Sir Adam de Gordon, 6th Laird of Gordon

HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF GORDON

"..Adam de Gordun 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. When, 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."

(from Ancestry.com, , Kare-Forgue & Wysond-Elliott Family, jockareI@cox.net)

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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

Citations

   [S24] Edward Gordon, History of the House of Gordon, XVIII Vols. by Edward Gordon of Cairnfield (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date). Hereinafter cited as House of Gordon.

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Notes ◦Adam, was a supporter of Baliol in his contest with Bruce for the crown, but he died before the commencement of the War of Independence. [2]

Sources 1.[S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Gordon01 (Reliability: 3)

2.[S7] E-mail, From Don Thompson rec: 12 Dec 2012 MacFarlane information f rom Bruce MacFarlane: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ances try.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=mygrtgrt & the Andersons from Ma bel Manz : http://madcitydon.com/candacraig/mabel_manz.ht ml (Reliability: 3)