HERRON, Mary ^{2 3}

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Mary married James GORDON of St Kitts, 9th of Knockespock (2nd line), son of George GORDON 8th of Knockespock (3rd group), Burgess of Aberdeen and Mariori MOIR.^{1 2 3} (James GORDON of St Kitts, 9th of Knockespock (2nd line) was baptised on 31 October 1694 in Clatt parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ⁴ and died on 8 April 1768.)

  Marriage Notes:

"James Gordon, eldest and the only son of his father by his first marriage, succeeded to Knockespock as 9th laird. He went to the West Indies, no doubt as a 'Planter,' and prospered. He invested money both in the West Indies and in Great Britain. He is generally described as 'of St Kitts.' He purchased Grenada in 1751, and subsequently Moorpark, in Hertfordshire, and also Auchlyne (adjoining Knockespock) from his relative, James, who had succeeded his grandfather. James Gordon of Auchlyne and Newbigging, on the death of the latter in 1729 (his own father. James, younger of Auchlyne, having predeceased his father in 1721). [....]

James Gordon of St Kitts, later of Knockespock and other properties, married Mary, daughter of Patrick Herron, but had no issue. Besides the purchases of lands already mentioned, he acquired the adjoining property of Terpersie, forfeited a few years before by Charles Gordon of Terpersie (who was executed at Carlisle in 1746), being himself the grandson of Harry Gordon of Auchlyne, who was the 5th son of William Gordon of Terpersie. I have understood that this purchase was made from the Commissioners on the forfeited estates. [....]

James Gordon, formerly of St Kitts, having acquired a large estate, now all included under the name of Knockespock, and executed an entail thereof in 1767, died without issue in April ]768 (see Decenn. Retours above)."

from Gordon of Knockespock< ³