John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne (April 1700
[National Library of Scotland, MS 1338, f. 143.] – 7 April 1732) was the son of
Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne
Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne (c. 1670 – April 1702). The eldest son of Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne and Elizabeth Lyon, he succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Aboyne in March 1681. At the time of his death in April 1702, he was succe ...
and Elizabeth Lyon. He succeeded his father as 3rd Earl of Aboyne in April 1702. On the date of his death April 7th, 1732, he was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son. He was just 32 years old.
Family
He married Grace Lockhart, daughter of
George Lockhart and Lady Euphemia Montgomerie, on 20 June 1724, and had issue:
1.
Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne
Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne (c. 1726 – 28 December 1794). The eldest son of John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne and Grace Lockhart, he succeeded his father as 4th Earl of Aboyne on 7 April 1732. On his death in 1794 he was succeeded in his t ...
(c1726-1794):
by his first wife, Lady Margaret Stewart, daughter of
Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway
Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway ( – 24 September 1773) was a Scottish aristocrat.
Early life
Alexander was the eldest son of Lady Catherine Montgomerie and James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway, a Commissioner of the Scottish Treasury a ...
and Lady Catherine Cochrane
*Lady Margaret Gordon b. 1760, d. 23 May 1786, married
William Thomas Beckford
William Thomas Beckford (29 September 1760 – 2 May 1844) was an English novelist, art collector, patron of decorative art, critic, travel writer, plantation owner and for some time politician. He was reputed at one stage to be England's rich ...
, son of
William Beckford and Maria Hamilton, daughter of the
Hon. George Hamilton
*
George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly
George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly, (28 June 1761 – 17 June 1853), styled Lord Strathavon until 1795 and known as The Earl of Aboyne from 1795 to 1836, was a Scottish peer.
Early life
George was the son of Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboy ...
b. 28 Jun 1761, d. 17 Jun 1853, married Catherine Cope, daughter of Sir Charles Cope, 2nd Bt. and Catherine Bishopp
by his second wife, Lady Mary Douglas, daughter of
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, KT, PRS (1702 – 12 October 1768) was a Scottish astronomer and representative peer who was president of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh from its foundation in 1737 until his death. He also became ...
and Agatha Halyburton
*Lord Douglas Halyburton b. 10 Oct 1777, d. 25 Dec 1841, married Louisa Leslie, daughter of
Sir Edward Leslie, 1st Baronet
2. Lt.-Col. Hon. John Gordon (1728–1778)
*Major-General John Gordon b. 8 Jul 1765, d. 26 Dec 1832, married Eliza Morris, daughter of Robert Morris
*Grace Margaret Gordon b. 27 Sep 1766, married William Graham
3. Lt.-Col. Hon. Lockhart Gordon (1732–1788), married Catherine (1746–1813), daughter of
John Wallop, Viscount Lymington
John Wallop, Viscount Lymington (3 August 1718 – 19 November 1749) was a British politician, styled Hon. John Wallop from 1720 to 1743.
Early life
The eldest son of John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington, Wallop was educated at Winchester Schoo ...
*Caroline Gordon b. 1772 d. 13 December 1801, married Lt.-Col. William James, son of
Lt.-Col. Sir Charles James and Catherine Napier, daughter of
Sir Gerrard Napier, 5th Baronet
*Reverend Lockhart Gordon
*Loudon Harcourt Gordon
Notes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (2003 edition). London: Pan Macmillan, 2003., ,
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Cracroft's Peerage
1732 deaths
Earls of Aboyne
1700 births
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