Robert Gordon

Abt 1642 - 1696  (54 years)

• Name	Robert Gordon
  Birth	Abt 1642
  Gender	Male
  Religion	1666	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Quaker
  Occupation	1674	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	With the encouragement of fellow Quakers, started an informal apprenticeship with Alexander Moore (a manufacturer of wire used for fish hooks and cards used in textiles, and a freemason)
  Role	1683	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Fractioner (absent)
  Occupation	1683	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Cardmaker
  Property	13 Aug 1683	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Deed by Robert Burnet of Lethintie to Robert Gordon, cardmaker, of 1/32 of his 1/24 share
  	He sold half his estate in East Jersey in 1686 - D Stevenson, 'The Aberdeen Mark Book. an Introduction' p12
  Residence	1684	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Freemason, member of Old Aberdeen Lodge No.1 ter
  Property	1696	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [3]
  	Assessed for £7 0s 8d Poll Tax for himself and three children
  Death	1696	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Legal	16 Jan 1695/96	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Power of attorney, Robert Gordon of Aberdeen, cardmaker, to his son Daniel, as agent in East Jersey
  Title Suffix	of Aberdeen
  Person ID	I45244	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Elspet Glenny,   b. 1669, Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 1695, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	7 Aug 1694	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [4]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Gordon,   b. 12 Jun 1695, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Christian Davidson   d. Bef 1694, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Marriage	25 Jan 1664/65	Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [5]
  Children	1. Isobell Gordon,   b. 25 Nov 1688, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Gilbert Gordon,   b. 7 Aug 1677, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elizabeth Gordon,   b. 25 Nov 1666, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 24 Jan 1689/90, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. William Gordon,   b. 8 Mar 1667/68, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. John Gordon,   b. 5 Feb 1669/70, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 27 Nov 1693, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Daniell Gordon,   b. 29 Feb 1671/72, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Abt 1673, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Daniell Gordon,   b. 14 Apr 1675, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 25 Jan 1664/65 - Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Religion - Quaker - 1666 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Occupation - With the encouragement of fellow Quakers, started an informal apprenticeship with Alexander Moore (a manufacturer of wire used for fish hooks and cards used in textiles, and a freemason) - 1674 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Occupation - Cardmaker - 1683 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Residence - Freemason, member of Old Aberdeen Lodge No.1 ter - 1684 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Marriage - 7 Aug 1694 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Property - Assessed for £7 0s 8d Poll Tax for himself and three children - 1696 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Death - 1696 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3615] Strath-Maxwell, Archibald, Digest of Quaker births, marriages and burials in Scotland, 1647-1878, (Location: Aberdeen; Date: 1960;), p25. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p58. [S3740] Stuart, John, List of Pollable Persons within the Shire of Aberdeen 1696, p625. [S3615] Strath-Maxwell, Archibald, Digest of Quaker births, marriages and burials in Scotland, 1647-1878, (Location: Aberdeen; Date: 1960;), p116. [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Inverurie 204 20/313.