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GORDON, William of Farskane 1 2
- Born: About 1620
- Marriage (1): Unknown
- Died: 16 June 1692 3
Other names for William were GORDON, William of Farsken 3 and GORDON, William of Farskan.4
User ID: B768.
General Notes:
"Before I end the Genealogie of Cairnborrow and their Cadents I must tell you that Severalls of their Posterity are extinct, only the family of Artloch is represented by William (?) Gordon of Drumwhyndle and William Gordon of Farsken, two Brothers, sons of William Gordon a Second Son of Artlochs who first coft Farsken."
from Balbithan MS
"1665, August 10.- Sasine to Harry Gordon, 'of Farskane,' and Marie Ogilvie, his spouse, of Farskane, Cruets and Greencastle (Banff Sasines). He disposed of Farskane to William Gordon of Auchinhandach, one of the Cairnburrow family, and son of John Gordon of Artloch, who had married Harry's kinswoman, the daughter of John Gordon I. of Leichestoun. On January 29, 1668, William Gordon, 'at Invers of Strathbogie,' had sasine of the lands of Farskane (Banff Sasines)."
from Leichestoun
"The Valuation Rolls of the Sherriffdom of Banffe as they have been valued and certified by the Commrs appointed be the act of Parliat at Edgr the seaventh of June Imvy&(1600) and ninty years.
Raffen Parish.
ffarskan Wm. Gordon three hundreth libs - £300 0 0"
from Records of the County of Banff
"The area, or nave of the kirk is partly enclosed, and contains a number of monuments.
Within the more easterly part of the nave are the next two inscriptions : -
'Here lyes William Gordon of Farskan, who departed this life the XVI. day of June MDCXCII, Memento mori.' "
from Epitaphs and Inscriptions (Rathven parish) 2 4 5 6
Research Notes:
FARSKANE
"Farskane
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Alternative Names Farskin
Site Type HOUSE
Canmore ID 76611
Site Number NJ56NW 32
NGR NJ 500 672
Council MORAY
Parish RATHVEN
Former Region GRAMPIAN
Former District MORAY
Former County BANFFSHIRE
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
NGR Desc NJ c. 500 672"
Farskane appears to have been situated where maps now show the Cullen Bay Hotel in Moray, Scotland.
SECOND SON OF ARTLOCH
It is not clear who William of Farskane's elder brother was. He may have died at an early age, and/or it may have been Adam 'of Artloch' as the Scots College records refer to him. 7
Noted events in his life were:
1. Sasine, 29 January 1668, of Farskane, Rathven parish, Banffshire, Scotland. 2
William married.
Marriage Notes:
"Rathven. (S. PETER, APOSTLE.)
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A freestone slab, built into a wall at Farskane, initialed E. H., and dated 1677, presents a carving of the arras of Hamilton of Ruglen - a family, so far as I know, that never had any connection with the locality, unless it may have been that a laird of Farskane married a Hamilton."
from Epitaphs and Inscriptions
Note:
There is some difficulty with this in that the first Earl of Ruglen was conferred on John Hamilton only on 1697, which makes 1677 an unlikely date for the arms of Ruglen to be linked to.
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