GORDON, Mary ²

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Mary married Sir Alexander INNES 3rd of Coxton, son of James INNES of Halton and Marjory INNES.^{1 2} (Sir Alexander INNES 3rd of Coxton was born about 1613.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Alexander Innes first married has cousin, Mary Gordon of Gight. She was taken ill in 1646 and died the following year, not helped by the minister of the kirk, Alexander Anderson, insisting that she attended every Sunday service... Sir Alexander Innes (as he now was, having being knighted by Charles II, probably when he came to Speymouth on 23rd June 1650), then married Mary Mackenzie, sister of the Baronet of Coul... While still living, Alexander gave the tower to his nephew, Sir Alexander Innes (son of John Innes of Culdrain and Helen Gordon)."

from History of Coxton Tower




"The 6th Laird (of Gight)'s daughter Mary, wife of Alexander Innes, of Coxton. This lady proved nearly as troublesome as the rest of her kinsfolk. On Dec. 24, 1640, Gilbert Ross, minister of Elgin, is appointed to go to the goodman of Cokstoune and his wife Marie Gordon 'that she may quyte her obstinacie in poperies, repair to the kirk, and hear the word and partake of the Sacrament' (Cramond's Churches of the Parish of St. Andrews-Lhanbryd, p. 6). On Feb. 18, 1641, the goodwife of Cokstoune is to reply within eight days. On April 29 she promised to go to church. On Jan. 27,1642, the minister reported that he had good hopes for her conversion. For the present she is sick unto death, so no process is to be used against her. On July 27,1643, she was to be processed if she be not a constant hearer of the word and 'vse conferences, reading to the good meanes whilk may most conduce for her conversione from poprie and superstitione'. On Aug. 10 she declares herself to be a Protestant and of the reformed religion and promises to be a constant hearer of the word. On Nov. 2 she is to be excommunicated if she do not 'constantlie heare the word'. On Nov. 15 she promises to hear the word 'if it should pleas God her health sould serve'. On June 18,1646, the Presbytery ordained that some of the brethren should go and speak with the 'goodwyf of Cockstoun'. On Aug. 6 it was reported that she had gone to Balvenie, 'but Cockston did deale with her and be a good instrument to mov her to giv satisfaction to the kirk'. On May 7, 1647, it was ordained that if the goodwife of Coxton conform not, the process of excommunication is to go on against her. She died Aug. 20, 1647."

from House of Gordon ^{1 2}