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 KENMURE. 345 Gordon, of Luchinvar, n yr. br. of Sir Robert G., the father of the 1st Viscount. He sue. to the j.errwie [S.l Aug. 1 0:50 as collateral heir male of the grantee. He came of age in Oct. 1611 and d. unm. Oct 1043 aged 23 IV. I G 43. / f. Robert (Gordon), Viscount Ken-mure, &c. [S.], br. and h., 6, Nov. 1622 ; sue. to Ike peeraye [S."| in Oct. 1643 ; sutlered much on account of his loyalty to the Kim ami was excepted from Cromwell's " act of grace" 1654. He hi. 20 Oct. 1655, at St. Paul's, Ccivent Garden, Martha, widow of Sir Gregory Norton, Bart, [1.]. one of the Regicides. He d. i.p. at Greenlaw in 16G3. His widow d. about 1671. Will pr. Nov. 1671. V. lGo'3. o. Alexander (Gordon'), Viscount Ken.mure, &c. [S.], cousin and h. male, being br. and h. of John Gordon (rf. a. p. 1662) both being sons of William G. «/. about 1660) s. ami h. of Alexander G. (d. about 1615) s. and h. of John G., s. and h. of William G., oil of Pennygame, which William was next br. to Sir John Gordon, of Lochiovar ('/. 1601) the father of Sir Robert who was father to the 1st Viscount. He sue. to the peerage [S.] in 1663 as collateral male heir to the grantee. He m. firstly (— ). da. and h. of (— ) Gordon, of Auchlauin. Nie d. s.|i in. He m. secondly -Marian, da. of David MacULLOCH. of Ardwell. He m. thirdly Grizel, da. of James (Stkw.uit), 2d Karl of Galloway [S.], by Nicholas, da. of Sir Hubert GrIKRSON. Ho is said to have fought against the Stuart cause at Killiecrankie in 1689 tho' he afterwards joined the court of King James II. at St. Germains.(») He </. April 169S. VI. 1G138, G. William (Gordon), Viscount Ivenmure, and Lord to Locuinvar [S.J, s. and h. by second wife, sue. to the peerage [S.] in 171.(5. April l'»93. Joining in the Jacobite rising, he set up the standard of '' King Jama" at Loehmaben, 12 Oct. 1715, ami was in chief command of the insurgent forces in the south of Scotland, but was taken prisoner at Preston, 13 Nov. following, tried before the House of Lords. 19 Jan. 1715/6, and, pleading guilty, was beheaded (with the Karl of Derwentwater) on Tower Hill 24 Feb. 1 7 ! 5/6 ( h ; Having beeu attainted his estates and honours were forfeited. He m- about 1710 Mary, sister of Robert, 5th Earl of Carnwath [S.J. da. of Sir John Dalzkll, of Glenae, by Harriet, da. of Sir William .Murray, Ban., [S.J. This lady is supposed to have influenced her husband to take part in the insurrection. She survived him more than 60 years, and d. 16 Aug. 1776 at Terregles-; c ). The fallowing is an acenunl of thos-' persons who, had it not been for the forfeiture of 1715, would have been entitled to this Viseountry : — VII. 1710. 7. The Hon, Robrrt Gordon, of Kenmare, 8. and h. (/. unm. 10 Aug. 1741 in his 23th year. VIII, 17J/.I. iS'. The lion. John Gordon, of Ivenmure, br. and h. b. 1713: was an officer in the army. He m. 11 March 1744, at E liuburgh, Frances, da of William (Mackenzie). 5 th (otter wards att'iinted)KAHnn- Skakohtii, by .Mary, da. and h. of Nicholas IvENNET. He d. at Liverpool, 16 June 1769, aged 56. His widow d. at Edinburgh 7 Jan. 1796. /X 1789. 9. William Gordon, of Kenmare, s. and h., b. about 174S ; Capt in the 1st (Royal Scots) Foot. He (/. unm. at Minorca, 7 Feb. 1772. X. 1772. 10. John Gordon, of Kfiiimure, br. and h., b. 1750, to whom by act of Pari., !7 Juue 1824, the j.ccraye diynity [S.J of Kenmurc and Lockinvar was restored. See below. (») He " was ill treated there " according to " Maeiy's Memoirs, xliv," as quoted in Wood's " Douglas." ( b ) See vol. iii, p: 192, note "a." fib " Duffhs," for a list nf the 19 Scotch peerages forfeited for the insurrection of 1715 and for some notice of the execution of two of the Peers therein implicated on 21 Feb. 1715/6. (' ) She purchased Keniuure Castle and other her husband's forfeited estates which she gave free of any incumbrance to her son when of full age.