GORDON, Matilda 1 2
- Born: About 1566
- Marriage (1): UDNY, William 8th of that Ilk 1
Other names for Matilda were GORDON, Martha,3 GORDON, Mathia 2 and GORDON, Matilda.1
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Matilda married William UDNY 8th of that Ilk, son of William UDNY 7th of that Ilk and Third Daughter FORBES.1 (William UDNY 8th of that Ilk was born about 1568 and died about 1618 1.)
Marriage Notes:
"VIII. William Udny of Udny. He was served heir to his father on the 14th of July, 1574. by virtue of a precept under the great seal in his favour, as son and heir of his deceased father, William, in the lands of Udny [....]
William Udny married Matilda Gordon, a daughter (it is said), of William Gordon, Bishop of Aberdeen, she died in 1577 (? see Note below), by her he had issue:
I. William.
II. Robert, of Tilliecorthie, burgess of Aberdeen. He acquired some right to the Udny estate by contract of sale of date 20th November, 1634, and died s. p. 1636.- He was a merchant in Amsterdam.
III. Alexander of Auchterellon and Hillbrae, was minister of Hawkins, Kent, and was fined 1000 merks by the Covenanters. It is noted in the parish records of Ellon, that he gave £20 yearly to the poor, and in 1632, he made a gift of 'croft Modlie' for charitable purposes. In 1615, he got a conveyance in security of Udny from his brother, William ; but in 1622, reconveyed it too William, by whom, with consent of the other brothers, Udny was disponed to William Seton (by whom, with consent of the other brothers, it was disponed in 1634, to Robert Udny), Alexander Udny was served heir general to his brother, Robert, 22 March, 1637, and d. s. p., when his niece inherited Hillbrae.
IV. John, of Belhelvie, of whom afterwards.
1. Helen.
2. Elizabeth, married Peter, second son of John Leith of Harthill."
from The Thanage of Fermartyn
Note:
If this date of death is not a typo, of which there are not a few in the text quoted, then it raises serious issues of chronology. 1
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