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Sir Alexander John Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland 1552–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1552

Birth Location: Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland

Death Date: 6 December 1594

Death Location: Dornoch, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir GGF

Mother: Helen Stewart

Spouse(s): Johanna Gordon, Jane Gordon, Barbara Caithness, Jane Gordon, Lady Gordon

Children(s): Lady Gordon*, Robert Gordon

The story of Sir Alexander John Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland began in 1552 in Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland. Sir Alexander John Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland married Barbara Sinclair D Of 4Th Earl Of Caithness, Jane Gordon, Johanna Gordon, Lady Margaret Lyone Gordon, and had children including Lady Marjorie Margaret Geddes Gordon, Robert Gordon. Sir Alexander John Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1594 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • The story of Sir Alexander John Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland began in 1552 in Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland.
  • Sir Alexander John Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland married Barbara Sinclair D Of 4Th Earl Of Caithness, Jane Gordon, Johanna Gordon, Lady Margaret Lyone Gordon, and had children including Lady Marjorie Margaret Geddes Gordon, Robert Gordon.
  • Sir Alexander John Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1594 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Sir Sutherland's Ancestors

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Sir Sutherland
1552–1594
Birth Place: Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
Parents
Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon, XI Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland 14th GGF
1525–1567
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Helen Stewart
1525–1567
Grandparents
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
John, (of DARNLEY, III, Earl van Lennox,) Stewart
1492–1526
Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Schotland
Elisabeth Stewart
1494–
Balveny, Fifeshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Roger DeGordon
1480–1538
Countess Moravia
1474–1535
Janet Bothwell
1493–1566
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sutherland's Descendants

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Sir (Alexander John Gordon 12th Earl of) Sutherland (Jun 1552–6 December 1594) m. Johanna Gordon (Abt. 1544–14 May 1629) m. Jane Gordon (1546–14 May 1629) m. Barbara (Sinclair, D. of 4th Earl of) Caithness (1535–25 November 1575) m. Jane Gordon (1546–14 May 1629) m. Lady (Margaret Lyone) Gordon (1555–abt 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
        1. 1. Lady (Janet) McClellan 1668–1773 m. William (Hume) MacPheeters 1657–1699
  2. 2. Robert Gordon 1580–1656

Sir Sutherland's Timeline

2 Records

1552
Jun 1552
Birth of Sir Alexander John Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland in Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
1594
6 December 1594
Age 42
Death of Sir Alexander John Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland in Dornoch, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dornoch, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1552
    Event Place: Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 December 1594
    Event Place: Dornoch, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Roosevelt Genealogy : 1649-1902

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