Robert Gordon, of Auchleuchry, Lungar, Kinmundie, &c

• The thanage of Fermartyn including the district commonly called Formartine : its proprietors, with genealogical deductions; its parishes, ministers, churches, churchyards, antiquities &c. (1894)
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• I. John Gordon of Essie or Scurdargue (as to whose genealogical status see article on Pitlurg) married Elizabeth Maitland, daughter of Robert Maitland, laird of Gight, by whom he had three sons.
  • I. John Gordon of Auchleuchries.
  • II. William Gordon of Tillytarmont.
  • III. James Gordon, ancestor of the Gordons of Haddo and Methlick.
• II. — This James Gordon of Haddo and Methlick married Canea Harper, half-portioner of Methlick, of which her father, John Harper, called in the latin of the charters "Johannes de Citharista," was the owner. .... etc.
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  • John Gordon of Essie.
• He was called John of Scurdarg from his residence being at that place within the lands of Essie, which were granted to him by his father, Sir John Gordon. He had also Ardlaw in Aberdour, "noveritis me dedisse et vendidisse dilecto et speciali meo Johanni de Gordon filio naturali quondam domini Johannis de Gordone militis omnes meas terras de Ardlach, &c." In the charter just quoted his wife's name is given as Elizabeth. The old MS. histories of the family call the wife of whom the children were born Margaret. She was certainly daughter to Robert Matulant of Natyrdul (Maitland of Netherdale), who was grandson of Sir Robert Maitland of Thirlstane. Her brother was Sir Patrick Maitland of Netherdale, Gight, and Shivas. They had three sons and two daughters : —
  • I. John, ancestor of Pitlurg and other branches.
  • II. William, of Tillytarmont, ancestor of Craig, Lesmoir, and many others.
  • III. James, of Methlic, ancestor of the Gordons of Haddo, now Earls of Aberdeen.
  • 1. Elizabeth, married, 1436, to James Baird of Ordinhivas.
  • 2. Janet, married to Annand of Auchterellon.
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• John Gordon, as has been already mentioned, left Essie to Alexander Gordon, his son by Henault Macleod, to whom he was hand-fasted. His eldest son, by his marriage with Elizabeth Maitland, became
• II. John Grordon of Auchleuchry.
• He got from his father the lands of Auchleuchry. He married Dame Elizabeth Abernethy, daughter of Lawrence, Lord Saltoun, of Rothiemay, and had issue two sons :
  • I. John, his successor.
  • II. James, of Cairnburrow, ancestor of Rothiemay, Glenbucket, Park, &c.
• John Gordon was succeeded by his son,
• III. John Gordon of Auchleuchry.
• He obtained a portion of the Gordon territory by receiving the lands of Botarie from the Earl of Huntly ; had seisin of the lands of Kindrocht in 1487 In 1493, he purchased the lands of Longweir (Lungair or Lungar) and Hilton in the county of Kincardine, forming the southern half of the barony of Dunnottar, and in the same year those of Cromy, Little Warthill, with the part of Harlaw and the Glack. In this deed he is designated John Gordon of Auchleuchry. In 1506, he got a charter from Sir Alexander Seton of the lands of Kinmundy, Mylhill, Myllbrecks, and Petremarcus, and in the same year, he purchased the lands of Kyninmonde in Lonmay. John Gordon married Barbara, daughter of Alexander Forbes of Pitsligo, by his wife, Dame ___Hay, daughter of William, first Earl of Errol, by whom he had a son,
  • I. John, his successor.
  • II. Francis.
• John Gordon died 1506, and was succeeded by his son,
• IV. John Gordon of Auchleuchry, Lungar, Kinmundie, &c.
