ANDERSON, Jean ¹

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Jean married George GORDON of Noth, then 5th of Knockespock (2nd group), Chamberlain at Huntly, son of John GORDON of Auchlyne and Daughter GORDON, by 4 June 1638 (sasine).¹ (George GORDON of Noth, then 5th of Knockespock (2nd group), Chamberlain at Huntly was born about 1618.)

  Marriage Notes:

"We now come to mention of the acquisition of Auld Noth and Boigs by a George Gordon, designed 'in Gibistoun,' and 'Chamberlain at Huntly,' and the question is whether he was previously 'of Craigullie' or not. I cannot light upon mention of him as Chamberlain of Strathbogie ; and there is a difficulty in that we find Jean Anderson to be his spouse in 1638, whereas the wife of George Gordon, who got sasine with her husband in 1620 was Bessie Gordon, Knockespock' s daughter, Craigullie, now known as Craigwillie, and Gibston are two farms within, say, 1^1/2 miles of each other, or less, both in parish of Dunbennan, lying to the westward of Huntly. Auld Noth is at the east end of the Hill of Noth, near the public road from Gartly Station to Rhynie, about half-way between them.

The extract is as follows:

1638 - June 9. - Registration of sasine, dated 4th June, of George Gordon in Gibistoun, Chamberlain at Huntly, and Jean Anderson, his spouse, on a charter by George, Marquis of Huntly, of the lands of Auld Noth and Boigs, in the parish of Rhynie. I understand that Boigs is in a hollow between the hills of Noth and Kirkney, quite near Old Noth." (pages 37 and 38)

from Gordon of Knockespock

Note:

This part of the history of Knockespock is cloudy. It may be that Jean Anderson was the second wife of George Gordon who married Bessie Gordon, rather than the first wife of this man. Without firm dates and sound documentary evidence outlining familial relationships this remains uncertain.

On pages 42 and 43 of Family of Gordon of Knockespock Wimberley says:

"But whatever may have been the parentage of George Gordon of Noth, he got sasine in Over and Nether Knockespock 26 June 1642, and as 'George Gordon, now of Knockespock,' sasine in the lands of Knockespock, 20 Feb. 1650.

It will be seen from the above researches that there is a lack of definite information available to prove the descent of the lairds of Knockespock about the middle of the 17th century. Unfortunately, the difficulty is not less when we come to the next two lairds, father and son, both John Gordons, the younger of them better known as 'John Gordon of Glenbucket.' "

On page 44:

"According to the Balbithan MS., p. 43, George Gordon of Cracullie had by his marriage to Bessie Gordon 'three sons and daughters, viz., William, James, and George Gordons' ; the daughters' names are not given. There is no mention of a son John, and there is no retour of the John that succeeded him. George's successor may possibly have been a grandson, or a son by his second marriage, supposing the sons by the first predeceased their father without leaving male issue ; but I think this very improbable.

We shall find that in 1663 John got a disposition in his favour from a Mr Patrick Anderson, possibly a relative of Jean Anderson, and Patrick may have had a wadset of the lands. It may be added here that George Gordon, 5th laird, who got a sasine in Over and Nether Knockespock in 1642, was probably deceased by 1663, and that he was succeeded by a John Gordon, whether a relative or not I find no evidence sufficient to determine ; but perhaps he was a connection by marriage."

Wimberley does not consider the possibility that it was George Gordon of Cracullie's son George who married Jean Anderson. ¹