GORDON, Thomas of Kennerty 2Other names for Thomas were GORDON, Thomas of Kenchice (? Kenertie) or Braickle 3 and GORDON, Thomas Baron of Kennardy.1 User ID: G275. General Notes: "Charter by George, Earl of Huntlie, in favour of his beloved cousin Thomas Gordon, baron of Kennardy, of the half of Cragtoune of Barrodouch, lying in his lordship's barony of Obyne, within the shire of Aberdeen : Which lands belonged to the late Janet, daughter of Donald Richerdson, heritably, and which the said Janet, with consent of John Donaldson, her spouse, freely resigned in the hands of the said Earl of Huntlie, at the Kirk of Glenmuke : To hold to the said Thomas Gordon, his heirs and assignees, of the granter and his successors, lords of the barony of Obyne, in fee and heritage for ever; by all their right measures and bounds, in woods, plains, streams, pastures, mills, multures, and their sequels, fowlings, huntings and fishings, peat bogs, fuel, coalheughs, quarries, &c....Dated at the Kirk of Glenmuk 25 May 1484..." Thomas married Daughter GRANT, daughter of Sir Duncan GRANT of Freuchie and Unknown.1 (Daughter GRANT was born about 1450.) Marriage Notes: "In previous notes we have made reference to the Gordons of Kennertie. Thomas Gordon of Kennertie (pp. 22-25) may have been identical with Thomas, the third son of 'Tom of Riven' (by his second wife, a daughter of Sir Walter Innes), styled 'in Glenmuick.' This Thomas is said to have married a daughter of Duncan Grant, by whom he had Alexander of 'Kennathie' (? Kennertie, pp. 25, 27), and James Gordon in Knock. Alexander of 'Kennathie' had sons - Thomas of 'Kennathie,' dwelling in Glenmuick, John, and Alexander of Toldow (MS. Pedigree, circa 1580)." |