• In 1506, there is a deed of sasine in favour of John Gordon, son and heir of the late John Gordon of Lungar, on charter of William Gordon of Schivas, of the lands of Petnagoak, in the county of Aberdeen and barony of Schivas, dated 24 November, 1506. In 1531, there is a charter by King James V. confirming a charter of sale by Francis Gordon, portioner, Kindrocht and Sathlee to his brother, John Gordon of Lumgair, and eight years later, he got a feu charter from the Bishop of Moray, to him and the lawful heirs male of his body, of the lands of Pitlurge, Ovir Auchquhorties, Nether Auchquhorties, in the barony of Keith. These lands adjoined to Botarie. He made an excambion in 1541, with Sir Thomas Erskine of Brechin, receiving the lands of
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• Crevethin in Drumblade in exchange for Hilton, the harbour and fishings of the same; and in the same year also received a charter from John Forsyth de Dykis of the lands of Gilkenston.
• He married Lady Jane Stuart, daughter of the first Earl of Athole of that family, by his second wife. Lady Eleanor St. Clair, daughter of William, Earl of Orkney and Caithness. The Earl of Athole was half-brother to King James II., being son of Queen Joan Beaufort, by her second husband. Sir James Stuart, the black knight of Lorne. Lady Jean predeceased her husband, having borne him two sons : —
  • I. John, his successor.
  • II. James, who received a grant of Auchleuchries from his brother in 1546.
  • I. A daughter, who married ___ Turing of Foveran.
• John Gordon married secondly, Margaret Drummond, of the family of Stobhall, without issue (she married after her husband's death George Baird of Auchmedden).
• He died in 1546, and was succeeded by his eldest son, .... etc. __________________________
• Sir Robert Gordon, of Pitlurg[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
• Born Abt 1479 of, Pitlurg, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
• Father John Gordon, b. Abt 1449, d. 9 Sep 1513, battle of Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England
• Mother Barbara or Margaret Forbes
• Family Jean Stewart, of, Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland
• Children
  • 1. John Gordon, b. Abt 1517, of, Pitlurg, Aberdeenshire, Scotland , d. 10 Sep 1547, Battle of Pinkie, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
• Sources
• 1.[S3] Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families, Charles Cawley, (http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/), SCOTLAND NOBILITY; http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY.htm [Accessed Nov 2009].
• 2.[S40] #242 [1883 edition] A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire (New edition, 1883, reprint 1962), Burke, Sir John Bernard, (New edition. 1883. Reprint, London: Harrison and Sons, 1962), FHL book 942 D22bug 1883., p. 509.
• 3.[S7] #189 The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom, with Armorial Illustrations (1904-1914), Paul , Sir James Balfour, (9 volumes. Edinburgh: D. Douglas, 1904-1914), FHL book 941 D22p; FHL microfilms104,157-104,161., vol. 1 p. 442.
• 4.[S23] Magna Carta Ancestry: A study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Richardson, Douglas, (Kimball G. Everingham, editor. 2nd edition, 2011), vol. 4 p. 106.
• 5.[S50] Medieval, royalty, nobility family group sheets (filmed 1996), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Department. Medieval Family History Unit, (Manuscript. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996), FHL film 1553977-1553985..
• 6.[S25] #226 The Peerage of Scotland: Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of That Kingdom, from Their Origin to the Present Generation (2nd edition, 1813), Douglas, Sir Robert, (2nd edition. 2 volumes. Edinburgh: A. Constable, 1813 NOTE: Caution should be taken with this peerage, and compared with other peerages to obtain accurate information about the families. Some of the lineages are confused, but can be used for supplemental information.), FHL book Q 941 D22d; FHL microfilm 1,440,956 items., vol. 1 p. 141.
