GORDON, Elspet ¹

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  General Notes:

"In memory of Elspet Gordon, who died at Brae of Scurdargue, Rhynie, July 12th, 1742, aged 50 years, and her husband, Robt. Gordon, late farmer there, who died April 10th, 1754, aged 68 years. Also their second son George, late farmer in Mains of Rhynie, who died June 28, 1784, aged 63 years, and of his spouse Jane, only daughter of George and Isobel Gordon, formerly in Mains of Rhynie, who died March 21st, 1810, in the 31st (81st?) year of her age."

from Epitaphs


"I may here refer to two old tombstones at Auchindoir, described in Jervise's 'Epitaphs and Inscriptions' II., p. 210. The oldest, which is ornamented with crossed bones, a sand-glass, and a bell presents the following traces of an inscription :-
Gordon . Lauful . Spous . to Margaret Strachan . who Departed . this . Life . August . 1720 . Aged.-9.

The erector of this is said to have been James Gordon, tenant of Mill of Auchindoir, whose daughter Elizabeth was twice married, first to William Forbes, and next to Charles Lumsden.......

What follows is of more immediate interest.
" The next inscription refers to Mrs Forbes' sister and family ........
It runs
'In memory of Elspet Gordon, who died at Brae of Scurdargue, Rhynie, July 12, 1742, aged 50 years; and her husband, Robert Gordon, late farmer there, who died April 10, 1754, aged 68 years. Also, their second son George, late farmer in Mains of Rhynie, who died June 28, 1784, aged 63 years ; and of his spouse, Jane, only daughter of George and Isobel Gordon, formerly in Mains of Rhynie, who died March 21st 1810, in the 31st (81st?) year of her age."

It will be observed how much the Gordons in this district intermarried. I have some reason to believe that the Gordons in Brae of Scurdargue, and some of them later in Mains of Rhynie, were of the Gordons of Haddo or Haddauch, very near the Kirk of Cabrach, about 5 miles from Craig."

from Family of Craig ²

Elspet married Robert GORDON. (Robert GORDON was born about 1686 ¹ and died on 10 April 1754 in Brae of Scurdargue, Rhynie parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ¹.)