GORDON, John 6th of Knockespock ^{2 3}

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  General Notes:

"The next extract shows a John Gordon to be laird of Knockespock, and that he had a brother James. There does not appear to be any service of this John as heir. It will be seen that John got his disposition from Mr Patrick Anderson of Knockespock, and the name of the wife of George Gordon 'in Gibistoun,' who acquired Auld Noth, and later 'of Knockespoek,' was Jean Anderson. Possibly Patrick Anderson had acquired a wadset over Knockespock, and John Gordon may have acquired it from him and redeemed it. It runs as follows: -

1663 - December 2. - Registration of sasine, dated 13 October, of John Gordon of Knockespack, on a Disposition to him by Mr Patrick Anderson of Knockespack of the town and lands of Newtoun of Knockespak, Nether Knockespak, Sowiefourt Craig [Qr. Sowie-foot or Sowieford], with mill therein, in the parish of Rhynie. Dated at Knockespak, 13 October. A witness to the sasine is James Gordon, brother of the said John Gordon of Knockespak. [Unfortunately, no description of John Gordon is given here.]"

from Gordon of Knockespock




At Clatt 1680: "The names of the elders of Clat are as followes, John Gordon of Knokespoke, Arthur Dalgarno in Blairdinny, Thomas Paterson, Andrew Couper, John Shirreffe, who being called did compeir with such of the heritors, and masters of families as were present."

from Exercise of Alford




"(John) of Knockespock, being ane heritor in Cleatt Parish, principal tennent for the time, of the toune and lands of Arclach, Dumbennan; Mary, his wife; John, his eldest son, 20 years; Alexander, his second son, 8 years; Elizabeth, his daughter, 12 years. Commissioner appointed for the parish of Dumbennan; Rachell, servant. I. 467 ; II. 413."

from Appendix II. : Pollable Persons




"(Gordon), John, of Glenbucket, to his father John of Knockspack, who died Oct., 1704 h. spec, in Over and Nether Knockspack, etc., in the parish of Clatt S. H., 26 Jan.; 5 Feb. 1705"

from Services of Heirs ^{3 4 5 6}

John married someone Mary GORDON, daughter of Patrick GORDON of Badenscoth and Jean OGILVY.^{1 2} (Mary GORDON was born about 1656.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Patrick Gordon of Badenscoth married the Laird of Blackfoord's daughter Gordon, and after her death married the Laird of Bamffs daughter Ogilvy with whom he begat Three sons and two daughters, viz, Geo : Gordon of Badenscoth, James Gordon of Barns, and John Gordon Burgess in Aberdeen; one daughter married the Laird of Knockespack Gordon, of whom is come the present Laird of Glenbuicket, another married the Tutor of Glenbuicket John Gordon."

from Balbithan MS




"Mary (Gordon) : married John Gordon of Knockespock (son of George Gordon of Noth), who purchased the estate of Glenbucket from Captain Adam Gordon, representing the Gordons of Cairnburrow, and who was the father of John of Glenbucket, the famous Jacobite general. In view of the Jacobite attitude of his kinsmen of Terpersie and Auchlyne he probably inherited his Stuartism more from his mother than his father."

from Terpersie




"(John Gordon) of Knockespock, being ane heritor in Cleatt Parish, principal tennent for the time, of the toune and lands of Arclach, Dumbennan; Mary, his wife; John, his eldest son, 20 years; Alexander, his second son, 8 years; Elizabeth, his daughter, 12 years. Commissioner appointed for the parish of Dumbennan; Rachell, servant. I. 467 ; II. 413."

from Appendix ll Pollable Persons

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