Memorials of four old families

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Sands ; 3rd, Alexander Gordon, collector in Aberdeen ; 4th, John Gordon
of Kinellar, marryed to the daughter of" — [Here is inserted, "The above
copy is here torn '' — my copy then runs on] — " Alexander, 3rd son of Sir
James Gordon. Bart, of Lesmoir, married Isobel, daughter of James Gordon,
a son of the family of Craig, and a considerable merchant in Holland, by
whom he had 5 sons and 8 danghters, 1st, James ; 2nd, George, who died
without issue : 3rd, Alexander (who succeeded his eousin, Sir William, and
became 6th Bart, of Lesmoir, he married Margaret, daughter of Robert Scot
of Dunninauld, and had 4 sons and 4 daughters); 4th, John ; 5th, Thomas:
of the 8 daughters 2 were married, 1 to Robert Logie, Esq., Swedish
Consul General at Algiers ; the other to Archibald Christie, Esq. of Keith
and Ratho."
After the preceding words "4 sons and 4 daughters," my grandmother,
Mrs General Irvine, has inserted, in her own writing, " 1st Alexander, 2nd
George, 3rd Francis, 4th John, all died unmarried ; 1st Anne, 2nd Diana,
3rd Margaret, 4th Isobel."
It will be observed that the eldest son of Sir James, the 1st Bart.,
although he predeceased his father, is styled " Sir James : " probably this
may be explained by the following extract from the Preface to Hardwickes
Shilling Baronetage, edit. 1S59 : — "The eldest sons of baronets (jure
sanguinis) are knights : and by the patents erecting the baronetage, they
are privileged to demand and receive of the reigning Sovereign inaugura-
tion as knights, on attaining the age of 21 years, provided they desire the
same." Sir James' grandson, James, left a son James, who succeeded as
2nd Bart. — See p. 48.
It will also be observed that the 1st laird of Lesmoir, James, is said to
have been twice married : according to Douglas' Baronage the 1st James
had only one son, also named James ; and Margaret Ogilvy was the wife
of his son, the 2nd laird. This lady is here said to have been daughter of
the laird of Findlater, and is called " Lady Gartly." I think she was a
daughter of Alex. Ogilvy of Deskford, ancestor of the Earls of Findlater.
It is very singular that about the same date there was a Margaret Ogilvy,
daughter of Walter Ogilvy of Boyne, who married, as his second wife, John,
Master of Buchan, son of the 3rd Earl of Buchan: he and his wife, Margaret
Ogilvy, got a Charter of the la ids of Downy, in Banff, 15th May, 1547, and
he was killed at the Battle of Pinkie, 10th September in same year. His
wife got a Charter of the lands of Garntuly, in Banff, 26th December, 1549 :
by her he had one daughter, Christina, Countess of Buchan, who married
Robert Douglas, 2nd son of Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven, who in her
right became 4th Earl of Buchan. But the Charter to James Gordon of
Lesmoir and Margaret Ogilvy, his wife, of the lands of Erlesfield and
Seggyden is dated 1546, and confirmed 28th January, 1547. The above
Margaret, daughter of Walter Ogilvy of Boyne, was the wife of George
Barclay of Barclay, 1549 to 1556. — See page 14.