GORDON, Nathaniel Cavalier (1644), Major 1
- Baptised: 9 January 1612, Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 2
- Marriage (1): SETON, Grisel 'of Shethin' or 'of Udny' 1
- Died: 20 January 1646, The Cross, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Cause of his death was execution by 'maiden' or guillotine.1 3
Another name for Nathaniel was GORDONN, Nathaniell.2
User ID: L878.
General Notes:
"GORDONN
NATHANIELL
JOHNNE GORDONN/MARGARET KAR FR512 (FR512)
M
09/01/1612
168 / A 20 / 154
Aberdeen"
from Births and Baptisms
"1116- Nathaniel. 1634, Nov., joined the gang of Gordons who set about avenging the death of Viscount Aboyne at Frendraught (Spalding's Trubles, i. 48). 1639, Jun., captured Ogilvie of Powrie in a hand-to-hand struggle at Elsick (Gordon's Scots Affairs, n. 275). 1640, Jun., left for Berwick with George Lord Gordon (Spalding's Trubles, I. 293). 1642, Maj. and Capt. of a troop of Dgns., consisting of 100 troopers, besides ofts., under William Earl of Bedford, forming part of the army of the Earl of Essex (List of Cavaliers of His Majesty's Marching Army, 1642, p. 15). 1644, Feb., plundered lands ol Tarty (Spalding's Trubles, n. 322); Mar. captured provost and magistrates of Abd.; Apr. 5, captured derelict Danish herring smack off Abd.; Apr. 24, raided Montrose; Jul. 24, looted Abd. and Dundee merchants at Elgin. 1645, Mar. 9, seized all the available arms in Abd.; May 9, fought at Auldearn; Jul. 2, at Alford; Aug. 15, at Kilsyth; Sep. 13, at Philiphaugh.
Son of John, of Ardlogie, who was son of William, V. of Gight; executed at the Cross of St. Andrews, 1646, Jan. 20. Britane's Distemper says he was 'too walourous'; Wishart describes him as 'famous for his courage and military skill'. The ballad of the 'Gallant Grahams' speaks of 'Nathaniel Gordon, stout and bold, did for King Charles wear the blue' (House of Gordon, I. (215)-(221); Buchan's Ballads and Songs, I. 52)."
from Gordons Under Arms 2 4
Nathaniel married Grisel SETON 'of Shethin' or 'of Udny'.1 (Grisel SETON 'of Shethin' or 'of Udny' was born about 1620.)
Marriage Notes:
"He (Nathaniel Gordon) seems to have had no ready money towards the end of his career, for Robert Keith, the minister of Deer, advanced 200 merks, and Elspet Donaldson, widow of an Aberdeen burgess, lent 100 merks to support Nathaniel in prison and to afford him decent burial. Gordon, however, declared to the end that 500 merks were due to him by Janet Gordon, the widow of William Gordon of Tulloch, and he directed in his last will and testament that his creditors should be paid out of this, the residue going to his wife, Grisel Seton probably of the Shethin or Udny families.
But Mrs. Gordon of Tulloch resolutely declined to pay the 500 merks, and the poor parson of Deer had to appeal to Parliament as late as 1649 to help him to get back his money. Nathaniel's wife Grisel must have had to practice the patience of her great namesake, for he was fancy-free, and did not let the marriage vow interfere with his inclinations. Cant had once criticised his polygamous instincts, whereon Nathaniel wrote the parson a letter which 'fleyet him to the hairt, and causit him to remove out of the toun' of Aberdeen. Nathaniel afterwards confessed his sin, 'but God knowis,' says Spalding (ii., 431), 'if this humiliatioun wes fra his hairt'."
from Gight 1
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