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George Gordon 4th Earl Huntly 1513–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: Gight (Aberdeenshire) Scotland

Death Date: 1562

Death Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Willem Gight

Mother: Jeanette Ogilvy

Spouse(s): Lady Moray, Lady Forbes, Lady Forbes

Children(s): Alexander Gordon

The story of George Gordon 4th Earl Huntly began in 1513 in Gight (Aberdeenshire) Scotland. George Gordon 4th Earl Huntly married Lady Elizabeth Keith Countess Huntly Amp Moray, Lady Katherine Forbes, and had children including Alexander 3Rd Laird Gordon. George Gordon 4th Earl Huntly passed away in 1562 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of George Gordon 4th Earl Huntly began in 1513 in Gight (Aberdeenshire) Scotland.
  • George Gordon 4th Earl Huntly married Lady Elizabeth Keith Countess Huntly Amp Moray, Lady Katherine Forbes, and had children including Alexander 3Rd Laird Gordon.
  • George Gordon 4th Earl Huntly passed away in 1562 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willem Gight
1455–1513
Birth Location: Gigth (Aberdeenshire) Scotland
WG
Jeanette Ogilvy
1480–
Birth Location: Boyne (Kildare) Ireland
JO

Spouses(s)

Lady Moray
1522–1562
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
LM
Lady Forbes
1510–1587
Birth Location: Fetterletter Scotland
LF
Lady Forbes
1522–1570
Birth Location: Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
LF

Children(s)

Alexander Gordon
1532–1609
Birth Location: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
AG

George Huntly's Ancestors

Self
George Huntly
1513–1562
Birth Place: Gight (Aberdeenshire) Scotland
Parents
Willem Gordon Laird van Gight
1455–1513
Gigth (Aberdeenshire) Scotland
Jeanette Ogilvy
1480–
Boyne (Kildare) Ireland
Grandparents
George Gordon
1430–1501
Huntly,,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
Annabella Stewart
1432–1509
Perth,,Perth,Scotland
Walter (Dunkeld Lord Ogilvy Van) Auchlevyn
1450–1505
margaretha Edmonstone
1455–
Boyne, Banffyshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Huntly
1400–1470
Elizabeth Crichton
1410–1479
James Stewart
1394–1437
Joan Scots
1398–1445
Walter Lord\
1405–1456
James Ednam
1425–1470
Jeanette Napier
1435–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Seton
1382–1441
Elizabeth Gordon
1384–1439
William Crichton
1383–1455
Margaret Scotland
1385–1421
Robert III
1337–1406
Annabella Drummond
1350–1401
John Beaufort
1373–1410
Margaret deHolland
1371–1439
Maragretha Findlater
1425–

George Huntly's Descendants

1.
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George (Gordon 4th Earl) Huntly (1513–1562) m. Lady (Elizabeth Keith Countess Huntly &) Moray (Jan 1522–22 Oct 1562) m. Lady (Katherine) Forbes (1510–10 June 1587) m. Lady (Katherine) Forbes (1522–1570)
  1. 1. Alexander (3rd Laird) Gordon 1532–1609 m. Mariota Forbes 1534–1580
    1. 1. Alexander Gordon 1550–1619 m. Marjorie Geddes 1550–
      1. 1. James Gordon 1605–1670 m. Elizabeth Campbell 1584– m. Elizabeth Gordon 1615–1655
        1. 1. James Gordon 1613–1707 m. Jane Campbell 1620–1652

George Huntly's Timeline

2 Records

1513
1513
Birth of George Gordon 4th Earl Huntly in Gight (Aberdeenshire) Scotland
Gight (Aberdeenshire) Scotland
1562
1562
Age 49
Death of George Gordon 4th Earl Huntly in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Gight (Aberdeenshire) Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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