George Gordon, 15th Earl of Sutherland

Burke's Peerage Extract

GEORGE GORDON, 15th Earl of Sutherland, PC (S 1689); born 2 Nov 1633; Lord Privy Seal Scotland 1656; obtained a regrant of the Earldom 24 June 1681 with remainder to his eldest son and himself and the heirs male of both his and his eldest son's bodies, in default of which, to the heirs female of his eldest son's body without division and their heirs male; Commr Gt Seal Scotland 1689; married 11 Aug 1659 Jean (died 5 Jan 1715), widow of Archibald, Earl of Angus (see HAMILTON and BRANDON, D), and eldest daughter of 2nd Earl of Wemyss (see WEMYSS and MARCH, E), and died 4 March 1702/3, leaving, with at least one dau, (Anne married 3 May 1683 3rd Viscount of Arbuthnottqv)

From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on George Gordon, 15th Earl of Sutherland:

http://thepeerage.com/p1012.htm#i10120

George Gordon, 15th Earl of Sutherland

• M, #10120,
• b. 2 November 1633,
• d. 4 March 1702/3
• Last Edited=1 Sep 2003
• Consanguinity Index=0.93%

George Gordon, 15th Earl of Sutherland was born on 2 November 1633.

He married Jean Wemyss, daughter of David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss and Hon. Anna Balfour, on 11 August 1659.[1]

He died on 4 March 1702/3 at age 69.[1]

He was the son of John Gordon, 14th Earl of Sutherland and Lady Jean Drummond.

He gained the title of 15th Earl of Sutherland.[1]

Children of George Gordon, 15th Earl of Sutherland and Jean Wemyss

• 1. John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland+ b. 3 Mar 1661, d. 27 Jun 1733
• 2. Anne Gordon+[2] b. 14 Aug 1663, d. Jun 1695

Citations

• 1. [S6] 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 438. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• 2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 184.