ANDERSON, Alexander Advocate, of Kinnedar ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

"Captaine Patrick Gordone, sone lawfull to William Gordon of Miniemore, as procurator for himself and for Mistres Jeane Gordone, his spouse, having . . ane contract and dispositione of wodset, of date at Westertoune, 3 June, 1659, granted . . . be Johne, Anderson of Ardbreak, with consent of James Andersone, his eldest lawfull sone, to the said Captain Patrick and Mistres Jeane Gordone ... of fourtie bolles victual payable of the nethermost pairt of the toune and landes of Argathnie. . . ," received sasine from Mr Alexander Anderson, son lawful to the said John Anderson (who married Anne Gordon : died 1670). William Gordon "off Miniemore" was a witness to the contract of wadset. Westertoune, Argathnie, and Ardbreck lie in the parish of Botriphnie.'

from The Gordons and Smiths at Minmore


"Alexander Anderson, Advocate brother to the Laird, became seized of Ardbrake on 10th November 1664. His line retained the saltire but eventually recording arms with a change of tinctures (see left), settling in the seventeenth century at Kinneddar in the Laich o' Moray near Elgin." ²

  Research Notes:

KINNEDDAR

Kinneddar is the ancient name of the parish of Drainie. Some say it was a corruption of "King Edward". ³