I know exactly what you mean. I have never, ever found anything on my GORDON name in the 5 years I've been researching. My grandfather seemed to have been hatched, not born. Before he married my grandmother in Arkansas in 1924 and then moved to Chicago, there is absolutely nothing on him. Harry John GORDON m. Lola Agnes LEAKE - Good Luck to all of us!! -- Carol Gordon Papke [email protected] [email protected] wrote: > Also count your blessings. It seems as if I'm the only GORDON from Roscommon

Well I am lost in Georgia .. Have a J. Gordon born 1765 in Georgia and married to Francis Martin.. Is n't there any one out there that has them in there family??? I heard he was from Scotland but Sandra J.Newberry Long

Yes, my Gordon family settled in Morpeth NSW Sharon O'Neill WA -----Original Message----- From: Kinder Family <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, 6 July 1999 4:52 PM Subject: Re: GORDON-D Digest V99 #121 >Did any come to Australia! > >Judith > >Ethel S. wrote: > >> They all came to America!!Ethel. > > >

----- Original Message ----- From: Kinder Family <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 7:05 PM Subject: Re: GORDON-D Digest V99 #121 > Did any come to Australia! > > Judith > > Ethel S. wrote: > > > They all came to America!!Ethel. > Some came to Australia after they went to America. Mike >

Did any come to Australia! Judith Ethel S. wrote: > They all came to America!!Ethel.

They all came to America!!Ethel.

----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 2:12 PM Subject: Re: GORDON-D Digest V99 #121 > Also count your blessings. It seems as if I'm the only GORDON from Roscommon The Gordons were very thin on the ground in Ireland.They were very few and not so far between in Mayo and Sligo. Mike

Also count your blessings. It seems as if I'm the only GORDON from Roscommon

Elaine --- You weren't too specific on what you had done or where and when exactly these Gordons were. Some questins to be answered: 1) Which Worcester? Massachusetts, Canada East? 2) Was Sarah a widow? Was she adopted? The AKA doesn't help much. 3) As Joseph Henry was born in 1837, have you checked the 1841 thru 1861 Canadian census indexes for him or his parents? He and any siblings certainly would have have appeared by name in his parents' household in 1851 and 1861 and he could have been on his own in 1861. Finding his parents in the 1841 Canadian Census would provide a strong clue to his place of birth. 4) Was he the eldest child? If so, his parents would have been born 1817 - 1820. As you are inquiring about siblings, you evidently aren't sure. 5) If you're anywhere near Boston, you can view the Canadian indexes at the NEHGS, If not, you'll have to visit your local LDS FHC and request the films and then request the Census films. At NEHGS, you can do both in one visit. 6) As far as siblings ". . .scattered to various parts of the country:" Sure, anything's possible. They also could have all settled in and around where they born and raised. I trust this helps out. -- Cheers, Jim Gordon, Laurel, MD USA [email protected] wrote: > > I, too, am looking for information on the parents and any possible siblings > of my > gr grandfather, Joseph Henry Gordon, b 1837 in Canada East. Their names are > (parents, that is) John and Elizabeth Gordon. Joseph Henry settled in > Worcester coming by way of Vermont, and married there (Worcester) in 1862 to > a Sarah Fontaine (aka Spring). > > If there were any brothers and sisters, it is possible that they scattered to > various parts of the country. > > If I knew exactly where in Canada East he was born, I might be able to find > more information. > > Elaine

Hi Diane: I found your post very interesting, my line also shows a John Gordon, but my records indicate his father was Emanuel Gordon which could be right or not? Would love to share information. Rawne

diane, i have alot of gordon's from cumberland county, pa around that time period, but none seem to fit what you have. do you have anything else to go on? jon gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 8:33 PM Subject: James GORDON - PA circa 1784 > Hi. I'm new to the list and have only recently made my Gordon connection. > Looking for any info on James GORDON who wrote his will in West Pennsborough, > Cumberland County, PA 16 Nov 1784. In it, he names wife Agness Douglass, his > daughter Jane EWING's children James and Jane, and his three sons James, > Samuel and John Gordon. He also names widow Nancy Gordon. > > Any info will be appreciated. > > Diane >

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army, another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later he died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." They gave you and me a free and independent America. The history books never told you a lot of what happened in the Revolutionary War. We didn't just fight the British. We were British subjects at that time and we fought our own government! Some of us take these liberties so much for granted...We shouldn't. So, take a couple of minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid..............

