Name of Gordon

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the present laird. The result has been that the
Gordons of Knockespock have borne in turn the
(original) name of Brebner, Grant, and Fellowee:
GEORGE GORDON,
IX. of Knockespock.
Bought the estate 1705 ; died 1768.
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Harry Gordon, Margaret Gordon, Barbara Gordon
XI. of married James manned Francis
Knockespock, Brebner of Towie. Grant, R.N,,
succeeded his who took name
brother. of Gordon in
1763.
Harry Gordon,
XII. of
Knockespock.
James Brebner,
took name of
Gordon 1769.
Sir J.
Willoughby
Gordon, General
in the army.
Hannah Gordon, Jame3 Gordon, Sir Henry Percy
XV. of
Knockespock,
married Admiral
William Abdy
Fellowes, who
took the additional
name of Gordon 1876.
M.P.
Harry Fellowes-
Gordon,
XVI. of
Knockespock.
Gordon, XIV. of
Knockespock-
Jas. Adam Gordon,
XIII. of
Knockespock.
Mrs Disney
Leith.
The Laieds of Knockespock.
Showing how Fellowes, Brebner, and Grant have
become Gordon.
The change effected by Francis Gordon^" of the
parish of St James within the liberty of West-
minster and County of Middlesex Esq." — is
recorded among the (miscellaneous warrants of
the " Calendar of Home Office Papers," No. 140.
It was typical of the Knockespock Gordons to
set in motion such elaborate machinery, for
they constantly summoned the law to aid their
actions. For instance, the Brebner line actually
had three private Acts of Parliament passed to
effect changes relating to their properties.