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Spouses/Children:
1. DUFF, Jean
- GORDON, Helen
- GORDON, Magdalen 7th of Birkenburn+
- GORDON, Katheren
- GORDON, Helen
- GORDON, Alexander
- GORDON, William
- GORDON, Ann
- GORDON, Bessie
- GORDON, Issobell
- GORDON, Robert
- GORDON, Katheren
- GORDON, James
- GORDON, Janet
- GORDON, John
- GORDON, Margaret
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GORDON, William 6th Laird of Birkenburn, Commissioner of Supply for Banffshire 2
- Born: About 1668
- Marriage (1): DUFF, Jean on 6 June 1700 1 2
- Died: 1740 2
Other names for William were GORDON, Wm of Birkenburn 3 and GORDON, Wm.4
General Notes:
"William Gordon was retoured heir special to his father, Alexander, in town and lands of Birkenburn, February 25, 172 1 (Retours, Special Services). He-was Commissioner of Supply for Banffshire in 1702 and 1704 (Acts of Parliament)."
"1695, January 27.— William Gordon was present with other heritors at a meeting, apparently of the kirk session, at Keith, on some church business; and he with William Duff, son to Alexander Duff of Braco, was a witness at the baptism of William Gordon, lawful son to Charles Gordon of Glengerack, July 2, 1699."
"1723, November 25.— Bond by William Gordon of Birkinburn to Peter Gordon of Ardmellie for 1100 merks Scots..."
"1735, May 30.— Assignation of said bond by Peter Gordone of Ardmealie to Mr. John Stuart, minister at Drumblade, son-in-law of William Gordon of Birkenburn : written and signed by himself at Ardmealie, May 30, 1735..."
"1738, January 27.— Bill by William Gordon of Birkenburn to Adam Longmoor for £210 ; assigned on December 11, 1739, to Mr. John Stuart, minister of Drumbleet (ibid.)."
"1738, December 9.— Bill by William Gordon of Birkenburn to John Skinner, Keith, for £105 : assigned November 23, 1739, to Mr. John Stuart, minister at Drumblade (ibid.)."
"1751, Sept. 4.— Receipt by Margaret Stuart, relict of Mr. George Chalmers, late minister at Botriphny, to Magdalen Gordon of Birkenburn, relict of Mr. John Stuart, late minister at Drumblade, for 40 merks, being a year's interest of 800 merks due to her by bond by William Gordon, late of Birkenburn, now deceased : signed at Pittivaich, September 4, 1751, before Mr. Alexander Chalmers, minister at Glass [and her son] and John Maver in Pitglassie, kirk officer at Mortlich (ibid.)."
"William, who is said to have been a spendthrift, seems to have died during 1740; for on April 5, 1740, the
'submission and decreet arbitral anent marches between Grant of Auchoynany and Gordon of Birkenburn' appears in the Banff Sasine Register, while on August 15, 1740, Mr. John Stewart, minister at Drumblade, and his spouse, got sasine in Birkenburn."
from Birkenburn 2
Research Notes:
OTHER CHILDREN
In Birkenburn we read that William Gordon and Jean Duff had fourteen children:
"They had fourteen children as detailed by the laird himself in a note-book now in possession of the Petrie-Hay family..."
and the names and details of fourteen children follow this statement.
Some of those named by Captain Wimberley in Birkenburn appear in the Keith Parish Registers:
Hellen 1701; Hellen 1706; Alexander 1707; William 1709
There are some other children listed as baptised whose father is William Gordon.
Some name only the father. Two of these describe the father as William Gordon "in Blackhillock", and a third names him as "in Denhead".
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"GORDON ALEXANDER WM. GORDON/ M 06/11/1700 159/ 10 30 Keith"
This Alexander was the lawful son of "Wm Gordon in Blackhillock", and the witnesses were "Alexr. Gordon in Claymyres" and "Alexr. Young in Whitelay".
The same man. "Wm Gordon in Blackhillock", was father to a child in 1702:
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"GORDON PETTER WM. GORDON/ M 13/09/1702 159/ 10 34 Keith"
The father of this lawful child was "Wm Gordon in Blackhillock".
The witnesses were "John Gordon in Cragiehead & Petter Gordon his son".
Since Magdalen Gordon, according to Birkenburn, was born on 13 June 1702, this is not William Gordon of Birkenburn.
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"GORDON ANNA WM. GORDON/ F 05/10/1706 159/ 10 47 Keith"
"Wm Gordon in Denhead" is the father of this child
The witnesses were James Lesly in Eddindaich and James Lesly his son, and James Tarras and James Mill in Keith
Then in 1711 there is an entry:
"GORDON BESSIE WM. GORDON/JEAN DUFF F 15/05/1711 159/ 10 91 Keith"
This is somewhat unusual because until about 1710 only the father's name is listed usually. The entry reads:
"Anno 1711 Baptisms
Bessie Gordon
May 15th, 1711
Bessie Gordon , lawll daughter to Wm Gordon and Jean Duff in Denhead was born the 12th and baptised this day witnesses Wm Strachan Fador to the Laird of Pitlurg and Arthure Young in Mains of Pitlurg."
Notice "in Denhead".
Bessie is not listed in Birkenburn as a child of William Gordon and Jean Duff. There is also a difficulty with dates, since Birkenburn lists a daughter Ann Gordon as born on 6 March 1711, only two months before the baptism of Bessie.
Further research is clearly needed to sort out how this discrepancy arises.
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William married Jean DUFF, daughter of William DUFF Provost of Banff, then of Inverness and Jane LOCKART, on 6 June 1700.1 2 (Jean DUFF was born about 1682 1.)
Marriage Notes:
"William married, Thursday, June 6, 1700, Jean, daughter of William Duff, Provost of Inverness (who was the second son of the famous Adam Duff in Clunybeg). On May 27, 1700, there was signed at Birkenburn an obligation by William Gordon, younger of Birkenburn, by which, in respect that in his contract matrimonial with Jean Duff, daughter of William Duff, provost of Inverness, his father, Alexander Gordon, elder of Birkenburn, and his mother, Helen Bisset, disponed to him the lands of Birkenburn, with the reservation to themselves of one chalder of victual and one hundred merks Scots during their lifetime, he confirms the said allowance to his mother should she survive his father; and also assigns to his father a croft of land of three bolls of oats sowing and one boll of beir sowing, he to labour the said croft for his father, £20 annually being deducted from the 100 merks as the value of the croft; and 'the said Alex, and his spouse to have keale and petts out of the yarde and from the pettstake of Birkenburne yeerlie dureing all the days of their lyffe'; signed at Birkenburn May 27, 1700, before witnesses John Ogilvie of Old Cranache, wreiter heirof, and Johne Wilsone, servitor to the said William Gordone, and Johne McAndrew in Birkenburn (Petrie-Hay Papers)."
from Birkenburn 2
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