GORDON, James 8th of Lesmoir, 5th Baronet, Sir ¹

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  General Notes:

"Sir James Gordon, VIII. of Lesmoir and fifth Baronet, succeeded his father in the title ; but he had been 'fiar' of the estates since 1683. He was born perhaps about 1645, as he was a student at St. Savalvador's College, St. Andrews, in 1661."

from Lesmoir ¹

James married Jean GORDON, daughter of Sir John GORDON 2nd Baronet of Haddo and Mary FORBES, 19 December 1676(contract).^{1 2} (Jean GORDON was born about 1657.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Newton Garie, 1677. - James as younger of Lesmoir and his spouse Jean Gordon got sasine in Sliauch, etc. (part of Newton Garie), January 31, 1677. He got sasine in Garie March 15, 1684."

"Cortinnes, 1681. - Mr. James Gordon, younger of Lesmoir and Jean Gordon his spouse got sasine in Cortinnes, etc., March 9, 1681."

"Lesmoir, 1684. - His father, during his life, resigned the Lesmoir estate proper in his favour as is shown by this document : 'Instrument of sasine (January 22, 1684) following on a precept in a charter dated at Bog [of Gight] 1683 by George, Marquis of Huntly, granting to James Gordon, younger of Lesmoir, and the heirs born or to be born, betwixt him and his spouse, Dame Jean Gordon, the lands of Essie and Balhenny with the croft of Auchleck, Manor place, houses and pertinents, reserving to the Marquis the forest of Curmallachie [Corinellachie], and the patronage of the church of Essie in the barony of Strathbogie, reserving to Sir William Gordon, elder of Lesmoir, his liferent in the lands'."

"The estate in 1696. - The Poll Book of Aberdeenshire (ii., 260) mentions that Sir James Gordon of Lesmoir, with his wife and family (five sons and three daughters), were then living at Newton-Garie."

"Sir James married Jean, only daughter of Sir John Gordon of Haddo, second Baronet, by Mary, only daughter of Alexander, first Lord Forbes of Pitsligo, and grand-daughter of the Sir John Gordon who was beheaded in 1644, by his wife Mary, daughter of William Forbes of Tolquhon, the mother of the first Earl of Aberdeen. Sir James Gordon's wife, Jean, was niece of Sir George Gordon, who, on his brother's death without male issue in 1665, succeeded to the baronetcy and Haddo estates (their forfeiture having been rescinded in 1647), and was created Earl of Aberdeen in 1682."

from Lesmoir




"Janet (Gordon), married Sir John Gordon of Lesmoir, contract dated 19 December 1676. Lord Pitsligo is a party as the lady's uncle. She was alive in 1696."

from Scots Peerage (vol 1)

Note:

The marriage was to Sir James Gordon, not Sir John, Gordon of Lesmoir. ^{1 2}