GORDON, Thomas of Daach (Davoch), or of Riven (Ruthven) ^{1 2}

   Other names for Thomas were DE GORDON, Thomas of Daugh, 'Tam O' Riven' and GORDON, Tam of Riven.³

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Thomas married Daughter HAY 'of Enzie', daughter of Sir John DE LA HAY of Tulllibody, Boyne and Enzie and Margaret LOGY.¹ (Daughter HAY 'of Enzie' was born about 1387.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Thomas, named with his brother John in the charter cited. He was popularly known as 'Tarn o' Riven,' or Ruthven, a place now in the parish of Cairnie. He married, first, a sister of Sir Thomas Hay of Enzie....."

from Scots Peerage (vol 4)




"The said Thomas married to his first wife Sr Thomas Hay of Enzies Sister, with whom he begat a Son Patrick Gordon of Achinreath Corriedoun and Cotton hill, which he excambed with the Lairdship of Sauchen."

from Balbithan MS ^{1 4}

Thomas next married Daughter INNES, daughter of Sir Walter INNES 10th of that Ilk and Euphemia FRASER.¹ (Daughter INNES was born about 1410.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Thomas .... married...second, a daughter of Sir Walter Innes of that Ilk....."

from Scots Peerage (vol 4)




"The said Thomas married to his second wife Sr Walter Innes Daughter of that Ilk, with whom he begat four sons, viz, Wm Gordon of Ballvenie, Mr Adam Gordon chancellor of Murray and Parson of Kinkell whose name is upon several places of the said Kirk in Gilded Letters yet extant with their date, his third son Tho : Gordon of Kenchie or Braikleys, the fourth George Gordon of Cushney or Hallhead."

from Balbithan MS ^{1 4}

Thomas next married Daughter CHISHOLM 'of Strathglass'.¹ (Daughter CHISHOLM 'of Strathglass' was born about 1410.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Thomas (Gordon) ... married, first, a sister of Sir Thomas Hay of Enzie ; second, a daughter of Sir Walter Innes of that Ilk ; and, third, a daughter of Chisholm of Strathglass. He is said to have had sixteen sons ..."

from Scots Peerage (vol 4)




"The forsd James (see Note below) Gordon married to his third wife Chisolm of Straglass Daughter, with whom he begat John Gordon who got the possession of Davoch from his Father."

from Balbithan MS

Note:

'James' here is in the context clearly an error for 'Thomas' whose wives and sons are being listed in the paragraph as a whole. ^{1 4}

Thomas next married.