Strange adventures of Lewis Gordon

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February 2, 1731, he acquired from Dr David
Brodie, hie wife's uncle, the lands of Hill-
head and Newton of Birnie, all of which he
left to hie daughter Mrs King of Newmill,
with whom seems to have taken up his
abode in his latter days. He died at Grey-
friars, Elgin, February 13, 1741, in his 64th
year, and was buried in the Church of
Drainie February 17. Mrs King erected a
monument in his memory. He married
Margaret Brodie. daughter of Francis
Brodie of Milntown. She died May 29,
1731, aged 63. They had
(1) George Gordon.
(2) Elizabeth Gordon.
(3) Margaret Gordon.
(4) Isabella Gordon.
(5) Elepet Gordon. Dr Cramond says
they died young.
(6) Helen Gordon married George Grant
of Tullochgorm. The contract of mar-
riage is dated at Kinneddar, June 12, 1731.
It is written by Robert Anderson, clerk to
James Craig, writer in Elgin. The wit-
nesses are Dr David Brodie, physician in
Elgin, the bride's uncle, Robert Grant in
Tamore, and the said James Craig and
Robert Anderson. She predeceased her
father ("Kings of Newmill" p. 12).
(7) Marjory Gordon married about 1734
as his second wife, her cousin William King
of Newmill (1692-1764). She survived him
for 34 years, dying on March 7, 1798, aged
86, "much esteemed by all who had the
pleasure of her acquaintance. She seems
to have been a person of high honour and
integrity and of a most benevolent disposi-
tion." She lies interred in the Greyfriars,
where her son erected a neat marble
monument to her memory (ibid. p. 9). She
had five sons and five daughters, whose
names are recorded by Dr Cramond (ibid.
p. 8). The King family died completely
out in 1818 by the death of her daughter,
Margaret, widow of Dr Alexander Munro.
3 William Gordon (mentioned by Lewis). Dr
Cramond says he seems to have been a mer-
chant in Elgin and married his cousin Mar-
garet King, who died in 1734.