GORDON, John, Captain ^{1 3}

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  General Notes:

"835- John. 1646, Jan., Capt., Comd. the strong garrison at Fyvie which had been fortified by the Earl of Aboyne Britane's Distemper, 176). Probably the Capt. John, second son of James, of Knockespock, who d. 1631, Sep. Balbithan MS. ; Earls of Sutherland, 531). Knockespock's son was charged, 1618, Jan. 19, with abducting Marjory Gordon of Cluny. "

from Gordons Under Arms ³

John married Cristan GORDON, daughter of John GORDON of Ardlogie and Margaret KAR.^{1 2} (Cristan GORDON was baptised on 16 April 1613 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland ⁴.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Captain John Gordon, married a daughter (see Note 1 below) of John Gordoun of Ardlogie, sister of Col. Nathaniel Gordon (Balb. MS., p. 17)."

from Gordon of Knockespock"




Daughter (see Note 1 below) married John Gordon, son to Knockespock (Balbithan MS.)."

from Gight

Note 1:

Two daughters are named in the parish registers. The elder sister has been selected here but John Gordon may have married the younger sister.




"They lay in wait for Richard (Gordon), 'soght him divers tymes, and [at] last, rancountering him betuix Tillyfour and Newton of Colsalmond, he wes violentlie assaultit and persewit of his lyffe by the said Patrik, accompanyed with Johnne Gordoun of Ardlogie, his brother [the father of the notorious Nathaniel, executed in 1646], Johnne Gordon of Knockespock [who had married the latter's sister], and a nombir of thair complices, who, nochtwithstanding of the said Richart his humble salutatioun unto thame, and of his submissive intreatie for Godis peace and his majesties, did hurt and wounde bothe him and his hors'."

from Gight

Note 2:

The dating of this episode around the 1620s, and the persons involved in it, make it clear that it was the original Knockespock John Gordon in question. The square brackets are the author's. ^{1 2}