GORDON, Elizabeth ¹

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Elizabeth married Patrick GORDON of Fulzemont, son of John GORDON 4th of Craig and Lilias BARCLAY.¹ (Patrick GORDON of Fulzemont was born about 1595.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Att Aberdeen, the twenty daye of February, one thousand seven hundereth and three years, in presence of John Gordon, one of the baillies of Aberdeen, compeared, Patrick Gordon of Harlaw. The said day, Adam Gordon of Inverebrie, William Gordon of Kirkhill, John Gordon, and John Forbes, burgessis of the said burgh, compeared judicially, and deponed and declared that Alexr Gordon, merchant in Presneits, in Polland, and James Gordon, his brother, merchant in Culma, in Spruse, viz., Alexr, who went from this to Dantzick in the moneth of May, 1688, and the said James, in anno 1692, are lawfull sones to Patrick Gordon of Harlaw, procreat betwixt him and Rachell Lesly, his spous; and that the said Patrick Gordon is lawfull son to the deceast Alexr Gordon of Kincraigy, procreat betwixt him and umquhill Marjorie Gordon, his spous; and that the said deceast Alexr Gordon wes lawfull son to the deceast Patrick Gordon of Craig (descended of the Earle of Sutherland (see Note below)) procreat betwixt him and Elizabeth Gordon, his spous, daughter of the deceast William Gordon of Braichly; and that the said Marjorie Gordon wes lawfull daughter to the deceast William Gordon of Terpersie, (descended of the Duke of Gordon) procreat betwixt him and umquhill Margaret Gordon, his spous, daughter to Alexr Gordon of Achanachy; and that the said Rachell Lesly is lawfull daughter of the deceast William Lesly, merchant in Aberdeen, procreat betwixt him and Isobell Burnet, his spous; and that the said William Lesly wes lawfull son of the deceast William Lesly, son to Alexr Lesly of Balquhyne, procreat betwixt him and Jean Mortimer, his spous, daughter to Rodger Mortimer of Craigievar; and that the said Isobell Burnet is lawfull daughter to the deceast Thomas Burnet of Campbell, (descended of the family of Leyes) procreat betwixt him and Margaret Keith, his spous, (descended of the Earle Marischall). "

from Birth Brieves

Note:

It is not at all clear that this Patrick Gordon's ancestor, also Patrick Gordon who was first laird of Craig, was actually descended from the Earl of Sutherland, though there were links between the families. Patrick and Adam's father were third cousins. Douglas Wimberley says on page four of his work on the Gordons of Craig:

"Patrick, the younger of the two sons of William of Tillytermont .... is mentioned under the following different designations, viz., 'in Durnach,' 'in Fulzemont,' 'of Fulzemont,' and 'of Johnsleyis.' In the earliest mention I have been able to find of him he is called 'in Durnach,' which may mean Durno near Pitcaple, but I take it to be Dornoch, as it is evident that he was on terms of intimacy with Adam of Aboyne, who married the heiress of the Sutherland family, and Adam's daughter, Lady Helenor, married a George Gordon of Auchmalidy, apparently of the Auchmenzie family (see Rec. of Aboyne, p. 212), and got Tilphoudie for her portion, and her brother John, who resided at Tilphoudie, had a daughter who became the wife of George Gordon of Coclarachie. (See Rec. of Aboyne, p. 42.)"

And again on page six:

"In May 1517 Adam Gordon, now styled 'Earl of Sutherland, lord of the Barony of Obin,' confirms another Charter to much the same effect, but granted by Patrick Gordon of Johnnisleyis to Patrick Gordon his son and his heirs, whom failing to George Gordon, his son and his heirs, whom failing to Thomas Gordon and his heirs, whom also failing to John Gordon and his heirs, of the lands of Dalquhing and Wratoun : To be held from said Patrick of the Baron of Aboyne; paying yearly to said Baron one penny in name of blench if asked ; at Auchendoir. Witnesses : Robt. Lumisden of Maidler, George and Thomas Gordons, sons of the granter. (Aboyne Charter Chest, apud Rec. of Aboyne, p. 39.)" ^{1 2}