John (Gordon) Gordon Master of Huntly (aft. 1485 - abt. 1517)

Born after 1485 in Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Stewart) Drummond — married before 26 Apr 1510 in Scotland

Descendants

Died about 5 Dec 1517 before about age 32 in Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland

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Biography

John (Gordon) Gordon Master of Huntly is a member of Clan Gordon.

John (Gordon) Gordon Master of Huntly is Notable.

John was the second son of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly, and Jean Stewart. His older brother died before him.^[1][2][3][4] His birth date is uncertain: his father may have been born in 1467,^[1][2] and, as he was a second son, he is likely to have been born after 1485.

Before 26 April 1510 (when lands at Badenoch and elsewhere were granted by James IV on their marriage) John married Margaret Stewart, illegitimate daughter of James IV of Scotland and Margaret Drummond.^[1][2][3] They had three sons:

• George^[1][2][3][4]
• Alexander^[1][2][3]
• James, who became Chancellor of Moray^[1][2][3]

In 1517 John went to France with John Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany.^[1][2][3]

John died on 5 December 1517, in his father's lifetime, at Kinloss Abbey, Morayshire Scotland, where he was buried. The title of Earl of Huntly therefore passed directly from his father to his son George.^[1][2] His widow subsequently married John Drummond.^[1][2]

Research Notes

Holinshed's Chronicle says John married Margaret Stewart in November 1512.^[4] Given the 1510 date of the grant of lands to him and his wife,^[1][2] this is almost certainly wrong.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), pp. 98-99, BARCLAY 14, Google Books
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. I, pp. 242-243, BARCLAY 15
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} James Balfour Paul (ed.). The Scots Peerage, Vol. IV, David Douglas, 1907, pp. 532-533, Internet Archive
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} G E Cokayne. Complete Peerage, revised edition, Vol. VI, St Catherine Press, 1926, p. 678, viewable on Familysearch

• Richardson, Douglas. ‘’Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families,’’ 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author, 2013. See also WikiTree’s source page for ‘’Royal Ancestry.’’
• Richardson, Douglas. ‘’Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families,’’ 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City: the author, 2011. See also WikiTree’s source page for ‘’Magna Carta Ancestry.’’
• Wikipedia: John Gordon, Lord Gordon
• Wikidata: Item Q6235746, en:Wikipedia

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was developed for the Magna Carta project by Michael Cayley on 10 June 2021 and reviewed/approved by Thiessen-117.

John (Gordon) Gordon Master of Huntly appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestors Robert Barclay and John Barclay to Magna Carta Surety Barons Gilbert de Clare and Richard de Clare (vol. I, pages 94-101 BARCLAY). This trail was re-developed in 2021 by Michael Cayley and was badged by the Magna Carta Project on 22 June 2021. See the Magna Carta Trails on Robert Barclay's profile to view the profiles in that trail.

See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".