GORDON, James of Cairnbannoch 1
- Born: About 1503
- Marriage (1): CHEYNE, Daughter 1
- Partnership (2): UNKNOWN, Partner
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James married Daughter CHEYNE, daughter of James CHEYNE 7th of Straloch and Unknown.1 (Daughter CHEYNE was born about 1505.)
Marriage Notes:
"2. James (Gordon) of Cairnbannoch. The Balbithan MS. makes James the third laird, but I cannot get corroborative evidence from official documents. As showing the difficulty of describing definitely the succession of the third and fourth lairds of Gight, the following statement (which contradicts itself) from the Familie of Innes (p. 248) concerning Colonel John Gordon, who helped to assassinate Wallenstein, may be quoted :
'This Coll. John Gordon was near Cousin german once removed with John Innes of Leuchars, whos mother was Marjorie Gordon, dochter to William Gordon [V.] of Gight, who was cousine german with the said Colonell Gordon. This Collonell Gordon's father was ane John Gordon sone to John Gordon of Kadenbanno, brother to ane Gilbert [really John] Gordon off Ardmachyer, who was father to William Gordon who fell in to be laird of Gight after the slaughter of Sir George. . . This Collonell Gordon's father and William Gordon of Gight umquhill John Innes's grandfather war brother barnis. Collonell Gordon's guidsyr [was] Gordon of Kadenbanno and William Gordon of [Gight's father] was John Gordon of Ardmachy. Kaddenbanno and Ardmacher were twae brothers cadent neare cousins ather brothers or brothers sons off the laird of Gight.'
James at first had the lands of Cairnbannoch, which means the 'peaked cairn' (Macdonald's Place Names of West Aberdeenshire, p. 84). Cairnbannoch, which is mentioned in a charter of Fergus, Earl of Buchan, in 1214, had originally belonged to the Abbey of Deer (Aberdeen and Banff, p. 470). Almost the only fact about Cairnbannoch that I have discovered is the statement in the Privy Council Register that William Gordon, V. of Gight, demolished the House of Cairnbannoch.
James of Cairnbannoch married, according to the Balbithan MS., Cheyne, of the Straloch family. The Balbithan MS. says he begat two sons, 'Alexander,' who became laird of Gight, and William; but the third laird was undoubtedly George. I therefore give James's descendants as follows: (1) WILLIAM, who, according to the Balbithan MS., was drowned in the Bogie and left no issue. (2) JOHN, of Milton of Noth, described in the Balbithan MS. as a natural son."
from Gight 1
James had a relationship with Partner UNKNOWN. (Partner UNKNOWN was born about 1520.)
Marriage Notes:
"John (Gordon), of Milton of Noth, described in the Balbithan MS. as a natural son."
from Gight 1
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