Individual Details
James Gordon 8th Laird of Beldorney
(Abt 1687 - 8 Jun 1740)
Excerpt from "A Short Family History of the later Gordons of Beldorney, etc." by Capt. Douglas Wimberley,
sometime of the 79th Reg't of Cameron Highlanders,
Published at Banff, 1904
http://archive.org/stream/shortfamilyhisto1904wimb/shortfamilyhisto1904wimb_djvu.txt
JAMES GORDON VIII. OF BELDORNEY.
Unfortunately I fail to find any mention in the decennial index to
the services of heirs of the service of a Gordon to the lands of
Beldorney from 1700 until 1763; perhaps the lands passed by deeds
from father to son on resignation, and the sasines following may be
inaccessable or lost, but the family pedigree shows that the above-
mentioned Alexander of Beldorney was succeeded by his son, James,
who married Mary, daughter of John Gordon of Wardhouse, also of
Law and Kildrummie, and perhaps the purchaser and owner for a
short time of the Estate of Lesmoir.
It was owing to the marriage of this laird, James, that the
Beldorney family became some years later lairds of Wardhouse and
Kildrummie also, in conformity with an entail executed by the father
of James of Beldomey's wife.
This lady was of the family known for three generations as
"Gordon of Law," in Kennethmont. John Gordon 1st of Law was
the second son of William, 3rd laird of Terpersie (a cadet of Lesmoir)
by his wife, Isobel Gordon, daughter of Gordon of Leichiston (another
cadet of the same family), (Balb, M.S., p. 48). This John Gordon of
Law was about contemporary with Alexander Gordon of Killyhuntly.
[See Appendix.]
James VIII. of Beldorney had by his wife, Mary Gordon, whose
birth is said to have taken place in 1700 (Fam. M.S. pedigree), at
least one son, John Gordon, who became IX. of Beldorney. I have
been unable to find the date of his death. According to the Birnie
M.S. he had four sons and two daughters, viz : —
I. John, who succeeded him [born 22nd April 1723, Fam.
M.S.].
II. Cosmo, who settled in Jamaica, and left a son Robert.
III. Arthur, a merchant in Cadiz, who died without issue.
IV. Charles, an ecclesiastic of the Church of Rome.
1. Anne died unmarried.
2. Catherine died unmarried.
It will be convenient to add in an appendix a short account of
the Law and Wardhouse family up to the time that Mary Gordon's
descendant succeeded to Wardhouse.
P.S. — According to a Family Pedigree lent to me, this issue
was : —
I. John [afterwards of Beldorney], born 22 April 1723.
II. George, born 16 August 1725, lost in the Downs, and
left no issue.
III. Alexander, born 3 September 1726, died on the coast of
Africa.
IV. Arthur, born 25 September 1729, settled at Cadiz,
married but left no surviving children, died 1815. The
first of the family to settle in Spain.
V. Cosmo James, born 26 March 1735, settled in Jamaica,
married and left issue.
VI. Charles, born 21 February 1737, a Priest in Holland, died
there 1816.
Daughters —
1. Elizabeth, born 29 June 1724, married William Forbes
of Aberdeen and had children.
2. Katherine, bom 4 March 1728, died 1796.
3. Anna, born 4 June 1731, died P1814.
4. Helena Maria, born 18 March 1733, died 6 April
1734.
sometime of the 79th Reg't of Cameron Highlanders,
Published at Banff, 1904
http://archive.org/stream/shortfamilyhisto1904wimb/shortfamilyhisto1904wimb_djvu.txt
JAMES GORDON VIII. OF BELDORNEY.
Unfortunately I fail to find any mention in the decennial index to
the services of heirs of the service of a Gordon to the lands of
Beldorney from 1700 until 1763; perhaps the lands passed by deeds
from father to son on resignation, and the sasines following may be
inaccessable or lost, but the family pedigree shows that the above-
mentioned Alexander of Beldorney was succeeded by his son, James,
who married Mary, daughter of John Gordon of Wardhouse, also of
Law and Kildrummie, and perhaps the purchaser and owner for a
short time of the Estate of Lesmoir.
It was owing to the marriage of this laird, James, that the
Beldorney family became some years later lairds of Wardhouse and
Kildrummie also, in conformity with an entail executed by the father
of James of Beldomey's wife.
This lady was of the family known for three generations as
"Gordon of Law," in Kennethmont. John Gordon 1st of Law was
the second son of William, 3rd laird of Terpersie (a cadet of Lesmoir)
by his wife, Isobel Gordon, daughter of Gordon of Leichiston (another
cadet of the same family), (Balb, M.S., p. 48). This John Gordon of
Law was about contemporary with Alexander Gordon of Killyhuntly.
[See Appendix.]
James VIII. of Beldorney had by his wife, Mary Gordon, whose
birth is said to have taken place in 1700 (Fam. M.S. pedigree), at
least one son, John Gordon, who became IX. of Beldorney. I have
been unable to find the date of his death. According to the Birnie
M.S. he had four sons and two daughters, viz : —
I. John, who succeeded him [born 22nd April 1723, Fam.
M.S.].
II. Cosmo, who settled in Jamaica, and left a son Robert.
III. Arthur, a merchant in Cadiz, who died without issue.
IV. Charles, an ecclesiastic of the Church of Rome.
1. Anne died unmarried.
2. Catherine died unmarried.
It will be convenient to add in an appendix a short account of
the Law and Wardhouse family up to the time that Mary Gordon's
descendant succeeded to Wardhouse.
P.S. — According to a Family Pedigree lent to me, this issue
was : —
I. John [afterwards of Beldorney], born 22 April 1723.
II. George, born 16 August 1725, lost in the Downs, and
left no issue.
III. Alexander, born 3 September 1726, died on the coast of
Africa.
IV. Arthur, born 25 September 1729, settled at Cadiz,
married but left no surviving children, died 1815. The
first of the family to settle in Spain.
V. Cosmo James, born 26 March 1735, settled in Jamaica,
married and left issue.
VI. Charles, born 21 February 1737, a Priest in Holland, died
there 1816.
Daughters —
1. Elizabeth, born 29 June 1724, married William Forbes
of Aberdeen and had children.
2. Katherine, bom 4 March 1728, died 1796.
3. Anna, born 4 June 1731, died P1814.
4. Helena Maria, born 18 March 1733, died 6 April
1734.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1687 | Beldorny Castle, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom | |||
| Marriage | 20 Mar 1721 | Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - Mary Gordon | |||
| Death | 8 Jun 1740 | Beldorney Castle, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Gordon (1700 - 1759) |
| Child | John Gordon 9th laird of Beldorney (1723 - 1761) |
| Child | Elizabeth Gordon (1724 - ) |
| Child | Charles Gordon (1725 - 1796) |
| Child | George Gordon (1725 - ) |
| Child | Alexander Maria Gordon (1726 - ) |
| Child | Katherine Gordon of Beldornie (1728 - 1814) |
| Child | Arthur Gordon (1729 - 1815) |
| Child | Anna Gordon (1731 - 1815) |
| Child | Helena Maria Gordon (1733 - 1734) |
| Child | Cosmo James Gordon (1735 - 1802) |
| Father | Alexander ""Red Fisher"" Gordon of Tillysoule; designed of Camdell, VII Laird of Beldorney (1658 - 1723) |
| Mother | Geillis MacDonald (1660 - 1739) |