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Robert Gordon 1580–1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1580

Birth Location: Gordonstown

Death Date: 1656

Death Location: Duffus, Moray, Scotland

Father: Alexander Gordon

Mother: Barbara Sinclair

Spouse(s): Louise Gordon

Children(s): Katherine Gordon, Ludovick Gordon, Charles Gordon, Lucy Gordon, George Gordon

Robert Gordon was born in 1580 in Gordonstown, the child of Alexander Gordon And Barbara Sinclair. Robert Gordon married Louise Lucy Gordon, and had children including Charles Gordon, George Gordon, Jean Gordon, Katherine The White Rose Gordon, Lucy Gordon, Ludovick Gordon. Robert Gordon passed away in 1656 in Duffus, Moray, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Robert Gordon was born in 1580 in Gordonstown, the child of Alexander Gordon And Barbara Sinclair.
  • Robert Gordon married Louise Lucy Gordon, and had children including Charles Gordon, George Gordon, Jean Gordon, Katherine The White Rose Gordon, Lucy Gordon, Ludovick Gordon.
  • Robert Gordon passed away in 1656 in Duffus, Moray, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Gordon
1553–1578
Birth Location: Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland
AG
Barbara Sinclair
1553–1619
Birth Location: Roslin, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
BS

Spouses(s)

Louise Gordon
1597–1680
Birth Location: Gordonstown, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LG

Children(s)

Katherine Gordon
1621–1663
Birth Location: Duffus, Moray, Scotland
KG
Ludovick Gordon
1624–1685
Birth Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
LG
Charles Gordon
1631–1674
Birth Location: –
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Lucy Gordon
1626–1649
Birth Location: Gordonstoun, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LG
George Gordon
1627–1650
Birth Location: Edinglassie, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Robert Gordon's Ancestors

Self
Robert Gordon
1580–1656
Birth Place: Gordonstown
Parents
Alexander Gordon
1553–1578
Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland
Barbara Sinclair
1553–1619
Roslin, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Gordon
1530–1567
Dunrobin, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Helen Stewart
1520–1567
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
George Sinclair
1527–1582
Duffus, Moray, Inverness-shire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Graham
1518–1576
Blackford, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Gordon
1510–1530
John III
1495–1526
Anne Stewart
1494–1564
John Sinclair
1475–1529
Elizabeth Sutherland
1470–1535
William Graham
1492–1571
Janet Keith
1494–1548
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Gordon
1470–1538
Elizabeth Sutherland
1470–1535
Matthew (Stuart)
–1513
Elizabeth Hamilton
–1531
William Sinclair
1459–1513
Margaret Keith
1477–1549
William Sutherland
–1529

Robert Gordon's Descendants

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Robert Gordon (14 May 1580–1656) m. Louise (Lucy) Gordon (20 December 1597–September 1680)
  1. 1. Katherine ("The White Rose") Gordon 1621–1663 m. David ((1st Laird of Urie)) Barclay 1610–1686
    1. 1. Robert (Barclay) I 1648–1690 m. Christina Mollison 1647–1723
      1. 1. David Barclay 1682–1769 m. Anne Taylor 1682–1720
        1. 1. Alexander Barclay 1711–1771
        2. 2. Catherine Barclay 1727–1784
        3. 3. Christian Barclay 1710–1731
        4. 4. David Barclay 1729–1809
        5. 5. Elizabeth Barclay 1714–1745
        6. 6. James Barclay 1708–1766
        7. 7. Jane Barclay 1716–
        8. 8. John Barclay 1728–1787
        9. 9. Patience Barclay 1718–
        10. 10. Robert Barclay 1709–1712
        11. 11. Thomas Barclay 1728–1793
      2. 2. Robert Barclay 1672–1747
      3. 3. John Barclay 1687–1751
    2. 2. David Barclay 1650–1685
    3. 3. Jean Barclay 1655–1786 m. Ewen Cameron 1629–1719
      1. 1. Lucy Cameron 1692–
    4. 4. John Barclay 1659–1731
    5. 5. Katherine Barclay –1746
    6. 6. Lucy Barclay 1657–1686
    7. 7. Anne Cameron –1761
  2. 2. Ludovick Gordon 1624–1685 m. Elizabeth Gordon 1623–1661
    1. 1. Robert Gordon 1670–1716
  3. 3. Charles Gordon 1631–1674
  4. 4. Lucy Gordon 1626–1649
  5. 5. George Gordon 1627–1650

Robert Gordon's Timeline

4 Records

1580
14 May 1580
Birth of Robert Gordon in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1580
14 May 1580
Birth of Robert Gordon in Gordonstown
Gordonstown
1656
March 1656
Age 76
Death of Robert Gordon in Huntley, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Huntley, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1656
1656
Age 76
Death of Robert Gordon in Gordonstown (Aberdeen), Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Gordonstown (Aberdeen), Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1580
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1580
    Event Place: Gordonstown
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1656
    Event Place: Huntley, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Gordonstown (Aberdeen), Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Duffus, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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