1 3} (Walter OGILVY of Milton and Auchoynany was born about 1563.)

  Marriage Notes:

"His (John Gordon's) Second daughter Margaret Gordon first maried the Goodman of Craighead Mr John Duff... ; after the Craigheads Death she married the goodman of Milton Ogilvie in the parish of Keith...."

from Balbithan MS




"Margaret Gordon, after the death of John Duff, married (in I600) Walter Ogilvie of Auchoynany, who in 1573 had bought the property of Clunybeg from Patrick Gordon of Auchindoun, and her son Adam Duff was placed by her 'in Ardrone' in 1611 and subsequently in Clunybeg. He was still of Clunybeg in 1656 when his words to Margaret Ogilvie (his half-sister), married to John Stewart. of Ardbreck, arc quoted as evidence before the Kirk-Session of Botriphnie" (pages 39 and 40)

" .... the mother of Adam Duff in Ardrone married, after the death of Adam's father (which occurred in 1593), Walter Ogilvie of Auchoynany, and had a son John Ogilvie, and a daughter Margaret, married in 1618 to John Stewart of Ardbreck, Adam Duff being procuratoi'," (page 41)

from Book of the Duffs ^{1 3}