'Gordon13'
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Families covered: Gordon of Afton, Gordon of Carleton, Gordon of Culvennan, Gordon of Earlston, Gordon of Halleaths
| John Gordon of Earlston (d 1628) | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (1582) Margaret Sinclair (dau of John Sinclair of Earlston) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Margaret Gordon (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. John McKnaught of Kilquhanidy | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Edward Maxwell of Balmangan | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1585) Mary Chalmers (dau of James Chalmers of Gaitgirth) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Alexander Gordon, 2nd of Earlston (b 1587, d 11.1653) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.01.1612) Elizabeth Gordon (dau of John Gordon of Pennynghame) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Gordon (b 1613, dvpsp 29.10.1645) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jean Boswell (dau of David Boswell of Auchinleck) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | William Gordon, 3rd of Earlston (b 1614, d Bothwell Bridge 22.06.1679) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.11.1648) Mary Hope (d 1696, dau of Sir John Hope, Lord Craighall) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Alexander Gordon of Earlston, 2nd Bart (b 1650, d 10.11.1726) | ||||||||||||||
| Alexander inherited the baronetcy from his younger brother William. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (16.11.1676) Janet Hamilton (b 1653, d 26.02.1696, dau of Sir Thomas Hamilton of Preston) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir Thomas Gordon of Earlston, 3rd Bart (b 26.10.1685, d 23.03.1769) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (20.01.1710) Anne Boick (d 08.04.1751, dau of William Boick) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Gordon (b 1713, dvp 1767) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1737) Catharine Campbell (dau of Daniel Campbell of Shawfield) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Catharine Gordon | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1770) Alexander Stewart, later of Afton (Major General) | |||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue (dvp unm) - Thomas (b 1739, d 1766), Daniel (b 1742, d 1762) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Sir John Gordon of Earlston, 4th Bart (b 20.12.1720, dsp 17.10.1795, Captain, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.04.1775) Anne Mylne (d 04.11.1822, dau of Thomas Mylne of Powderhall) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | James Gordon of Jamaica (d 1794, 5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1779) Christiana Scarlett (dau of James Scarlett) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir John Gordon of Earlston, later also of Carleton, 5th Bart (b 04.10.1780, d 08.01.1843) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (10.04.1809, sp) Juliana Gallimore (d 13.02.1824, dau of Jervis Gallimore of Greenfield) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (22.04.1825) Mary Irving (d 08.03.1869, dau of William Irving of Gribton) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Francis Gordon (dsp 1829) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | William Gordon had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Carr Mowat (d 19.02.1849) | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Annie Gordon | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (sp?) George Innes | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Jonathan Brown | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Anna Gordon | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1735) Alexander Copland of Colliston | |||||||||||||||
| (5)+ | other issue (d unm) - Archibald (b 1715, d 11.06.1745), Francis (b 1728, d 1763) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) _ Gibson of Whitehaven | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Robert Gordon (b 1688, d 1750) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1715) ?? (widow of Robert French) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Janet Gordon | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Archibald Gordon (b 1691, d 1754) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1721) Janet Young (dau of Sir Thomas Young of Rosebank) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Gilbert Gordon of Halleaths (b 1722, d 1789) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Stewart (of Physgill family) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Archibald Gordon of Halleaths | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Ponsonby | |||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | issue - Gilbert (d unm 1845), Archibald (d 1847, had issue), John (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Patricia Heron Gordon (d 11.05.1821) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.12.1794) William Ramsay, later Maule, 1st Lord Panmure (b 27.10.1771, d 13.04.1852) | |||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue (d unm) - Gilbert (dvp 1763), Johanna, 3 other daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Margaret Gordon (b 1724, d unm 1779) | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Anne Gordon (b 1670, d 1761) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1697) John Neilson of Corsock (d 1708) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Mary Gordon (b 1681, d 1723) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1701) Edward Goldie of Craigmuie (d 1711) | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Margaret Gordon (b 1687, d 1715) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1706) John McCartney of Blacket (d 1723) | |||||||||||||||
| g. | Janet Gordon (b 1692, d 1725) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1713) William Martin of Kirkland | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (08.03.1698) Marion Gordon (b c1678, d 20.10.1748, dau of Alexander Gordon, 5th Viscount Kenmure) | |||||||||||||||
| h. | William Gordon of Greenlaw, later of Culvennan (b 1706, d 10.1757) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by Commoners (vol 3, 'Gordon of Culvennan', p610+). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (1740) Isabel McCulloch Gordon of Culvennan (d 10.1802) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvennan, Sheriff of Wigton then Kirkcudbright (b 1748, d 21.10.1830, Lt. Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.07.1769) Grace Dalrymple (sister of Sir John Dalrymple-Hay of Glenluce, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | James Gordon of Culvennan (b 02.12.1771, Lt. Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.09.1816) Janet Hannay (dau/coheir of Johnstone Hannay of Balcary) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | David Gordon ('of London'?) (b 26.03.1774, d 01.11.1829, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.09.1797) Agnes Hyslop (dau of William Hyslop of Lochend) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Gordon of Ernmynzie & Culvennan (b 17.08.1800, d 27.01.1858) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.08.1825) Agnes Marion Hyslop (d 23.05.1853, dau of John Hyslop of Lochend, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Alexander Gordon (b 05.05.1802) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1826) Sarah Cox | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Grace Gordon (b 28.05.1807) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Charles Potter of Darwen | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Isabella Gordon (b 09.03.1809, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1833) James Richard Clark | |||||||||||||||
| (v)+ | other issue - James (b 31.01.1818), Jean | ||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue - Isabella (b 06.10.1779), others (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Marion Gordon (b 1745, dsp 14.04.1839) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1775) William Kirkpatrick of Raeberry (d 22.05.1778) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (31.03.1783) Alexander Herries Maxwell of Munshes, '8th Earl of Nithsdale' (d 28.06.1815) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Isabella Gordon | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1779) James Balmain | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue (d unm) - David of Threavegrange (b 1750, d Bucharest 24.10.1771), Robert of Threavegrange (b 1753, d 1831) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Grizel Gordon (b 1703, d 1740) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1721) Alexander Gordon, 5th of Carleton (d 1742) @@ below | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Sir William Gordon, 1st Bart of Afton (b 1650, dsp 12.1718) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.02.1692) Mary Campbell (d 1733, dau of Sir George Campbell of Cessnock) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | John Gordon, 3rd of Carleton | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Margaret Gordon | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1682) Sir James Holborn of Menstrie | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Robert Gordon (d unm 1654) | ||||||||||||||
| D. | Margaret Gordon | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1638) Thomas Hay of Arieland | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | William Gordon, 1st of Carleton | ||||||||||||||
| A. | James Gordon, 2nd of Carleton (d unm 1688) | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | David Gordon of Gordonstown (5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Nathaniel Gordon, 4th of Carleton presumed father of ... | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Alexander Gordon, 5th of Carleton (d 1742) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1721) Grizel Gordon (b 1703, d 1740, dau of Sir Alexander Gordon of Earlston, 2nd Bart) @@ above | |||||||||||||||
| a. | ?? Gordon presumed father or grandfather of ... | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Gordon, 8th of Carleton (dspm 1816) | ||||||||||||||
| b.+ | 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| 5.+ | other issue - Robert (dvpsp 1626), James (dsp 1654, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BP1934 ('Gordon of Earlston')
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