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Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon, XI Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland 14th GGF 1525–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1525

Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Death Date: 23 June 1567

Death Location: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Father: William Graham

Mother: Margaret Ruthven

Spouse(s): Helen Stewart, Marion Montrose

Children(s): Sir Sutherland

The story of Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon, XI Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland 14th GGF began in 1525 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland. Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon, XI Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland 14th GGF married Helen Stewart, Marion Seton Graham Of Montrose, and had children including Sir Alexander John Gordon 12Th Earl Of Sutherland. Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon, XI Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland 14th GGF passed away in 1567 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland.

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  • The story of Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon, XI Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland 14th GGF began in 1525 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland.
  • Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon, XI Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland 14th GGF married Helen Stewart, Marion Seton Graham Of Montrose, and had children including Sir Alexander John Gordon 12Th Earl Of Sutherland.
  • Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon, XI Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland 14th GGF passed away in 1567 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland.

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Sir GGF's Ancestors

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Sir GGF
1525–1567
Birth Place: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Parents
William Graham
1501–1530
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Margaret (Stewart, Countess Consort of Sutherland; Lady of Methven and) Ruthven
1505–1566
Athol, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Roger DeGordon
1480–1538
Stichill, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Countess (Elizabeth Rose De Moravia 10th Countess of Sutherland Lady Murray of) Moravia
1474–1535
Dunbeath, Cainthness, Scotland
Janet (Barr Kennedy, Lady of) Bothwell
1493–1566
Barr, South Ayrshire, Scotland
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Sir GGF's Descendants

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Sir (John "The Good Earl John" Gordon, XI Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland 14th) GGF (Jan 1525–23 June 1567) m. Helen Stewart (1525–23 June 1567) m. Marion (Seton Graham of) Montrose (December, 1528–23 June 1567)
  1. 1. Sir (Alexander John Gordon 12th Earl of) Sutherland 1552–1594 m. Johanna Gordon 1544–1629 m. Jane Gordon 1546–1629 m. Barbara (Sinclair, D. of 4th Earl of) Caithness 1535–1575 m. Jane Gordon 1546–1629 m. Lady (Margaret Lyone) Gordon 1555–1626
    1. 1. Lady (Marjorie\Margaret (Geddes*)) Gordon* 1580–1650
      1. 1. Thomas (Alexander Gordon) -Immigrant 1605–1689 m. Margaret Milne 1613–1672
        1. 1. *Margaret (Forlong) Gordon 1640–1667 m. William (Nicholas) McClellan 1648–1668
    2. 2. Robert Gordon 1580–1656

Sir GGF's Timeline

2 Records

1525
Jan 1525
Birth of Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon, XI Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland 14th GGF in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
1567
23 June 1567
Age 42
Death of Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon, XI Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland 14th GGF in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1525
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 June 1567
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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