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GORDON, William of Terpersie
(About 1529-)
OGILVY, Margaret
(About 1530-)
OGILVY, John fiar of Inverquharity
(About 1542-)
OGILVY, Helen
(About 1540-)
GORDON, George 2nd of Terpersie
(About 1554-After 1633)
OGILVY, Margaret
(About 1562-)
GORDON, Margaret
(About 1595-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. CUMING, Alexander 10th (11th pern Nisbet) of Culter, Sir

GORDON, Margaret 1 2 3

  • Born: About 1595
  • Marriage (1): CUMING, Alexander 10th (11th pern Nisbet) of Culter, Sir 1 2

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Margaret married Sir Alexander CUMING 10th (11th pern Nisbet) of Culter, son of Alexander CUMMING 9th (10th) of Culter and Helen WOOD.1 2 (Sir Alexander CUMING 10th (11th pern Nisbet) of Culter was born about 1593 and died before 16 July 1665.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Sir Alexander Cumin of Coulter. He married Margaret Gordon, daughter to the Laird of Tarpersie, and with her had his son and successor

XII. Alexander, who married Jean Wood"

from A System of Heraldry




"His (William Gordon of Terpersie, son of 1st laird of Lesmoir) son the forsd Geo : Gordon of Terpersie succeeded, who married the Laird of Inverquharities daughter Ogilvy with whom he begat three sons and a daughter, viz William Gordon of Terpersie his eldest son, John Gordon of , and Patrick Gordon of Badenscoth; his daughter married the Laird of Culter Cumming."

from Balbithan MS



"George Gordon had :

1. William, III. of Terpersie. 2. George. Alexander Gordon of Lesmoir granted a charter of Old Leslie 'to his cousin George Gordon of Terpersie and George, his second son,' Aug. 31, 1602 (Records of Aboyne; p. 195). 3. John, 'in Breistwallis' (Abd. Sheriff Court Records, ii., 356, which calls him second son in 1630). 'He married the Baron of Braichley's daughter, with whom he begat sons and daughters.' 'Johne Gordoun sone to the said George Gordoun' of Terpersie, witnessed a reversion of certain lands at Aberdeen, June 1, 161 (Records of Aboyne, p. 204).

4. Patrick, I. of Badenscoth (q.v.).

5. Daughter : married Cumming of Culter (Balbithan MS.)."

from House of Gordon (vol 2) 1 2

Sources


1 e-books, The House of Gordon vol. 1 ed. John Malcolm Bulloch (1903) Balbithan MS Terpersie.

2 e-books, The House of Gordon vol. 2 ed. John Malcolm Bulloch (1907) Cadets of Lesmoir: Terpersie by D. Wimberley assisted by J.M. Bulloch.

3 Internet Site, https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I127657&tree=CC Margaret Gordon.

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