Memorials of four old families

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4. Henrietta, married Alexander Leslie of Pitcaple.
By his second wife he had one son and three daughters.
i. Charles, died young.
Daughters. — I. Catharine, married to John Gray.
2. Anne. )
•Both died in minority, unmarried.
3. Elizabeth or Elspet. J
He and his brother Robert, during the lifetime of their father, and as
young men, joined the banner of Montrose in support of the Royal cause.
He endeavoured in vain to induce his father-in-law, Lord Huntly, to join
them.
No one can wonder at Lord Huntly's refusal. A few years before this,
Montrose, when on the side of the Covenanters, had induced the Earl with
his two sons to come to Aberdeen, and there arrested him and his eldest
son, Lord Gordon, and sent them as prisoners to Edinburgh.
Huntly never forgave this treatment, and after Montrose had heartily
espoused the King's cause, never could be induced to co-operate with him.
In 1644, however, Huntly was appointed Lieut-General in the North
of Scotland, and levied troops for the King in Aberdeenshire and Banff-
shire, and again in 1646 he, with 1500 foot and 600 horse, took up arms,
and made a strong effort on his behalf; but even then he refused to comply
with Montrose's instructions to march to Inverness and aid him in an
attempt to take it. Instead of this he marched upon Aberdeen, storming
it in three places, defeated Colonel Montgomery, and recovered the town
for the King. He allowed his Highlanders to pillage it, and they in large
numbers returned with the booty to their own homes.
Among those released from the Tolbooth of Aberdeen at this time by
Montrose were Alexander Irving of Lenturk, and John Gordon of Inner-
markie.
Meantime Montrose was attacked in force by Middleton, who had left
Aberdeen to relieve Inverness, and was obliged to retreat before him to
Beauly, and thence by Strathglass and Stratherrick to the Spey : Middle-
ton however remained in Ross-shire, and laid siege to the Earl of Seaforth's
castle, in the Chanonry : and afterwards, on hearing of Huntly's advance
on Aberdeen, retraced his steps, recrossed the Spey, and returned to
Aberdeen.
Later than this Huntly did what he could in the north ; he levied
troops, but was pursued by General David Leslie through Lochaber, and by
General Middleton through Glenmoriston and Badenoch, and was at last
taken prisoner by Lieut-Colonel Menzies in Strathdon, and executed in
Edinburgh on 22nd March, 1649.
The position of his sons during this civil war was very strange. Lord
Gordon, the eldest, was for some time under the influence of Argyle, his