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12 HOUSE OF GORDON.
86- Adam. 1649, Off. in Ireland ( O' Hart's Landed Irish Geiitry, p.
389; Inrohncnts in the Excheqtier Office Dublin, Roll 11. Membrane 10).
87- Adam. 1652, Capt., d. at Stirling. Son of Adam of Kilcalmkil,
Ross-shire, German service ; brother of William, 1373-
88- Sir Adam. 1689, Capt., Lord Strathnaver's Ft. (reg. disbanded in
1690). 1700, his will showed his arrears of pay amounted to £'1284 12s. od.
Scots; "of Dalpholly," had Sir William, ist Bart, of Invergordon, and Alex-
ander of Ardoch, 140. grandsons, Alexander, 162, Alexander, 145, and Ann,
252 (Bulloch's Gordons of Invergordon, 8-13).
89- Adam. 1694, Ens., Col. James Maitland's (25th) Ft. 1695, July.
5, Lt., serving at Namur, where com. dated. 1702, Aug. 25, com. renewed
at Windsor; until 1706 (Dalton's .4.L., iv. 42,98, v. 222). 1717, Apr. 16,
three daus., Joan, Theodosia and Ann, served his heirs. Cousin and a
residuary legatee of George Gordon, macer, Edinburgh ; d. 1702, Apr.
90. Adam. 1694, May 7, Ens., Sir Charles Graham's Ft. (Dalton's
A.L., III. 396; Add. MS., B.M., 17, 918).
91- Adam. 1708, Aug. 13, Lt. and Capt., Earl of Portmore's (2nd)
Ft., com. dated at Windsor (Dalton's A.L., vi. 67 ; Davis's 2nd Ft. vi. 103).
92. Lord Adam. 1741, Apr. 25, Cornet, N.B. Dgns. 1743, Sep. 18,
Lt. {MS. A.L., 1742-3, 1745, P.R.O.). 1745, Sep. 3, Lt., Indep. Coy. of Ft.
{Genealogist, xiv. 12-3). 1746, Sep. 30, Capt., Col. Fleming's Ft.; Dec. 13,
i8th Ft. {MS. A.L., 1742-3, P.R.O.). 175 , Jan. 2, Capt. Lt., 3rd Ft. Gds.
1756, Jun. I, Capt. and Lt. Col. {MS. A.L., 1755, P.R.O. ; Quarters of Army
in Ireland, 1749-52; J. Millan's List of Officers, Irish Estab. 1755, bound
with A.L., 1754). 1758, served under Gen. Bligh in his unfortunate expedi-
tion to coast of France, signalized himself at the head of his grenadier
company of the guards, bringing up the rear of the embarkation at St. Cas,
Sep. 10, in the face of a very superior army, preventing the enemy, for a
considerable time, getting forward, till being overpowered by numbers, he
was forced to retire to the beach (James Hamilton's Roy. Scots, 367). 1762,
Feb. 19, Bt. Col. 1763, Jan. 19, Col., 66th Ft. 1772, May 25, Maj. Gen.
1775, Dec. 27, Col., 26th Ft. 1777, Aug. 21, Lt. Gen. 1782, May 9, Col.,
ist Ft. 1789, Jun. 6, Comdr. of Forces in Gt. Britain. 1793, Oct. 12, Gen.
1778, Apr. — 1796, Govr., Cliff Fort, Tinmouth, £"284 3s. 6d. 1796, Nov. 5,
Govr., Edinburgh Castle {A.L., 1754-1800; L.G., 1778, 1789, 418, 1796, 1062).
Son of 2nd Duke of Gordon, b. 1728, ;;;. 1767, Sep. 2, Jane, dau. of John
Drummond and wid. of James, 2nd Duke of Atholl ; he d. s.p. 1801. The
3rd Hussars bears nickname " Lord Adam Gordon's Lifeguards" (Farmer's
Regtl. Rec, 25. J. M. BuWoch'm Banffsliire Advertiser, igii, Feb. 23, Mar. 2