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GORDON, Adam of Auchindoun, 'Edom O'Gordon', Sir
(About 1545-1580) |
GORDON, Adam of Auchindoun, 'Edom O'Gordon', Sir 1
User ID: P256. Research Notes: "CRABSTANE OF ABERDEEN Noted events in his life were: 1. Taken prisoner: in battle, 1562, Battle of Corrichie, Hill of Fare, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 1 2. Received: charter, 25 July 1567, of lands of Auchindoun, Moray, Scotland. 1 3. Aiding and abetting: his brother, Earl of Huntly, 1571. 1 4. Defeated: Forbes contingent, October (and November) 1571, at Tillyangus then at Crabstane. 1 5. Declared: rebel and traitor (later pardoned), Before 15 June 1572. 1 6. Sold: his lands to brother Patrick, 10 April 1573. 1 7. Nearly assassinated: by Arthur Forbes, 1574, in France. 1 8. Released: from prison, January 1575(1576), at Blackness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. 1 9. Ordered: to present a pledge, 13 September 1580, for quietness of the Borders. 1 10. Settlement: of feud, 1582 (after his death), between Gordons and Forbes families. 1 |
1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 4 (1907).
2 Internet Site, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crabstane_of_Aberdeen Crabstane of Aberdeen (accessed 18 September 2025).
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