Gordons of Nethermuir

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Patrick Gordon, of Cults, described by
General Patrick Gordon on January 12,
1694, as "my cousin," and constituted
one of his procurators ("Diary," 181).
In 1696 the lands of Patrick Gordon of
Cults were valued at .£134, the Poll Book
noting: "Patrick Gordon, of Cults, elder,
with his ladie," and their sont, Patrick
and William, and their daughters Jean
and Elizabeth. It is not quite clear
whether this Patrick, elder, was the
husband or the son of the husband of
Janet Gordon. James Gordon, "son of
Patrick of Cults and Janet," "ex
Neathermure," born Nov. 15, 1659,
entered Douai College on Oct. 18, 1677,
for grammar (Forbes Leiths's "Scots
Colleges" i., 54). We know a little
about the son,
William Gordon, who is referred to
in a letter written by General Patrick
Gordon to the laird of Rothiemay from
Moscow, Aug. 8, 1691, as "ein Sohn
von Patrick Gordon von Cults"
("Tagebuch," iii., 294). He may be
the William Gordon, merchant, Aber-
deen, who presented the sasine of
Elizabeth Grant, "Lady Auchleuch-
ries," on Oct. 6, 1692 ("Diary," 213).
GEORGE GORDON, III. OF
NETHERMUIR.
George Gordon was the eldest son of
Patrick Gordon, being so described ("filiuf
primongenitus") in the "Great Seal," Janu-
ary 30, 1623. The following transactions
refer to him : — ■
1622 — George Gordon, son of Patrick Gor-
don of Nethermuir, was a witness ("Aber-
deen Minute Book of Registrations").
1629, October 1 — Dame Jane Abernethie,
wife of Sir George Gordon of Gight, re-
nounced her rights to the lands of Cuik-
birnes and pendicle thereof called Tillibrek,