Individual Details

Alexander Gordon

(1516 - 11 Nov 1575)

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== Biography ==
Alexander Gordon was born about 1516 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.He was the son of John Gordon, Lord Gordon, Master of Huntly Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 98-99. and his wife Margaret StewartDouglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 242-243 (b. c 1497, d. a 1562).
Alexander Gordon, Archbishop of Athens, Bishop of the Isles, Bishop of Galloway partner Barbara Logie, daughter of David Logie, ''DID NOT MARRY''.Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 99-100.
They had 5 illegitimate sons (John (Bishop of Galloway), George, Lawrence, Robert & Alexander) and 1 illegitimate daughter (Barbara). Alexander Gordon, Archbishop of Athens, Bishop of the Isles, Bishop of Galloway died on 11 November 1575.Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 243-244

'''Family'''

* Barbara Logie d. a 13 Jan 1560

'''Children (all illegitimate)'''

* John (Bishop of Galloway)
* George
* Lawrence
* Robert
* Alexander
* Barbara
His daughter Barbara married Anthony Stewart.Sir James Balfour Paul, Editor, 1906, The Scots Peerage, founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Published by David Douglas, Edinburgh, Scotland, [http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun04paul#page/154/mode/2up page 155] (accessed 11 October 2020).

== Sources ==

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Gordon_%28bishop_of_Galloway%29

*http://archive.org/stream/fastiecclesiaesc00scot#page/342/mode/2up
*Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd Edition .....[https://books.google.ca/books?id=8JcbV309c5UC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=Barbara+Logie+1520&source=bl&ots=kvkDKSGW8b&sig=LVRZNS_vb1xlLQKdclu3dZxfvds&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BJlRVceyOIizyQT3kIGICQ&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q&f=false]

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    Events

    Birth1516Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Death11 Nov 1575Clary House, Penninghame, Wigtonshire
    Alt nameArchbishop of Athens Bishop of the Isles, Bishop of Galloway
    Reference No6263584
    Reference No6457910
    Reference No60

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