GORDON, Patrick of Laichie, Captain 1 2 3 4
- Born: About 1623
- Marriage (1): GORDON, Jean of Cluny
- Died: After 28 May 1673 5 6
Other names for Patrick were GORDON, Patrick of Lequochie, Captain,4 GORDON, Patrik,6 GORDON, Peter of Laichie, near Dufftown, Captain 7 and GORDONE, Patrick, Captaine.4
General Notes:
"1129- Patrick. 1664, Jul. 14, Capt., commissioned by the Privy Council to arrest certain rebels.
Younger son of William, I. in Minmore; laird of Laichie (Dufftown); m. Jean Gordon, of the Cluny family, and had Alexander, 133, and Charles, 292; d. by 1675 (Bulloch's Gordons and Smiths, 9-10)."
from Gordons Under Arms
'There was recorded at Elgin on June 16, 1653, a contract matrimonial "at Tombreakachie, 7 May 1652, between Robert Stewart of Nevie and Arthur Stewart, his eldest lawfull sone, for Margaret Stewart, the said Robert Stewart, his lawfull dochter, on one part, and William Gordon of Minmore and Alexander Gordon, his eldest lawfull sone, for Harrie Gordon, sone lawfull to the said William Gordon, on the other part [for Harry and Margaret] : before thir witnesses-Thomas Stewart of Drumine, John Grant of Blairfindie, Patrick Gordone, sone lawfull to said William Gordon of Minmore, Thomas Stewart in Tombreakachie, and Robert Stewart, sone lawfull to Robert Stewart of Nevie." On June 14, 1652, "Harie Gordone in Auchorachan," gives a bond for £100 to his "fatherin-law, Robert Stewart of Nevie, and on December 8,1655, Robert Stewart of Nevie grants receipt of said £100 from "Harrie Gordon in Nevie." '
from The Gordons and Smiths at Minmore
'Captain Patrick Gordon of Laichie, the old Kirkton of Mortlach, situate on the banks of the Dullan.
On July 14, 1644, Patrick Gordon, the lawful son of William Gordon "of Minimor," witnessed the baptism of William, son of Alexander Nelson, mason in Minmore, and Marjorie Gordon, on June 13, 1659.'
' "Captaine Patrick Gordone, sone lawfull to William Gordon of Miniemore, as procurator for himself and for Mistres Jeane Gordone, his spouse, having . . ane contract and dispositione of wodset, of date at Westertoune, 3 June, 1659, granted. . . be Johne, Anderson of Ardbreak, with consent of James Andersone, his eldest lawfull sone, to the said Captain Patrick and Mistres Jeane Gordone ... of fourtie bolles victual payable of the nethermost pairt of the toune and landes of Argathnie. . . ," received sasine from Mr Alexander Anderson, son lawful to the said John Anderson (who married Anne Gordon : died 1670). William Gordon "off Miniemore" was a witness to the contract of wadset. Westertoune, Argathnie, and Ardbreck lie in the parish of Botriphnie. '
'On May 28, 1673, Captain Patrick Gordon of "Lequochie" transferred, in payment of a debt, to 'Robert Cuming of "Ricklettich," the rights in a decreet which he (Gordon) had been awarded in an action in the Sheriff Court of Banff against Andrew Rose of Lynemore. Hugh Gordon in Lequochie was one of three witnesses to Patrick's warrant that the transference 'should be registered in the Books of Council and Session (Tarmore Papers : Brit. Mus.).'
from The Gordons and Smiths at Minmore, Auchorachan, and Upper Drumin in Glenlivet 4 5 7
Research Notes:
Patrick Gordon of LAICHIE
"There is neither town nor village in all the parish. The whole is country. The Kirktown of Mortlach (the ancient Laichie) is only two or three houses on the glebe or about the church"
quoted from Banffshire Journal, Tuesday, September 25, 1917, centenary of founding of Dufftown 8 9
Patrick married Jean GORDON of Cluny, daughter of Sir Alexander GORDON younger, Baronet of Cluny and Elizabeth LESLIE. (Jean GORDON of Cluny was born about 1635.)
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