Person:George Semple (8)

George Semple

• The Scots Peerage by Paul, James

Page 562, 563 – George, had an ensign’s commission in the 19th Regiment of Foot 1732, and a company in the 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot 1755; went into the service of the East India Company with the rank of colonel, and died at Bishopton, Renfrewshire 18 December 1779, without issue. Testament confirmed 26 January 1780. He married, first, Catherine, elder daughter and heiress of Arthur Gordon of Law and Wardhouse, who died 5 February 1762; secondly, at Styche, in Shropshire, 1 December 1764, his cousin Anne, daughter of Richard Clive of Styche, by Rebecca Gaskell, and sister of Robert, first Lord Clive; and thirdly, at Manchester, 15 June 1775, Jane, daughter and heiress of Thomas Butterworth, and widow of Francis Joddrell, younger of Yeardsley, in Cheshire.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Paul, James Balfour. The Scots peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's ‘Peerage of Scotland’ containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, with armorial illustrations. (Edinburgh: D. Douglas, 1904-1914)
   Vol. 7, Page 562, 563.

   Page 562, 563 – George, had an ensign’s commission in the 19th Regiment of Foot 1732, and a company in the 53rd Foot 1755; went into the service of the East India Company with the rank of colonel, and died at Bishoptoun 18 December 1779, without issue. Testament confirmed 26 January 1780. He married, first, Catherine, elder daughter and heiress of Arthur Gordon of Law and Wardhouse, who died 5 February 1762; secondly, at Styche, in Shropshire, 1 December 1764, his cousin Anne, daughter of Richard Clive of Styche, by Rebecca Gaskell, and sister of Robert, first Lord Clive; and thirdly, at Manchester, 15 June 1775, Jane, daughter and heiress of Thomas Butterworth, and widow of Francis Joddrell, younger of Yeardsley, in Cheshire.

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Colonel George Sempill, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
3.   Bulloch, John Malcolm, and Stephen Ree. House of Gordon, Abergeldie, Coclarachie, & Gight, John Malcolm Bulloch & the Reverend Stephen Ree. (New Spalding Club, 19--?)
   Vol. 2, Pages 214, 215, 1907.

   Arthur Gordon and his wife had:-
   1. Catherine: baptized Nov. 15, 1732: witnesses, Sir William Gordon of Lesmoir, Sir William Gordon of Park, and Arthur Gordon of Carnousie (Ordiquhill Parish Register). The Doncan Tourist (p.228) says she had an illegitimate son to the Earl of Fife “and she retired to the Castle of Beldorney where she married” Captain the Hon. George Gordon Sempill, 53rd Foot, second son of Hugh, 12th Lord Sempill, by his wife Sarah Gaskell, the aunt of Lord Clive. The Doncan Tourist also says that Captain Sempill became possessed of Wardhouse with her; “but having no issue they disposed of the wood and in 1750 sold the lads to Charles Gordon,” representative of the Beldorney family. This is a mistake, for it was Charles’s brother Alexander Maria Gordon who inherited Wardhouse as heir of taillie and provision, 1763 (Services of Heirs). Catherine herself was service heir to her father in Wardhouse as heir of tallie and provision special Feb. 14, 1761. She was served heir general to her father Sept. 28, 1761: and died February 5, 1762 (Services of Heirs). Captain Sempill married (2nd) 1766, his cousin, Miss Clive of Styche; (3rd) in 1775, Mrs Joddrell of Yeardsley (Burke’s Peerage).