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Lord Captain James Gordon 1501 – 1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Lochinvar, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Sep 1547

Death Location: Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Musselburgh, Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Liard Lochinvar

Mother: Lady Accarson

Spouse(s): Lady Crichton

Children(s): Sarah Gordon

In 1501, Lord Captain James Gordon , 4th Lord of Lochinvar, (Sea Captain) entered the world in Lochinvar, Scotland, born to Liard Robert Gordon , Liard van Lochinvar and Lady Marion Glenscireburn Accarson. Lord Captain James Gordon , 4th Lord of Lochinvar, (Sea Captain) married Lady Mary Margaret Crichton, and had children including Sarah Gordon. Lord Captain James Gordon , 4th Lord of Lochinvar, (Sea Captain) passed away in 1547 in Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Musselburgh, Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1501, Lord Captain James Gordon , 4th Lord of Lochinvar, (Sea Captain) entered the world in Lochinvar, Scotland, born to Liard Robert Gordon , Liard van Lochinvar and Lady Marion Glenscireburn Accarson.
  • Lord Captain James Gordon , 4th Lord of Lochinvar, (Sea Captain) married Lady Mary Margaret Crichton, and had children including Sarah Gordon.
  • Lord Captain James Gordon , 4th Lord of Lochinvar, (Sea Captain) passed away in 1547 in Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Musselburgh, Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Lord Gordon's Ancestors

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Lord Gordon
1501 – 1547
Birth Place: Lochinvar, Scotland
Parents
Liard Robert Gordon , Liard van Lochinvar
1472 – 1513
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Lady (Marion Glenscireburn) Accarson
1480 – 1538
Glen, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
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Lord Gordon's Descendants

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Lord (Captain James) Gordon (1501 – 10 Sep 1547) m. Lady (Mary Margaret) Crichton (31 Aug 1501 – 1535)
  1. 1. Sarah Gordon (1531 – 1631) m. John (Percy) Cunningham (1529 – 1602)
    1. 1. JOSEPH Cunningham (1568 – 1637) m. Nancy (Mary) Blessington (1568 – 1640)
      1. 1. Lord (David) Cunningham (1607 – 1691) m. Rachel Hamilton (1 Feb 1625 – 7 Aug 1665)
        1. 1. James (William) Cunningham (1695 – 19 Mar 1765) m. Margaret (Ann "Mattie") Graves (10 Aug 1708 – 17 Jul 1763)

Lord Gordon's Timeline

4 Records

1501
1501
Birth of Lord Captain James Gordon , 4th Lord of Lochinvar, (Sea Captain) in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1501
1501
Birth of Lord Captain James Gordon , 4th Lord of Lochinvar, (Sea Captain) in Lochinvar, Scotland
Lochinvar, Scotland
1547
10 Sep 1547
Age 46
Death of Lord Captain James Gordon , 4th Lord of Lochinvar, (Sea Captain) in Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Musselburgh, Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Musselburgh, Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
1547
10 Sep 1547
Age 46
Death of Lord Captain James Gordon , 4th Lord of Lochinvar, (Sea Captain) in Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Musselburgh, Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Musselburgh, Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Lochinvar, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire & Kincardineshire - Protocol Book of Sir John Christisone, 1518-1551

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Arkland, Dumfries, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1547
    Event Place: Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Musselburgh, Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1547
    Event Place: Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Musselburgh, Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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