George Gordon (abt. 1540 - abt. 1570)

Born about 1540 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1570 at about age 30 in Scotland

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Biography

George Gordon, was born about 1540, Aberdeen, Scotland, to Sir George Gordon. He died about 1570 during the lifetime of his father.

On 12 Oct. 1564. Sir George Gordon of Shivas and George Gordon younger of Gight, and eighteen others were arraigned before the Privy Council for the "crewale invassion of William Con of Auchry and hurting and wounding of him in divers parts of his body to the great effusion of his blude. ^[1]

George Gordon,"appearand" of Gight signed a bond headed by George earl of Huntly for the Queen's service in 1568. ^[2]

There is no further evidence of George and it appears he died, probably unmarried and without issue after 1568 and before the death of Sir George Gordon of Shivas who died about 1575 and whose nephew George Gordon was retoured his heir in the barony of Shivas.

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The following debate does not apply to George Gordon younger of Gight'

He lived at Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ^[3]

Marriage

Sir George Gordon, 3rd of Gight married Agnes Bethune, daughter of Cardinal David Bethune and Marion Ogilvy, circa 1562.^{[4] [5]} However it was George Gordon of Shivas who married Agnes Beaton and had a daughter Elizabeth his heir as confirmed in several Royal Charters, Furthermore was George Gordon of Shivas was son to William Gordon of Shivas or Sir George Gordon of Shivas? perhaps the lineage is correct here but the desigantion should be "of Shivas" (Scheves in old documents).

Child of Sir George Gordon, 3rd of Gight and Agnes Bethune

1. Elizabeth Gordon, married Sir George Hume Earl of Dunbarr. Had issue. ^{[citation needed]}

NOTE: There is conflicting evidence that Indicates Agnes Bethune married 2ndly, George Gordon, and not Alexander as indicated in this profile. The reference gives us the floowing information:

George Gordon married Agnes Beaton (she was alive in 1597), natural daughter of Cardinal David Beaton (murdered 1546) and Mariota Ogilvy, described in the Great Seal as Lady of Melgem, and in G. E. C.’s Complete Peerage as sister of Lord Ogilvy. She had a whole sister, Margaret Beaton, who married the tenth Earl of Crawford. An important reference to Agnes Beaton occurs in the Great Seal :— 1577. Nov. 22.—The king confirmed the charter of George Gordon of Schives which “ pro observatione promissi facti quondam Mariote Ogilvy domine de Melgem....

Agnes Beaton,after George Gordon's death, married (before January, 1583) Sir Patrick Gordon (younger brother of Sir Adam Gordon, both sons of George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly and lady Elizabeth Keith) ^[6], Sheriff-Depute of Aberdeen shire (killed at the battle of Glenlivat, Oct. 1594), the brother of Edom 0’ Gordon (her first husband’s old friend) and of the fifth Earl of Huntly. Thus the Gights and the Huntlys were once more brought together. On July 26, 1597, Dame Agnes Beaton, Lady Auchindoun, complained to the Privy Council that in—: ^[7]

Disputed Parentage

Note: This section is under review and will be revised and non-applicable sections removed

The "House of Gordon" indicates that Agnes Beaton had one child, by her husband, George Gordon, the laird of Gight, a daughter named Elizabeth. ^[8]

George Gordon, the laird of Gight married Agnes Beaton (she was alive in 1597), the natural daughter of Cardinal David Beaton (murdered 1546), and Mariota Ogilvy, described in the Great Seal as Lady of Melgem, and in G. E. C.'s Peerage as sister of Lord Ogilvy. Mrs. Gordon had a whole sister, Margaret Beaton, who married the 10th Earl of Crawford. Mrs. Gordon ,(widow of George Gordon) before 1585 married Sir Patrick Gordon of Auchindown, Sheriff- Depute of Aberdeenshire (killed at the battle of Glenlivat, 1 594), the brother of Edom o' Gordon (her first husband's old friend), and of the fifth Earl of Huntly. There was no issue by this marriage. In 1597 Mrs. Gordon (who had become Lady) Gordon, complained to the Privy Council that in December, 1595, John Mulwart and Callum McCandrache had stolen "from her at night furth of her lands at Inach, 66 wedders." Thus the Gights and the Huntlys were once more brought together. Gight left only one child, a daughter, Elizabeth, and it is from her that so many noblemen of to-day are descended. These descents are so curious that I venture to work out a few of them. This daughter, Elizabeth Gordon was under the guardianship of her step-father, Patrick Gordon of Auchindown, (Great Seal) until she married Sir George Home. ^[9] This would indicate that Sir Patrick Gordon and Agnes Gordon had no children.

It is here with Alexander Gordon, b 1556 that the line seems to break down between Alexander Gordon, the Immigrant and his forebears, DNA studies indicate his line descends from Adam de Gordoun ^[10] through Sir William Gordon 1265 Laird of Strathbogie (now Huntly).

Based on DNA evidence and information contained in A Brief History of the Gordons (if correct) it appears that Alexander's line may indeed descend from the Gordons of Huntley, however it is pretty apparent it isn't through Sir Patrick Gordon.

