GORDON, Charles 2nd of Glengerrack, Jacobite 1715 ^{2 3 4 5}

   Other names for Charles were GORDON, Charles of Glengerack ^{1 7 8} and GORDON, Charles of Glengerach.⁸

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  General Notes:

"6. Helen. (daughter of William Gordon 6th of Birkenburn) 'My wife was brought to bed of her first chayld the 2d of Apryle 1701, called Helen after my mother and Provest Sutherlands Lady. She lived about four moneths." She was baptised at Keith, April 30, 1701; witnesses, Charles Gordon of Glengerach and John Ogilvie of Kempcairn (Keith Parish Register)."

"Helen (2nd daughter thus named of William Gordon 6th of Birkenburn) 'was born on Thursday 7 Febrij 1706 about 12 acloack att night, my mother and the Lady Lesmurdie being Godmothers". She was baptised at Keith, February 9, 1706-witnesses : Charles Gordon of Glengerack, Charles Gordon in Auchinhoof, and Charles Stewart in Achoynany (ibid.). She is said to have had a very handsome tocher. She married (1) George Fraser in Cuperhill, December 27, 1733 (ibid.); and (2) September 4, 1740, Rev. William Milne, minister of Inverkeithney (1721-66). She died May 4, 1778..."

from Birkenburn




"GORDON
CHARLES
4 / 11 / 1714
OF GLENGERACK
TESTAMENT DATIVE & INVENTORY
MORAY COMMISSARY COURT
CC16/4/2"

from Wills and Testaments ^{8 9}

Charles married Margaret DUFF, daughter of Alexander DUFF of Braco, WS and Margaret GORDON, on 15 November 1694 in Grange parish, Banffshire, Scotland.^{1 2 3} (Margaret DUFF was born about 1679 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"DUFF
MARGARET
CHARLES GORDON/
15/11/1694
156 30 / 13
GRANGE"

from Index of Marriages




"Alexander Duff of Braco. He married Margaret, daughter of Sir James Gordon of Lesmoir, and had : - (i). William Duff of Braco : died 1718 without leaving male issue, (ii). Margaret Duff, married - Gordon of Glengarrock. (iii). Helen Duff, married William Gordon of Farskane, of the Cairnburrow and Park Gordons"

from Birkenburn




"Margaret Duff, married Charles Gordon of Glengerack and became the ancestress of Sir M. E. Grant-Duff."

from Lesmoir




"Margaret (Duff), born 1679, and married, in 1694, Charles Gordon of Glengerack."

from Book of the Duffs (vol 1)




"Alexander Duff of Braco .... had, besides his son William, who died 1718, four daughters, one of whom died young. Margaret, the eldest, born 1679, married, November 15, 1694, when only fifteen, Charles Gordon of Glengerack, and had the following children (baptisms taken from the Keith Registers): Margaret, baptised February 6, 1696. Alexander, 1698 (succeeded to Glengerack). William, 1699 (succeeded). Katherine, 1701, died young. Jean, 1702, died young. Janet, 1703, died young. John, 1705, died young. Katherine, 1706; married George Gordon of Birkenbush.

1 Glengerack is a small property situated about one and a half miles from Keith, near the New Mill. Charles Gordon was one of the jury appointed to try Macpherson the freebooter in 1700 (Chronicles of Keith, Rev. J. S. Stuart)."

from Book of the Duffs (vol 2)


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