GORDON, Alexander 1st of Dunkintie 1 2
- Born: About 1589
- Marriage (1): GRANT(2), Margaret 1
- Died: 19 August 1633, Glenelg, Moray, Scotland 1
- Buried: 1633, Elgin Cathedral, Moray Scotland 1
User ID: P303.
General Notes:
"The same laird (William Gordon 2nd of Tillyangus) and his eldest son were also mixed up with some very disorderly proceedings which formed the subject of charges against Alexander Gordon of Dunkintie, son of Alex. Gordoun of Stradoun, and grandson of George, 5th Earl of Huntly.
At Holyrood House, on 6th July 1626, complaint was made by Sir William Oliphant of Newtoun, King's Advocate, and John Forbes of Leslie, against Alexander Gordoun of Dunkintie and [many other Gordons, including besides two of Dunkintie's servants] William Gordoun, Elder of Tulliangus, James Younger, his son, Hew Gordoun of Cultis, Robert G. in Newbigging, John G., his son, William Gordoun in Clatt, George Gordoun in Gulburne of Noth, Robert Gordoun at the Mylne of Craig, and William Gordoun in Brae.
The complaint against them was for trespass, violent molestation, and the use of fire-arms; John Forbes of Leslie was the real complainer, and joined the Lord Advocate in the following complaint, viz., that on 28 March last [i.e., 1626], Alex. G. of Dunkintie, with a number of his servants, shot 6 or 7 of complainer's tame ducks ; on 1 April following they went to his place of Leslie, threatening his servants, and shot 5 or 6 more ducks ; on 24 April, they violently uplifted the whole hors, nolt, sheep, and foods from a farm, Chapeltoun of Leslie ; on 3 latter days in April, and 3 days in May, they gathered all the complainer's ploughs and 30 work oxen, and sent them to New Lesley, there yoked them and ploughed the land, allowing the oxen to pasture growing corn ; that they threatened his servants whom he sent to remonstrate when further depredations took place on 20 May ; and further, that when he, the complainer, was holding his own Baron Court at Lichliehead, on 5 May, the said Alex. Gordoun assembled a number of persons, all aimed, came to his house, where he was holding his Court, and attempted to force it to the terror of his life.
The pursuers appeared. Of the defenders - Dunkintie, Tulliangus and his son James, Hew G. of Cultis, Robert G. of Newbigging (for himself and his son), George G. in Noth, and John Hay, one of Dunkintie's servants.
The Lords found Dunkintie guilty of wearing hagbuts and pistolets and of shooting one duck at John Leslie's mylne dam, and ordered him to pay a fine of .£100, and to remain in Edinburgh till it was paid. They held that none of the other charges were proved, and assoilzied all the other defenders, but ordained Dunkintie to find caution in ,£1000 not to wear firearms in future, and both Dunkintie and John Forbes to find law surety each to the other in 5000 merks, and not to leave Edinburgh till this was done. (Reg. Priv. Co., 2nd series, vol. I., pp. 327-8: 6th July 1626.) Exaggeration in complaints was not uncommmon."
from Gordon of Craig 3
Alexander married Margaret GRANT(2), daughter of Patrick GRANT younger, 3rd of Ballindalloch and Margaret GORDON.1 (Margaret GRANT(2) was born about 1587 and died after 1634 4.)
Marriage Notes:
"The Cadents of George 5th Earl of Huntly
Alexander Gordon Laird of Strathawn Second Son to George fifth Earl of Huntly married the Earl of Caithness daughter Sinclair Countess of Erroll with whom he begat a son Alexr. Gordon Lord of Dunkintie, and three daughters. Their father the said Alexander dyed in peace att Cambell [Camdell- MS. of 1644].
His Son Alexander Gordon Laird of Dunkinty married the goodman of Ballindalloch's daughter Margaret Grant with whom he begat five sons and three daughters: his eldest son George Gordon, Alexander and John Gordons. He excambed the Lands of Strathawen for the Lands of Dunkinty and got a great sum of money. He and his eldest son George were killed at the Stalking in the forrest of Glenawen 9 [19 - MS. of 1644] August 1633 by some of the [rogues of the - MS. of 1644 ] Clachattan lurking there and were buried in the Gordons Isle in the Chanry Kirk of Elgin."
from Balbithan MS
"1634, June 10. - Robert Gordon 'of Myne,' his brother Adam Gordon 'in Ordiquhisch,' and four other men, were ordered to appear before the Privy Council in answer to the charge of having gone on May 13, 1634, to the lands of Kirktown and terrorised the people. The chief offender was Alexander Gordon of Dunkintie, and the complainer was his mother, Margaret Grant, widow of Alexander Gordon of Dunkintie,and afterwards wife of William Falconer ('Privy Council Register')."
from Gordons of Cairnfield 1
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