Sir John GORDON Lord of Gordon [7505] 1768
- Born: 1315, , , Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1768
- Marriage (1): Elizabeth CRUICKSHANKS [7506]
- Died: 1394, , , Aberdeenshire, Scotland at age 79 1768
FamilySearch ID: GHQF-PY2.
General Notes:
John de Gordon, 10th of that Ilk
After the death of his father, his eldest son received from King Robert II a fresh charter of the lands of Strathbogie. This charter, dated the 13th July, 1376, is of great importance. In it, he is designated as Joannes de GORDON .
Sir John, according to the Record of Aboyne, married Elizabeth Somervell by whom he had four sons, Adam, who succeeded to the estates and John. Alexander and Roger who were killed at Hamildon Hill in 1402 leaving no issue.
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"In 1376 Sir John de Gordon, the son of the Sir John who was captured at Durham, obtained from Robert II. a new charter of the lands of Strathbogie. The Gordon clan were thus transferred from the Borders to the Highlands, though they continued to possess their original estates in Berwickshire till the beginning of the fifteenth century. Their northern domain and lordship received the name of Huntly from a small village near Gordon, and their title was taken from it when the family was raised to the peerage.
Sir John de Gordon was a redoubted warrior, and many of his exploits are narrated in the Border annals and traditions of his age.In 1371-2 the English Borderers invaded and plundered the lands of Gordon. Sir John retaliated as usual by an incursion into Northumberland, where he laid waste and plundered the country. But as he returned with his booty, he was attacked unawares by Sir John Lilburn, a Northumbrian baron, who, with a greatly superior force, lay in ambush near Carham to intercept him. Gordon harangued and cheered his followers, charged the English gallantly, and, after having himself been five times in great peril, gained a complete victory, taking the English commander and his brother captive."
Noted events in his life were:
1. Clan: Clan Gordon, on an unknown date,. 1771
2. Title Of Nobility: 3rd Laird of Straithbogie, on an unknown date,. 1771
3. Title Of Nobility: Knight, on an unknown date,. 1771
John married Elizabeth CRUICKSHANKS [7506] [MRIN: 5669]. (Elizabeth CRUICKSHANKS [7506] was born about 1330 1768.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
1. CommonLawMarriage: about 1383, in , , Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 1771
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