• From: https://histfam.familysearch.org//getperson.php?personID=I16278&tre... ___________________________________
• Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl Atholl, Ambassador to England1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
• M, #2944, b. circa 1440, d. 15 September 1512
• Father Sir James Stewart, Black Knight of Lorn10,11 d. a 17 Aug 1451
• Mother Joan Beaufort10,11 b. 1398, d. 15 Jul 1445
• Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl Atholl, Ambassador to England was born circa 1440 at of Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland.5,12 He married Margaret 'Fair Maid of Galloway' Douglas, daughter of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl Douglas, Earl of Wigtown, Duke of Touraine, Comte de Longueville and Euphemia Graham, between July 1459 and 25 March 1460; They had 3 daughters (Jean, wife of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl Huntly; Elizabeth, wife of Andrew, 2nd Lord Gray; & Christian, wife of Neil Stewart of Forthergill & Garth).2,4,5,6,9,12 Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl Atholl, Ambassador to England married Eleanor Sinclair, daughter of Sir William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, 1st Earl Caithness, Lord Sinclair and Marjory (Mary) Sutherland, before 19 April 1475; They had 2 sons (John, 2nd Earl of Atholl, Lord of Balveny; & Andrew, Bishop of Caithness, Bishop-elect of Dunkeld) and 9 daughters (Katherine, wife of John, 6th Lord Forbes; Isabel, wife of John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox; Margaret, wife of William Murray of Castletown; Jean, wife of Sir Robert Gordon of Pitlurg; Elizabeth, wife of Alexander Robertson of Strowan; Margaret, wife of Robert Robertson, younger of Strowan; Marjory, wife of Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy; Elspeth, wife of Robert Innes of Innermarkie; & Jean (Janet), wife of James Arbuthnott).5,12 Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl Atholl, Ambassador to England died on 15 September 1512 at Laighwood, Perthshire, Scotland; Buried at Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire.5,12
• Family 1 Margaret 'Fair Maid of Galloway' Douglas d. bt 22 Jan 1473 - 19 Apr 1475
• Children
  • Jane Stewart+
  • Jean Stewart+2,13,6,12 d. 27 Oct 1510
  • Elizabeth Stewart+ b. a 1460
• Family 2 Eleanor Sinclair d. 21 Mar 1519
• Children
  • Elizabeth III Stewart+
  • Margaret II Stewart+
  • Margaret Stewart+ d. a 1485
  • Elspeth Stewart+
  • Jean Stewart+14,12
  • Marjory Stewart+15 d. 26 Jul 1524
  • Margaret Stewart+ b. bt 1460 - 1475
  • Katherine Stewart+ b. c 1463
  • John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl+12 b. c 1465, d. bt 1520 - 1522
  • Elizabeth II Stewart+16,15,3,7,8 b. a 1476
• Citations
• 1.[S199] Unknown author, Ancestors of American Presidents by Gary Boyd Roberts, p. 150; Scots Peerage.
• 2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 98.
• 3.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 593.
• 4.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 573.
• 5.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 105-106.
• 6.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 241-242.
• 7.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 680.
• 8.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 672.
• 9.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 651.
• 10.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 103-104.
• 11.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 41.
• 12.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 42-43.
• 13.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 106-107.
• 14.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 1.
• 15.[S11563] The Scots Peerage, Vol. I, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 442.
• 16.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. VII, p. 597.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p98.htm#i2944 ______________________
• JOHN Stewart, son of JAMES Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorn & his wife Joan Beaufort ([1440]-the Laighwood 15 Sep 1512, bur Dunkeld Cathedral). Earl of Atholl 1457.
• m firstly ([1459/60]%29 as her third husband, MARGARET Douglas "the Fair Maid of Galloway", widow of WILLIAM Douglas Earl of Douglas and divorced wife (secondly) of JAMES Douglas Earl of Douglas, daughter of ARCHIBALD Douglas Earl of Douglas & his second wife Eupheme Graham of Strathearn (-[21 Jan 1473/early 1475]).
• m secondly (before 19 Apr 1475) ELEANOR Sinclair, daughter of WILLIAM Sinclair Earl of Caithness & his second wife Marjory Sutherland of Dunbeath (-21 Mar 1518, bur Dunkeld Cathedral).
• Earl John & his first wife had six children: .... etc.
• Earl John & his second wife had eleven children: .... etc.
