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James Gordon 1560 – 1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 1642

Death Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

Father: ALEXANDER, Gordon

Mother: LADY Forbes

Spouse(s): Rebecca Keith

Children(s): SIR Gordon, James Gordon, William Gordon, Mary Gordon, Robert Gordon

It was in 1560 that James Gordon was born in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland, a child of ALEXANDER, 3rd Lord Gordon and LADY MARIOTA Forbes. James Gordon went on to marry Rebecca Keith and had children such as SIR ALEXANDER Gordon, James Gordon, William Gordon, Mary Gordon and Robert Gordon. James Gordon was deceased by 1642 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland.

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Parents

ALEXANDER, Gordon
1532 – 1609
Birth Location: Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
AG
LADY Forbes
1534 – 1580
Birth Location: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
LF

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Keith
1550 – 1610
Birth Location: Ravenscraig, , Fifeshire, Scotland
RK

Children(s)

SIR Gordon
1580 – 1649
Birth Location: Lesmoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
SG
James Gordon
1590 – 1647
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
JG
William Gordon
1594 – 1658
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
WG
Mary Gordon
1595 – 1660
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
MG
Robert Gordon
1600 – 1640
Birth Location: Drainie, Moray, , Scotland
RG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1560
    Event Place: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1642
    Event Place: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

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