GORDON, Alexander 2nd of Auchintoul, Advocate, Lord of Session ^{1 2}

   Another name for Alexander was GORDON, Allexr of Auchentoule.⁴

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  General Notes:

"1669. At a meeting of the Synod of Moray in April, 1669, the Presbytery of Strathbogie gave in a report regarding the papists within their bounds, among whom was Alexander Gordon of Auchintoul; and the Synod enjoined the Presbytery to begin a process against him. The same injunction was renewed at next meeting of Synod in October following. In April, 1670, the Presbytery reported to the Synod that Auchintoul was under process. At subsequent meetings of Synod the same report was given in till April, 1672, when the Presbytery reported that he had been called before the Privy Council, and that consequently the process against him was laid aside [Synod of Moray MS. Records]."

"1704. May 15. The list of papists given in to the presbytery of Strathbogie by the minister of Marnoch includes 'Alexander Gordon of Auchintoul, sometym Senator in the College of Justice, baptized and brought up in the reformed protestant religion which he professed in his youth till he went to France, since which time he has been a professed papist; his children all born and bred in the Romish religion, and forisfamiliat; there are only two daughters with him, viz., Mary and Margaret, unmarried, both papists' (Blakhal's Narration, Spalding Club, p. xxxvi.)."

from Coclarachie




"Allexr Gordon of Auchentoule" was a witness at the baptism of Robert Gordon, son of Peter Gordon of Ardmely who was Alexander's nephew, at Marnoch parish on 17 April 1709. ⁴

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Admitted: advocate, 8 January 1684. ²

2. Admitted: Ordinary Lord of Session, 15 July 1688. ²

Alexander married Isobel GRAY, daughter of William GRAY of Braikie, Master of Gray and Anne GRAY.^{1 2 3} (Isobel GRAY was born about 1645.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Major-General Gordon was the eldest son of Alexander Gordon of Achintoul, one of the senators of the college of justice, in the reign of King James VII. by his wife, Isobel Gray, daughter to Gray of Braik, brother (see Note below) of Lord Gray' to Lord Gray; and was born the 17th of December 1669."

from History of Peter the Great



"Lord Auchintoul married Isobel Gray, 'daughter of Gray of Braik and niece (see Note below) of Lord Gray' (Life, prefixed to Major-Gen. Gordon's Peter the Great}, "with whom he begat three sons and daughters" (Balb. MS., P- 52)."

from Coclarachie

Note:

If one examines the dates around this family, it is almost impossible to see how Isobel Gray was the niece of Patrick, 8th Lord Gray. Her son Alexander Gordon was born in 1669 and Isobel's parents' marriage contract was in 1637. It may be that as the daughter of 'William Gray of Braik', she was thought to have been a niece rather than a sister of Patrick Gray, who was not in the direct line of inheritance of the title he held, and that William was supposed to have been Patrick's brother rather than his father.



His (George Gordon's) Son George Gordon fiar of Cockclearichie married Grizell Setton the Laird of Pittmeddens daughter, with whom he begat sons and daughters, George, Alexander and James Gordons. George dyed young. Alexander married Issabel Gray daughter of ----------- with whom he begat three sons and daughters, viz, his eldest son Alexander Gordon made Major General in the Muscovite Service..."

from Balbithan MS




"1678. July. Infeftment was given in the town and lands of Auchintoul and
others to Alexander Gordon of Auchintoul in liferent and to Alexander Gordon, his eldest lawful son, in fee; the liferent of Isobel Gray, spouse of the said Alexander Gordon, elder, being reserved, and the foresaid lands being erected into a barony to be called the barony of Auchintoul (Geneal. Mag., 1901, p. 361)."

from The Gordons of Auchintoul ^{1 2 3 5}