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James GORDON

James GORDON

Male Date of birth unknown - 1623

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James GORDON was born in Date of birth unknown (son of Patrick GORDON and Agnes FRAZER); died in Nov 1623.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Methlic and Haddo
    • Event: 10 Dec 1600; Had charter of novodamus to himself and his eldest son of Haddo and the two Methlics.

    Notes:

    He had also a daughter, Mary, mentioned in 1599.

    Family/Spouse: Agnes GORDON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Janet GORDON

    James married Jean KEITH about 25 Jul 1582. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. George GORDON was born in Date of birth unknown; died in Oct 1610.
    2. William GORDON

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Patrick GORDON was born in Date of birth unknown (son of James GORDON and Marjory MENZIES); died before 1582.

    Patrick + Agnes FRAZER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Agnes FRAZER (daughter of Alexander FRAZER).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Agnes Gordon

    Children:
    1. 1. James GORDON was born in Date of birth unknown; died in Nov 1623.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James GORDON was born in Date of birth unknown (son of George GORDON and Xx HAY); died in 1582.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Event: - Joined the 4th Earl of Huntly (Mary, Queen of Scots' Lieutenant in the North) and remained loyal to the Queen. - Obtained royal charters of several other lands and baronies.
    • Event: 11 Sep 1531; Had a royal charter of the two Methlics, in free barony, in his grandfather's lifetime, and again to himself on 31 May 1539.
    • Event: 12 Apr 1535; He appears as James Gordon of Haddaucht, he received sasine of the lands of Duchre.
    • Event: 15 Nov 1535; (As James Gordon of Haddaucht) One of the arbiters in a dispute about marches between his brother Alexander and James Forbes of Auchintoul.
    • Event: 15 Jul 1557; He had witnessed a charter of George Leslie, younger of Aikinway, by that designation.
    • Event: 28 May 1559; He had a charter as 'consanguineus' from George, Lord Gordon, of lands in Tarves and many others, with destination to his sons.
    • Event: 11 Feb 1560; As James Gordon of Haddo, he granted a charter to Christian Fraser (daughter of Andrew Fraser of Stoneywood).
    • Event: 18 Jul 1564; Appears as James Gordon of Methlik in the confirmation of Queen Mary.
    • Event: 1567; Rallied to the defence of the young Prince James (later King James VI of Scotland and I of England) towards the end of the effective reign of Mary, Queen of Scots.

    James + Marjory MENZIES. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Marjory MENZIES (daughter of Sir Thomas MENZIES).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Marjory Gordon

    Children:
    1. 2. Patrick GORDON was born in Date of birth unknown; died before 1582.
    2. Robert GORDON
    3. David GORDON
    4. John GORDON
    5. James GORDON
    6. Alexander GORDON

  3. 6.  Alexander FRAZER

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Muchal

    Children:
    1. 3. Agnes FRAZER


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  George GORDON was born in Date of birth unknown (son of Patrick GORDON and Marion OGILVIE); died before 1531.

    George + Xx HAY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Xx HAY (daughter of Xy HAY).
    Children:
    1. 4. James GORDON was born in Date of birth unknown; died in 1582.
    2. Elizabeth GORDON

  3. 10.  Sir Thomas MENZIES

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Pitfoddels
    • Occupation / Profession: Comptroller of Scotland

    Children:
    1. 5. Marjory MENZIES



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