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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, with parents James Gordon (1st Laird of Terpersie) and Margaret Jane Stewart Stuart, illegitimate Princess daughter of King James IV of Scotland,. As an adult, Sir George, Lord High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland, 4th Earl of Huntly, Sheriff of Aberdeenshire Gordon I wed Lady Elizabeth Isabel Hamilton and Lady Katherine Forbes. Their household included 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 and James Gordon. Sir George, Lord High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland, 4th Earl of Huntly, Sheriff of Aberdeenshire Gordon I's life came to an end in 1562 in a skirmish at Corrichie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Parents

James Terpersie)
1470 – 1558
Birth Location: Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JT
Margaret Scotland,
1497 – 1550
Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
MS

Spouses(s)

Lady Hamilton
1515 – 1563
Birth Location: Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardine, Scotland, United Kingdom
LH
Lady Forbes
1510 – 1587
Birth Location: Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
LF

Children(s)

Alexander Huntly)
1531 – 1552
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
AH
Lady Gordon
1540 – 1586
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LG
John Huntly)
1533 – 1562
Birth Location: Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
JH
Lord Huntly
1535 – 1576
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LH
James, Gordon
1535 – 1620
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JG
Adam Huntly
1536 – 1580
Birth Location: Argyll, Scotland
AH
William Gordon
1537 – 1620
Birth Location: Scotland
WG
Patrick Huntly
1538 – 1594
Birth Location: Auchindoun, Argyll, Scotland
PH
Robert Huntly
1539 – 1572
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
RH
Jane Gordon
1541 – 1620
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JG
Dame Kilquhanity
1541 – 1606
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
DK
Jean Gordon
1546 – 1629
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JG
Thomas Huntly
1550 – 1584
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
TH
Jean Keith
1551 – 1629
Birth Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland
JK
Alexander Lesmoir)
1532 – 1609
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
AL
Earl Gordon
1540 – 1557
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
EG
Alexander Gordon
1549 – 1580
Birth Location: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
AG
James Gordon
1555 – 1642
Birth Location: Haddo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JG

Sources

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

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

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

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

    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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