  • 7. JEAN . m as his first wife, ROBERT Gordon of Pitlurgo, son of ---.
  • 8. .... etc.
• From: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY.htm#JohnBalveny... ___________________________
• The Scots peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom (1904)
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• Pg.441
• I. Sir John Stewart of Balvany, first Earl of Atholl of this line, born about 1440, styled 'frater carnalis' of King James II. He was created EARL OF ATHOLL in or before 1457, and is so designed in a truce with the English that year. Styled Earl of Atholl in a charter under the Great Seal, 25 March 1460, of the lordship of Balvany. Another charter was granted to him by King James III., on account of near kinship and affection, of the earldom of Atholl and the lands with remainder to the heirs-male of his body, whom failing to the King, with the reddendo of a red rose to be delivered at Blair, 18 March 1481-82. He was sent in the expedition against John, Lord of the Isles, in 1475, and being victorious, adopted the motto 'Furth fortune and fill the fetters.' In 1484 he was one of the conservators of the peace with England, and in 1488 commanded in the army of James III. On that King's death the Earl was imprisoned by King James IV., but was liberated before 1489, when he attended Parliament in Edinburgh. He died at the Laighwood, 15 September 1512, and was buried in Dunkeld Cathedral. He married, first, Margaret Douglas, the Fair Maid of Galloway, only daughter and ultimate heiress of Archibald, fifth Earl of Douglas, Duke of Touraine. She married, first, in 1444, William, eighth Earl of Douglas, and on his death his brother James, ninth Earl. After the latter's rebellion in 1455 she remained with him in England for a time, but about 1459 she is said to have repaired to
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• Pg.442
• King James II. entreating mercy, saying that she was forced to these ungodly nuptials against her will. The marriage being dissolved she was married to Atholl, as her third husband, before March 1460. He married, secondly, before 19 April 1475, Eleanor Sinclair, stated to be a daughter of William (Sinclair), Earl of Orkney and Caithness. He had issue by both wives : —
  • 1. .... etc.
  • 9. Jean, said to be married to Sir Robert Gordon of Pitlurg.
  • 10..... etc.
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• A genealogical history of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited, and extinct peerages of the British empire (1978)
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• Pg.509
• SIR JOHN STEWART, of Balveny, created EARL OF ATHOL, in 1457, acted a conspicuous part in the political transactions of his time, and was mainly instrumental in suppressing the rebellion of the Earl of Ross, upon which occasion he assumed the motto, still borne by his descendants, "Furth fortune and fill the fetters." He m. 1st, Lady Margaret Douglas, relict of William, 8th Earl of Douglas, and only dau. of Archibald, 5th Earl of Douglas, and had by her two daus., Janet, m. to Alexander, 3rd Earl of Huntly ; and Elizabeth, wife of Andrew, Lord Gray. The earl m. 2ndly, Lady Eleanor Sinclair, dau. of William, Earl of Orkney and Caithness, and by her had issue.
  • I. JOHN, 2nd Earl of Athol.
  • II. Andrew, prebend of Craig, postulate of Donkeld, 1515, consecrated bishop of Caithness, 1518, d. 1542.
  • I. Jean, m. to Sir Robert Gordon, of Pitlurg.
  • .... etc. ____________________________________

from House of Gordon:

"His son John Gordon second Laird of Pitlurge married the Earl o Athols daughter Stuart, with whom he begat a son John Gordon third Laird of Pittlurg; likewise he begat on a Gentlewoman Maitland two natural sons and two daughters viz. William Gordon of Belchirrie and George Gordon of Kindrught; one daughter married the goodman of New Forbes, another married Menzies Provost of Aberdeen. Their Father the forsaid John Gordon 2 d Laird of Pittlurg was killed at the battle of Pinkie anno 1547. [He married secondly Margaret Drummond. It was his son who fell at Pinkie.] "

Sources

1. The Scots Peerage vol 1 page 442

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