GORDON, Lucie 'Ladie Altyr' 1 2
- Baptised: 25 January 1646, Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 3
- Marriage (1): CUMMING, Robert of Altyre in April 1666 in Drainie parish, Moray, Scotland 1
- Marriage (2): DUNBAR, Alexander of Moy by 3 December 1683 2
Other names for Lucie were GORDON, Lucia,4 GORDON, Lucy 5 and GORDONNE, Lucie.3
User ID: X887.
General Notes:
"GORDONNE
LUCIE
LODOVICK GORDONNE/ELSPET FARQUHAR
F
25/01/1646
168/A 30 373
Aberdeen"
from Births and Baptisms 3
Lucie married Robert CUMMING of Altyre, son of Robert CUMMING of Altyre and Isobel INNES, in April 1666 in Drainie parish, Moray, Scotland.1 (Robert CUMMING of Altyre was born about 1627.)
Marriage Notes:
"GORDON
LUCIE
ROBERT CUMING/
00/04/1666
130/ 10 137
Drainie"
from Index of Marriages
"Lucy (Gordon) maried the laird of Altier."
from Robert Gordon's Tables
"Sir Ludovick Gordon of Gordonstoun, Baronet [was educated in Holland and], succeeded his father, Sir Robert, in 1656 [and ornamented the estate with canals, terraces, and avenues]. He married Elizabeth, daughter and co-heiress of Sir Robert Farquhar of Mounie, by whom he had Robert, his heir [four sons], and three daughters; Lucy, married first to Robert Cumine of Altyre .... " (page 64)
"In 1657, Robert Comyn, the Laird of Altyre, married Lucy, eldest daughter of Sir Ludovick Gordon of Gordonston, through whom, on the death of Sir William Gordon in 1795, the estate of Gordonston devolved on Alexander Penrose Cumming of Altyre, who thereupon assumed the name and arms of Gordonston, and was created a Baronet of Great Britain in 1804, and died in 1806." (pages 177 and 178)
from History of Moray (vol 2) 1 5 6
Lucie next married Alexander DUNBAR of Moy, son of Colonel Robert DUNBAR 13th of Westfield, Sheriff of Moray and Barbara INNES, by 3 December 1683.2 (Alexander DUNBAR of Moy was born about 1648.)
Marriage Notes:
"(9) Alexander Dunbar of Moy, second son of Robert Dunbar of Westfield (No. 8 of this account) ; which Alexander married Lucia, daughter of Sir Ludovick Gordon of Gordonstoun, by whom he had the above-mentioned (10) Ludovick, who succeeded to the estate of Westfield and heritable Sheriffship of Moray"
from History of Moray
"1682
April
15. Alr. Dunbar, the Sheriff's brother, and I, went to Elgin ; visited Elz Innes, and the Bishop, who was unweil of the gravel. He was content to be ridd of me.
1683
October
25 I took jurnay myself to Castl Forbes. ... I did sett out, and Alexander Dunbar with me. ... I went to Mulben at night.
November
8. .... I heard from A. D.* [footnote* Alexander Dunbar, the sheriffs brother.] som desing of his mariag with the Ladie Altyr.
17. I gott a letter from Mr. A Dunbar anent the Ladie Leathen's condition, and their mistake of me, and that she was expected not to putt off that night.
December
3 December I heard of the mariag of A. D. the Shiriff's brother, with the Lady Altyr.
1684
April
14 .... My wiffe went to Altyr, and brought A. Dunbar, the Sheriffs brother, with her heir.
15 I wrat letters and dispatches for Alexander] D[unbar] to Castl Forbes, to my lord and his friends, to the Mr., and B[og]hall, and others. . . . . ... A. Dunbar went from this to tak jurnay nixt day to Castl Forbes.
23. My wiffe went from hom this or nixt day ; was at Altyr al night"
from Diary of James Brodie of Brodie 2 4
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