GORDON, James of Broadland, then of Buthlaw 1
- Born: About 1615
- Marriage (1): GORDON, Anne 1
- Died: After 1662 1
Other names for James were GORDON, James of Buthlie,1 GORDON, James of Buthlay, Master 1 and GORDON, James of Greinmyre, Mr.1
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James married Anne GORDON, daughter of Patrick GORDON 2nd of Nethermuir and Katherine LUMSDEN.1 (Anne GORDON was born about 1618.)
Marriage Notes:
"Anne Gordon, 'lauchfull bairn to umquhill Patrick Gordon of Nethermuir,' was the creditor in 1633 of Mr William Keith of Brownttown to the extent of 1000 merks, Mr William Lumsden, advocate, in Old Aberdeen, being her tutor ('Book of Annual-rentaris,' Spalding Club Misc. iii.,102). She and her sister Janet were creditors of Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty, 'equallie betwixt them,' to the extent of 500 merks (Ibid, iii., 102).
According- to the Theodore Gordon MS., she married James Gordon 'of Buthlie,' that is Buthlaw. On Sept. 10, 1650, John Gordon of Auchleuchries granted to 'Mr James Gordon of Greinmyre and Annas Gordon, his spouse, the Mains of Auchleuchries, redeemably by payment of 2500 merks Scots' ('Particular Register of Sasines for Aberdeenshire,' vol. xiv., fol. 437-439). On June 15, 1665, he is described as 'Master James Gordon, now of Buthlay' (Ibid., vol. iv., fol. 81, 82), which he bought in 1662. He was the ancestor of the famous General (Thomas Gordon) in the Greek Army."
from Gordons of Nethermuir 1
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