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Birth Name of Gordon, Adam
Gender male
Age at Death 42 years

Narrative

6th Laird of Gordon

In 1270 Adam de Gordon, 5th Laird Gordonn, died in the Crusade organised by Louis XI. of France. From this fact the Adam family are said to derive their crest and motto.

Sir Adam de Gordon, 6th Laird of Gordon

Adam de Gordun, 6th of that Ilk, married an Englishwoman named Marjory and in her right possessed an estate in England for which he had to do homage to the English King [Henry III].

Alexander of Scotland had died the previous year [1286] and his grand daughter, the young Maid of Norway, died in 1290 leaving the throne vacant. The matter was referred to Edward I [of England] who decided in favor of John Balliol to whom Adam adhered. ["Braveheart" fame] ...he [John Balliol] raised an army in the West which was joined by Adam whose Berwickshire lands were plundered by the English during Edward’s victorious invasion of Scotland.

On the 28th of April 1296, the armies met on the field of Dunbar, Adam was one of the large number which fell in that fight so fatal to Scottish independence. He left a son, Adam.

Adam Gordon was born circa 1255 in Scotland.1 He was the son of Sir Adam Gordon and Alicia Gordon.1 Adam Gordon married Marjory Unknown. Adam Gordon died on 28 April 1296 in the Battle of Dunbar, Dunbar, Scotland.1 He was reputed to have fought to a draw hand-to-hand with Prince Edward "Longshanks" of England. He later lost control of his lands in Berwickshire during the invasion of Scotland by Edward I.1 Child of Adam Gordon and Marjory Unknown

Sir Adam Gordon+1 b. c 1280, d. 19 Jul 1333

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1254 Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   1
Death 1296 Aberdeenshire, Scotland   5

Age: 42y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Gordon, Adam12201270
Mother of Gordon, Alicia12301280
    Brother     Gordon, William 1250
    Brother     Gordon, Robert 1252
         of Gordon, Adam 1254 1296

Families

Family of of Gordon, Adam and MacDuff, Majorie
Unknown Partner MacDuff, Majorie ( * 1255 + 1296 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Gordon, Adam12731333-07-19
Gordon, Robert1275
Gordon, Alexander1277
Gordon, Roger1279
Gordon, John1281

Source References

  1. Errol Bevan: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=bevangenealogy&id=I32551&style=TABLE @ RootsWeb Ancestries of Errol S. BEVAN and Hollie C. ATKINSON BEVAN to ADAM and EVE including REINHARDT and BLOCKER Cousins and more
  2. Errol Bevan: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bevangenealogy&id=I32594 @ RootsWeb Ancestries of Errol S. BEVAN and Hollie C. ATKINSON BEVAN to ADAM and EVE including REINHARDT and BLOCKER Cousins and more
      • Source text:

        ID: I32594
        Name: Adam Of GORDON
        Surname: GORDON
        Given Name: Adam Of
        Sex: M
        Birth: ABT 1254 in Of Aberdeenshire, Scotland
        Death: BEF 1296
        Ancestral File #: HRDT-F1 1
        Change Date: 3 Apr 2007 at 01:00:00

        Father: Adam GORDON b: ABT 1220 in Of Fawnes, Berwickshire, Scotland
        Mother: Alicia Of GORDON b: ABT 1230 in Of Aberdeenshire, Scotland

        Marriage 1 Marjorie b: ABT 1255 in Of Aberdeenshire, Scotland
        Children
        John GORDON b: ABT 1281 in Of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
        Robert GORDON b: ABT 1275 in Of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
        Roger GORDON b: ABT 1279 in Of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
        Sir Adam GORDON b: ABT 1273 in Of Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
        Alexander GORDON b: ABT 1277 in Of Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

        Sources:
        Repository:
        Name: Family History Library
        Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA

        Title: Ancestral File (R)
        Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
        Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998

         

      • Citation:

        bevangenealogyservices@hotmail.com

  3. Adam Gordon, "Find A Grave Index" FamilySearch.org
      • Source text:

        Name Adam Gordon
        Death Date 28 Apr 1296
        Birth Date 1255
        Event Type Burial
        Photograph Included N
        Note Contains Biography

      • Citation:

        "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-C9MC : 24 May 2022), Adam Gordon, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 54760151, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

        https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-C9MC

        https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54760151/adam-gordon

  4. Clan Gordon from "ClanGordon.com" website
  5. GJLV-FBC FamilySearch.org