GORDON, George of Auchmalidy, then Tilphoudie ¹

   Other names for George were GORDON, of Tilliwhoudie ² and GORDON, George of Auchmenzie.⁵

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  General Notes:

"The earliest notice of Corrachree, as a separate property, is contained in the charter (already noticed) of James IV. (1507) to Alexander, son of Sir John Elphinston of Kildrummy. Some time during the administration of the Earldom of Mar by the Earl of Huntly, probably about the year 1562, the property was conferred upon George Gordon of Tilphoudie ; and afterwards confirmed to his son and successor, Patrick Gordon (1580)."

from History of Logie-Coldstone and Braes of Cromar ⁶

George married Helenor GORDON, daughter of Adam GORDON Lord of Aboyne, Earl of Sutherland, jure uxoris and Elizabeth SUTHERLAND 10th Countess of Sutherland.^{1 2 3} (Helenor GORDON was born about 1512.)

  Marriage Notes:

"George Gordon was retoured heir to his father in the lands of Little Folay on 6th October 1573. In 1562 George Gordon and Helenor Gordon his spouse, had a charter of the lands of Tilphoudie and Tillybreen... He has confirmation of the lands of Tilphoudie and Tillybreen by Mary, Queen of Scots, under the Great Seal.."

from Records of Aboyne




"... Adam of Aboyne, who married the heiress of the Sutherland family, and Adam's daughter, Lady Helenor, married a George Gordon of Auchmalidy, apparently of the Auchmenzie family (see Rec. of Aboyne, p. 212), and got Tilphoudie for her portion..."

from Gordons of Craig




"Helenor, married, first, to Gordon of Tilliwhoudie, and secondly, to George Gordon of Craig."
from Scots Peerage (vol 8)

Note:

1 This Helenor's husband was of the Auchmenzie family

2 By other accounts, it was this woman's niece, Helenor Gordon, daughter of John Gordon of Tilphoudie, who married George Gordon of Blairdinnie and 2nd of Coclarachie; he was nephew of William Gordon 2nd of Craig. ^{1 2 3}

George next married Anna SUTHERLAND, daughter of Alexander SUTHERLAND Dean of Caithness and Unknown.⁴ (Anna SUTHERLAND was born about 1545.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (John Keith, minister of Duffus) marr. Anna or Janet (survived him, and marr. (2) George Gordon of Tilphoudie), natural daugh. of Alexander Sutherland, Dean of Caithness, and had issue ..."

from Fasti Ecclesiae ⁴