Genealogy of the most noble and ancient House of Drummond

206 THE GENEALOGIE OF
She married Adam Gordon Lord of Aboyne, fecond fone to George
fecond Earle of Huntly, and Chancellor of Scotland, begotten upon
Lady Jean Stuart, daughter to King James the Firft. Adam retained
the fyrname of Gordone, which was tranfmitted to his pofterity, and
the name of Sutherland fuppreffed : He was the firft Earle of the
1531. name of Gordone by the right of his wife, and dyed 1531. Second,
Alexander Gordone, his fone, who married Lady Jean Stuart, daugh-
ter to the Earle of Atholl, and dyed before his father. Third, Earle
John Gordone, fone to Alexander, who fucceeded to Adam his grand-
father in the Earledome of Sutherland : he was made by Queen
Marie the Regent, after the death of her hufband King James the
1547. Fifth, Livetennant benorth Spey, anno 1547. He went to France
with the Queen, where, by the French King Henrie the Second, he
Avas made a Knight of the Order of the Cockell, called the Order of
St. Michaell. He married Eleonora Stuart, daughter to Mathew
Earle of Lennox, and widdow of William Earle of Airroll. He was
1567. poifoned at Garvie, bot dyed at Dunrobine, 1567. Fourth, Earle
Alexander, his fone ; he married Jean Gordone, daughter to George
Earle of Huntly, divorced from John [James] Earle of Bothwell : he
1594. dyed at Dunrobin 1594. Fifth, Earle John fucceeded to his father ;
he married Anna Elphingftoune, daughter to Alexander Lord Elphing-
ftone, Thefaurer of Scotland. John Earle of Sutherland dyed at
1615. Dunrobin, and was interred at Dornoch 1615. Sixth, Earle John
fucceeded his father ; he married Lady Jean Drummond, daughter to
James Earle of Perth. He caufed himfelfe be ferved heir and
1630. retowred, anno 1630, to William Sutherland, the fifth Earle of
Sutherland, who lived in the reigne of King Alexander the Second
and dyed anno 1248 : This Earle John dyed anno 16 . Seventh,
John Earle of Sutherland, his fone, married Lady Weems,
daughter to the Earle of Weems, and relict of the Earle of Angus,
the Marques of Douglas eldeft fone. He begot Loi-d