John Gordon of Pitlurg

Not the husband of Janet Ogilvy, of Inverquharity

Biography

Temple, William, 1827- . The thanage of Fermartyn including the district commonly called Formartine : its proprietors, with genealogical deductions; its parishes, ministers, churches, churchyards, antiquities &c. (1894). Parkhill. Page 310-311. < Archive.Org >

John Gordon ... died in 1546, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

V. John Gordon of Petlurge, Botarie, Kinmundy, &c.

He married in 1542-3, Janet, daughter of James Ogilvie of Cullen. In 1543, they are both mentioned in the following deed — " Carta Johannis Gordone filii et hoeredis apparentis Johannis Gordone de Petlurge et Janete Ogilvie sue sponse of the whole lands of Ovir Kynmonde, Kynknoke, and Millbrek, to be held by the said John Gordone, jun., and Janete Ogilvie, his spouse, and the survivor, 1546." He received sasine of the lands of Crevethin, Gilkemston, Kindrocht, &c.^ and he fell at the battle of Pinkie, leaving an infant son, eight months old, and two daughters.

• VI. John, Sir John Gordon of Petlurge, Botarie, &c.
• 1. Janet, married to William Forbes of Newe.
• 2. Margaret, married to Menzies of Pitfoddels, Provost of Aberdeen.

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John (Gordon) Gordon IInd of Pitlurg was Killed in Action during the Rough Wooing at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh.

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John (Gordon) Gordon IInd of Pitlurg was born in Scotland.

John, 2nd Laird of Pitlurg and 4th of Auchleuchries, was the eldest son of John Gordon, of Boterie and Jean Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, of Balveny, 1st Earl of Atholl.[1] He married Janet Ogilvie.[1]

"1545 - Alexander Ogilvie of Findlater alienates to his son-in-law, John Gordon, all his lands and baronies of Ogilvie, Findlater, Deskford, Keithmore, Auchindoun, Drumnakeith, Castlefield, Castleyards, office of Constabulary of Cullen and constable lands called Pattenbrigan, with the castles of Findlater, Deskford, and Auchindoun, thus disinheriting his own son James Ogilvie of Cardell." ("The Annals of Cullen," P. 15) [2]

Children of John Gordon (d. 1547) and Janet Ogilvy:

1. GORDON, John 3rd of Pitlurg+, d. 16 Sep 1600. Married Isabel Forbes.

He was killed in the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh on the banks of the River Esk near Musselburgh, Scotland.[1]

Marriage Notes:

"His (John Gordon's) son John Gordon 3d (?) Laird of Pittlurge married Jannet Ogilvie of Cullen's daughter, with whom he begat a Son John Gordon of Pittlurge."

from Balbithan MS

Note:

As with many family genealogies, the numbering of the lairds can differ between the old texts and the modern listings. For the later lairds the Balbithan numbering has been omitted to avoid confusion. 1

Henry II sent 4,000 troops to Scotland in June 1547. They were a threat to the English border and Somerset directly intervened. He, along with Dudley, led a joint land/sea attack on Scotland. Well-equipped with modern cannon and well-trained cavalry they quickly made inroads into Scotland (September 1547) from Berwick and looked set to advance on Edinburgh. Rather than have the city bombarded, the Scottish army crossed the River Esk and attacked the English at the Battle of Pinkie on September 10th but was heavily defeated. Somerset had defeated the Scottish army, but he did not have a large enough force to occupy Scotland. Somerset assumed that he had sent a very clear message to the Scottish lairds and withdrew his army to England on September 18th.

References

1. WikiTree contributors, "John (Gordon) Gordon IInd of Pitlurg (1517-1547)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gordon-12863 : accessed 07 October 2024). cites
   1. Bulloch, John Malcolm ed., "The House of Gordon", Aberdeen: Aberdeen University, 1903, Vol. I, Archive.org, p. 31
   2. "The Annals of Cullen," W. Crammond, LL.D., W. F. Johnston & Sons, Buckie, 1904, P. 15. https://archive.org/stream/annalscullen00cramgoog/annalscullen00cra...
   3. The Peerage http://www.thepeerage.com/p48463.htm#c484621.1 cites
      1. [S6286] Clan MacFarlane and associated clans genealogy, online http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info. Hereinafter cited as Clan MacFarlane.
   4. Wikidata: Item Q76036200 help.gif
2. https://www.patrickspeople.scot/ourfamily/3084.htm cites
   1. e-books, The House of Gordon vol. 1 ed. John Malcolm Bulloch (1903) Balbithan MS.
3. Internet Site, https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getpe... 4th of Auchleuchries, 2nd of Pitlurgcites
   1. [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Ogilvy02 (Reliability: 3).
   2. [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Gordon12 (Reliability: 3).
4. THE GORDONS OF PITLURG AND THE DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS GORDON who came +o America in 1684 and settled in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. By FRANKLIN S. GORDON (1941). Book page 11 (PDF page 13 of 160). < PDF > JOHN GORDON 3RD LAIRD OF PITLURG Married Jannet Ogilvie of Cullens daughter with whom he begot one son John 4th Laird of Pitlurg.