GORDON, George of Glasgoforest 1
- Born: About 1577
- Marriage (1): KEITH, Isobel 1
- Died: 1630 1
User ID: N625.
George married Isobel KEITH.1 (Isobel KEITH was born about 1590.)
Marriage Notes:
"George (Gordon) of Glasgoforest. He is mentioned (Privy Council Register, September 7, 1599), under the designation of George Gordon 'of Glascowforest,' when, along with his father and his eldest brother, he had to give security not to harm Andrew Keith. The 1600 MS. says
'To his second sone George he [Alexander] has conquest the lands off Glascoforest againe which was conquisted first by his goodsire and annexit to the howse and given by his father George last of Lesmoire to his second sone John of Glasco and now he has given the same to his second sone'.
George may have held Glascoforest jointly with his youngest brother, Alexander : for Alexander Gordon in Shiell of Green and Agnes Leslie, his spouse, got sasine in Glaschey, July 21, 1604. The last pair got sasine from James Gordon of Braky in Glaschey and Mill of Braky, July 25, 1604 (Particular Register of Sasines, Aberdeenshire, book v.).
George Gordon took a prominent part in the quarrel between Crichton of Frendraught (whose mother was George's sister), and William Gordon of Rothiemay, which arose out of a dispute about salmon fishings in the Deveron. A conflict took place near Rothiemay in January, 1630, in which the laird of Rothiemay and George Gordon were both so seriously wounded that they died, the one within three days, the other within ten days afterwards. Commissioners were appointed by the Privy Council to try to effect a reconciliation, who decided that the new laird of Rothiemay and the children of George Gordon should mutually remit their fathers' slaughter, and Frendraught pay a certain sum of money to each party. Spalding says that Frendraught was ordained to pay to the relict of Rothiemay and the bairns 50,000 merks. This quarrel led to a great deal of trouble, and to the burning of Frendraught.
He married Isobel Keith."
from Lesmoir 1
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