GORDON, JERZY [SSNE 5692]

Surname

GORDON

First name

JERZY

Title/rank

CAPTAIN

Nationality

SCOT

Text source

Jerzy Gordon served as a captain of the Lifeguard of Duke Radziwill in the 1660s. He apparently lived in Kedany. He was presumably related to James Gordon [SSNE 5523] also of Kedany

L. Eriksonas, 'The lost colony of Scots: unravelling overseas connections in a Lithuanian town' in A.I. Macinnes, T. Riis, and F. Pedersen eds. Ships, Guns and Bibles in the North Sea and Baltic States, c. 1350-c. 1700 (East Linton, 2000), p.179.

Service record

POLAND-LITHUANIA, KEDANY

Arrived 1660-01-01

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY