Handwritten on printed notepaper, inscribed:

‘7 UNION TERRACE.
ABERDEEN.’

This was the address of James Garden.

The information appearing on the face of this document appears to be copied from Notes about Knockespock Entail & Succession under it, 1877.

The deeds founded upon are:

Procuratory of Resignation and Deed of Entail by James Gordon [of
Knockespock] in favor of himself and others. 29^th February 1743-4. Registered in
the Register of Tailzies 19 July 1768. Of the Barony of Clatt & others. Compared
against the original, Edinburgh, 22 January 1877.

Excerpts from Disposition & Deed of Tailzie by James Brebner & Francis Grant in
favor of Captain Henry Gordon & others, dated 20 December 1769. Registered in the
Register of Tailzies 22 November 1770. Of the Town & Lands of Auchlyne & others.
Compared against the original, Edinburgh, 22 January 1877.

Genealogy of James Gordon of St Kitts, Entailer of Knockespock              and Terpersie. ---- Gordon, Father of the Entailer, was twice married. By his first wife he had : 1. Margaret Gordon wife of            Brebner1 . 2. Barbara Gordon wife of            Grant2 . 3. James Gordon, the Entailer. By his second wife he had : 4. George Gordon ___ 5. Capt. Henry Gordon 6. Patrick Gordon. James Gordon entailed the Estate upon : Non-complete See Extracts { (1) his own the heirs male (He died without issue) of Capt Henry Gordon (2) Margaret and her heirs-male (3) Barbara and her heirs male                                  George was excluded, and Patrick died without issue. James Gordon, the Entailer married Mary Heron of Heron but died without issue. His brothers and sisters were : Full blood. two. Margaret Gordon or   Brebner     who had James Brebner, afterwards Gordon, Chief Judge of Grenada, who had James Adam Brebner Gordon. Barbara Gordon or Grant     who had Francis Gordon Grant afterwards Gordon Capt. R. N.     who had Sir Willoughby Gordon     who had Sir H. P. Gordon     who had Mrs Disney Leith who has a large family. Halfblood. - three. George Gordon excluded from the Succession His descendants would succeed as heirs whatsoever of Entailer failing all the Substitutes3 Capt. Henry Gordon died in 1787.     He had Harry Gordon who died 1837     He had Mrs Fellowes. the present possessor Patrick Gordon died without issue. Capt. Henry Gordon’s Heirs male failed with Henry Gordon Margaret Gordon or Brebner’s heirs male failed with James Adam Brebner Gordon Barbara Gordon or Grant’s heirs male failed in 1876 with Sir H. P. Gordon Mrs Fellowes, daughter of Harry, has succeeded as heir female of                   Capt Henry. She has no issue, hence on her death, Mrs Disney Leith will succeed as heir female of Barbara Gordon or Grant, Mrs Brebner’s issue having all failed. Mrs Disney Leith’s family will succeed her

Notes

¹ James Brebner in Towie of Clatt

² William Grant

³ Added in pencil immediately thereunder – ‘Question’