GORDON, William ¹

   Cause of his death was hanged by Covenanters.¹

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  General Notes:

"William. He seems to have been the 'Gulielmus de Newton' who entered King's College, Aberdeen, in 1639 ; and also the 'young laird of Newton' who was one of the party of forty commanded by Patrick Leith, younger of Harthill. About August, 1647, ft fought a rearguard action in Lochaber so that Huntly might make his escape. The party, however, was surrounded and young Leith was captured. Although young Newton 'wan free' at the moment, 'yet by means of the Forbeses his grandam's kine,' he was surprised soon afterwards. He and young Harthill (described as a youth of 'twantie years or little more'), who were 'about one age and dear cammerads,' were
taken to Edinburgh and hanged."

from House of Gordon ¹

William married Anna SIBBALD, daughter of Sir James SIBBALD of Rankeillour, Fife and Margaret BARCLAY, 25 September 1643(contract).¹ (Anna SIBBALD was born about 1620 and died about 1661 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"William Gordon married Anna, daughter of Sir James Sibbald of Rankeillor (whose daughter Helen married Sir John Gordon of Park). The matrimonial contract was recorded at Edinburgh, November 8, 1647. It was executed at Nether Tarbet, September 25, 1643, between George Gordon of Newton, for himself and his eldest son William, and Sir James Sibbald of Rankeilor, for himself and his daughter Anna. In an 'inventar of the wrytes anent Anne Sibbald' (in the possession of Mr. A. M. Gordon of Newton) there is this note :

'I find that the contract was registrat in Nov. 1647 and it is informed that the said William Gordone was execut in the moneth of [Novr the said year] abefore . . .'.

In the first draft there was a blank between 'of' and 'abefore,' which was, on revisal, filled up with the words 'Novr - the said year' and 'abefore' was also left standing. The revisal was made at the time the draft was written, about 1679. The provisions of the contract were never fulfilled, and Anna Sibbald started legal proceedings in 1648 and got a decision in her favour. Newton and John Gordon of Avochie (as cautioner) signed an obligation to pay her what was due. She got nothing. There were proceedings again in 1656 by 'Anna Sibbald, relict of vmqll William Gordone, eldest son of George Gordon of Newton and now spouse of David Dunbar, appeirand of Dumfaill'. New bonds are given by Newton and James, his eldest son. The whole ultimately came into the hands of Robert Forbes, 'tutor of Craigievar,' and formed one of the debts on which he apprised the lands of Newton." (page 314)

from Newton ¹