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1. FORBES, Elizabeth
- GORDON, James younger, of Ardoe, Minister at Foveran, then at Montrose, Reverend Mr
- GORDON, George MD, King's College Aberdeen
- GORDON, Peter Episcopal priest, London and New York, Reverend Mr
- GORDON, John in Allachie+
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GORDON, James of Ardoe, Minister of Banchory Devenick parish, Reverend Mr 1
- Born: About 1640 1
- Marriage (1): FORBES, Elizabeth 1
- Died: 24 December 1714 1
User ID: B428.
General Notes:
(at Banchory Devenick in 1663)
"JAMES GORDON of Ardoe, born about 1640, son of William G., physician and Professor of Medicine, King's College, Aberdeen, and Jean, daugh. of James Sandilands, commissary of Aberdeen; educated at said College; M.A. (1661); adm. before 28th Oct. 1673; dep. by the Primate and Bishops before 21st Jan. 1680 for publishing The Reformed Bishop, which had given great offence from its having denounced in most scathing terms the alleged corruptions prevailing throughout the Church. When he had expressed his sorrow and craved pardon of all whom he had offended by publishing this book, the sentence was removed and he was again inst. 14th March that year. He died 24th Dec. 1714. He bequeathed 40 Scots annually for behoof of the poor of the parish.
It has been stated that having been disappointed in his expectations of a bishopric, he 'fell a railling at the grapes, because out of his reach, and lampooned the ecclesiastical peerage'. The nickname of 'Reformed Bishop' was given to him, and in a pasquil of the period 'Ecclesiastes or the Preacher, the Penitential Retractions of Mr James Gordon of Banchory' it was said-
If your book had never been seen,
You had been Bishop of Aberdeen ;
If you had been Bishop of Aberdeen,
Your book had never been seen.
He marr. Elizabeth, daugh. of William Forbes of Corsindae, and had issue James, intruded into the ministry at Foveran, while also a rector in Yorkshire, and afterwards Episcopal min. at Montrose; George, M.D. (King s College 1696). "
from Fasti Ecclesiae 1
James married Elizabeth FORBES, daughter of William FORBES 8th of Corsindae and Kathrine BANNERMAN.1 (Elizabeth FORBES was born about 1645.)
Marriage Notes:
"He (James Gordon, minister of Banchory) marr. Elizabeth, daugh. of William Forbes of Corsindae, and had issue James, intruded into the ministry at Foveran, while also a rector in Yorkshire, and afterwards Episcopal min. at Montrose; George, M.D. (King's College 1696). "
from Fasti Ecclesiae 1
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