Matilda Gordon

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William Udny married Matilda Gordon, a daughter (it is said), of William Gordon, Bishop of Aberdeen, she died in 1577, by her he had issue : —

I. William.

II. Robert, of Tilliecorthie, burgess or Aberdeen. He acquired some right to the Udny estate by contract of sale of date 20th November, 1634, and died s. p. 1636. He was a merchant in Amsterdam.

III. Alexander of Auchterellon and Hillbrae, was minister of Hawkins, Kent, and was fined 1000 merks by the Covenanters. It is noted in the parish records of Ellon, that he gave ;^2o yearly to the poor, and in 1632, he made a gift of "croft Modlie" for charitable purposes. In 1615, he got a conveyance in security of Udny from his brother, William ; but in 1622, reconveyed it to William, by whom, with consent of the other brothers, Udny was disponed to William Seton (by whom, with consent of the other brothers, it was disponed in 1634, to Robert Udny),^ Alexander Udny was served heir general to his brother, Robert, 22 March, 1637, and d. s. p., when his niece inherited Hillbrae.

IV. John, of Belhelvie, of whom afterwards.

1. Helen.

2. Elizabeth, married Peter, second son of John Leith of Harthill.

It was in the lifetime of this William Udny, that Udny was erected into a separate parish. William Udny died about 1618, and was succeeded, in what remained of the Udny estates, by his eldest son IX. William Udny of Udny.