GORDON, James Minister of Bellie (Fochabers), Reverend Mr 1 2 3 4 5 6
- Baptised: 29 August 1726, Rothes parish, Moray, Scotland 4 7
- Marriage (1): LUMSDEN, Margaret 1
- Died: 30 January 1809 1 3
User ID: W849.
General Notes:
"GORDON
JAMES
GEORGE GORDON/JEAN GORDON
M
29/08/1726
141/ 10 50
Rothes and Dundurcas"
from Births and Baptisms
Old Parish Registers
Rothes and Dundurcas parish Moray
Baptisms
"Register of Baptisms 1726
Munday Agust the 29
Gordon and Gordon
George and Jean Gordons of fifth part had a child baptised James, testes James Gordon. James Kay in Gerbity James Taylor elder in Dundorcas. Mrs Janet Dalrymple. Margaret Gordon in Cushneyboug Isobell Innes in Achrosse."
"1771 - 1809
Rev James Gordon. Born in 1727 and educated at King's College, Aberdeen, Mr Gordon graduated M.A. in 1747. Before serving as minister of Bellie, he was chaplain to the Royal Scots Fusiliers in Gibraltar in 1753. He was presented by the Duke of Gordon to Bellie and was admitted in March 1770. Mr Gordon was the first incumbent minister of the new Bellie Church in the Square of the new town of Fochabers in 1797, having already occupied the new manse built next door in 1788."
from bellieandspeymouth website
(at Bellie[Fochabers] in 1770)
"JAMES GORDON, born 1727, son of George G. of Fifthpart of Dundurcas and grandson of James G. of Fifthpart, to whom he was served heir 30th May 1780; educated at King's College, Aberdeen; M.A. (1747); licen. by Presb. of Aberdeen 12th Aug. 1752; ord. (by Presb.of Edinburgh) as chaplain to the Royal Scots Fusiliers, then at Gibraltar, 13th June 1753; pres. by Alexander, Duke of Gordon, before 17th Jan., and adm. 14th March 1770; app. chaplain to the Gordon Fencibles 26th Sept. 1778; died 30th Jan. 1809. He marr., prior to admission, Margaret (died 14th April 1792), daugh. of James Lumsden, min. of Towie, and had issue Jean, born 27th May 1772; Alexander, chaplain at Fort-George, born 4th Oct. 1773, died 1st Jan. 1800; Mary, born 6th Oct. 1775, died 17th March 1801. Publication Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Acc,, xiv.). [Scots May., xl. 630.]"
from Fasti Ecclesiae
"709- Rev. James. 1757, Jan. 12, Chaplain, 21st Ft. 1759, Oct. 23, granted three months absence on private affairs. 1777, Apr. 15, appt. ends (MS. A.L., 1752, p. 228, W.O. Notifications, P.R.O. ; A.L., 1754-77). 1778,
Sep. 261783, N. Fencibles (L.G. ; A.L., 1754-83). 1788, Jul. 5, Chaplain, Fort George, salary 105 53. (L.G., 318). 1797, Apr. 12, res. (A.L., 1789-97). 1800, Jan. 19, or Mar. 8, re-appt. (G.M., vol. 70, p. 275) at request of
the Duchess of Gordon (Gordon Castle Papers). 1803, Dec. res. (G.M., vol. 73, p. 1248; A.L., 1801-4).
Son of George (1698-1768), of Fifthpart of Dundurcus, to whom he was served heir, 1780; b. 1728 ; student, Marischal Coll., 1741-5; licen. by presb. Aberdeen, 1752, Aug. i 2 ; pres. parish of Bellie by Alexander, Duke of Gordon, 1769, adm. 1770, Mar. 14 ; in. Margaret (d. 1792, Apr. 14), dau. of Rev James Lumsden, Towie, and had Alexander, 189, Jane, and Mary Jane. Gordon d. 1809, Jan. 30, in his 82nd year; appears in A.L., 1763-70, as 'Joseph' (family described by J. M. Bulloch, Banffshire Herald, 1907, Aug. 31). Possibly brother of John, 891"
from Gordons Under Arms
"Gordon, James, minister of Bellie, to his grandfather James, portioner of Dundurcas, who died , 1751 h. spec, in the fifth part of Dundurcas, with salmon fishings on the Spey
S. H. (Elgin), 30 May; 12 June 1780"
from House of Gordon (vol 1) 1 2 4 5 6 8
James married Margaret LUMSDEN, daughter of Reverend Mr James LUMSDEN of Corrachree, Minister of Strathdon, then of Towie parish and Mary GRANT of Rippachy.1 (Margaret LUMSDEN was baptised on 17 December 1736 in Strathdon parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 4 and died on 14 April 1792 1.)
Marriage Notes:
"He (James Gordon) marr., prior to admission, Margaret (died 14th April 1792), daugh. of James Lumsden, min. of Towie, and had issue Jean, born 27th May 1772; Alexander, chaplain at Fort-George, born 4th Oct. 1773, died 1st Jan. 1800; Mary, born 6th Oct. 1775, died 17th March 1801. Publication Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Ace,, xiv.). [Scots May., xl. 630.]"
from Fasti Ecclesiae 1
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