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George Gordon 1510 – 1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 Apr 1591

Death Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: James Gordon

Mother: Anne Stewart

Spouse(s): Lady Forbes

Children(s): Alexander Gordon, Margaret Gordon, Jean Gordon, Alexander Gordon, James Gordon, John Gordon

In 1510, George Gordon entered the world in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to James 1st Laird Gordon and Anne Stewart. George Gordon married Lady Katherine Forbes, and had children including Alexander Gordon, Margaret Gordon, Jean Gordon, Alexander Laird Gordon, James Gordon, John Gordon. George Gordon passed away in 1591 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1510, George Gordon entered the world in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to James 1st Laird Gordon and Anne Stewart.
  • George Gordon married Lady Katherine Forbes, and had children including Alexander Gordon, Margaret Gordon, Jean Gordon, Alexander Laird Gordon, James Gordon, John Gordon.
  • George Gordon passed away in 1591 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Gordon
1470 – 1558
Birth Location: Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Anne Stewart
1475 – 1530
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Forbes
1510 – 1570
Birth Location: Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Alexander Gordon
1532 – 1609
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
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Margaret Gordon
1544 – 1600
Birth Location: Maidenpape, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Jean Gordon
1546 – 1629
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Alexander Gordon
1549 – 1580
Birth Location: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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James Gordon
1553 – 1641
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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John Gordon
1578 – 1622
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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George Gordon's Ancestors

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George Gordon
1510 – 1591
Birth Place: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
James 1st Laird Gordon
1470 – 1558
Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Anne Stewart
1475 – 1530
Scotland
Grandparents
George Gordon
1430 – 1481
Huntly,,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
Isabel Innes
1450 – 1560
Meillers,,,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Gordon
1400 – 1480
Rutherford
1400 – 1460
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gordon
1370 – 1440
Hainault MacLeod
1370 – 1395

George Gordon's Descendants

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George Gordon (1510 – 4 Apr 1591) m. Lady (Katherine) Forbes (1510 – 1570)
  1. 1. Alexander Gordon (1532 – Nov 1609) m. Mariota Forbes (1534 – 1580)
    1. 1. Katherine Gordon (1550 – 1644)
    2. 2. James Gordon (1560 – 1642) m. Rebecca Keith (1550 – 1610)
      1. 1. Alexander Gordon (1580 – 1649) m. Marjorie Geddes (1580 – 1650) m. Marion (Mariota) Forbes (1534 – 1580)
        1. 1. Katherine Gordon (1550 – 1644)
        2. 2. James Gordon (1624 – 1695) m. Elizabeth Gordon (1630 – 1655) m. Mary Simpson (1620 – 1690)
    3. 3. John Gordon (1567 – 1620)
    4. 4. Lady (Jane) Gordon (1 Nov 1574 – 20 Feb 1615)
    5. 5. James Gordon (1624 – 1695)
  2. 2. Margaret Gordon (1544 – 1600)
  3. 3. Jean Gordon (1546 – 14 May 1629)
  4. 4. Alexander (Laird) Gordon (1549 – 1580)
  5. 5. James Gordon (1553 – 1641)
  6. 6. John Gordon (1578 – 22 Mar 1622)

George Gordon's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of George Gordon in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1591
4 Apr 1591
Age 81
Death of George Gordon in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1591
    Event Place: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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