Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar

Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar and Kenmure (died 1604), was a Scottish courtier, landowner, and supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots. He was the son of Sir James Gordon of Lochinvar and Margaret Crichton. On 20 August 1547 his sister Janet Gordon (died 1596) married William Cunningham, later Earl of Glencairn. His father was killed at the battle of Pinkie on 10 September 1547. His home was Kenmure Castle. In 1560, after the Scottish Reformation, he took possession of Glenluce Abbey. His servant Cuthbert Kirkpatrick refused entry to the abbot, Thomas Hay. He removed himself and his servants in November 1561, and gave the key to Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis. He welcomed Mary, Queen of Scots, at Kenmure Castle on 13 and 14 August 1563 as she travelled from Clary to St Mary's Isle. After the battle of Langside, he gave clothes to Mary, Queen of Scots. On the 14 June 1568, because he was a supporter of Mary, Regent Moray sent the Laird of Wedderburn to ask him to surrender, but he refused. On 16 June, Kenmure was demolished by Moray's soldiers. Lochinvar himself was in Dumfries with Lord Maxwell, and the Lairds of Johnston and Cowhill with 1000 men, but they didn't fight. He wrote to Mary, Queen of Scots that he would refuse to surrender to Regent Moray or accept his terms.