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Families covered: Gordon of Park

TCB notes that the following John "was descended from "Jock" Gordon, of Sundargue, illegitimate cousin of Elizabeth Gordon, who married Alexander Seton, and was ancestress of the Earls and Marquesses of Huntly and of the Dukes of Gordon". That supports the following connection which, until we see it confirmed, should nevertheless be viewed as "provisional".

John Gordon of Cairnbarrow, co. Banff

son

Sir Adam Gordon, 1st of Park, Banff (d by 1631)

m. Christian Gordon (dau of William Gordon, 5th of Gight) wife of Adam, presumed wife of ...

Sir John Gordon of Park (d by 1672)

m. Helen Sibbald (dau of Sir James Sibbald, 1st Bart of Rankeillour)

Sir John Gordon, 1st Bart of Park (d 02.1713)

m1. (spms) _ Graham (dau of _ Graham, son of _ Graham of Claverhouse)

m2. (spms) (Jean?) Forbes (dau of (Walter?) Forbes of Tolquhoun)

m3. (spms) Katherine Ogilvie (dau of _ Ogilvie of Kempcairn)

m4. (03.03.1686) Helen Ogilvy (dau of James Ogivy, 2nd Earl of Airlie, by Helen, dau of George (Ogilvy), 1st Lord Banff)

Sir James Gordon, 2nd Bart of Park (d 15.12.1727)

m1. (1709) Helen Fraser (dau of William Fraser, Lord Saltoun, by Margaret, dau of James Sharpe, Archbishop of St. Andrews)

(1)

Sir William Gordon, 3rd Bart of Park (d 05.06.1751)

TCB reports that William was attainted for his support for the Jacobite rising in 1745 but that the attainder was afterwards reversed, apparently in his lifetime. "To save the estate, however, he had made it over to his half br., Capt. John Gordon, who contrived to keep possession of it".

m. (1745) Janet Duff (dau of William Duff, 1st Earl of Fife (by Jean, dau of Sir James Grant, Bart), m2. George Hay of Mountblairy)

(A)

Sir John James Gordon, 4th Bart (b 26.03.1749, d 11.12.1780)

m. Hannah Corner (d 28.01.1792, dau of T. Corner of Middlesex)

(i)

Sir John Bury Gordon, 5th Bart (b 05.04.1779, dsp 23.07.1835)

m1. (09.01.1798, div 1806) Pyne Crosbie (dau of Maurice Crosboie, Dean of Limerick, by Pyne, dau of Sir Henry Cavendish, 1st Bart)

m2. (09.1815) Margaret Erskine Campbell (d 13.01.1867, dau of Richard Campbell of Craigie, m2. Gerhardt Anthonie Van Barneveld)

(ii)

Jessy Hannah Gordon

m. Richard Creed of London (d 1867)

m2. (c1720) Margaret Elphinsone (dau of John, 8th Lord Elphistone (by Isabel, dau of Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale), widow of George, Count Leslie of Balquhain, m3. John Fullerton of Dudwick)