GORDON, James Minister of Kinnoir parish, Reverend Mr 1
- Born: About 1608
- Marriage (1): BARCLAY, Agnes 1
User ID: D927.
James married Agnes BARCLAY, daughter of Reverend Mr Adam BARCLAY Minister of Alford parish, heir of Gartly and Daughter NICOLSON 'of Kilcassie'.1 (Agnes BARCLAY was born about 1619.)
Marriage Notes:
(at Kearn in 1633)
"James Gordon, M.A.; adm. after 1633; was sent in 1640 with peaceful assurance from the great body of the Gordons, who were anti - covenanters to William, Earl Marischal, and Maj. General Monro; trans, to Kinore and Dunbennan 30th Sept. 1640."
(at Huntly, or Dunbennan and Kinnoir, in 1640)
"James Gordon, M.A.; trans, from Kearn; pres. by George, Marquess of Huntly; called 15th and inst. 30th Sept. 1640; dep. in May 1647 for association with the Marquess of Huntly, then under sentence of excommunication; was reponed by the Synod 8th Oct. 1657, and became min. of Drumblade in 1659."
(at Drumblade in 1659)
"James Gordon, M.A.; formerly min. of Kinnoir and Dunbennan; got a testimonial from Presb. of Elgin 12th July 1659, with a view to being admitted min. of this parish; adm. before 21st Nov. 1659; trans, to Kinkell after 2nd May and before 31st Oct. 1662."
(at Kinkell in 1661)
"James Gordon, had a testimonial from Presb. of Elgin to be adm. to Drumblade 12th July 1659; pres. by Charles II. 10th June 1661; preached at the consecration of the bishops in Holyrood House, 7th May 1662; died Dec. that year. He marr. Agnes Barclay, and had issue Adam, min. of Glasgow. [Elgin Sas., v., 57 ; Row's Diary ; Scot. Notes and Queries, vii., 53.]"
from Fasti Ecclesiae 1
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