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GORDON, George younger of Methlick
(About 1480-1524)
HAY, Daughter
(About 1480-)
MENZIES, Thomas of Pitfodels, Provost of Aberdeen, Sir
(About 1502-1576)
REID, Marion heiress of Pitfoddels
(About 1499-1551)
GORDON, James of Methlick and Haddo
(About 1505-Before 1582)
MENZIES, Marjory
(About 1521-)
GORDON, Robert of Savoch
(About 1537-After 1579)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. AUCHINLECK, Elizabeth

GORDON, Robert of Savoch 1

  • Born: About 1537
  • Marriage (1): AUCHINLECK, Elizabeth by 22 December 1556(licence) 1 2 3
  • Died: After 11 March 1579 4

   Another name for Robert was GORDON, Robert of Saphak.3

   User ID: M993.


Robert married Elizabeth AUCHINLECK, daughter of William AUCHINLECK of Schethum and Elizabeth CHEYNE, by 22 December 1556(licence).1 2 3 (Elizabeth AUCHINLECK was born about 1541 and died after 27 June 1577 5.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Robert (Gordon) of Saphak, married Elizabeth Auchinleck, and had issue."

from Scots Peerage (vol 1)




"Robert Gordon of Savoch married the Laird of Shethons Daughter Affleck, with whom he begat three sons, viz, George, James and Gordons, and a daughter who married the goodman of Craigston Forbes, and thereafter married William Gordon of the House of Proney, one Daughter married Edward Crawford of Corbshill, and another George Forbes."

from Balbithan MS




"22/12/1566

Licence by John, Earl of Mar, to James Gordon of Haddo granting him leave to infeft Robert Gordon, his son and Elizabeth Affleck, his wife in the lands of Saphak [Savoch] etc."

from GD33/43/11 1 2 3

Sources

1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 1 (1904).

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

3 National Records of Scotland, https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue GD33 Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair. 1382-1821.

4 National Records of Scotland, https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue GD33 Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair. 1382-1821 Ref. GD33/30/25.

5 National Records of Scotland, https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue GD33 Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair. 1382-1821 Ref. GD33/43/13.

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