Memorials of four old families

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i. Sir James, his heir.
2. William, who got the estate of Balcolmie, and, being bred to the
law, was king's solicitor in the reign of James VII.
Daughters —
Writs uf the i. Margaret, was married to Alexander Duff of Braco, and had issue.
2. , married to Ogilvie, a brother of the Earl of Finlater.
He was succeeded by his eldest son.
VIII. SIR JAMES GORDON, 4th baronet of Lesmoir, who married
Peerage p. S. Jean, only daughter of Sir John Gordon of Haddo, by whom he had 5 sons
and 3 daughters — -
1. William, his apparent heir.
2. George, who, being bred to the law, was an advocate before the
Court of Session, and married the heiress of Sands, but died
without issue.
3. Alexander, who carried on the line of this family, as will be shown
hereafter.
Peerage p.609. 4. John, who purchased the lands of Kinellar, in Aberdeenshire, and
married Henriet, daughter of William Fraser, Lord Salton.
5. Robert, an officer in the army, but died unmarried.
Daughters —
1. Anne, married to Robert Farquharson of Finzean, Esq.
2. Jean, married to Sandilands of Craibstone.
3. Margaret, died unmarried. •
IX. WILLIAM, eldest son and apparent heir to Sir James Gordon,
3rd [should be 4th] baronet of Lesmoir, married Margaret, daughter of
Duff of Drummuir, and died before his father, leaving issue only 1 son.
X. SIR WILLIAM, who succeeded his grandfather, Sir James, and
was 5th baronet of Lesmoir.
He married Lilias, daughter of Gordon of Carnousie : but dying
without issue, the representation devolved upon Sir Alexander, his cousin-
german and heir male, being son of his uncle Alexander, before mentioned,
to whom we now return.
IX. ALEXANDER, 3rd son of Sir James, 4th baronet of Lesmoir,
married Isobel, daughter of James Gordon, a considerable merchant in
Holland, and a son of the family of Craig, by whom he had 5 sons and 8
daughters —
1. James, who died in infancy.
2. George, who was Vice-Consul for Sweden at Algiers, where he died
without issue.
3. Alexander, now Sir Alexander, who became heir to the last Sir
William.
4. John, an officer in Colonel Morris' Highland Regiment, and died at
Fort St George, in the East Indies, unmarried.
5. Thomas, who is now Consul for the States of Holland at Leith.
Daughters —
1. Jean, died in infancy.
2. Isobel, married to Robert Logie, Esq., Consul for his Swedish
Majesty at Algiers.