GORDON, John of Craibstone, then of Tulloch 1
- Born: About 1568
- Marriage (1): COUTTS, Margaret
- Marriage (2): FORBES, Christian
- Died: After 19 July 1643 2
Other names for John were GORDON, John of Lasts,3 GORDONE, Jon of Crabstone 4 and GORDOUN, John sometime of Crabstoun, then of Tulloche.2
General Notes:
"THE NAMES OF THE FEWARIS OF THE BISHOPRICK OF ABD.
The Thesorar of Abd. for Caberstone and Ardlair
Patrik Gordone for Cottone and Gordones Mill
Jon Gordone of Crabstone and Gilbt Fraser of Vaterton for Sclaty......"
from Records of Old Aberdeen
"Decree Books Volume VIII Contents
1642
July 19
Exhibition. Helen Hay, widow of James Gordoun, sometime Fier of Crabstoun, and Captaine Robert Keithe of Hardslaikis, her husband v. John Gordoun, sometime of Crabstoun, then of Tulloche, and Christiane Forbes, his wife. The document sought for was a Contract or Back Bond, said to contain certain provisions in favor of the Pursuer and her first husband, the parties to it having been Mr. James Sandelands of Crabstoun, Commissary of Abd., the Defender John Gordoun, and the deceased James Gordoun. Sandelands and two Advocates in Aberdeen who were called, were assoilzicd, but decree passed against John Gordoun and his wife."
from Records of the Sheriff Court of Aberdeenshire
"The identity of John Gordon of Craibstone is established by the fact (Littlejohn's "Sheriff Court Records," ii., 123) that when William Gordon of Abergeldie was served heir to his father, Alexander, June 17th 1607, there was reserved to John Gordon of Craibstone, brother german to the heir, his right to Craibstone: to Thomas Gordon, Grandoun, another brother, his right to Grandoun and Perslie: and to James Gordon, another brother, his right to Auchmull."
from geocities website 4
John married Margaret COUTTS. (Margaret COUTTS was born about 1585.)
John next married Christian FORBES. (Christian FORBES was born about 1600 and died after 19 June 1643 2.)
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