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Tlie Barony of Dniinblade. 273
was served heir to her brother, James Barclay of Cairness, who died, 4
January, 1765, in Arthur's Nook, Port of Cairness, Aberdeenshire." They
had issue : —
I. Charles, who succeeded his uncle John.
1. Ann, married to Dr. Young of Fawside, Kincardineshire, and had
issue, (I. a son, Dr. Wm. Young, who succeeded to Fawside, and
married his cousin, Mary, daughter of Francis Logie, and Jean
Gordon, and had issue, a daughter, who predeceased her parents.)
I. Jane, married Bishop Torry, and had issue. 2. Daughter,
married Mr. Ellis, d. s. p.
2. Jean, married Francis Logie of Middlefield, and had issue, i.
Mary, who married her cousin. Dr. Young, and had issue, i.
daughter, who predeceased her parents. 2. Jean, married to J.
Putnam, who d. s. p. 3. Elizabeth, died unmarried. 4. Ann,
married to Alexander Pirie of Stoneywood, and had issue, of
whom afterwards.
IV. Charles, d. s. p.
V. Alexander, d. s. p.
VI. James, d. s. p.
Charles Gordon of Buthlaw was succeeded by his second son,
VI. John Gordon of Buthlaw and Newtyle.
He died in July, 1775, and was succeeded by his nephew, as above narrated.
VII. Charles Gordon of Buthlaw.
Regarding him there is the following retour : — " Charles Gordon of Buthlaw was
served heir, 2 April, 1775, to his uncle, John Gordon of Buthlaw, advocate, who died,
July, 1775.'' Heir of provision special in the lands, Mains and Manor Place of Newtyle,
Drums, Mains of Buthlaw, Cadger Hill, &c., Aberdeenshire. Heir portioner general." '
Charles Gordon married Miss Forbes, daughter of Charles Forbes of Ballogie. We
may add that the sons of Rev. James Barclay, above mentioned, having become possessed
of a large estate in the West Indies, purchased the lands of Cairness and Cairnglass in
the parish of Lonraay from Lord Saltoun, sometime after 1732. Having both died
without issue, George in 1756, and James in 1764, they left their large possessions to their
only surviving sister, Mrs. Gordon of Buthlaw. She, in 1776, conveyed these estates to
her nephew, Charles Gordon, who afterwards purchased the estate of Lonmay from
Mr. Urquhart of Craigston, having then in his possession the estates of Newtyle, Cairness,
Cairnglass, besides Buthlaw and the West Indies property.^
1 Decen. Rets. 1765. 3 Decen. Rels. 1776.
2 Id. 1775. 4 Notes penes Representative of late Dean Torry.