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In the old accounts of the Burgh of Aberdeen for the year 1581-2 15S1-2.
there is a list of honorary burgesses, appointed " gratia concilii on 9th May,
as gentillmen nocht to be occupiaris nor handleris witht meichandes:"
among them are " My Lord Erll Huntlie, Sir Adam Gordon of Auchin-
doun, Sir Valtir Ogilvy of Fyndlater, Jon Gordon of Petlurge, Jas. Gordon
of Haddo younger, Geo. Gordon of Creche [Crichie], John Gordon brother
to the laird Crag, John Gordon of Newtone, Alexander Gordon in Stein-
housofGyght, Alexander Gordon of Beldornie, Geo. Gordon of Cockdarachy,
Alexander Gordon appearand of Lesmoir, William Gordon appearand of
Gyght, Thomas Gordon of Segyden, John Gordon of Cairn borro. — Misc
vol. V.
Mention occurs in a birthbriefe of Margaret Gordon, daughter to the About 1585.
laird of Lesmoir, as mother of John Gordon of Birssmoir. This is the lady
who was married three times : her third husband, John Gordon, Birssmoir,
was killed at Darnaway. — Birthbrieves Misc., vol. V.
In a birthbrieve (1703) mention is found of Alexander Gordon of 1590 to 1692.
Kincraigie, son of Patrick Gordon of Craig [erroneously described
as " descendit from the Earl of Sutherland] : the said Alexander
is said to have married Marjorie Gordon, daughter of William
Gordon of Terpersie [also erroneously described as descended of
the Duke of Gordon] by his wife Margaret Gordon of Achannachy : " the
above Patrick Gordon of Craig's wife is there said to be Elizabeth Gordon,
daughter of the deceased William Gordon of Braickley. This brief is dated
February, 1703, and relates to the two sons of Patrick Gordon of Harlaw,
who was son of the above Alexander Gordon of Kincraigie, and grandson
of Patrick Gordon of Craig : these two brothers went to Dantzig in 1688
and 1692. Hence we may infer that Patrick Gordon of Craig must have
lived in the earlier part of the 17th century. We have mention of John of
Craig in 1635 : perhaps Patrick was his brother, who served under Gustavus
Adolphus, and may have left lawful issue, but he was not " of Craig."
William of Terpersie is also mentioned in 1635. This brief is interesting,
if correct, as showing the inter marriages of Craigs, Terpersies, Braickleys,
and Achannachys. — Misc., vol. V.: but see Appendix VII., under Gordons
of Craig.
Under trials for witchcraft, on 15th April, 1597, the justices decerned 1597-
and declared inter alia Beak Taiss at the Burne Syd of Logye, under the
laird of Lesmoir, a fugitive witch, to have her goods escheat. — Misc., vol. 1.
Mention is made in a rental of the Parishes of Kennethmont and 1635.
Chrystieskirk of parts of Erlesfield and Segyden [which had belonged to
Sir James, 1st Bart, of Lesmoir] pertaining heritably to William Gordon of
Terpersie in 1635 : as well as of other lands which were wadsetts. — Antiq.
of Shires of Aberdeen and Banff.
William Gordon of Lesmoir [probably eldest son of Sir William] was 1657.
at a meeting of the Synod of Aberdeen on 22nd April, 1657, nominated as
a ruling elder to be on a committee 1o meet at Turriff. — Selections from
Records of the Synod uf Aberdeen.