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GORDONS UNDER ARMS. 213
942- John. 1798, Aug. 14, Capt., New Galloway Vols. {L.G., 888).
1799, May 7, Capt. Comdt. (ibid., 426).
943. John. 1798, Oct. 31, or earlier, Ens., N. Fencibles, appt. to the
Militia (?) ; the Duke of Gordon recommended Ens. James Bisset to succeed
him (Gordon Castle Papers).
944. John. 1799, Jan. 5, Capt. Comdt., Ross-sh. Mil. {L.G., 11).
945- John. 1799, Aug. 20, 2nd Lt., Glasgow Vols. (L.G., 826).
946- John. 1800, Lt., residing at Hallyburton, Forfarsh., brother of
William, Attorney, Supreme Court of Judicature, Bengal, who d. there 1802,
leaving his property to his brother and sister, Janet, also residing at Hally-
burton.
Son of John, merchant, Leith, and Janet, both dead in 1800 {I.O.
Rcc).
947. John. 1800, Dec. 2, 2nd Lt., Roy. Aberdeen Light Inf {Z.G.,
1350). 1804, Apr. 25, Lt., 55th Aberdeen Mil., 7th Coy. 1808, Aug. 11,
Maj., vice Lord Alexander Gordon (ibid., 1109). 1820, Jun. 6, Lt. Col.
1836, Hon. Col., in succession to the JLatI of Ahoyne (Innes's Gordon Highlrs.,
^rd Batn., pp. 19, 21, 23, 25; List of Offs. Mil. Yeo. Cav. and Vol. Inf.,
1825, p. 81, 1850, p. 126).
Eldest son of Charles, of Braid and Clum', whom he succeeded ; d. unm.
1858, Jul. 16, at 4 St. Andrews Square, Edinburgh, leaving an enormous
fortune and a natural son, John, 1001» who succeeded him after prolonged
litigation. Uncle of Charles Henry, 366, George Augustus, 564 and John
Francis, 630 (Bulloch's Gordons of Cluny, 33-40).
948- John. 1801, Mar. 17, Ens., Roy. Edinburgh Vols., 2nd Reg., 2nd
Batn. (L.G., 296) ; indexed under East India Vols.
949. John. 1802, Sep. 4, Ens., ist W.L Reg. {L.G., 930). 1803, Jan.
25, Lt., 67th Ft. (ibid., 106). 1805, Apr. 13, Capt. (ibid., 478). 1806, Aug.
19, Capt., 2nd Ft. (ibid., 1081). 1809-10, served in Portugal. 1811, when
reg. embarked for Portugal, left at depot, Chichester, in command of two
Coys, on recruiting duty ; later, left at Elvas in command of a detachment,
when troops under Sir John Moore advanced from Lisbon to Salamanca,
this detachment joined Sir Arthur Wellesley before his advance into Spain,
took an honourable part in operations leading up to Talavera, 181 1-2. 1816,
embarked with reg. for Barbadoes {A.L., 1803-17; Col. John Davis's 2nd
Foot, IV. pp. 122-4, 169, 170, 202, 321, 323, 334, 369, 378, VI. p. 107; G.M.,
vol. 87, pt. I, p. 283).
Third son of John, L of Balmuir, Peterhead, and Peggy Stuart of the
Binend family; d. unm. 1816, Nov. 22, at Barbadoes of yellow fever, "as did