GORDON, James of Methlick and Haddo ^{1 2}

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  General Notes:

"JAMES GORDON, of Methlic and Kelly, who acquired Haddo and half Methlic from William Foularton, 22 June 1469, is said to have had five sons and two daughters."

from Scots Peerage



"6/7/1461
Charter by William Foullertoun [Fullarton] of Methlic [Methlick] to James Gordon of an annual rent of 5 merks out of the lands of Meikle Methlic [Methlick].
Dates6/7/1461"

from GD33/36/3a

"29/2/1464
Charter by William Foullartoun [Fullarton] of Methlic [Methlick] to James Gordon of an annual rent of 40s out of his lands of le Hawdauch [Haddo] of Methlic [Methlick]"

from GD33/36/4

"4/7/1467
Charter by Wm. Foullarton [Fullarton] of Methlic [Methlick] to James Gordon of an annual rent of 10 marks out of lands of Haddo of Methlic [Methlick]."

from GD33/36/5

"22/6/1469
Charter by Wm. Foulertoun [Fullarton] of Abberruthven [Aberuthven] to James de Gordon of all and whole his lands of Haddo and Half of Meikle Methlic [Methlick]."

from GD33/36/6

"16/12/1471
Procuratory by Wm. Foulartoun [Fullarton] of Methlic [Methlick] for resigning in the King's hands his lands of Haddo of Methlic [Methlick] and half of Meikle Methlic [Methlick]."

from GD33/36/7

"16/12/1471
Bond by Wm. Foulartoun [Fullarton] of Methlic [Methlick] to James Gordon of Haddo relative to the lands of Haddo of Methlic [Methlick] which he has disponed to the said James Gordon."

from GD33/36/8

"18/5/1472
Resignation by Wm. Foulertoun of Meikle Methlic [Methlick] of the lands of Meikle Methlic [Methlick] and Haddo in the King's hands."

from GD33/36/10

"19/4/1475
Sasine in favour of Patrick Gordon, son and heir of the deceased James G. of Methlic [Methlick] of the lands of Methlic [Methlick]."

from GD33/36/12 ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}

James married Anna or Canea HARPER heretrix of Methlick, daughter of John HARPER and Unknown.¹ (Anna or Canea HARPER heretrix of Methlick was born about 1430.)

  Marriage Notes:

"HADDO.

The Genealogie of James Gordon of Methlick or Haddoe the third son of Jock begotten on the Knight of Gights daughter Maitland his Lawfull Wife.

The said James Gordon purchased

[His wife was Canea Harper 'half portioner of Methlick' of which her father 'Johannes de Citharista' was the owner ; James G. or his son acquired the other half of the barony, and thus arose the Gordons of Haddo ^{1 (Note 1:Added by Mr. Dalrymple]}

the Lands of Methlick and thereafter the Lands of Haddo being the first Laird thereof. He married Anna Harper wt whom he begat four sons and four daughters, viz, his eldest son Patrick Gordon Laird of Haddo, Robert Gordon of Fetterletter, Mr Alexander Gordon first Chancellor of Murray and Chanery of Ross and thereafter Bishop of Aberdeen, and George Gordon of Achenniff in Buchan; his eldest daughter married the Laird of Allardes, the Second married Fraser Laird of -------- , the third married Andrew Prott Burgess in Aberdeen, the fourth married George Gray Burgess in Aberdeen."

from House of Gordon (Balbithan MS)

Note:

The Balbithan MS is clear that the acquisition of Methlick and Haddo took place over more than one generation. The documents of the family are also clear that the 2nd laird, Patrick, took over from his father, James, in the early to mid-1470s, thus suggesting that the documents regarding land dealings with the Foularton family, in the 1460s and early 1470s, were referring to the same James. So, some information above seems to be conflating the father and son, both named James.

Without knowing the dates of the Harper family in question, it is questionable whether the marriage of the daughter of John Harper was with the elder or the younger James Gordon. ¹