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Sir George, Lord High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland, 4th Earl of Huntly, Sheriff of Aberdeenshire Gordon 1513 – 1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1513

Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 October 1562

Death Location: a skirmish at Corrichie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James Terpersie)

Mother: Margaret Scotland,

Spouse(s): Lady Hamilton, Lady Forbes

Children(s): Alexander Huntly), Lady Gordon, John Huntly), Lord Huntly, James, Gordon, Adam Huntly, William Gordon, Patrick Huntly, Robert Huntly, Jane Gordon, Dame Kilquhanity, Jean Gordon, Thomas Huntly, Jean Keith, Alexander Lesmoir), Earl Gordon, Alexander Gordon, James Gordon

The story of Sir George, Lord High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland, 4th Earl of Huntly, Sheriff of Aberdeenshire Gordon I began in 1513 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sir George, Lord High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland, 4th Earl of Huntly, Sheriff of Aberdeenshire Gordon I married Lady Elizabeth Isabel Hamilton, Lady Katherine Forbes, and had children including Alexander Gordon(4th Eatl of Huntly), Lady Elizabeth of Huntly Countess Atholl Gordon, John Gordon(4th Eatl of Huntly), Lord George Gordon... 5th Earl of Huntly, James, Jesuit Priest, Gordon, Adam Gordon of Huntly, William Gordon, Patrick Gordon of Huntly, Robert Gordon of Huntly, Jane Gordon, Dame Margaret Gordon, of Huntly, Lady of Kilquhanity, Jean Gordon, Thomas Gordon of Huntly, Jean Keith, Alexander Gordon (of Lesmoir), Earl Gordon, Alexander Gordon, James Gordon. Sir George, Lord High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland, 4th Earl of Huntly, Sheriff of Aberdeenshire Gordon I passed away in 1562 in a skirmish at Corrichie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • The story of Sir George, Lord High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland, 4th Earl of Huntly, Sheriff of Aberdeenshire Gordon I began in 1513 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Sir George, Lord High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland, 4th Earl of Huntly, Sheriff of Aberdeenshire Gordon I married Lady Elizabeth Isabel Hamilton, Lady Katherine Forbes, and had children including Alexander Gordon(4th Eatl of Huntly), Lady Elizabeth of Huntly Countess Atholl Gordon, John Gordon(4th Eatl of Huntly), Lord George Gordon... 5th Earl of Huntly, James, Jesuit Priest, Gordon, Adam Gordon of Huntly, William Gordon, Patrick Gordon of Huntly, Robert Gordon of Huntly, Jane Gordon, Dame Margaret Gordon, of Huntly, Lady of Kilquhanity, Jean Gordon, Thomas Gordon of Huntly, Jean Keith, Alexander Gordon (of Lesmoir), Earl Gordon, Alexander Gordon, James Gordon.
  • Sir George, Lord High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland, 4th Earl of Huntly, Sheriff of Aberdeenshire Gordon I passed away in 1562 in a skirmish at Corrichie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Sir Gordon's Ancestors

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Sir Gordon
1513 – 1562
Birth Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Gordon (1st Laird of Terpersie)
1470 – 1558
Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Jane Stewart Stuart, illegitimate Princess daughter of King James IV of) Scotland,
1497 – 1550
Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sir Gordon's Descendants

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Sir (George, Lord High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland, 4th Earl of Huntly, Sheriff of Aberdeenshire) Gordon (1 January 1513 – 22 October 1562) m. Lady (Elizabeth Isabel) Hamilton (1515 – 1563) m. Lady (Katherine) Forbes (1510 – 10 Jun 1587)
  1. 1. Alexander (Gordon(4th Eatl of) Huntly) (1531 – 18 Sep 1552)
  2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth of Huntly Countess Atholl) Gordon (1540 – 15 Mar 1586) m. John (Sir Chancellor Stewart) Atholl (1525 – 24 April 1579)
    1. 1. Margaret (Lady) Stewart (1557 – 20 April 1618)
    2. 2. Elisabeth Stewart (1555 – 1595)
  3. 3. John (Gordon(4th Eatl of) Huntly) (1533 – 31 Oct 1562)
  4. 4. Lord (George Gordon... 5th Earl of) Huntly (1535 – 19 October 1576)
  5. 5. James, (Jesuit Priest,) Gordon (1535 – 16 Apr 1620)
  6. 6. Adam (Gordon of) Huntly (1536 – 27 Oct 1580)
  7. 7. William Gordon (1537 – 16 Apr 1620)
  8. 8. Patrick (Gordon of) Huntly (1538 – 3 Oct 1594)
  9. 9. Robert (Gordon of) Huntly (1539 – 26 Apr 1572)
  10. 10. Jane Gordon (25 April 1541 – 1620)
  11. 11. Dame (Margaret Gordon, of Huntly, Lady of) Kilquhanity (1541 – 1 January 1606) m. John (Baron Forbes) Forbes (3 July 1542 – 29 June 1606) m. Sir (John Forbes, 8th Baron) Forbes (3 July 1542 – 29 June 1606) m. Lord (William Forbes, 4th Laird of) Corse (1530 – 1 April 1614)
    1. 1. Arthur (Forbes, Baron of) Forbes (25 April 1581 – )
    2. 2. William Forbes (1562 – 21 March 1592)
    3. 3. John (Forbes, 9th Lord) Forbes (1563 – 2 August 1606)
    4. 4. Lady (Margaret Forbes, Lady) Dumbeth (1564 – 07 May 1630)
    5. 5. Lady (Jean) Forbes (1564 – 2 Oct 1965)
    6. 6. James Forbes (1567 – )
    7. 7. Reverend (John) Forbes (1568 – 28 March 1635)
    8. 8. Arthur Forbes (1569 – )
    9. 9. Isobel Forbes (1572 – )
    10. 10. Katherine (Rose Baillie of) Dunain (1579 – 1631)
    11. 11. Margaret (Peggy Forbes of Forbes) (Forbes) ( – 1655)
  12. 12. Jean Gordon (1546 – 14 May 1629)
  13. 13. Thomas (Gordon of) Huntly (1550 – 13 Dec 1584)
  14. 14. Jean Keith (1551 – 14 May 1629)
  15. 15. Alexander (Gordon (of) Lesmoir) (1532 – Nov 1609)
  16. 16. Earl Gordon (1540 – 1557)
  17. 17. Alexander Gordon (1549 – 1580)
  18. 18. James Gordon (1555 – November 1642)

Sir Gordon's Timeline

4 Records

1513
1 January 1513
Birth of Sir George, Lord High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland, 4th Earl of Huntly, Sheriff of Aberdeenshire Gordon I in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1523
24 Apr 1523
Age 10
Sir George, Lord High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland, 4th Earl of Huntly, Sheriff of Aberdeenshire Gordon I was married
None
1544
19 Dec 1544 09 Mar 1544
Age 31
Sir George, Lord High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland, 4th Earl of Huntly, Sheriff of Aberdeenshire Gordon I was married in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1562
22 October 1562
Age 49
Death of Sir George, Lord High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland, 4th Earl of Huntly, Sheriff of Aberdeenshire Gordon I in a skirmish at Corrichie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
a skirmish at Corrichie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1513
    Event Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1544 09 Mar 1544
    Event Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1523

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 October 1562
    Event Place: a skirmish at Corrichie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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