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408 HOUSE OF GORDON.
Captain of his regiment. They shipped at Cromarty and sailed thence to
Hamburgh with a prosperous successe. Some speciall men of note went with
Captain Adam Gordon out of Southerland " (Earls of Sutherland, 450). 1634,
Aug. 27, k. at the battle of Nordlingen, near Munich (where the Swedish
were defeated) " teighting valiantlie amongst the midst of his enemies, who
had bin overthrowne in the beginning of the day by that [Scottish] brigade
wherein he fought . . . which was commanded that day by CoUonel William
Gun " {ibid., 471). The Earls of Sutherland goes on to say : —
Captain Adam Gordon was much regrated be the whole army, being killed in the flour of
his youth when he hade begun to give so great testimonies of his valour, not having attained
to the full age of twentie-three years. He was appointed to be lievetenant-CoIlonel, his warrant
having bin before this time signed to that purpose. The grief was exceeding great which his
friends in Scotland did conceave at the report of his death ; but their comfort was that he dyed
in the bed of honour in that memorable battle, wherein many Scotsmen lost their lives, to the
immortal glorie of their nation.
Younger son of John, Earl of Sutherland, h. 1613, May 15. Brother
of George, 475-6, and John, 833- Cousin of Alexander, 1656, and John, 832-
1638- Adam. 1631, became a soldier in France between Apr. and Nov.
Came from Cults (Aberdeensh. ?) 1627, Dec. 7 — 1631, Apr. at Douai ;
1631, Nov. — -1634, studied philosophy at Douai ; 1635, Oct. — 1636, at Scots
Coll., Rome; became a Jesuit and missionary in Scotland. 1652-5, Rector,
Scots Coll., Rome. 1655-6, Rector at Madrid. 1665, Rector at Douai ; d. 1668,
Apr. 8 (Forbes Leith's Scots Colleges, 1. 22).
1639- Adam. 1634, went to Germany with Sir Hector Munro, of Foulis,
in order to see Adam, 1637, " not knowing he was killed " at Nordlingen (Earls
of Sutherland, 473); served after Munro's death (1635, Apr., at Hamburg) in
the Swedish army under the command of Colonel Ale.xander Gordon, in
whose reg. he got a captaincy. Then he returned to Scotland and "having
levied and gathered together a companie of able and lustie men in Souther-
land, he shipped with them at Unes (having obteined licence to that effect
from the lords of the privie-councell), and arryved safely with his men at
Gottenbury," 1635, Nov. 6 (ibid., 477, 478); Nov. 11, wrote to Sir Robert
Gordon, of Gordonstown, from Gothenburg—" All my friends in generall
was very kynd to me, yit none helped me with so much as one souldyour. I
thank my friends for their kyndness, and my money is for my souldyours.
But God I thank for all " (Fraser's Sutherland Book, 11. 161-2).
Son of John, of Kilcalmkill ; m. Ann, dau. of William Mackay, of Bighouse,
and had Adam, 87, and William ; d. in Germany (Bulloch's Gordon of Inver-
gorden, 5-7).
1640- Adam. 1636, " assembling a company of men, with these (be the