MENZIES, Gilbert of Pitfodels, Sir ^{1 2}

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  General Notes:

"But the penalties of loyalty told on others than on the knight himself. His wife and a son were drowned in 1648, while on one of their many voyages of flight to France. Two years later another heavy blow fell on the unfortunate laird, when his eldest son, Gilbert, was killed while acting as standard-bearer in Montrose's army."

from The History of Banchory Devenick ³

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Knighted, 1639. ¹ " It was in this year, according to Gordon's Scots Affairs, that Menzies received the honour of knighthood from the sovereign he served so loyally."

2. Fled: temporaily, 1640, England. ¹

3. Shot: John Forbes of Lesly, October 1642. ¹

4. Fled, December 1643, France. ¹

5. Drowning: of wife and son, 1648, fleeing to France. ¹

6. Loss: of eldest son Gilbert, 27 April 1650, Battle of Invercharron, Ross, Scotland. ¹ His eldest son, Gilbert, was killed while acting as standard-bearer in Montrose's army, at the battle of Invercharron, in Ross-shire, 27th April,

Gilbert married Anne GORDON 'a Woman of Excellent Beautie', daughter of John GORDON 13th Earl of Sutherland and Agnes ELPHINSTONE, in 1623.¹ (Anne GORDON 'a Woman of Excellent Beautie' was born about 1604 and died in 1648 ¹.). The cause of her death was drowning.

  Marriage Notes:

"Succeeding his father in 1622, he in the following year married Lady Anne Gordon, daughter of the twelfth Earl of Sutherland. 'A woman of excellent beautie' - according to Gordon the enthusiastic historian of her house - she was destined to undergo many afflictions"

from Estate of Pitfodels ¹

Gilbert next married Marjory FORBES of the Brux family.² (Marjory FORBES of the Brux family was born about 1630.)

  Marriage Notes:

(BURIAL : Snow Churchyard, Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland)

"Beneath this marble together lie that most admirable man Sir GILBERT MENZIES of Pitfodels, Knight Bachelor, chief of his name who yielded to fate on 17 Aug 1669 and also his dear and honourable wife, Lady MARIA FORBES of the family of Brux who d on the 15 Mar ... (details incomplete)."

from Find a Grave website ²