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GORDON, James of Letterfourie, Admiral of the Scots Fleet
(About 1485-)
BUTTER, Jannet
(About 1510-)
GORDON, James 2nd of Abachie (Avochie)
(About 1521-)
TURING, Daughter
(About 1521-)
GORDON, John of Corriedown
(About 1538-)
GORDON, Daughter of 'Achanachie'
(About 1552-)
GORDON, Adam
(About 1587-1634)

 

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GORDON, Adam 1

  • Born: About 1587
  • Died: 1634, Keith parish, Banffshire, Scotland

   Cause of his death was "killed by Leslie".1

   User ID: B724.

  General Notes:

Adam was killed by Alexander Leslie in Keith in 1634:

"Upon the \emdash\emdash day of \emdash\emdash Alexander Leslie suddenly killed Adam Gordon, son to John Gordon of Curridon, whilk was never punished for all his great friendship."

from Memorialls of the Trubles

Note: In another edition of this text 'John Gordon of Curridon' is rendered as 'John Gordon of Carowin'.
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Sources


1 e-books, The House of Gordon vol. 1 ed. John Malcolm Bulloch (1903) Balbithan MS.

2 e-books, Memorialls of the Trubles in Scotland and in England AD 1624-AD1645 by John Spalding (1790-92).

3 National Library of Scotland, https://digital.nls.uk/79760212 No. 31, 1828-1829 - History of the troubles and memorable transactions in Scotland and England, from M.DC.XXIV. to M.DC.XLV [i.e. 1624-1645] vol.1 by John Spalding. Edited by James Skene.

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