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GORDONS UNDER ARMS — CONTINENT. 445
right, there is some difficulty in accepting Gilbert Gordon's statement
that "about this time [1644, Jan.] Crag-Achindore Gordon and Tullogh
Gordon went with two companies of men into France and were captaines in
the Earl of Irwin his regiment ; these two captaines dyed in that kingdom "
{Ends of Sutherland, 514). Brother of Patrick, 1792-
1758- John. After 1643, Jun., went within Hepburn in France (Spald-
ing's Truhles, u. 255).
Younger son of Patrick, II. of Birsemoir, and brother of Alexander, III.
of Birsemoir, who in June, 1643 (}bid. 11. 255)
throw euill counsall pitifullie hurt and sore woundit Johne Gordoun, his awin and onlie
brother german, in his hand and diuerss pairtis of his bodie, vpone ane slicht occasioun, at the
bischopis bak yet ; and his brother [Alexander ?], thairefter, wold not intertynne him, so that
he leivit heir [in Aberdeen ?] in gryte miserie, and in end wes forsit to leave the kingdom and
go in service with Capitan Hepburne to France.
Related to Patrick, 1131, Gov. of Pennsylvania.
1759- John. 1650 (?) Col., Swedish army, wrote a letter (it was found
among the Dunbeath papers), about 1650, to Montrose at Gothenburg, offering
his services (Wishart's Deeds of Montrose, 1893 ed., p. 283) : —
Hearing of your being at Gottenburgh . . . I was more inflamm'd than euer with a desire
to spend my Hffe and all I have under your Excell. command in the persuite of so noble ane
actione, and was nowe a good waie on my' journaie, hoping to have the honour to have kissed
your hands and there personallie to have rendred my selff and mine whollie youres, which I am
forced nowe to doe by proxie haueing this morning receauved my Roiall mistresse [Christina,
dau. of Gustavus] command in all hast to gather my regiment together and to desarme them
yet heere (?) still in a generall peac[e] to obey which being forced against my will to returne,
I send the bearer heereof my brother in my place who hath quitted a standing companie under
me.
He may be "one Collonell Gordon," who was k. 1650, Mar. 27, while
fighting on Montrose's side at Carbisdeli, Ross-shire {Earls of Sutherland,
555)-
1760- John. 1664, Capt,, Swedish army, d. in Cracow (Spalding Club
Misc., V. 345).
Son of William, of Cotton (who was son of Sir Thomas, of Cluny), and
Marion, dau. of Patrick Gordon, of Gordonsmill (birth brieve, granted 1668,
Jun. 4, to John's brother, William, ibid., v. 34; Balbithan MS.).
1761- John. 1666, Jul. 25, Captain, Russian army, met General
Patrick Gordon "at Dunemunde skonce or fort" on the Dwina near Riga
(Diary of Patrick Gordon, 68 ; Tagcbuch, i. 378) and met him again at Riga.
1667, May 8 (Diary, 103, 104).
1762- John. 1685, Ens., Russian army, dismissed with his brother for