GORDON, James 5th of Letterfourie, Jacobite 1715 2Another name for James was GORDON, James of Letterfurie. User ID: V626. General Notes: "25 March 1748 James Gordon of Letterfury was buried." James married Grizell DUNBAR, daughter of Sir James DUNBAR 2nd Baronet of Durn and Unknown.1 2 (Grizell DUNBAR was born about 1685.) Marriage Notes: "To him (James 3rd of Letterfourie) succeeded John Gordon, Thomas Gordon his eldest Son, who married Gordon of Achintoulls Daughter and with her begat one son called James Gordon of Letterfurie who married Grizell Dunbar daughter to Sir William Dunbar of Durn, with whom he begat four sons and four daughters, viz : his eldest son Pat. Gordon, William Gordon, James Gordon, and Alexr Gordon; his eldest daughter Jannet Gordon, his 2d. daughter Anne Gordon married to Logie Ogilvie, his 3d. Jean Gordon who dyed unmarried, and the youngest Mary Gordon; all these save Jean yet live." |
1 e-books, The House of Gordon vol. 1 ed. John Malcolm Bulloch (1903) Balbithan MS.
2 e-books, Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 North East Scotland by Frances McDonnell (in paper Clearfield 1996).
3 Internet Site, http://charlesflett.co.uk/R_Burs.htm Rathven Burials.
4 e-books, British Baronetage vol.3 by William Playfair (1811).
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