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Sir John Thomas Gordon of Dunrobin Castle 14th Earl of Sutherland 1609–1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 March 1609

Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland

Death Date: abt 1663

Death Location: Sutherland, Scotland

Father: John Gordon

Mother: Agnes Elphinstone

Spouse(s): Anne Fraser, Mary Fraser, Sophia Aboyne), Agnes Chalmers, Anne Fraser, Lady Sutherland

Children(s): James Sutherland, George Gordon

In 1609, Sir John Thomas Gordon of Dunrobin Castle 14th Earl of Sutherland entered the world in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland, born to John 12Th Lord Gordon And Agnes Anna Elphinstone. Sir John Thomas Gordon of Dunrobin Castle 14th Earl of Sutherland married Agnes Chalmers, Anne Fraser, Lady Jean Drummond Countess Sutherland, Mary Fraser, Sophia Hay 1St Viscount Melgum And Lord Aboyne, and had children including George 15Th Earl Of Sutherland Gordon, James Fraser Sutherland. Sir John Thomas Gordon of Dunrobin Castle 14th Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1663 in Sutherland, Scotland.

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  • In 1609, Sir John Thomas Gordon of Dunrobin Castle 14th Earl of Sutherland entered the world in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland, born to John 12Th Lord Gordon And Agnes Anna Elphinstone.
  • Sir John Thomas Gordon of Dunrobin Castle 14th Earl of Sutherland married Agnes Chalmers, Anne Fraser, Lady Jean Drummond Countess Sutherland, Mary Fraser, Sophia Hay 1St Viscount Melgum And Lord Aboyne, and had children including George 15Th Earl Of Sutherland Gordon, James Fraser Sutherland.
  • Sir John Thomas Gordon of Dunrobin Castle 14th Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1663 in Sutherland, Scotland.

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Sir Sutherland's Ancestors

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Sir Sutherland
1609–1663
Birth Place: Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
Parents
John 12th Lord Gordon
1576–1615
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Aberdeenshire Highlands, Scotland
Agnes (Anna) Elphinstone
1579–1617
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Earl of Sutherland) Sutherland
1552–1594
Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, , Scotland
Jane
1545–1629
Huntly Castle, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Janet (Jean Clencoe) Livingstone
1555–1622
Glencoe, Argyll, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Scotland
1530–1567
Helen Lennox
1520–1564
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Sutherland
1501–1530

Sir Sutherland's Descendants

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Sir (John Thomas Gordon of Dunrobin Castle 14th Earl of) Sutherland (06 March 1609–abt 1663) m. Anne Fraser (1619–23 Jul 1658) m. Mary Fraser (1617–22 Dec 1646) m. Sophia (Hay ,( 1st Viscount Melgum and Lord) Aboyne) (1600–12 Mar 1642) m. Agnes Chalmers (7 March 1612–) m. Anne Fraser (1619–23 Jul 1658) m. Lady (Jean Drummond Countess) Sutherland (1609–29 Dec 1637)
  1. 1. James (Fraser) Sutherland 1643–1722 m. Elspet (Elizabeth) Craik 1642–1730
    1. 1. James ((John)) Sutherland 1700–1764 m. Christian Manson 1701–1770
      1. 1. Alexander Sutherland 1720–1812 m. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Williams 1730–1755 m. Margaret Grant 1715– m. Elizabeth Stewart 1730–1825
        1. 1. William Sutherland 1757–1831
        2. 2. John Sutherland 1737–1810
        3. 3. Robert Sutherland 1752–1822
        4. 4. Donald Sutherland 1740–1740
        5. 5. Jane Sutherland 1752–1820
        6. 6. Alexander Sutherland 1751–
        7. 7. Anne Sutherland 1765–1849
        8. 8. Susan Acker 1788–1825
        9. 9. Rachel (Sutherland) * 1751–1802
      2. 2. Jannet Sutherland 1718–
      3. 3. Hector Sutherland 1721–1781
      4. 4. Elizabeth ("Bessie") Sutherland 1715–1771
      5. 5. Elspet Sutherland 1719–1802
      6. 6. Ann (Or Agnes) Hill 1724–
      7. 7. John Sutherland 1718–1720
  2. 2. George ("15th Earl of Sutherland") Gordon 1633–1703

Sir Sutherland's Timeline

4 Records

1609
06 March 1609
Birth of Sir John Thomas Gordon of Dunrobin Castle 14th Earl of Sutherland in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
1632
14 February 1632
Age 23
Sir John Thomas Gordon of Dunrobin Castle 14th Earl of Sutherland was married in Seton, East-Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Seton, East-Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1639
24 January 1639
Age 30
Sir John Thomas Gordon of Dunrobin Castle 14th Earl of Sutherland was married in Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1663
abt 1663
Age 54
Death of Sir John Thomas Gordon of Dunrobin Castle 14th Earl of Sutherland in Sutherland, Scotland
Sutherland, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 March 1609
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 February 1632
    Event Place: Seton, East-Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 January 1639
    Event Place: Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1663
    Event Place: Sutherland, Scotland

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