GORDON, William ¹

  General Notes:

'This Ludovick had a brother William, mentioned in 1676, who seems to be the William Gordon,"lawful son to the deceast Minimor," and who witnessed, on February 4, 1692, a disposition of 1000 merks by Robert Grant of Delmore to his spouse, Barbara Leslie, at Delmore, January 21, 1692 : registered February 4, 1692 (Elgin Commissary Record.)'

from The Gordons and Smiths at Minmore

There is a reference at the start of the 18th century to a "Wm Gordon yr. of Minmoir". It may refer to this man's uncle, who was recorded as William Gordon younger of Minmore, or just possibly it may refer to this son of Alexander Gordon and brother of Ludovick, though the suffix "yr" does normally suggest a son of a father with the same name:

"From the suppression of the Jacobite rising till his death in 1728, the Duke spent his life more or less continuously in the Citadel of Leith, the Scots Bastille of the time, and he died there. He was, of course, free to transact his domestic
affairs, as may be seen from the letter he wrote to Fraser of Lumphanan, from 'Citydale,' April 8, 1715, and which was presented at Aberdeen on December 10, 1715, to the Sheriff-Substitute: -
I received some time ago your letter of the 17th January. I have write by a bearer, who goes from hence to-morrow to Mr Tod to send me yr bond. You may at your conveniency send to me the superplus of your bond with the recept for
ano hundereth pound and warrant to take up your bond qch shall be delivered upon demand.-
I remain, your affectionat freind, Gordon.

The bond went back ten years, as this shows :-
We, George Duke of Gordon, grant us to have received from Francis Fraser, son to Francis Fraser, at Lumphanen, the sum of ane hundereth pounds Scots, in pairt payment of ane great sum due by him to us be bond for confirming his heritable right upon Tolmads. In witness wherof thir presents written be Mr George Gordon of Logie are subscribed wt. my hand at Lumphanen the 7th day of June 1705 years, before witnesses. Wm. Gordon, yr. of Minmoir, our servt., and the sd. Mr Geo. Gordon."

from The 1st Duke of Gordon ^{1 2}

  Research Notes:

DELMORE

About 1690-1700 the names of Archibald Grant, John Grant and Robert Grant were linked to Delmore.