Gordon baronets of Earlston, Kirkcudbright (1706)

Coats of arms of the Gordon baronets of Earlston

The Gordon baronetcy of Earlston, Kirkcudbrightshire, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia for William Gordon of Afton, son of William Gordon of Earlston, a Covenanter. He was an army officer, a soldier of fortune under Frederick I of Prussia who took part in Monmouth's Rebellion and the Williamite Wars. He was succeeded by his elder brother Alexander Gordon of Earlston.[1]

Gordon of Earlston, Kirkcudbright (1706)

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Cokayne, George Edward (1904). Complete Baronetage. Vol. IV. W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. pp. 439–441.
  2. ^ "Gordon, Sir William". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ "Gordon, Sir Charles Edward". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "Gordon, Sir Robert Charles". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ "Gordon, Sir John Charles". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ "Gordon, Sir Robert James". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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