GORDON, Alexander Professor of Humanity, King's College Aberdeen ³

   Another name for Alexander was GORDON, Alexander Professor of Humanitie, Mr.⁴

  General Notes:

Old Parish Register
Old Machar Parish Aberdeenshire
Baptisms

"27 Oct. (1665 at top of page)
Gordon
Mr Patrick Gordon in Old Abd Ane son called Alexr. Mr Alexr Midletonne prinll, Alexr Gordon, Alexr fraser wit:"

'1695, October 1. Mr. Alexander Gordon.

See Minute of 23rd February, 1719. " Born 27th October, 1665. He was son of the former Humanist, Mr. Patrick Gordon, and entered to the office upon his death. . . . He took Episcopal ordination, and was assistant to the minister of Logie in Buchan at the time this office was conferred upon him. 26th December, 1704, he married Barbara Colison, in Banchory Devenick. He
died possessed of this office in the month of December, 1738." Gordon.'

'1703, April 14. Mr. Hoog having "utterly declined," the masters nominate the Humanist (Mr. Alexander Gordon) and the Professor of Hebrew (Dean of Faculty of Divinity for one year) delegates for the same purpose...'

"LIBRARIANS
1709. Mr. Alexander Gordon, Humanist.

from Officers and Graduates

In 1725 "Mr Alexander Gordon Professor of Humanitie" at King's College Aberdeen presented for baptism in Old Machar parish Patrick, new born child of George Gordon Professor of Oriental Languages. ^{1 4 5}

Alexander married Barbara COLISON on 26 December 1704 in Old Machar parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.^{1 2} (Barbara COLISON was born about 1670.)