GORDON (MRS DAVIDSON), Marie 10th of Gight 1 3 4
- Born: About 1670
- Marriage (1): GORDON, John 4th of Newton, then of Gight, jure uxoris, Lieutenant Colonel on 2 June 1691 in Fyvie parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1 2
- Marriage (2): DAVIDSON, Alexander of Newton of Cusalmond, then of Gight, jure uxoris, Jacobite 1715 20 October 1701(contract) 2 November 1701 in Fyvie parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1 2
- Died: by 29 January 1740 1
Other names for Marie were GORDEN, Mary,4 GORDON, Anne [Marie] the heretrix of the lands of Gight, GORDON, Mary of Gight, Mrs, GORDON, Mary,2 4 GORDON, Mary, Dame and GORDONE, Mary.2
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Marie married Lieutenant Colonel John GORDON 4th of Newton, then of Gight, jure uxoris, son of James GORDON 4th of Newton and Janet BUCHAN, on 2 June 1691 in Fyvie parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.1 2 (Lieutenant Colonel John GORDON 4th of Newton, then of Gight, jure uxoris was born about 1655 and died before 2 November 1701 2.)
Marriage Notes:
"GORDON
MARY
JOHN GORDON/
02/06/1691
197/ 10 549
Fyvie"
from Index of Marriages
Old Parish Registers
Fyvie parish Aberdeenshire
Marriages
"June 2 1691
Liut Coll John Gordon & Mrs Mary Gordon of Gight lawllie married by ye Minr witnesses the Laird of Meldrum & the Laird of Knockleith"
Bulloch in pages 106-107 of Gight places 'Marie' as the daughter of the eighth laird of Gight, George Gordon, and outlines her marriage to Lieut.-Colonel John Gordon. This is corrected in different ways.
At the end of his section on the ninth laird of Gight, Sir George Gordon, he states:
"The ninth laird had an only daughter MARIE GORDON, X. of Gight." (Gight, page 108)
"1687. June 22. Sasine on Charter under the Great Seal to Marie Gordon, only lawful daughter procreated between Sir George Gordon of Gight and Elizabeth Urquhart, his spouse" (Gight, page 109)
1 2
Marie next married Alexander DAVIDSON of Newton of Cusalmond, then of Gight, jure uxoris, Jacobite 1715, son of Alexander DAVIDSON younger, of Newton, Advocate and Issobell LESLIE, 20 October 1701(contract) 2 November 1701 in Fyvie parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.1 2 (Alexander DAVIDSON of Newton of Cusalmond, then of Gight, jure uxoris, Jacobite 1715 was baptised on 15 June 1683 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 5 and died about 1716 1.)
Marriage Notes:
"GORDONE
MARY
ALLEXR. DAVIDSONE/
02/11/1701
197/ 10 564
Fyvie"
from Index of Marriages
" 'Lady' Marie Gordon, who was the first woman laird of Gight, married at Fyvie, Nov. 2, 1701, Alexander Davidson, younger of Newton of Culsalmond. The witnesses were 'the laird of Cubardie, the lairds of Knockleath, Banchrie, and many others'. On the margin the 'Lairds of Newton and Lady Gight' are given (Fyvie Register of Marriages in the Register House). The marriage contract, dated Edinburgh, October 20, 1701, is referred to in the Register of Aberdeen Sasines (xix., 559) thus :
1712. June 26. Sasine on (i) contract of marriage between Alexander Davidson, younger of Newton of Culsalmond, with consent of Alexander Davidson, his father, on the one part, and Lady Mary Gordon, heiress of Gight, with consent of Lady Elizabeth Urquhart, her mother, for infefting her in liferent after the decease of the said Alexander Davidson, now her future spouse, in 22 chalders victual furth of the one or other half of the lands, mills, etc., of Newtoun of Culsalmond, Williamstoun and Melinsyde, by letters of resignation by the said Mr. Alexander Davidson, his father : contained in the said contract, which is dated at Edinburgh, Oct. 20, 1701. Also, on (2) charter of resignation by the Queen to the said Alexander Davidson and the said Mary Gordon of the said lands. At Edinburgh, June 22, 1711, and registered June 5, 1711. Sasine in ---- , 1712." (pages 110 and 111)
from Gight 1 2
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