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4IO HOUSE OF GORDON.
1644- Adolf von. 1820, Lt., 19th Prussian Infantry (Statement by his
father before the Royal Court of Justice at Schwetz, 1820, Jul. 6).
Son of Franz von, 1705; kammerherr ; had Franz von {b. 1836, Aug.
8, at Laskowitz, and d. 1896, Nov. 17, atiBerlin); who had Franz A. Th. J.
von Gordon-Coldwells, of Laskowitz, b. 1865, Oct. 14 {Wer Ist's, 1906).
1645- Adolf von. 1904, Lt. Col., Guard Cuirassiers, Prussian Army
{Raiicrliste dcr Kgl. Preussischen Ariiiee, 1904).
1646- Alejandro. Capt., Pavia Hussars, Spain (Information from his
brother Luiz).
Sixth son of Luiz (rf. 1827) and Petra Davila, of Grandaliana ; gd.son
of John David (i 774-1850), ofWardhouse and Kildrunimy (Bulloch's " Gordons
of Wardhouse," Banffshire Field Club Trans., 1909, Feb. 12); ;;;.
Solano, sister of the inventor of the Solano target. Brother of Alvaro, 1671,
Francisco, 1703, Jose, 1778, Juan, 1781- First cousin of Carlos Pedro, 288,
and Joseph Maria, 1080-
1647- Alexander. 1507, Oct., Archer de la Garde, Scots Life Guards
in France (Forbes-Leith's Scots Men-at-Arms, 11. 92). Perhaps the same
man who was an Archer du Corps, 1508, Oct. — 151 1, Oct. {ibid. 11. 93).
1648 Alexander. 1533-38, Archer de la Garde, Scots Life Guards in
France (Forbes-Leith's \Sco<5 Men-at-Arms, u. 125-131).
1649- Alexander. 1551, Jan. — 1552, Jan., Archer de la Garde, Scots
Life Guards in France (Forbes-Leith's Scots Men-at-Arms, n. 149, 151).
1650- Alexander. 1562, Jan. — 1563, Jan., Archer du Corps, Scots Life
Guards in France (Forbes-Leith's Soots Men-at-Arms, 11. 164, 166).
1651- Alexander. 1567, Oct. — 1569, Jan., Archer du Corps, Scots Life
Guards in France (Forbes-Leith's Scots Men-at-Arms, 11. 168, 169).
1652- Alexander. i579Mar. i — 1581, Apr. 18, officer (minus a Christian
name) on the staff of Col. William Stewart's Reg., Scots Brigade in Holland
{¥erg-as,on's Scots Brigade, I. :^^). 1585, " Capitane Alexander Gordon . . . wes
governor of the port of Tour-Louis, besyd Antwerp, when it wes rendered to
the Duke of Parma," Gordon defending it " manfuUie ... a long tyme
against the Spaniards, with the losseofmuch of his owne blood and the lyves
of many of his souldiers. Then wes he maid governor of Bergen-op-zom by
Prince Maurice his excellence, and therefter maid colonell of a Scottish Regi-
ment" (Earls of Sutherland, 180).
Son of John, IV. of Gight ; ni. "in Holland " {Balbithan MS.) Jacobee
Pedralis, " of Aungadere, ane Italian gentlewoman, by whom he had two
sones," George and John, 1746 {Earls of Sutherland, 180); the Balbithan
MS., says his son was Alexander. K. " at the wars in Holland " {Balbithan

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