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Adam GORDON, Lord of Aboyne, 1st Earl of Sutherland 1474–1538 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1474

Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Mar 1538

Death Location: Ferrar, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: George Huntly

Mother: Elizabeth HAY

Spouse(s): Elizabeth, Sutherland

Children(s): Alexander Sutherland

In 1474, Adam GORDON, Lord of Aboyne, 1st Earl of Sutherland entered the world in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to George Seton Gordon 2Nd Earl Of Huntly And Elizabeth Hay. Adam GORDON, Lord of Aboyne, 1st Earl of Sutherland married Elizabeth Lady Murray Of Moravia Countess Of Sutherland, and had children including Alexander Gordon Master Of Sutherland. Adam GORDON, Lord of Aboyne, 1st Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1538 in Ferrar, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1474, Adam GORDON, Lord of Aboyne, 1st Earl of Sutherland entered the world in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to George Seton Gordon 2Nd Earl Of Huntly And Elizabeth Hay.
  • Adam GORDON, Lord of Aboyne, 1st Earl of Sutherland married Elizabeth Lady Murray Of Moravia Countess Of Sutherland, and had children including Alexander Gordon Master Of Sutherland.
  • Adam GORDON, Lord of Aboyne, 1st Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1538 in Ferrar, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Adam Sutherland's Ancestors

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Adam Sutherland
1474–1538
Birth Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
George Seton GORDON, 2nd Earl of Huntly
1430–1502
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth HAY
1442–1509
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Gordon SETON, 1st Earl of) Huntly
1410–1470
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (CRICHTON Countess of) Huntly
1410–1479
Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland
William (HAY 1st Earl of Errol, 2nd Lord Hay, Constable of) Scotland
1423–1462
Errol, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Beatrice (DOUGLAS Countess of) Erroll
1429–1490
Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Crichton
1383–1454
Agnes MAITLAND
1395–1421
Gilbert HAY
1396–1436
Alicia HAY
1397–1484
James Avondalea
1371–1442
Beatrice Orkney
1398–1462
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Levington
1369–1434
Marion ABERNATHY
1371–1466
William Hay
1374–1436
Margaret Haye)
1363–1432
William Yester
1375–1421
Alice Haye
1382–1451
Archibald Douglas
1325–1400
Johanna Moravia
1339–1409
Henry Orkney
1375–1421
Egidia DOUGLAS
1380–1438

Adam Sutherland's Descendants

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Adam (GORDON, Lord of Aboyne, 1st Earl of) Sutherland (14 Oct 1474–17 Mar 1538) m. Elizabeth, (Lady Murray of Moravia, Countess of) Sutherland (14 Oct 1474–Sep 1535)
  1. 1. Alexander (GORDON Master of) Sutherland 1501–1529 m. Janet STEWART 1505–1566
    1. 1. John (GORDON, 11th Earl of) Sutherland 1525–1567 m. Elizabeth (GORDON Countess of) Sutherland 1509–1564 m. Elizabeth CAMPBELL –1548
      1. 1. Alexander (GORDON, 12th Earl of) Sutherland 1552–1594 m. Jane (Jean GORDON Countess of) Bothwell 1543–1629
        1. 1. John (GORDON 13th Earl Of) Sutherland 1576–1615 m. Agnes (Anne ELPHINSTONE) (Gordon) 1579–1617
        2. 2. Robert GORDON 1580–1656

Adam Sutherland's Timeline

2 Records

1474
14 Oct 1474
Birth of Adam GORDON, Lord of Aboyne, 1st Earl of Sutherland in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1538
17 Mar 1538
Age 64
Death of Adam GORDON, Lord of Aboyne, 1st Earl of Sutherland in Ferrar, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Ferrar, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1474
    Event Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1538
    Event Place: Ferrar, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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