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Sir John 11th De Gordon 1337–1395 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1337

Birth Location: Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Oct 1395

Death Location: Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Lord DeGordon

Mother: Ellizabeth Sommerville

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cruikshank

Children(s): Sir Gordon, John Gordon

The story of Sir John 11th De Gordon began in 1337 in Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland. Sir John 11th De Gordon married Elizabeth Cruikshank, and had children including Alexander Degordon, John Jock Gordon, Roger Degordon, Sir Adam De Gordon. Sir John 11th De Gordon passed away in 1395 in Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John 11th De Gordon began in 1337 in Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland.
  • Sir John 11th De Gordon married Elizabeth Cruikshank, and had children including Alexander Degordon, John Jock Gordon, Roger Degordon, Sir Adam De Gordon.
  • Sir John 11th De Gordon passed away in 1395 in Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Sir Gordon's Ancestors

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Sir Gordon
1337–1395
Birth Place: Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord Adam John DeGordon
1315–1375
Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland
Ellizabeth Sommerville
1340–1390
Aswanley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (De) Gordon
1292–1346
Huntley, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
deHoya
1295–1340
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Adam Gordon
1273–1333
Annabella Gordon
1276–1320
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Gordon
1254–1296
Marjorie McDuff
1255–1296

Sir Gordon's Descendants

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Sir (John 11th De) Gordon (1337–11 Oct 1395) m. Elizabeth Cruikshank (1346–1361)
  1. 1. Sir (Adam de) Gordon 1355–1402 m. Elizabeth (Lady Aboyne) DeKeith 1361–1436
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Baroness Gordon Countess of Huntley) Gordon 1385–1439 m. Alexander Seton 1385–1441
      1. 1. Alexander (Seton Gordon First Earl Huntly Alexander) Gordon 1410–1470 m. Elizabeth (Crichton Countess) Huntly 1410–1479 m. Egida ("Gille") Hay 1406–1439
        1. 1. Catherine (Janet) Gordon 1442–1473
        2. 2. Sir (Alexander Gordon of) Abergeldie 1442–1504
        3. 3. Sir (Alexander) Seton 1435–1490
        4. 4. George Gordon 1430–1501
        5. 5. Catherine (Gordon of) Huntly 1446–1466
        6. 6. Alexander Gordon 1445–
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Gordon - Countess of) Erroll 1444–1500
        8. 8. Lady (Christian) Gordon 1443–1483
        9. 9. Christian ((Lady)) Gordon 1456–1500
        10. 10. Janet Gordon 1442–1473 m. James DeInnes 1422–1487
        11. 11. William Gordon 1452–1513
        12. 12. Adam Gordon 1447–1528
  2. 2. John (Jock) Gordon 1370–1440

Sir Gordon's Timeline

2 Records

1337
1337
Birth of Sir John 11th De Gordon in Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland
Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland
1395
11 Oct 1395
Age 58
Death of Sir John 11th De Gordon in Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1337
    Event Place: Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1395
    Event Place: Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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