GORDON, Alexander 5th of Abergeldie ^{1 2 3}

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Alexander married Margaret MACINTOSH, daughter of William MACINTOSH 15th of that Ilk and Marioun OGILVY, before 1586.^{1 2} (Margaret MACINTOSH was born about 1551 and died after 1627 ³.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (Duncan Grant, younger of Freuchie) married Margaret, daughter of William Mackintosh of that Ilk, who survived him, and married, secondly, before 1586, Alexander Gordon, younger of Abergeldie, and thirdly, before 1604, William Sutherland of Duffus. She was alive in 1627, when, as Lady of Duffus, she granted a discharge for 600 merks to Sir John Grant of Freuchie."

from Chiefs of Grant




"He (Alexander Forbes of Pitsligo) married, thirdly, in 1584, Margaret Mackintosh, daughter of William Mackintosh of that Ilk, relict of Duncan Grant, younger of Freuchie. She married, thirdly, Gordon of Abergeldie ; fourthly, William Sutherland of Duffus (see article Duffus)."

from Scots Peerage (vol 4)




"The fifth laird of Abergeldie married before 1586 Margaret Mackintosh, daughter of William of that ilk, who had previously been the wife of Duncan Grant, Laird of Grant, who died in 1581, and of the Laird of Pitsligo. On April 2, 1604, she had sasine on the lands and barony of Abergeldie (Aberdeen Sasines). On Dec. 21, 1604, she married William Sutherland of Duffus (Great Seal, Nov. 25, 1608) who died before 1616 ; she was alive in 1627 (Fraser's Chiefs of Grant, vol. i.).

The Balbithan MS. says he died without issue, but he really left an only daughter : Beatrice, who had sasine on the lands of Waukindale, Tollibog, Hilloch, Auldtoun, etc., on Jan. 20, 1601 (Aberdeen Sasines, vol. ii.)."

from Abergeldie ^{1 2 3}