GORDON, Anne ¹

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Anne married James GORDON of Broadland, then of Buthlaw, son of Thomas GORDON of Broadland and Margaret BODIE of Pitfour.¹ (James GORDON of Broadland, then of Buthlaw was born about 1615 and died after 1662 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Anne Gordon, 'lauchfull bairn to umquhill Patrick Gordon of Nethermuir,' was the creditor in 1633 of Mr William Keith of Brownttown to the extent of 1000 merks, Mr William Lumsden, advocate, in Old Aberdeen, being her tutor ('Book of Annual-rentaris,' Spalding Club Misc. iii.,102). She and her sister Janet were creditors of Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty, 'equallie betwixt them,' to the extent of 500 merks (Ibid, iii., 102).

According- to the Theodore Gordon MS., she married James Gordon 'of Buthlie,' that is Buthlaw. On Sept. 10, 1650, John Gordon of Auchleuchries granted to 'Mr James Gordon of Greinmyre and Annas Gordon, his spouse, the Mains of Auchleuchries, redeemably by payment of 2500 merks Scots' ('Particular Register of Sasines for Aberdeenshire,' vol. xiv., fol. 437-439). On June 15, 1665, he is described as 'Master James Gordon, now of Buthlay' (Ibid., vol. iv., fol. 81, 82), which he bought in 1662. He was the ancestor of the famous General (Thomas Gordon) in the Greek Army."

from Gordons of Nethermuir ¹