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John ( 13th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon[1]

Male 1576 - 1615  (39 years)Deceased


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  • First & lastname John ( 13th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon 
    Birth 20 July 1576  Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 11 Sept 1615  Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age 39 years 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    George Gordon,   b. 1430, Huntly, Aberdeenshire,, Scotland, Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1501, Stirling, Stirlingshire,, Scotland, Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather) 
    Elizabeth Keith,   b. 1517, Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Schotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1562, Castle Hill, Midlothian, Scotland Buried Gordon Vault, Elgin Cathedral, Morayshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)  (Grandmother) 
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    Person ID P13789  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

    Father Ancestors Alexander (12th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon,   b. 1552, Darnaway Castle (Sutherland) Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1594, Dunrobin, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Ancestors Lady Jean Janet Gordon,   b. 1546, Huntly Castle, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1629, Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Other: James Lord Hailes, 4th Earl Bothwell, 1st Duke of Orkney, Lord High Admiral of Scotland Hepburn  
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 13 Dec 1573  Huntley Castle, Aberdeen Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 22 years - She : ~ 28 years. 
    Family ID F3864  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Agnes Elphinstone,   b. 27 Oct 1579, Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Sep 1615, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Marriage 5 Feb 1600  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 23 years and 7 months - She : 20 years and 4 months. 
    Children 
     1. Anne Gordon,   b. 1607, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. July 1648, Shipwreck Off Coast, , , Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]
    +2. John (14th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon,   b. 9 Mar 1609, Dunrobin, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1679, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Jean Drummond  m. 14 Feb 1632
     [Father: natural]
     3. Elizabeth Gordon,   b. 9 Mar 1609, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1679, Largo, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. Adam Gordon,   b. 15 May 1613, Sutherland, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1634, Nordlingen, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F3865  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

  • Sources 
    1. [S-2109027946] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6361038&pid=13789