Doctor John Gordon

1642 - 1718  (76 years)

• Name	John Gordon
  Title	Doctor
  Birth	1642	Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Role	1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Fractioner (absent)
  Title Suffix	of Collieston
  Residence	1684	Montrose, Angus, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  	Emigration agent
  Property	22 Apr 1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Deed by Robert Barclay to John Gordone of Collestoun, M. D., for 1/10 of 1/48 share of East New Jersey, with his brother Thomas acting as his agent in East Jersey.
  Occupation	Abt 1685	Montrose, Angus, Scotland
  	Doctor of Physick. Scot's 'Model' refers to his 'Lodging in Montrose'
  Occupation	7 Jun 1690	Angus, Scotland
  	A Commissioner of Supply for the shire of Forfar
  Death	1718	St Vigeans, Angus, Scotland
  	Colliston/ Collieston
  Person ID	I38045	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Gordon,   b. 1609, Keith, Banffshire, Scotland d. 18 Apr 1681, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Katherine Burnett,   b. Abt 1618, Banchory-Ternan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	8 Apr 1638	Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
  	Date of contract?
  Family ID	F23571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Grizel Falconer
  Children	1. Patrick Gordon,   b. Jul 1695, Montrose, Angus, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Katharine Fullarton,   b. Abt 1657, Montrose, Angus, Scotland d. Abt 1689 (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1675	Angus, Scotland
  Children	1. George Gordon,   b. 1683, Montrose, Angus, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John Gordon,   b. 1676, Montrose, Angus, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Katharin Gordon,   b. 1678, Montrose, Angus, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Alexander Gordon,   b. 1687, Montrose, Angus, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Patrick Gordon,   b. 1682, Montrose, Angus, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Jean Gordon,   b. 1685, Montrose, Angus, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Christiane Gordon,   b. Feb 1688/89, Montrose, Angus, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Helen Allardyce,   b. 1642, Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 1691, Angus, Scotland (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F31155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1642 - Keith, Banffshire, Scotland Marriage - Abt 1675 - Angus, Scotland Residence - Emigration agent - 1684 - Montrose, Angus, Scotland Occupation - Doctor of Physick. Scot's 'Model' refers to his 'Lodging in Montrose' - Abt 1685 - Montrose, Angus, Scotland Occupation - A Commissioner of Supply for the shire of Forfar - 7 Jun 1690 - Angus, Scotland Death - 1718 - St Vigeans, Angus, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Gordon had John Anderson (son of William Anderson of Newtown of Bonhame and Lilias Strathdee) as an apprentice. Anderson later went to Barbados where he died. Source: Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives CA/5/10/2, dated 10 June 1719

  
  

• Sources

  [S3659] Scots Proprietors, The, Advertisement to All Trades-Men, Husbandmen, Servants and Others Who Are Willing to Transport Themselves unto the Province of New-East-Jersy in America, a Great Part of Which Belongs to Scots-Men, Proprietors Thereof, p2. [S3550] Scot, George, The Model of the Government of the Province of East-New-Jersey in America, p272. [S3773] Scot, George, A Brief Advertisement Concerning East-New-Jersey, in America, p3. [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p79.