GORDON, Thomas in Auchleuchries, then Tornabowe ²

   Other names for Thomas were GORDON, Thomas in Auchleuchries, Mr ² and GORDONE, Thomas.¹

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  General Notes:

'4. Thomas Gordon. In 1633 Mr William Lumsden, advocate in Aberdeen, "one of the curatores of Thomas Gordon, lauchfull bairn to umquhill Patrick Gordon of Nethermuir," declared that Thomas was the creditor of Robert Innes of Balvenie for the sum of 500 merks ("Book of Annualrentaris:" Spalding Club Misc., iii., 101).Thomas followed his brother John (Littlejohn's "Sheriff Court," iii., 20) to Auchleuchries, for "Mr" Thomas Gordon in Auchleuchries, "as assignee of James Gordon, lawful son of the late Patrick Gordon of Nethermuir," appears on July 28, 1643, as "heir of the late Patrick Gordon, his brother german."

from The Gordons of Nethermuir

"(1643)
28. Registration. Mr. Thomas Gordoun in Auchleuchries, as assignee of James Gordoun, lawful son of the late Patrick Gordoun of Neithermuire, as heir of the late Patrick Gordoun, his brother german, Wm. Gordoun of Brodland, and Alexr. Gordoun of Eister Garrie, his brother german. A Bond for 1000 merks, dated at Abd. , 2 June, 1626, granted by Wm. Gordoun of Brodland, as principal, and Alexr. Gordoun of Eister Garrie, his brother german, in favor of Patrick Gordoun of Neithermuire " in name and behalff and as father tutor guyder and lawful administrator to Patrick Gordoun, his son," was ordained to be registered. One of the witnesses to the Bond was Mr. Wm. Straquhan, Minister at Daviott."

from Records of the Sheriff Court of Aberdeenshire ^{2 3}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Supplication: by Strachan of Glenkindie, 6 March 1649, to Parliament. ² 'Thomas was involved with a gang of men in an attack on Alexander Strachan of Glenkindie. Strachan was a Covenanter, and on March 6, 1649, Parliament considered his supplication against "Mr Thomas Gordon in Auchtileuthres," John Gordon of Auchtileuthres, and thirty one other men. They had
raided Stracban's house at Auchnagatt, "haveing brokin vp with foir hameris the vtter and inner zettis, doores, kistis & cofferis, lokfast places, and plundered the haill moveable gudis, money, and silver work being thereintill, with the meill malt and so on." Parliament remitted the supplication to the Judge Ordinary ("Acts of Parliament," vi., part ii., p. 340).'

2. Sasine: Thomas referred to as 'umquhill', 20 December 1670. ² 'Thomas Gordon is described in a sasine given to General Patrick Gordon, December 2Q, 1670, as "in Turnalow" ("Tornabowe ?") and as "umquhill" ("Particular Register of Sasines for Aberdeenshire," vol. vii., fol. 232-234)...and the above sasine was given in presence of his son,James Gordon'

Thomas married Janet LUMSDEN on 3 January 1643 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.¹ (Janet LUMSDEN was born about 1620.)

  Marriage Notes:

"GORDONE
THOMAS
JANET LUMSDEN/FR4028 (FR4028)
03/01/1643
168/A
120 412
Aberdeen"

from Index of Marriages ¹