GORDON, George of Beldorney ^{1 3}

   Other names for George were GORDOUN, George of Badenoch, Capitane ⁶ and GORDOUN, George of Baldorny.⁵

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  General Notes:

"I552-3 January 9th. Legitimation grantit be our Souerane Lord James the fyft to Maister William Gordon, thesaurer of Cathnes, and Maister George Gordoun, capitane of Badenoch, his brother [and May (Mariote) Duffus, thair modir, bastard dochter of Sir John Duffus, chaplan] sonis natural of Maister Adam Gordoun [read in court and at the 'mercat croce' and here registered]. . . in cuius rei testimonium presentibus magnum nostrum sigillum apponi precepimus apud Elgin vicesimo quarto die mensis februarii anno domini quingentesimo vicesimo septimo et regni nostri decimo quarto."

from Records of Elgin




"Gordoun
George
25/2/1576
of Baldorny
Testament Testamentar and Inventory
Edinburgh Commissary Court
CC8/8/4"

from Wills and Testaments ^{1 5}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Charter: of lands of Beldorney, 1560, parish of Glass Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ¹

George married Janet ROSE, daughter of Hugh ROSE 9th of Kilravock and Agnes URQUHART, 17 June 1537(Contract).^{1 2} (Janet ROSE was born about 1514.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Another of this Kilravocks daughters, named Janet, maried Mr. George Gordon of Beldormie, being contracted January 27, 1537; and because they were within prohibited degrees of consanguinitie, ther was a dispensation obtained, dated at Placentia in Italie. The tocher was eight scor punds."

from Family of Rose




"The said Mr George Gordon of Belldornie married the Barren of Killravocks Daughter Ross, with whom he begot two sons and two Daughters viz. his eldest son Alexander Gordon of Belldornie, the 2d son George Gordon dyed without succession; his Eldest Daughter married John Gordon of Bucky, the 2d married the Goodman of Kinninvie Lesly. Their Father the said George builded the House of Belldorney and dyed"

from Balbithan MS




"The first Gordon of Beldorney was George, son of Adam, Dean of Caithness, who was 3rd son of the 1st Earl of Huntly. The Dean died in 1528. This George got a charter of the lands of Beldorney on the Deveron, from Sir John Gordon of Findlater in 1560; he married Janet, daughter of Hugh Ros of Kilraik (date of marriage contract 17 June 1537), and is said to have died in 1575."

from Gordons of Beldorney ^{1 2 3}