GORDON, William 6th of Lesmoir, 3rd Baronet of Lesmoir, Sir

  General Notes:

"On August 7, 1635, several men of the name of Gordon were charged to appear before the Council on September 22 following, and find security for keeping the peace and maintaining good order, among them Sir James of
Lesmoir, and William Gordon of Broadland and Alexander of Garie, two of his sons. These troubles must have involved Sir James in great expense."

"During his father's lifetime Sir William, being a younger son, and probably of small means, seems to have taken no prominent part in public affairs; he also kept clear of entanglement during the troubles of the Civil War."

"1614, April 28. He got a charter on Brodland alienated by his father on the occasion of his marriage (Sasines, i., folio 84)."

"1630-1632. He and his spouse, Christian Walker, wadsetted two ploughs of Broadland to a Thomas Gordon, June 29, 1630 (Aberdeen Sasine Reg. See also Abd. Sheriff Court Records, ii., 317, 322, 323)."

'1633, June 4- Sasine on charter of alienation, granted by William Gordon "of Broadland," with consent of his wife, Christian Walker, to Thomas Gordon " in Broadland," of that part of Broadland called the town and lands of Greenmyre, lying, etc., at Broadland, June 8, 1633. William Gordon, eldest son of the said William of Broadland, and Thomas Gordon, notary public, are witnesses. Sasine given on June 8, 1633 (Aberdeen Sasine Reg., vol. viii., folio 224).'

from House of Gordon

'A few years later (after 1495), Broadland was in the possession of James Gordon, afterwards the first baronet of Lesmoir, who, marrying Rebecca Keith (it was probably the celebration of this marriage, in the summer of 1589, that James VI. attended (Gordon's ''Scots Affairs," I., p. xxxiii.) is believed to have got the lauds as a part of her marriage portion. In 1614 - eleven years before the Lesmoir baronetcy was conferred - Gordon conveyed to his second son, William, and his spouse, Christian Walker, the whole barony of Broadland. (Wimberley's Lesmoir, p. 54.) This couple would appear to have got into serious financial difficulties, as shown by the numerous and heavy mortgages which they were obliged to grant. In 1630, they assigned two ploughlands - 208 acres Scots - of Broadland to Thomas Gordon (Sasine Register, vol. vii., p. 119); and that they had further mortgaged the lands is shown by the deed of assignation to the wadset over Broadland for 6300 merks Scots, granted, on 19th October, 1651, by Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, Bart., with consent of his son, in favour of the hospital built for the help and support of old poor residenters in the barony of Leys. (Family of Burnett of Leys, pp. 261-63.)

In the inside and over the window of the gable of the old church of Crimond is a slab bearing a defaced shield with the Gordon arms, the motto BYDAND, the initials T. G., and a Latin inscription, of which the following is a translation -

Dr Thomas Gordon, jun., with his father.

Under this seat are laid the ashes of a man of good birth, Thomas Gordon of Broadland, 1652.

It is difficult to fix definitely the branch to which Thomas Gordon belonged. That he possessed considerable means is evidenced by his name appearing, in 1633, as lender of 5500 merks among six parties, two of whom were Sir James Gordon, younger of Lesmoir, and George Gordon of Terpersie. (Spalding Club "Miscellany," III., p. 102.)'

from Aberdeenshire Epitaphs ^{2 3}

William married Christian WALKER. (Christian WALKER was born about 1591.)

  Marriage Notes:

'Sir William married early, probably in 1614, Christian Walker, whose family evidently belonged to Peterhead. On April 28, 1614, his father, then James Gordon of Lesmoir, granted a charter of alienation in favour of William Gordon, his second son, and Christian Walker, his spouse, and the heirs to be procreated or already procreated between them, whom failing, to the heirs and assignees of the said William, etc., of all and whole the lands of Brodland, with pertinents lying in the barony of Brodland, parish of Crimond. Sasine was given December 2, 1617, "when a prudent young man, John Walker, son of an honourable man, James Walker in Peterhead, is procurator for the said Christian " (Register of Sasines, i., folio 84, December 27, 1617).' ²