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shire, fighting with Montrose, who was defeated by Strachan (Earls of
Sutherland, 555).
8. [...]. 1653, Mar. 10, Capt., "gone to Denmark"; letter from
James Aischingtoune, at Bergen, to Capt. John Strachan, in Zealand (Claren-
don Papers in the Bodleian, 181).
9. [•••]• 1653, Nov. 5, " One Gordon," commanding 100 "Tories,"
went to Falkirk and captured Capt. Townsend and Capt. Scrope of Col.
Overton's Reg. who were going to Glasgow. " Their [Gordon's troops]
haste would hardly permit them [the captives] to put on their clothes "
("Diurnal of Occurrences " quoted in Spottiswoode Misc., i. 144).
10. [•••]• 1690, Aug. 26, Capt., in command of a company at Lord
Cardross's house, during an attack by a party of 250 rebels, captured, but
afterwards rescued by Gen. Mackay (Le Fleming Papers, Hist. MSS. Com.
p. 288).
11. [..■]• 1692, Capt., Sir Charles Graham's Ft. ; not after Dec. 29.
Graham's Foot fought at Steenkirk, Jul. 1692 (P.R.O., H.O. Military Entry
Book, 2, p. 313).
12. [...]. 1693, Maj., Dgn. Reg., w. Ann, dau. of Maj. Montgomery,
and had 2-
13. [...]. 1694, May 7, Ens., Col. John Buchan's Ft., 1695, Aug.
4, k. at the siege of Namur (Dalton's A.L., in. 377).
14. [...]. Capt. 1700, Apr. 1, " in consideration of his good services
we have resolved to bestow a mark of our Royal Bounty ; " the King com-
mands the Treasury to settle a yearly allowance of stg. on Gordon (Scot-
land Warrant Book P.E.O., vol. 17, p. 302.)
15. [•••]• 1704) J^O- 29, Ens., Col. George Maccartney's Ft.; not
after 1706 (Dalton's A.L., v. 224).
16. [•••]• 1708, Jan. I, Maj. in Aldunie of Dalvey, witnessed the
bap. of Allan, son of John Grant, in Lettoch (Cromdale Reg.).
17. [.••]. 1715, Off., father of David, 397.
18. [...]. 1715, Maj., advised the magistrates of Aberdeen to fortify
the town against the rebels (Allardyce's Hist. Papers, 39).
19. [...]. 1720, May 5, Capt., H.E.I.C.S., Bombay, "his deposi-
tion (with others) read at a Board meeting, in reference to a charge against
Mr. Parker" (Bombay State Papers, i. 9). Possibly John, 868; or William,
1385.
20- [...]. 1724, Sep. 27, Lt., witnessed the bap., at St. Paul's
Epis. Ch., Aberdeen, of Susanna, dau. of Patrick Smith, Inveramsay (N.S.C.
Misc., II. (115) ).
shire, fighting with Montrose, who was defeated by Strachan (Earls of
Sutherland, 555).
8. [...]. 1653, Mar. 10, Capt., "gone to Denmark"; letter from
James Aischingtoune, at Bergen, to Capt. John Strachan, in Zealand (Claren-
don Papers in the Bodleian, 181).
9. [•••]• 1653, Nov. 5, " One Gordon," commanding 100 "Tories,"
went to Falkirk and captured Capt. Townsend and Capt. Scrope of Col.
Overton's Reg. who were going to Glasgow. " Their [Gordon's troops]
haste would hardly permit them [the captives] to put on their clothes "
("Diurnal of Occurrences " quoted in Spottiswoode Misc., i. 144).
10. [•••]• 1690, Aug. 26, Capt., in command of a company at Lord
Cardross's house, during an attack by a party of 250 rebels, captured, but
afterwards rescued by Gen. Mackay (Le Fleming Papers, Hist. MSS. Com.
p. 288).
11. [..■]• 1692, Capt., Sir Charles Graham's Ft. ; not after Dec. 29.
Graham's Foot fought at Steenkirk, Jul. 1692 (P.R.O., H.O. Military Entry
Book, 2, p. 313).
12. [...]. 1693, Maj., Dgn. Reg., w. Ann, dau. of Maj. Montgomery,
and had 2-
13. [...]. 1694, May 7, Ens., Col. John Buchan's Ft., 1695, Aug.
4, k. at the siege of Namur (Dalton's A.L., in. 377).
14. [...]. Capt. 1700, Apr. 1, " in consideration of his good services
we have resolved to bestow a mark of our Royal Bounty ; " the King com-
mands the Treasury to settle a yearly allowance of stg. on Gordon (Scot-
land Warrant Book P.E.O., vol. 17, p. 302.)
15. [•••]• 1704) J^O- 29, Ens., Col. George Maccartney's Ft.; not
after 1706 (Dalton's A.L., v. 224).
16. [•••]• 1708, Jan. I, Maj. in Aldunie of Dalvey, witnessed the
bap. of Allan, son of John Grant, in Lettoch (Cromdale Reg.).
17. [.••]. 1715, Off., father of David, 397.
18. [...]. 1715, Maj., advised the magistrates of Aberdeen to fortify
the town against the rebels (Allardyce's Hist. Papers, 39).
19. [...]. 1720, May 5, Capt., H.E.I.C.S., Bombay, "his deposi-
tion (with others) read at a Board meeting, in reference to a charge against
Mr. Parker" (Bombay State Papers, i. 9). Possibly John, 868; or William,
1385.
20- [...]. 1724, Sep. 27, Lt., witnessed the bap., at St. Paul's
Epis. Ch., Aberdeen, of Susanna, dau. of Patrick Smith, Inveramsay (N.S.C.
Misc., II. (115) ).
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