Based on the current evidence as presented in the body of this biography Patrick Gordon and Agnes Beaton (Bethune) have been removed as parents of Alexander Gordon. Research is ongoing, however at this time Alexander Gordon's parents are unknown.

Adam de Gordon, 8th of that Ilk, He left by his wife, Annabella, at least four sons and a daughter. Of these, the eldest son, Alexander succeeded to the Gordon lands, while William, the second son got Stichell as settled by charter of 1315 and from him are descended the Gordons in Galloway. John and Thomas became priests and died unmarried; the daughter, Mary, married Sir Walter Hambledon of Cadzow. ^[11]

P. 138 Alexander de Gordon, 9th of that Ilk, ...died 17 October 1346 at Durham when King David invaded England. He left a son, John. King David was captured. ^[12]

P. 139 John de Gordon, 10th of that Ilk, Also taken prisoner at Durham and shared his sovereign’s captivity. It was not until 1357 when ransom was paid that he was released. King David confirmed in a charter dated 20th March 1357/8 "confirming to John de Gordon the donation which King Robert I had made to his grandfather, Sir Adam, of the lands of Strathbogie."^[13]

There is an Alexander Gordon listed in the records of St Nicholas Kirk, Aberdeen as is Thomas and Margaret Gordon. There are over 500 Gordon burials at St Nicholas Kirk.

Disputed Child

There is no evidence to support Thomas Gordon as a child of Sir Alexander Gordon. Thomas is currently indicated as the child of Sir Alexander Gordon and Margaret Milne. There is no evidence to support a marriage between Alexander Gordon, and Margaret Milne.

Thomas Gordon is said to have been born about May 1584 in Aberdeen, Scotland. This date is 4 years after the death of Sir Alexander Gordon which makes it impossible that Sir Alexander Gordon could have been his father.

Based on the lack of supporting evidence and the fact that Sir Alexander Gordon died prior to the birth of Thomas Gordon he is being removed as a child.

Sources

1. ↑ Pitcairn's Criminal Trials, Vol.i. p *453 see [1]
2. ↑ Spalding Club Misc., iv p.157 see [2]
3. ↑ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IV, page 511. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
4. ↑ Cardinal David Beaton (Bethune) 1494-1596 : Wikipedia
5. ↑ Lawless Bethune, "re: Bethune Family," e-mail message to www.thepeerage.com, 27 March 2007. Hereinafter cited as "re: Bethune Family.
6. ↑ Auchindoun Castle, The life of Edom o' Gordon of Auchindown
7. ↑ George GORDON, 3rd. of Gight. (Son of 11.: killed 1579.)
8. ↑ The House of Gordon: Bibliography of Gordon genealogy, John Malcolm Bulloch, Stephen Ree, Douglas Wimberley, James Maxwell Joass, New Spalding club, 1907
9. ↑ Scottish Notes and Queries, Volume 12, John Bulloch, D. Wyllie and Son, 1899, page 152.
10. ↑ Douglas's Peerage, pp. 295-6, 642; Crawford's Peerage of Scotland; Chalmers's Caledonia, ii. 387, 544
11. ↑ "Adam de Gordoun" Joann Gordon, House of Gordon, USA (Clan Gordon) Genealogist, p 137
12. ↑ Ibid, p 138
13. ↑ Ibod, p 139

See Also:

• [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GORDON/1999-10/0941200573

• Adam de Gordoun, the first Gordon in Scotland

• The Royal Lineage of Our Noble and Gentle Families: Together with Their Paternal Ancestry, Volume 1, Hazell, Watson and Viney, 1883]

• Gordon Progenitors

• An American Dynasty

• Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 22, Gordon, Adam de (d.1333)

• "Scottish Emigrants to the U.S.A. 1972", Donald Whyte

• "Genealogical History of the Earldom of Southerland", Edinburg Scotland, 1813 by Baronet Gordonstoun

• "Scotch Deported To New England, 1651-52", Massachusetts Historical Society Vol. 61 p 1927-8

• "History of the Town of Exeter, New Hampshire" 1888 by Charles H. Bell

• "History of Saco and Biddeford" 1830 by George Folsom

• "Alexander Gordon and His Descendants" 1999 by Marion Otis

• The Gordon family of Maine and New Hampshire. (Maine: Daughters of the American Revolution, 1946) by Blanche Gordon Cobb.

• The House of Gordon: Bibliography of Gordon genealogy, John Malcolm Bulloch, Stephen Ree, Douglas Wimberley, James Maxwell Joass, New Spalding club, 1907

• Auchindoun Castle The life of Edom o' Gordon

• http://thepeerage.com/p17477.htm#i174770

• G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IV, page 511. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

• Lawless Bethune, "re: Bethune Family," e-mail message to www.thepeerage.com, 27 March 2007. Hereinafter cited as "re: Bethune Family.

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p17477.htm#i174770

• WikiTree profile Gordon-886 created through the import of Main Tree_2011-07-30_2011-08-30.ged on Aug 30, 2011 by Sharryn Hopgood. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Sharryn and others.