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Sir John GORDON, 2nd Baronet, of Haddo

Sir John GORDON, 2nd Baronet, of Haddo

Male Abt 1632 - 1665  (33 years)

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  1. 1.  Sir John GORDON, 2nd Baronet, of Haddo was born about 1632 (son of Sir John GORDON, 1st Baronet and Mary FORBES); died in 1665.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title: From 19 Jul 1644 to 1665; 2nd Baronet [Nova Scotia. 1642]
    • Event: 3 Mar 1647; An Act of Parliament restoring the bairns of the laird of Haddo was passed, but Sir John does not appear to have acquired full possession of his estates before the Restoration, when his forfeiture was rescinded in 1661.
    • Event: 14 May 1647; Retoured heir to his father in Kirkton of Tarves and other lands.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Mar 1667 (The Scots Peerage)

    Family/Spouse: Mary FORBES. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Jean GORDON

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sir John GORDON, 1st Baronet was born in 1610 (son of George GORDON and Margaret BANNERMAN); died on 19 Jul 1644.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Event: 11 May 1630; Was retoured heir general to his grandfather.
    • Event: 4 Jul 1636; Had charter of novodamus of the lands and barony of Haddo.
    • Event: 1639; He was appointed next in command to the Marquess of Huntly over the forces raised to oppose the Covenanters, and was present at the action at Turreff.
    • Event: 1642; He joined the Royal Standard at the Newark and after being engaged in several operations, was sent to Scotland as Lieutenant under George, Marquess of Huntly.
    • Title: From 13 Aug 1642 to 19 Jul 1644; 1st Baronet [Nova Scotia. 1642]
    • Event: 14 Apr 1644; The Marquess of Huntly and Sir John Gordon were excommunicated by the General Assembly.

    Notes:

    Title:
    Created a Baronet [Nova Scotia. 1642] for gallantry at the Battle of Turriff, being 2nd in command of forces raised against the Covenanters (1630) and defender of the House of Kellie against them, though forced to surrender and imprisoned in St. Giles's Cathedral, Edinburgh, where his cell was a recess in the wall which became known as Haddo's Hole (a plate on the wall today marks the spot).

    Died:
    Subsequently executed at the Cross of Edinburgh (the first Royalist to be executed by a judicial sentence), his estates being sequestrated till the Restoration.

    John married Mary FORBES in 1630. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary FORBES (daughter of William FORBES).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Mary Gordon

    Children:
    1. Patrick GORDON
    2. Charles GORDON
    3. James GORDON
    4. Jean GORDON
    5. Janet GORDON
    6. 1. Sir John GORDON, 2nd Baronet, of Haddo was born about 1632; died in 1665.
    7. Sir George GORDON, 1st Earl of Aberdeen, of Haddo was born on 3 Oct 1637; died on 20 Apr 1720.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George GORDON was born in Date of birth unknown (son of James GORDON and Jean KEITH); died in Oct 1610.

    George + Margaret BANNERMAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Margaret BANNERMAN (daughter of Sir Alexander BANNERMAN, of Elsick).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Margaret Gordon, Margaret Keith

    Children:
    1. Jean GORDON
    2. 2. Sir John GORDON, 1st Baronet was born in 1610; died on 19 Jul 1644.

  3. 6.  William FORBES

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Tolquhoun

    Children:
    1. 3. Mary FORBES


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  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.

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


  2. 9.  Jean KEITH

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Jean Gordon

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

  3. 10.  Sir Alexander BANNERMAN, of Elsick
    Children:
    1. 5. Margaret BANNERMAN



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