GORDON, Thomas of Seggyden, Burgesss of Aberdeen ¹

   Cause of his death was slain in battle.¹

   Other names for Thomas were GORDON, Thomas of Drumbulg ¹ and GORDON, Thomas of Lesmore.²

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  General Notes:

"The 1600 Gordon MS. makes him (Thomas Gordon) the eldest son of the second marriage, and adds that the first laird of Lesmoir 'conquest ' to Thomas ' Dirsfield, Seggydene and Wreiss '. Along with Lord Huntly, Alexander Gordon, apparent of Lesmoir, and many others, Thomas Gordon 'of Segydene' was made an honorary burgess of Aberdeen, May 9, 1582 (Spald. Club Misc., v., 53). In 1587, Allan Grant, kinsman to John Grant of Freuchy, was murdered by the Earl of Huntly, 'his kyn and freindis,' specially by Alexander Gordon, apparent of Lesmoir, James Gordon, his son and heir, Thomas Gordon 'in Drumbulg and thair complecess ' (Fraser's Chiefs of Grants, iii., 178). Thomas Gordon ' of Sedyden ' witnessed a bond of protection granted by Huntly to Pitfoddels June 9, 1588 (Antiq. Aberdeen and Banff. iii., 280). As a notar public and witness, Thomas ' of Segiden ' acted as procurator for Lord Huntly in the matter of a notarial instrument anent the tack of the town and lands of Tullich for the term of nineteen years [....] A Thomas Gordon got wadset of Drumbulg in 1629, But he was a son of Thomas of Artloch, a cadet of the Cairnborrow Gordons (Mitchell MS.)"

from Lesmoir




"William Leslie, fiar of Balquhain (later 9th of Balquhain), entered into a contract with Thomas Gordon, son of James Gordon of Lesmore, and his curators, whereby he obliged himself to infeft the said Thomas Gordon in two parts of the lands of Wraes, and the said Thomas Gordon obliged himself to renounce in favour of the said William Leslie the wadsett rights which he had on the lands of Erlesfield and Seggyden; 6th September 1561."

"William Leslie redeemed the two parts of the lands of Wraes from Thomas Gordon of Lesmore, 8th October 1571; and the said Thomas Gordon renounced the said lands, in favour of the said William Leslie, on the same day."

from Historical Records of the Family of Leslie




"1311. Thomas. 1594, Oct. 3, k. at the battle of Glenlivet, along withhis two sons, James and William 'very brave gentlemen, under the Earle of Huntley's banner in a field called Auld Auchainachie' (House of Gordon, ii 177-8)). Younger son of James, I. of Lesmoir, sometimes called of Drumbulg, Gartly, and sometimes of Seggyden, Kennethmont; said by Douglas (Baronage, i. 31), to have been the ancestor of the Buthlaw Gordons.'

from Gordons Under Arms ^{1 2 3}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Appointed: Honorary Burgess, 9 May 1582, of Aberdeen. ¹

Thomas married Daughter STRACHAN 'heiress of Cowdein'.¹ (Daughter STRACHAN 'heiress of Cowdein' was born about 1560.)

  Marriage Notes:

"The 1600 Gordon MS. says that Thomas of Seggyden married 'a gentlewoman called Strachan, heretrix of Cowdein, who bare him sundrie sones and daughters.' "

from Lesmoir ¹