GORDON, John 'Tutor of Glenbucket', Captain 1 3
- Born: About 1645
- Marriage (1): GORDON, Agnes 1 2 3
- Died: by 1708 1
User ID: F772.
General Notes:
"1685. February 23. Sasine on disposition by Dr. Patrick Urquhart [uncle of the tenth laird of Gight], Professor of Medicine in King's College, Aberdeen, and Elizabeth Muir, his spouse, with consent of Sir George Gordon of Gicht, Knight, Baronet, to Captain John Gordon, sometime tutor of Glenbucket, for an annual rent of 60 Scots, corresponding to the principal sum of 1000: furth of the town and lands of Little Gicht, mill and mill lands of Ardo, lying in the parishes of Fyvie and Tarves. At Aberdeen, May 20, 1684: Sasine on January 30, 1685 (Aberdeen Sasines, vol. xii., folio 171)."
from Gight 1
Research Notes:
TUTOR OF GLENBUCKET
In this context, this an old Scots use of the word 'tutor', not particularly meaning a teacher but rather a guardian or supervisor of an under-age person whose parent, usually the father, has died. In this case the under-age person, called here 'Glenbucket', refers to the Laird of Glenbucket, probably the younger Adam Gordon who was the son of Jean Douglas and Adam Gordon elder. The name of the land owned and reference to the laird himself were interchangeable. The tutorial role was often fulfilled by a brother or uncle of the dead parent.
John married Agnes GORDON, daughter of Patrick GORDON of Badenscoth and Jean OGILVY.1 2 3 (Agnes GORDON was born about 1655 and died after 12 February 1708 1.)
Marriage Notes:
"The said Patrick Laird of Glenbuicket had a Brother who was father to John Gordon tutor of Glenbuicket who married Agnes Gordon Badinscoth's Daughter with whom he begat three sons and two daughters, viz, George, Alexander, and little Captain Adam Gordon ; One Daughter married John Ogilvy heir of Kempcairn."
from Balbithan MS.
"1708. February 12. Sasine on letters of obligation by William Keith of Ludquharne [the eighth laird of Gight had married a Keith of Ludquharne], with consent of Lady Jean Smith, his spouse, and George Keith, their second lawful son, to Agnes Gordon [of the Badenscoth family], relict of Captain John Gordon, tutor of Glenbucket, and George Gordon, his eldest son, of an annual rent of 40 Scots furth of two crofts of the town and lands of Stirlinghill, sometime possessed by Alexander Bruce and George Darg, lying in the parish of Peterhead. At Boddam, December 13, 1707 : Sasine on December 31, 1707 (Ibid., xix., 412)."
from Gight
"John Gordon, the 'Tutor of Glenbucket,' is mentioned under Town of Peterhead [Vol. I., p. 569], his valued rent being given up at Methlick: his lady, Agnes Gordon; his son, Alexander; and his daughters, Elizabeth, Helen, and Jean Gordons. This John seems to be the John G. who was also of Erdo, parish of Methlick; his valuation £340 (Poll Book, II., pp. 224-25). Methlick, however, here appears to be a mistake for Logiebuchan, as it is described in Poll Book and valuation given (Poll Book, II., 224-5).'
from Knockespock 1 2 3
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