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GORDON, Robert Baronet of Gordonstoun, Tutor of Sutherland, Sir
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GORDON, Robert Baronet of Gordonstoun, Tutor of Sutherland, Sir 2User ID: B539. General Notes: "Among the numerous lands acquired by Laird James, was the estate of Ogstoun, which had been long the property of a family of the same name. In 1473 (26 October) Alexander Ogstoun of that ilk, had a licence under the privy seal of James III. to sell his lands of Ogstoun in the Lordship of Moray; reserving the orchard and chief chymrais thereof: and he accordingly, with consent of John Ogstoun his son and apparent heir, sold the lands of Ogstoun to James of Innes of that ilk and Margaret of Culan, his spouse, under reversion and with regress on payment of 300 merks on the high altar of the parish kirk of Elgin, after 40 days warning at the chymmis of Innes-20 December, 1473. James Innes and his wife had seisin of Ogstoun, which was never redeemed, and either by them, or in the next generation, the Plewlands was added to it. Out of these lands and others, bought about 1630-40, from the Inneses of Drainie; and Ettles &c. from Innes of Pethnak, Sir R. Gordon, Tutor of Sutherland, formed his estate of Gordonstoun." Robert married Lucy GORDON, daughter of John GORDON of Glenluce, Dean of Salisbury and Unknown, on 16 February 1613.1 (Lucy GORDON was born about 1597 and died in 1680 4.) Marriage Notes: "Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonston, knight baronet, tutor of Southerland, vice-chamberlane of Scotland, gentleman in ordinary of his Majesties privy chamber. He maried Lucy (or Lowys) Gordon, only daughter and heir of John Gordon, Lord of Glenluce, dean of Salisbury." |
1 e-books, The House of Gordon vol. 2 ed. John Malcolm Bulloch (1907) Robert Gordon's Tables: A Table of the Ofspring of Sir Robert Gordon off Gordonston, Knight Baronett and Tutor off Southerland.
2 e-books, Ane Account of the Familie of Innes compiled by Duncan Forbes of Culloden 1698 (Spalding Club 1864).
3 Internet Site, http://www.thepeerage.com.
4 Internet Site, http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy.
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