Peerage Record – 39999

     George Gordon, 2nd of Esslemont and 13th of Hallhead was the son of Robert Gordon, 1st of Esslemont and 12th of Hallhead and Isabella Byres.² He married Anne Bowdler, daughter of Thomas Bowdler, on 23 January 1728/29.¹ He died in 1758.¹
     In 1745 a Jacobite and Secretary to 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo, and hence excepted from the later amnesty granted by Parliament.¹ Between 23 February 1746 and 8 March 1746 his house in the Guestrow, Aberdeen, was occupied and pillaged during his absence by government troops en route to Culloden.¹ On 26 July 1746 the family estates were apparently granted to James Chalmers, printer in Aberdeen (probably a friend of the family), as thereafter the lands appear again in the name of his son, Robert.¹ He escaped to Bordeaux.¹

     Alexander Gordon was the son of Robert Gordon, 1st of Esslemont and 12th of Hallhead and Isabella Byres.² He married Jane Grierson, daughter of Sir Robert Grierson of Lag, 1st Bt., in 1735.¹ He died on 31 October 1778.¹

     Jane Grierson is the daughter of Sir Robert Grierson of Lag, 1st Bt.¹ She married Alexander Gordon, son of Robert Gordon, 1st of Esslemont and 12th of Hallhead and Isabella Byres, in 1735.¹
     From 1735, her married name became Gordon.

     Margaret Gordon was born in 1692 at Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.² She was the daughter of Robert Gordon, 1st of Esslemont and 12th of Hallhead and Isabella Byres.³ She married John Black, son of John Black and Jane Eccles, in 1716 at Bordeaux, France^G.^1,2 She died in 1747 at Bordeaux, France^G.²
     From 1716, her married name became Black.

     John Black was born in 1682.² He was the son of John Black and Jane Eccles.² He married Margaret Gordon, daughter of Robert Gordon, 1st of Esslemont and 12th of Hallhead and Isabella Byres, in 1716 at Bordeaux, France^G.^1,2 He died in 1767.²
     He was a wine merchant at Bordeaux, France^G.¹ He lived at Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland^G.²

     Joseph Black was born in 1728.² He was the son of John Black and Margaret Gordon.³ He died on 6 December 1799.¹
     He graduated with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)¹ He was Professor of Anatomy and Chemistry in 1756 at Glasgow University, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (F.R.C.S.)¹ He was an investigator of latent heat.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (F.R.C.S.E.)¹

     Janet Gordon is the daughter of Robert Gordon, 1st of Esslemont and 12th of Hallhead and Isabella Byres.² She married Thomas Legertwood on 28 June 1752.¹
     From 28 June 1752, her married name became Legertwood.

     Thomas Legertwood married Janet Gordon, daughter of Robert Gordon, 1st of Esslemont and 12th of Hallhead and Isabella Byres, on 28 June 1752.¹

     Isobel Gordon was born circa 1694.² She was the daughter of Robert Gordon, 1st of Esslemont and 12th of Hallhead and Isabella Byres.³ She married Dr. James Russell.¹
     Her married name became Russell.

     Dr. James Russell married Isobel Gordon, daughter of Robert Gordon, 1st of Esslemont and 12th of Hallhead and Isabella Byres.¹
     He was Professor of National Philosophy at Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