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GORDON, Alexander of Essie
(About 1397-)
LESLIE, Christian 'of Balquhain'
(About 1420-)
SPENS, Thomas Bishop of Galloway, then Bishop Aberdeen, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Right Reverend Mr
(About 1415-1480)
GORDON, John of Essie, and of Buckie
(About 1447-)
SPENS, Daughter 'of Boddam'
(About 1459-)
GORDON, William 1st of Knockespock
(About 1494-1567)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. DUGUID, Margaret

GORDON, William 1st of Knockespock 1 2

  • Born: About 1494
  • Marriage (1): DUGUID, Margaret 1
  • Died: probably about 1567 2

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  General Notes:

"William Gordon, first laird of Knockespock by repute, was the third son of John Gordon of Essie by Spens, daughter and heretrix of Boddam, in the parish of Insch (Balb. MS., p. 57), and grandson of Alexander of Essie by Christian, daughter of Leslie of Balquhain. John is said to have sold Boddam and bought Buckie (Balb. MS., ibid), but perhaps he sold only part of Boddam, for Alexander Gordon of Boddam is mentioned as a witness to a charter granted by the Earl of Huntly in 1553 (R.M.S., III., No. 1295). This Alexander may have been William's eldest son. Again, William Spens of Boddam was witness to charters in 1527, 1535, and 1536 (R.M.S.); and John Spens was served heir to his father, William of Boddam, in 1579, and Alexander Spens, heir to John, his father, in 1586. Perhaps John Gordon of Essie's wife was heretrix of only part of Boddam, which may have been sold to a Spens, who owned the other part."

from Knockespock 2

  Research Notes:

KNOCKESPOCK

by c1520 William son of John Gordon of Essie is 1st laird (Buckie line)

c15672nd laird Alexander inherits
c15893rd laird James Gordon inherits
16334th laird William Gordon assigns Knockespock to son James and wife
16425th laird George Gordon 'of Noth' (2nd group) acquired it by wadset from son of 4th laird
16636th laird John Gordon, acquired it by disposition to him by Patrick Anderson of Milton of Noth
17057th laird John Gordon 'of Glenbucket' inherited and sold it
17058th laird George Gordon (3rd group), son of Harry Gordon of Auchlyne, purchased it
17609th laird James Gordon


William married Margaret DUGUID, daughter of Robert DUGUID 2nd of Auchinhove and Agnes FORBES 'of Brux'.1 (Margaret DUGUID was born about 1495.)


  Marriage Notes:

"The said William Gordon of Knockespock married the Laird of Achinhives daughter Dowgat with whom he begat two Sons, his eldest son Alexr Gordon of Knockespock, and Hary Gordon who dyed without Heirs."

from Balbithan MS 1

Sources


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

2 e-books, A Genealogical Account of the Family of Gordon of Knockespock by Douglas Wimberley (1903).

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