Sir John Gibson of Pentland and Alderston

Not the same as John Gibson of Cambridge

Sir John Gibson of Pentland and Addistone / Alderston

• Birth. 1600 - Edurie, Fife, Scotland
• Forældre: Alexander Gibson, Margaret Gibson (born Craig)
• Søskende: Alexander Gibson Ii, Alexander George Gibson, George Alexander Gibson, Lord Durie, Elizabeth Murray (born Gibson), Helen Brillie (born Gibson), Margaret Gibson, Jean Preston (born Gibson), James Gibson
• Hustru: Maragret Jean Hays
• Børn: Sir Alexander Of Pentland Gibson, Margaret Innes (born Ker), John Gibson, Anne Fleming (born Ker)

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Sir john Gibson of Pentland, son of Sir Alexander Gibson and Lady Craig, apparently did not leave Scotland.

This John Gibson apparently did not leave Scotland (where he was knighted circa 1647) and is not to be confused with John Gibson of Cambridge, Massachusetts, born about 1601 in England and died, Cambridge, 1694, who has another geni profile: John Gibson of Cambridge

Sir John Gibson of Pentland, his lordship's 2d son: A steady loyalist Sir John Gibson of Pentland attended Charles I in all his vicissitudes of fortune, and in 1651 accompanied King Charles II to the unfortunate battle of Worcester where he lost a leg and for his gallant behaviour was knighted by the king.

See, among others: Source: (p. 296) The Scottish Nation: Or, The Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland, Volume 2, by William Anderson, A. Fullerton & Co., Edinburgh, 1867]

Family

http://www.thepeerage.com/p41948.htm#i419475

Sir John Gibson of Pentland and Addistone is the son of Sir Alexander Gibson, Lord Durie and Margaret Craig.2 He married, firstly, Jean Hay, daughter of Alexander Hay of Kennet.1 He married, secondly, unknown wife (?).1 He married, thirdly, Elizabeth Thomson, daughter of Sir Thomas Thomson, 1st Bt..1 He was appointed Knight in 1647.1

Child of Sir John Gibson of Pentland and Addistone and unknown wife (?)

1. Sir Thomas Gibson of Keirhill, 1st Bt.+2 d. 1713

Children of Sir John Gibson of Pentland and Addistone and Jean Hay

1. Sir Alexander Gibson of Pentland+2 d. 1693
2. George Gibson2
3. Sir John Gibson+2 b. c 1637, d. 24 Oct 1717

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References

• “Dal-Mac” By James MacVeigh . Page 296. GoogleBooks “Sir Alexander, Lord Durie, purchased the lands of that name, anciently belonging to the family of Durie of that ilk, and had a charter of the same in 1614. He married Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas Craig of Riccarton, lord advocate of Scotland, and, with 3 daughters, had 3 sons, Alexander, 2d baronet, Sir John Gibson of Pentland, who carried on the line of the family, and George, of Balhouffie. ...”
• https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Gibson,_Alexander_(d.1693)_(DNB00)_ “GIBSON, Sir ALEXANDER (d. 1693), clerk of session, was eldest son of Sir John Gibson of Pentland and Addiston, co. Edinburgh (knighted circa 1647), by Jean, daughter and heiress of Alexander Hay of Kennet, Clackmannanshire. Sir John was second son of Sir Alexander Gibson, the first lord Durie (d. 1644) [q. v.] Douglas states that Sir John was a distinguished royalist, and was created a knight-banneret at the battle of Worcester, but there seems no other evidence than his assertion. ....”
  • Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Aug 3 2021, 0:52:45 UTC

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SIR JOHN GIBSON OF PENTLAND

Clerk of Session

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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18 July 1637: Sheriffdom of Midlothian: Extract decreet cognitionis causa at the instance of George Wynrame of Libbertoune, against Jean, Margaret, Anna and Helen, daughters of the deceased Mr Alexander Hay of Eister Kennet, clerk of Session, and John Gibson, spouse of the said Jean for registration of certain bonds forming grounds for adjudication. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Brooke Family of Biel, East Lothian, reference GD6/950

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16 January 1680: Extract Heritable Bond by Sir John Nicolson [Nicholson] of that ilk and William Nicolson, his brother, to Thomas Gibson, son of deceased Sir John Gibson of Pentland, of 10,000 merks and annualrent of 600 merks from lands and barony of Lesswade [Lasswade]. Registered in B. of C. and S., 24 Nov 1682. With papers following thereon, including disposition of said annualrent to Sir John Clerk of Pennicook [Penicuik], dated 27 Feb 1700, and inventory of progress. National Records of Scotland, Papers of Clerk family of Penicuik, Midlothian, reference GD18/1504

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14 August 1685: Heritable bond by Lord Neil Campbell to Thomas Gibson, son of deceased Sir John Gibsone of Paintland and deceased Dame Elizabeth Thomsone, his spouse, for his security, following bond, 18, 20 November 1675, by granter and others to said Sir John, for 5000 merks scots, over lands and isles of Loyng and Seill and other lands in lordship of Lorne. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Campbell Family, Earls of Breadalbane (Breadalbane Muniments), reference GD112/23/58

Genealogy

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