Laird John De Gordon 
John was born in 1337 in Gordon,Berwickshire,Scotland. John's father was Laird Adam John De Gordon and his mother was Elizabeth. His paternal grandfather was Laird Alexander De Gordon. He was an only child. He died before October 11th, 1395 in Huntly Castle,Aberdeenshire,Scotland.1 General Notes
Sir Adam Gordon of that ilk: apparently had, with an elder son (Sir John of that ilk; imprisoned Durham 1346 [Battle of Neville's Cross], released 1357; had confirmatory charter of Strathbogie 1376; died c1395 and by two illegitimate sons (John/Jock Gordon , of Scudargue, and Thomas Gordon, of Ruthven) was ancestor of Gordon's in Mar, Buchan, and Strathbogie. [Burke's Peerage]
Burke's Peerage indicates that Sir Adam, John's father mentioned above, not John himself, is the father of Adam the 11th Laird de Gordon. See notes under Adam 7th Laird for reason why I do not follow Burke's in this.
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HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF GORDON
"...After the death of his father, his eldest son received from King Robert II a fresh charter of the lands of Strathbogie. This charter, dated the 13th July, 1376, is of great importance. In it, he is designated as Joannes de GORDON. Sir John, according to the Record of Aboyne, lived until 1394. He married Elizabeth Somervell by whom he had four sons, Adam, who succeeded to the estates and John [see p. 142]. Alexander and Roger who were killed at Hamildon Hill in 1402 leaving no issue. "
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from www.electricscotland.com on Clan Gordon:
Sir John Gordon, his great-grandson, got a new charter from King Robert the Second of the lands of Strathbogie, dated 13th June 1376. He was slain at the battle of Otterbourne in 1388. His son, Sir Adam, lord of Gordon, fell at the battle of Homildon, 14th September 1402. By his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Keith, great mareschal of Scotland, he had an only child, Elizabeth Gordon, who succeeded to the whole family estates, and having married Alexander Seton, second son of Sir William Seton of Seton, ancestor of the Earls of Winton, that gentleman was styled lord of Gordon and Huntly. He left two sons, the younger of whom became ancestor of the Setons of Meldrum.
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They had a son named Adam.
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Laird Adam De Gordon
Adam was born about 1361 in Huntly Castle,Aberdeenshire,Scotland. He died on September 14th, 1402 in Battle of Homildon Hill,Lancashire,England.2
1 Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999 @ 1480
2 Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999 @ 1480
Further source/citation:
Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999 @ 1480
2 Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999 @ 1480
Further source/citation:
Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999 @ 1480
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