1. John, his heir.
2. Alexander, who,* 1.1 in 1490, purchased the lands of Auchinreoch, &c. and was ance∣stor of the Gordons of Aird, now Earlstoun, and others.
3. George, who acquired the lands of Tro∣quhain in 1494, and of him the present George Gordon of Troquhain is lineally de∣scended.* 1.2
4. Roger, who married—MacNaught, heiress of Crago,* 1.3 and was ancestor of the pre∣sent Alexander Gordon of Crago.
His daughter, Margaret, married to sir Thomas MacLellan of Bombie,* 1.4 ancestor of lord Kirkcudbright.
He survived the year 1450, and was suc∣ceeded by his eldest son,
XII. Sir JOHN GORDON of Lochinvar, who got a charter from king James IV. dilec∣to armigero nostro Johanni Gordon de Lochin∣var,* 1.5totas et integras quadraginta solidatas ter∣rarum de Corscranthane antiqui extentus, &c. dated in 1492.
And another charter of the lands of Middle∣third of Kirkcormack,* 1.6&c. dated in 1501.
He got a grant of the bailiary of Kirkan∣ders from Patrick earl of Bothwell, anno 1504.
Also three charters from king James IV. of a great many other lands in 1506, 1507, and 1509;* 1.7 by all which it appears he was possessed of a vast estate.
He married, 1st, Annabella, daughter of Robert lord Boyd, by Marian, daughter of sir Robert Maxwell of Calderwood, by whom he had a son,
Alexander de Gordon.
He married, 2dly, Elizabeth Lindsay, by whom he had three sons and two daughters.
1. Sir Robert, of Accarsan of Glenn, who carried on the line of this family, of whom afterwards.
2. William, ancestor of the Gordons of Crauchlaw, of whom are descended the Gor∣dons of Pulvenan, Grange, and Balmeg, &c. in vicecomitatu de Wigton.
3. John, who obtained from his father the lands of Balmaclellan, now Hardlands, pur∣chased from the daughters of Quintin Gor∣don, a son of the family of Holm, infeft in these lands in 1465, as before observed.
1st daughter, Elizabeth, married to sir William Douglas of Drumlanrig, ancestor of the duke of Queensberry.
2. Janet, married, 1st, to Alexander Stew∣art of Gairlies, ancestor of the earl of Gallo∣way; and, 2dly, to sir William Keith of Inverugie.
Sir John had also a natural son, to whom he gave the lands of Crathlet, upon which he got a charter,* 1.8 wherein he is designed Williel∣mus filius domini Johannis Gordon de Lochin∣var, dated in 1506. He was afterwards legi∣timate on 23d March 1538.
Sir John died in the end of 1512, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
XIII. Sir ALEXANDER de GORDON, who, in his father's lifetime, was designed of Ken∣mure.
He was a man of fine parts, and in great fa∣vour with king James III. who made him one of the gentlemen of his bed-chamber when a young man, and gave him a new grant of the superiority of the lands of Kenmure, Lagan, Balmaclellan, &c. the superiority being then in the crown, by the forfeiture of the earl of Douglas, and erected them all into one free barony, holding blench of the crown;* 1.9 upon which he got a charter, Alexandro Gordon de Kenmure, filio et haeredi apparenti Johannis Gordon de Lochinvar, &c. dated anno 1487,* 1.10 which was afterwards confirmed by king James IV. anno 1489.
Some time thereafter he had the misfor∣tune to kill John Dunbar of Mochrum, then steward of Kirkcudbright, for which he was obliged to abscond, and his father and friends were exeemed from the jurisdiction of the said steward, on account of the deadly feud sub∣sisting for the said slaughter,* 1.11 by a privy seal, dated 4th September 1508.
He afterwards got a charter from king James IV. of the lands and barony of Stitchel, &c. Alexandro de Gordon, militi, filio et haeredi apparenti Johannis Gordon de Lochinvar,* 1.12et Eli∣zahethae Stewart sponsae suae, &c. dated in 1512.
He married, 1st, Janet, daughter of sir Wil∣liam Douglas of Drumlanrig and Elizabeth Crichton his spouse, by a dispensation from the Pope, on account of consanguinity, but she died without issue.
He married, 2dly, Elizabeth Stewart, sister to James earl of Murray, by whom he had one daughter.
Jean Gordon, who claimed his estate, but after a long process before the lords of coun∣cil, she was obliged to renounce all right she had to the estate of Kenmure, &c. in favours of her uncle sir Robert,* 1.13anno 1517. To which deed the lords of council are witnesses.
She married Lauchlan Maclntosh of that ilk, who, in consideration of her being an heir∣ess, quartered her arms with his own, and she, with consent of her said husband,* 1.14 ratified her former renunciation, anno 1520.
Sir Alexander had also a natural son, nam∣ed Roger,* 1.15 who was legitimate, anno 1546.
He was killed with his royal leader king