GORDON, James in Auld Merdrum, Rhynie parish, progenitor of Gordons of the Knoll ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Other names for James were GORDON, James in Old Merdrum ^{6 7} and GORDON, James of Old Merdrum.⁸

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  General Notes:

"(2) James, in Old Merdrum, the ancestor of the Gordons of The Knoll, Elgin, and of the Gordons of Manar"

from House of Gordon

In Cadets of Lesmoir: Birkenburn the authors separate the progenitors of Gordons of the Knoll and the Gordons of Manar.

The Old Parish register of Rhynie parish recorded "James Gordon in Old Merdrum" as one of the witnesses at the baptism, on 4 December 1773, of his granddaughter Janet, daughter of his daughter Janet and her husband George Gordon in Bogencloch. ⁷

James married Helen GRANT of Speyside before 17 May 1742.¹ (Helen GRANT of Speyside was born about 1720.)

  Marriage Notes:

"James (according to information from Miss Anne Gordon, Manar) was twice married (1) to Helen, daughter of ---- Grant, Speyside; (2) January 27, 1751, to Jean, daughter to William Gordon of Newseat (a cadet of Gordon of Cults, Kennethmont)."

from Birkenburn ¹

James next married Jean GORDON, daughter of William GORDON of Newseat and Unknown, on 29 January 1751 in Rhynie parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^{2 3} (Jean GORDON was born about 1730.)

  Marriage Notes:

"James (according to information from Miss Anne Gordon, Manar) was twice married (1) to Helen, daughter of --- Grant, Speyside; (2) January 27, 1751, to Jean, daughter to William Gordon of Newseat (a cadet of Gordon of Cults, Kennethmont)."

from Birkenburn


"GORDON
JAMES
JEAN GORDON/
29/01/1751
237/A 10 231
Rhynie and Essie"

from Index of Marriages


Old Parish Registers
Rhynie and Essie parish Aberdeenshire
Marriages

"January 4^th 1751
James Gordon and Jean Gordon both in this parish were contracted in order to marriage and after regular proclamations were married. January 29^th" ^{1 2 3}