GORDON, George 8th of Knockespock (3rd group), Burgess of Aberdeen ^{1 2 5 6 7}

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  General Notes:

"Oct. 20, 1688. Disposition by Dr. William Moir, in favour of George Gordon, Burgess of Aberdeen, second lawful son of Henry Gordon, of Auchlyne of the lands of Calsieseat."

from Powis Papers References ⁸

  Research Notes:

KNOCKESPOCK

by c1520 William son of John Gordon of Essie is 1^st laird (Buckie line)

c15672^nd laird Alexander inherits
c15893^rd laird James Gordon inherits
16334^th laird William Gordon assigns Knockespock to son James and wife
16425^th laird George Gordon 'of Noth' (2nd group) acquired it by wadset from son of 4^th laird
16636^th laird John Gordon, acquired it by disposition to him by Patrick Anderson of Milton of Noth
17057^th laird John Gordon 'of Glenbucket' inherited and sold it
17058^th laird George Gordon (3rd group), son of Harry Gordon of Auchlyne, purchased it
17609^th laird James Gordon

George had a relationship with Elspet MESS. (Elspet MESS was born about 1665.)

  Marriage Notes:

Old Parish Registers
Clatt parish Aberdeenshire
Baptisms

"1685
December 5
Gordon
George Gordon hade a son begotten in fornication with (abbreviated) Elspet Mess(if any other letters followed they are obscured) baptized called William" ⁶

George next married Mariori MOIR, daughter of Dr William MOIR of Scotstoun, Doctor of Medicine and Margaret SKENE, on 20 December 1685 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.^{1 2} (Mariori MOIR was baptised on 22 May 1661 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland ⁵.)

  Marriage Notes:

"MOIR
MARIORI
NAME NOT GIVEN/GORDON/FR4119 (FR4119)
20/12/1685
168/A 120 593
Aberdeen"

from Index of Marriages


"June 18, 1705. Marjorie More, spouse to George Gordon of Knockespock, one Three pleughs of Newtoun of Knockespock, produced the eighteenth day of June 1705. Be Robert Irvine wreiter in Aberdein, and registrat in the 18 leaff. Mr. Alex.
Innes, nottar yrto."

from Aberdeen Sasine Register Moir References




"George (Gordon) is given in the Balbithan MS. as 'of Knockespock'. He is apparently the George Gordon who had sasine in the lands of Kirktown of Dyce, Clatt, on a disposition made by John Gordon of Glenbucket, on March 23, 1705. He also bought Knockespock in 1705 from this John, who was the son of his aunt Mary, daughter of Patrick Gordon, I. of Badenscoth. John was the famous Jacobite general. George married

(1) Marjory, daughter of Dr. William Moir, II. of Scotstoun,

and (2) Jean, daughter of --- Leith of Harthill.

They had : -

(1) James of Knockespock, who bought Terpersie from the York Buildings Company. He also owned Auchlyne. He died in 1768.

(2) George, who was excluded from the entail.

(3) Harry of Knockespock. He died 1787.

(4) Patrick : killed in duel in Grenada in 1769.

(5) Margaret : married James Brebner in Towie. She was the ancestress of the present laird of Knockespock.

(6) Barbara : married William Grant. (7) Jeannie ? She seems to have been the heroine of Burns's verses on "Highland Harry/' who was Harry Lumsden of Cushnie. The extremely complicated succession to Knockespock will be dealt with in a future volume."

ffrom Terpersie
^{1 2}

George next married Jean LEITH, daughter of Patrick LEITH 6th of Harthill and Jean OGILVY, on 23 June 1720 in Rayne parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^{3 4} (Jean LEITH was born about 1696.)

  Marriage Notes:

"GORDON
GEORGE
JEAN LEITH/
23/06/1720
236/ 20 100
Rayne"

from Index of Marriages


Old Parish Registers
Rayne parish Aberdeenshire
Marriages

"May 25 1720 George Gordon of Knockespack in the parish of Clet contracted Marriage with Mrs Jean Leith in this parish and having consigned pledges for performance and abstinence according to order and being three severall Sabbath publicsely [sic]proclaimed and no Impedement objected they were married upon the 23 day of June 1720"




"George Gordon, son of Harry of Auchlyne, and laird of Knockespock, married twice .... First, Marjory, daughter of Dr Moir of Scotstown, by whom he had issue .... Secondly, in 1720, Jean, daughter of Patrick Leitch of Harthill, by whom he had 3 sons and 1 daughter,"

from Gordon of Knockespock< ^{2 3 4}