GORDON, John of Crichie ^{1 2 3 4}

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  General Notes:

"GORDON
JOHN
JOHN GORDON/HENERETA FRASER
M
09/02/1724
168/A
70 424
Aberdeen"

from Births and Baptisms



"John Gordon, Lesmoir, had a son baptised John, witnesses Alexander Gordon, collector, and John Gordon, his son ".

"He added his last codicil on March 28, 1781, and the will was confirmed April 1, 1781 (Aberdeen Commissariot Testaments). According to the inscription on the Kinellar vault he died 1780 'aet sui 58'. The Aberdeen Journal says he died at Philorth, June 21, 1781. Perhaps the discrepancy in dates arose from reckoning years as 1780-81."

from Lesmoir ^{1 4}

John married Susannah GORDON, daughter of Charles GORDON 5th of Buthlaw, Advocate and Jean UDNY, in November 1770 in Saint Paul's Episcopal parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.^{1 2} (Susannah GORDON was baptised on 16 July 1732 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland ⁴ and died on 3 February 1790 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"GORDON
JOHN
SUSANNAH GORDON/
05/11/1770
168/A 130 539
Aberdeen"

from Index of Marriages




"The Scots Magazine in recording his (John Gordon's) marriage describes him as 'late in H.E.I.C.S.' In 1770 he took a seven years' lease of the farm of Upper Crichie, Old Deer, from Garden of Troup, and spent a lot of money in improving it (Aberdeen Journal, April 12, 1790). Crichie had been held by his family 1532-1597. He married at St. Paul's Church, Aberdeen, November 4, 1770, Susan, daughter of Charles Gordon of Buthlaw."

"He left to his 'dearly beloved spouse, Susanna Gordon,' a life rent in his property. On her death £150 was to be paid to each of his nieces, the Hon. Henrietta, Mary and Eleanora Fraser, daughters of George Lord Saltoun, and a similar sum to his other nieces, Henrietta and Eleanor, daughters of William Fraser, factor of George Lord Saltoun."

from Lesmoir ^{1 2}

John next married.