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     Adam Gordon was the son of John Gordon and Hainult Macleod.¹

     Adam Gordon was the son of Thomas Gordon and (?) Innes.¹ Adam Gordon was also known as Adam of Moray.¹

     Adam Gordon was the son of Sir Adam Gordon.¹ Adam Gordon was also known as Adam of Huntly & Faunes.¹

     Adam Gordon was also known as Adam de Gourdon.¹ He was born in Normandy, France.¹ He died in 1093 in the Battle of Alnwick, Alnwick, England.¹ He was probably the first Gordon to come to Britain from Normandy, possibly as early as 1057, preceding the Norman invasion. He assisted Malcolm Canmore in the defeat of "the usurper" Maclbeatha (MacBeth). He was then granted lands by Malcolm in Berwickshire which became called "Guerdun" from the family name. Adam's original name was probably spelled "de Gourdon" or something similar. In 1093 Adam accompanied Malcolm's invasion of England and was slain with him in the defeat near Alnwick.¹

     Sir Adam Gordon was born circa 1280.¹ He was the son of Sir Adam Gordon and Marjory (?)¹ Sir Adam Gordon married Annabella (?).¹ Sir Adam Gordon died on 19 July 1333 in the Battle of Hallidon Hill, Berwickshire, Scotland.¹ He was a Contemporary of William Wallace and Robert Bruce. He sided with Edward I in the early period and acted as an envoy between Edward and Scotland. In 1297 he fought with Wallace at the victory at Stirling Bridge and later in the defeat at Falkirk. He is believed to have helped secure the release of Lamberton, Bishop of St. Andrews, from Edward II. In 1314 he served under Sir Thomas Randolph at the Battle of Bannockburn (June 24, 1314) and was rewarded by King Robert I with the lands near Aberdeen that became the ancestral home of the Gordons. These lands were originally called "Strathbogie", but were later known as "Huntly". He also signed the "Declaration of Arbroath" in 1320 and delivered it to the Pope at Avignon. He died in the Scottish defeat at Halidon Hill near Berwick in 1333.^2,1

     Sir Adam Gordon was the son of Sir Adam Gordon and Annabella (?)¹ Sir Adam Gordon died in 1351 in Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^1,3,2

     Sir Adam Gordon was born circa 1255 in Scotland.¹ He was the son of Sir Adam Gordon and Alicia Gordon.¹ Sir Adam Gordon married Marjory (?). Sir 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

     Sir Adam Gordon was the son of Sir Adam Gordon.¹ Sir Adam Gordon was also known as Adam of Huntly.¹ He married Alicia Gordon, daughter of Sir Thomas Gordon and Marjory (?).¹ Sir Adam Gordon died between 1250 and 1267. He left Scotland to assist Louis IX of France in the Crusades, but died before reaching Palestine.¹

     Sir Adam Gordon was the son of Adam Gordon.¹ Sir Adam Gordon died in 1138 in the Battle of the Standard, Northumberland, England.¹

     Sir Adam Gordon was the son of Alexander Gordon. He participated in the 8th Crusade, in which his brother William died.¹

     Alexander Gordon was also known as Alexander of Kethocksmill.¹ He was born in 1550 in Kethocksmill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹ He was the son of (?) Gordon.¹

     Alexander Gordon was born in 1578 in Kethocksmill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹ He was the son of Alexander Gordon.¹

     Alexander Gordon was born in 1630 in Kethocksmill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹ He was the son of Thomas Gordon and Catherine Leith.¹

     Alexander Gordon was the son of John Gordon and Hainult Macleod.¹ Alexander Gordon was also known as Alexander of Essie.

     Alexander Gordon was the son of Thomas Gordon and (?) Hay.¹

     Alexander Gordon was the son of Adam Gordon.¹ Alexander Gordon was also known as Alexander of Huntly. He married an unknown person .

     Alicia Gordon was the daughter of Sir Thomas Gordon and Marjory (?)¹ Alicia Gordon married Sir Adam Gordon, son of Sir Adam Gordon.¹ Alicia Gordon died in 1280.¹

     Duncan Gordon was the son of Thomas Gordon and (?) Hay.¹ Duncan Gordon was also known as Duncan in Clunymore.¹

     George Gordon was born in 1627 in Kethocksmill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹ He was the son of Thomas Gordon and Catherine Leith.¹

     George Gordon was the son of Thomas Gordon and (?) Innes.¹ George Gordon was also known as George of Hallhead.¹

     James Gordon was the son of John Gordon and Elizabeth Maitland.¹ James Gordon was also known as James of Methlick.

     James Gordon was the son of Thomas Gordon and (?) Chisholm.¹ James Gordon was also known as James of Daach.¹

     John Gordon was also known as John of Auchleuchires. He was born between 1390 and 1409 in Scurdargue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He was the son of John Gordon and Elizabeth Maitland.¹ John Gordon married an unknown person .

     John Gordon was also known as Jock of Scurdargue.^3,2 He was born circa 1371 in Scurdargue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He was the son of Sir John Gordon and Elizabeth Cruikshanks.¹ John Gordon married Elizabeth Maitland.¹ John Gordon married Hainult Macleod.¹ John Gordon died in 1420. Along with his brother he is considered by some to be the line of the "true Gordons", as opposed to the Gordons of Huntly who actually assumed the Gordon name after marrying into the family on the female side.¹

     John Gordon was the son of Thomas Gordon and (?) Hay.¹ John Gordon was also known as John of Invercherrach.

     John Gordon was the son of Thomas Gordon and (?) Chisholm.¹

     John Gordon was the son of Sir Adam Gordon and Annabella (?)¹ John Gordon was a priest.¹

     Sir John Gordon married (?) (?).¹ Sir John Gordon was born in Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He was the son of Sir John Gordon and Elizabeth (?)^2,3,1 Sir John Gordon and Elizabeth Cruikshanks were possibly married circa 1340.¹ Sir John Gordon died on 22 July 1388 in Otterburn, Northumberland, England. He was killed by the English in retaliation for raids and warfare in the north of that country.