URQUHART, Elizabeth ^{1 2}

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Elizabeth married George GORDON 9th of Gight, son of George GORDON 8th of Gight and Lucretia IRVINE.¹ (George GORDON 9th of Gight was born about 1643 and died before 1695 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"The ninth laird married his kinswoman, Elizabeth Urquhart, only daughter of Patrick Urquhart of Meldrum (1611-1664) by Lady Margaret Ogilvie, who was the daughter of the first Earl of Airlie, and the cousin of her husband, for it will be remembered that the seventh laird of Gight had married the sister of the first Earl of Airlie. Gight died before 1695, for his wife was described (Poll Book) in 1695 as the 'duager of Gight,' and was living at the Mains of Gight."

from Gight ¹

Elizabeth next married Major-General Thomas BUCHAN Jacobite 1689, son of James BUCHAN 8th of Auchmacoy and Margaret SETON.^{1 2} (Major-General Thomas BUCHAN Jacobite 1689 was born about 1642 and died in 1721 ^{1 2}.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Lady Gordon, who was alive in 1704 (Privy Council Register), afterwards married Major-General Thomas Buchan of the Auchmacoy family, who died in 1721 (without leaving issue), at Ardlogie, the jointure house of the Gights (Joseph Robertson's Preface to the Diary of General Patrick Gordon). Buchan met General Patrick Gordon in Edinburgh on June 20, 1686."

from Gight




"Thomas, afterwards Major-General Buchan. He played an important part in the troublesome events which preceded and followed the Revolution of 1688-9 .... In 1682 he received from King James a commission as Lieutenant-Colonel in the Earl of Mar's regiment in Scotland. He served with Claverhouse in most of his expeditions .... On 19 April, 1689, he obtained a commission from King James appointing him Major-General of all his forces already raised or hereafter to be raised 'in that our ancient kingdome of Scotland.' He took part in the siege of Londonderry. After the death of Claverhouse at Killiecrankie, the King's cause suffered much, and at the Haughs of Cromdale, Major-General Buchan, having but a small force of twelve hundred Highlanders, was unfortunately surprised by King William's forces, and his small army utterly defeated .... He married Elizabeth, daughter of Patrick Urquhart of Meldrum, widow of Sir George Gordon of Gight, but by her had no issue."

from Thanage of Fermartyn ^{1 2}