GORDON, FRANCIS [SSNE 7384]

Surname
GORDON
First name
FRANCIS
Nationality
SCOT

Text source

A Francis Gordon was married to Margeretha Porteous, the daughter of the late James Porteous, a minister of Scotland working in Poland-Lithuania. Gordon chose the venue of the Presbyterian kirk in Danzig for his wedding. This man has previously been confused with the Stuart agent in Danzig and Poland of the same name, but who died in 1644.

For the two Francis Gordon's see T. Fischer, The Scots in Eastern and Western Prussia (Edinburgh, 1903), p.223; T. Fischer, The Scots in Germany (Edinburgh, 1902), p.313.

Service record

POLAND-LITHUANIA, DANZIG, DANZIG
Arrived 1655-01-01
Capacity UNKNOWN, purpose MISC, MERCANTILE? TRADE?