Margaret (Gordon) Hoppringle (bef. 1547)

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Biography

Father: SIR JAMES GORDON, Sir Robert’s eldest son, held the office of Royal Chamberlain to the Lordship of Galloway, and was also appointed Governor of the town and castle of Dumbarton. He was killed at the battle of Pinkie, 10th September, 1547.

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John Pringle [Hoppringle] of Smailholm and Galashiels fought at Pinkie in 1547, and afterwards, with George Pringle of Torwoodlee and William Pringle of Wolfhousebyre, was surety to the English for 100 gold nobles, the ransom of Hugh Rose of Kilravock, taken in that battle. He died about 1566. By his wife, Margaret, daughter of Sir James Gordon of Stitchell and Lochinvar, he had three sons and one daughter.

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Sir James Gordon of Lochinvar, had the appointment of king’s chamberlain for the lordship of Galloway, for five years, by writ, dated 16th March 1528, and by another writ, dated 13th April 1537, he was constituted governor of the town and castle of Dumbarton, and chamberlain of that lordship. With Sir James Douglas of Drumlanrig, and thirty-seven others, he had in 1529, a remission for the slaughter of Thomas Maclellan of Bombie on the High Street of Edinburgh. In 1536, he was one of those selected to accompany King James V. on his matrimonial expedition to France. He fell at the battle of Pinkie, 10th September, 1547.

Sources

• http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I43244&tree=CC

• http://www.electricscotland.com/history/nation/kenmure.htm