Hi. I'm new to the list and have only recently made my Gordon connection. Looking for any info on James GORDON who wrote his will in West Pennsborough, Cumberland County, PA 16 Nov 1784. In it, he names wife Agness Douglass, his daughter Jane EWING's children James and Jane, and his three sons James, Samuel and John Gordon. He also names widow Nancy Gordon. Any info will be appreciated. Diane

I have a couple of marriages between the Barclays and Gordons, but they are in the 1700's in the East Jersey Colony. However, connections between these families do go back a ways. My Scottish Gordon line does not include the marriage that you mention. Doug Gordon http://pages.prodigy.net/gordondjc/gordon.htm -----Original Message----- From: AsaDavis <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, July 02, 1999 9:22 PM Subject: Gordon in Scotland I am looking for a Lady Catherine Gordon who married David Barclay on 12/24/1647. She was possibly the daughter of the Honorable Sir Adam Gordon, Bart. of Gordonstown, Scotland. Anybody know anythng? Tahanks. Asa B. Davis - New Member ______________________________

Yo, Margaret, If your computer doesn't hold the correct date or within a reasonable time, I believe I know what's wrong with it. It's probably the small battery inside the computer itself. If it's an older model that's most likely the problem and can be fixed cheaply. Ric Margaret McCleskey wrote: > > Okay, guys!!! I'll put an end to the speculation. For some reason, my > computer sometimes does not hold the date and time. I know that I > should check it before sending messages, but sometimes I forget. Mea > culpa. > > Margaret > > Ric wrote: > > > > Never thought of that, and it does make sense now. > > > > gordon wrote: > > > > > > Ric, > > > Maybe she is protecting her computer from the Y2K bug! > > > > > > Bydand, and God Bless! > > > > > > Rev. Frank Gordon > > > > > > The United Methodist Church (Jesus Is Lord!) > > > http://www.abts.net/~gordon/ > > > > > > Families Researching: > > > GORDON, HENSLEY, RICKMAN, PATRICK > > > Most Wanted: > > > SINGLETON, COOPER, KELLER FARMER, DOUGLAS > > > Gordons from the Carolinas, Web Site: > > > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/1601 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Ric <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 1999 8:02 PM > > > Subject: Re: GORDON-D Digest V99 #121 > > > > > > > Margaret, > > > > You need to fix the clock on your computer as you keep coming into my > > > > e-mail inbox as 1987 and I often lose your messages as mine is cataloged > > > > by date. > > > > > > > > Margaret McCleskey wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Amen to that!! I can't get back from Mississippi in 1850. > > > > > > > > > > Margaret > > > > > > > > > > [email protected] wrote:

I have a Claryssa Mills, who married Ezra Bushnell in New Orleans, LA in the early 1800s. They had a son; Matthew Bushnell, who had 3 wives. Matthew Bushnell and (wife #2) Roseanna Charbonneau's daughter; Lucrettia Bushnell married Thomas Jefferson Gordon ( my gr. grandparents) abt 1865 in (probably), St. Landry Parish. The Bushnells came from Connecticut thru TN in late 1700s. The above is probably not connected in any way, but I could not resist. Ethel.

Never thought of that, and it does make sense now. gordon wrote: > > Ric, > Maybe she is protecting her computer from the Y2K bug! > > Bydand, and God Bless! > > Rev. Frank Gordon > > The United Methodist Church (Jesus Is Lord!) > http://www.abts.net/~gordon/ > > Families Researching: > GORDON, HENSLEY, RICKMAN, PATRICK > Most Wanted: > SINGLETON, COOPER, KELLER FARMER, DOUGLAS > Gordons from the Carolinas, Web Site: > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/1601 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ric <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 1999 8:02 PM > Subject: Re: GORDON-D Digest V99 #121 > > > Margaret, > > You need to fix the clock on your computer as you keep coming into my > > e-mail inbox as 1987 and I often lose your messages as mine is cataloged > > by date. > > > > Margaret McCleskey wrote: > > > > > > Amen to that!! I can't get back from Mississippi in 1850. > > > > > > Margaret > > > > > > [email protected] wrote:

I am looking for a Lady Catherine Gordon who married David Barclay on 12/24/1647. She was possibly the daughter of the Honorable Sir Adam Gordon, Bart. of Gordonstown, Scotland. Anybody know anythng? Tahanks. Asa B. Davis - New Member

Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army G. page 465 Gordon, George Alexander. Va. At lge. Cadet Military Academy 1 July 1850 (30); brevet 2 lieutenant 3 artillery 1 July 1854; 2 lieutenant 2 artillery 20 Feb 1855; 2 lieutenant 2 dragoons 3 Mar 1855; 1 lieutenant 4 June 1858; captain 30 May 1861; 2 cavalry 3 Aug 1861; major 4 cavalry 1 Nov 1867; unassigned 15 Dec 1870; honorable mustered out 1 Jan 1871; reappointed major 5 cavalry 27 Jan 1873 with former date of rank; brevet major 24 Mar 1862 for gallant and meritorious services on the reconnoissance near New Bridge Va and lieutenant colonel 11 June 1864 for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Trevillian Station Va; died 26 Oct 1878.

And this one: Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army MAJORS. page 71 G. A. Gordon, 27 Jan 1873 to 26 Oct 1878.