Sir John GORDON, 1st Baronet^{[1, 2]}

1610 - 1644  (34 years)

• Title	Sir
  Birth	1610
  Event	11 May 1630 (20 years old)
  	Was retoured heir general to his grandfather.
  Event	4 Jul 1636 (26 years old)
  	Had charter of novodamus of the lands and barony of Haddo.
  Event	1639 (29 years old)
  	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 (32 years old)
  	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 (32 years old)
  	1st Baronet [Nova Scotia. 1642]
  	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).
  Event	14 Apr 1644 (34 years old)
  	The Marquess of Huntly and Sir John Gordon were excommunicated by the General Assembly.
  Death	19 Jul 1644
  	Subsequently executed at the Cross of Edinburgh (the first Royalist to be executed by a judicial sentence), his estates being sequestrated till the Restoration.
  Siblings	1 sister
  	01. Jean GORDON └─ Sir John FORBES,     + 02. Sir John GORDON, 1st Baronet           b. 1610             d. 19 Jul 1644  (Age 34 years) └─ Mary FORBES,  ,  m. 1630
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Sir John GORDON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Abt 1395  (9 x Great Grandfather)  Margaret BANNERMAN  (Mother)
  Person ID	P1441	Europe
  Links To	This person is also Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	George GORDON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Oct 1610
  Mother	Margaret BANNERMAN Other Partners: └─William KEITH
  Marriage contract	24 Jan 1606  [3]
  Family ID	F620	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Mary FORBES
  Marriage	1630  [1]
  Age at Marriage	John was ~ 20 years old. Mary was ?? old. They were married for ~ 14 years and 7 months.
  Children	1. Patrick GORDON     2. Charles GORDON     3. James GORDON     4. Jean GORDON └─ John FORBES     5. Janet GORDON └─ Sir Walter INNES, 2nd Baronet;    └─ George MORRISON +   6. Sir John GORDON, 2nd Baronet           b. Abt 1632             d. 1665 (Age 33 years) └─ Mary FORBES +   7. Sir George GORDON, 1st Earl of Aberdeen           b. 3 Oct 1637             d. 20 Apr 1720 (Age 82 years) └─ Anne LOCKHART  m. 1671
  Family ID	F623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 11 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3). [S4] The Scots Peerage, Volume I, Page 86-87 (Reliability: 3). [S4] The Scots Peerage, Volume I, Page 86 (Reliability: 3).