William Gordon, 3rd Baronet (of Park)
Sir William Gordon, 1st Baronet (born April 23, 1712 in Ordiquhill , Banffshire , † June 5, 1751 in Douai , France ) was a Scottish - British nobleman and military.
He came from a branch of the Gordon Clan and was the eldest son of Sir James Gordon, 2nd Baronet (around 1680-1727), from his first marriage to Helen Fraser, daughter of William Fraser, 12th Lord Saltoun .
When his father died on December 15, 1727, he inherited his title of baronet , of Park in the County of Banff, which had been awarded to his grandfather on August 21, 1686 in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia . On April 23, 1728 he was officially confirmed as the general heir of his father's possessions.
He joined the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 and fled into exile in France after being defeated in the Battle of Culloden . In the same year he was ostracized for high treason . In order to avoid that his lands would be confiscated by the Crown, he had given them to his brother John Gordon in return for an annuity. The ban was revoked retrospectively before his death.
In France served in the regiment of John Ogilvy (1699-1761), son and heir of David Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Airlie († 1717), who was outlawed in 1715 , to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel of the French Army .
In 1745 he had married Lady Janet Duff, daughter of William Duff, 1st Earl Fife . She followed him to France and bore him three children:
- Jean Gordon (around 1745 – around 1767) ⚭ Duncan Urquhart;
- Sir John James Gordon, 4th Baronet (1749–1780) ⚭ Hannah Comer;
- William Braco Gordon (around 1750–1776).
When he died in 1751, his elder son John inherited him. His widow married George Hay, Laird of Mountblairy in Banffshire, in 1758.
literature
- Charles Mosley (Ed.): Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage . Volume 1, Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Wilmington 2003, p. 1426.
- George Edward Cokayne (Ed.): The Complete Baronetage. Volume 4, Alan Sutton Publishing, Gloucester 1983, p. 345.
Web links
- Sir William Gordon of Park, 3rd Bt. On thepeerage.com
| predecessor | title | successor |
|---|---|---|
| James Gordon | Baronet, of Park 1727-1751 |
John Gordon |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gordon, William, 3rd Baronet |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish-British nobleman and military |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1712 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gordonstown (Cornhill) , Banffshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 1751 |
| Place of death | Douai |