GORDON, George of Noth, then 5th of Knockespock (2nd group), Chamberlain at Huntly ^{1 2 3}

   Another name for George was GORDON, George in Gibistoun.¹

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  General Notes:

"George Gordon of Noth, who acquired Knockespock, probably by wadset, in 1640 from Captain James Gordon of Knockespock (the last laird of the old Buckie line)."

from Terpersie




"From the sasine given to George Gordon of Noth of the lands of Over and Nether Knockespak in 1642, it would seem that they passed from the old family of Gordon of Knockespock to another family connected by marriage ; and further, from the sasine given to Robert Gordon, eldest son of the deceased James G., apparent of Knockespeck, in the lands of Clatt in 1648, that the estate of Knockespock did not revert to a male heir of the old family, but had passed to a George Gordon, previously designed 'of Noth.' " (page 32)


"The next extract is an important one. It relates to 'George Gordon of Noth's' acquiring Over and Nether Knockespock : -

1642 - June 26. - Registration of sasine, dated 16 June, of George Gordon of Noth on a charter by Mr Robert Farquhar of Mowny, bailie, burgess of Aberdeen ; Mr James Farquharson, W.S. ; Robert Gordon, eldest lawful son of the deceased William Gordon of Kenertie by Janet Gordon, his second wife, and his heir of the said marriage, with consent of his curators, and the said Janet Gordon for herself ; also with consent of William Gordon of Knockespak, and by the said William Gordon and Helen Gardyne, his spouse, and James Gordon, their eldest son, all with one consent and assent to the said George Gordon of Noth and his heirs and assignees of the lands of Over Knockespaik and Nether Knockespaik, with right of fuel in the Moss of Auchlyne, &c. Dated at Aberdeen and Knockespaik, 10 and 16 June 1642.

The above shows, at any rate, that George Gordon of Noth got a charter from the persons named, with consent of various members of the Knockespock family of Over and Nether Knockespock." (page 38)

from Gordon of Knockespock ³

  Research Notes:

KNOCKESPOCK

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

c15672^nd laird Alexander inherits
c15893^rd laird James Gordon inherits
16334^th laird William Gordon assigns Knockespock to son James and wife
16425^th laird George Gordon 'of Noth' (2nd group) acquired it by wadset from son of 4^th laird
16636^th laird John Gordon, acquired it by disposition to him by Patrick Anderson of Milton of Noth
17057^th laird John Gordon 'of Glenbucket' inherited and sold it
17058^th laird George Gordon (3rd group), son of Harry Gordon of Auchlyne, purchased it
17609^th laird James Gordon

George married Jean ANDERSON, daughter of Patrick ANDERSON of Milton of Noth and Unknown, by 4 June 1638 (sasine).¹ (Jean ANDERSON was born about 1623.)

  Marriage Notes:

"We now come to mention of the acquisition of Auld Noth and Boigs by a George Gordon, designed 'in Gibistoun,' and 'Chamberlain at Huntly,' and the question is whether he was previously 'of Craigullie' or not. I cannot light upon mention of him as Chamberlain of Strathbogie ; and there is a difficulty in that we find Jean Anderson to be his spouse in 1638, whereas the wife of George Gordon, who got sasine with her husband in 1620 was Bessie Gordon, Knockespock' s daughter, Craigullie, now known as Craigwillie, and Gibston are two farms within, say, 1^1/2 miles of each other, or less, both in parish of Dunbennan, lying to the westward of Huntly. Auld Noth is at the east end of the Hill of Noth, near the public road from Gartly Station to Rhynie, about half-way between them.

The extract is as follows:

1638 - June 9. - Registration of sasine, dated 4th June, of George Gordon in Gibistoun, Chamberlain at Huntly, and Jean Anderson, his spouse, on a charter by George, Marquis of Huntly, of the lands of Auld Noth and Boigs, in the parish of Rhynie. I understand that Boigs is in a hollow between the hills of Noth and Kirkney, quite near Old Noth." (pages 37 and 38)

from Gordon of Knockespock

Note:

This part of the history of Knockespock is cloudy. It may be that Jean Anderson was the second wife of George Gordon who married Bessie Gordon, rather than the first wife of this man. Without firm dates and sound documentary evidence outlining familial relationships this remains uncertain.

On pages 42 and 43 of Family of Gordon of Knockespock Wimberley says:

"But whatever may have been the parentage of George Gordon of Noth, he got sasine in Over and Nether Knockespock 26 June 1642, and as 'George Gordon, now of Knockespock,' sasine in the lands of Knockespock, 20 Feb. 1650.

It will be seen from the above researches that there is a lack of definite information available to prove the descent of the lairds of Knockespock about the middle of the 17th century. Unfortunately, the difficulty is not less when we come to the next two lairds, father and son, both John Gordons, the younger of them better known as 'John Gordon of Glenbucket.' "

On page 44:

"According to the Balbithan MS., p. 43, George Gordon of Cracullie had by his marriage to Bessie Gordon 'three sons and daughters, viz., William, James, and George Gordons' ; the daughters' names are not given. There is no mention of a son John, and there is no retour of the John that succeeded him. George's successor may possibly have been a grandson, or a son by his second marriage, supposing the sons by the first predeceased their father without leaving male issue ; but I think this very improbable.

We shall find that in 1663 John got a disposition in his favour from a Mr Patrick Anderson, possibly a relative of Jean Anderson, and Patrick may have had a wadset of the lands. It may be added here that George Gordon, 5th laird, who got a sasine in Over and Nether Knockespock in 1642, was probably deceased by 1663, and that he was succeeded by a John Gordon, whether a relative or not I find no evidence sufficient to determine ; but perhaps he was a connection by marriage."

Wimberley does not consider the possibility that it was George Gordon of Cracullie's son George who married Jean Anderson. ¹