Looks like everyone has a "George A." or "George Alexander" Gordon floating around their family tree somewhere....guess I'll throw mine back into the ring for another round. My George Alexander Gordon shows up in the census of Plattsburg, NY in 1850 and 1860. He fathered possibly three children that we are aware of: Lewis/Louis, Myra/Mira, and Francis Archibald Gordon (my greatgrandfather. What became of him after the 1860 census we have no idea. Knowing the time frame of Francis Archibald's birth in Plattsburg on February 18, 1863, we put our George Alexander's birth somewhere in the 1830's. The only other fact that we have is that his mother's name was Matilda Boyd. There is also a possibility that George migrated from Maskinonge, Quebec, Canada, but no documented proof has been found. Thank you, "just one more cuz" Linda Towle Cloutier freedom@ncia.net

In a message dated 5/9/01 8:34:04 AM Pacific Daylight Time, CBStark@aol.com writes: > It is circa, meaning about or around. When the exact date isn't known, "ca" > or "about" is noted. > > Joyce > > Thanks Joyce.

In a message dated 05/09/2001 10:27:37 AM Central Daylight Time, ChattyTS@aol.com writes: > I have seen the ca so many times over the last > couple of years with dates. What does it stand for? It is circa, meaning about or around. When the exact date isn't known, "ca" or "about" is noted. Joyce

In a message dated 5/9/01 7:07:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Pattypainter@cs.com writes: > This is a stupid question, but I have seen the ca so many times over the last couple of years with dates. What does it stand for? I checked the couple of books I have and there is no reference to it. Thanks Tina

I am also looking for the parents of a John GORDON. My John was born abt 1807. He married Sarah PORTER. They lived in Venango Co., PA.. They had the following children. Alexander b abt 1835 m Miranda HUGHES Mary A. GORDON Nancy GORDON Rachel GORDON Samuel GORDON Sarah GORDON Jane F. or T. GORDON Harriet GORDON Jeremiah GORDON They first lived in the area of Bully Hill in Venango Co and then moved to Cranberry Twp., Venango Co., PA.

I have a Jesse Gordon b ca 1798 in PA in my line. I have absolutely no information on him. I missed your earlier posts, so could you tell me if this Jesse might fit into your families. Thank you Karen Patterson

Kimberly, Joseph Gordon b 1799 in PA named his first born Hugh. I have yet to find the name Hugh anywhere in my family tree. Joseph's father was George A. Gordon b ca 1777. The only known siblings for George A. are James and Margaret. Is the time frame right for your Hugh to be connected in some way? Karen Patterson

Karen "My" Jesse Gordon was born 1755, King and Queen Co, VA, lived Surry Co, NC, Wilkes Co, GA, Garrard Co, KY, Adair Co, KY, Madison Co, KY, Wayne Co, KY, Edmonson Co, KY, and Jackson Co, IL. I doubt he's connected with your 1798 Jesse Gordon in PA. Mary Moyer ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

I don't have my notes handy right now so the dates in the following may not be exactly accurate. In about 1840 in Gwinnett Co., GA, a man named George A. Gordon (not sure what the A. stood for; information that I have found varies) died leaving a minor son whose name was also George A. The elder George A. was a son of Thomas Gordon and Mary Buffington. At the time of his father's death, the younger George A. had a guardian appointed. There is a record of his reaching his majority, but without my notes I cannot remember the exact date. [BTW my notes are in storage while I redo my computer/research room.] The younger George A. is of the right age to have been my Gordon ancestor, George Alexander Gorson. The earliest proven record of my George Alexander is the 1850 census of Scott Co., MS. George was born 4 November 1822 in Georgia. He married Margaret Adeline Gray, daughter of Alexander Gray and Susannah Vanderbilt, 26 October 1843. We do not know where they were married. Margaret was born in Tennessee, but from census records we believe that her family was in Alabama and Mississippi prior to 1843. George and Margaret had 7 children. The names of these children are similar to names used in the family of Thomas Gordon and Mary Buffington. By 1857 Margaret and 5 of the children were dead and George and the two surviving children were in Cherokee Co., TX where George remarried. He and his new wife later moved to Bosque Co., TX where he died in 1884. George's son, Charles Alexander Gordon was my great grandfather. I have been in contact with one or two descendants of Thomas Gordon and Mary Buffington, but they have little information on Thomas' son George A. I keep hoping that someone else is researching the family of the elder George A. Gordon and can help me solve this mystery. Margaret McCleskey, Arlington, TX

I am looking for any information on the parents of John Gordon who married Anne Montague in Fleming Co., Ky in 1812. In 1820, they moved to Rush Co., In. Their children's names were Uriah, Hezekiah, Jeremiah, Josiah, Elizabeth, John, Jr., Sarah, and Sabina. John Gordon died in 1841 in Rush Co., IN. He had a brother, Samuel, who also moved to Indiana from Fleming Co., KY. I believe that his parents were James and Sara Gordon who were in Madison Co., KY in the 1790's...then on to Fleming Co., KY. Any information on this family would be greatly appreciated; I will be happy to share what I have with you also. Joann Gordon, U.S. Genealogist, House of Gordon House of Gordon Research <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5917/HOG.htm> Wright Tidbits <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5917/Tidbits.htm> Perry Co., AR <http://www.homestead.com/perrycounty/files/Index.htm> Researching: Gordon, Wright, McDonald, Rucker, Little

Do you have anything on the Albert Gordon in your list? Thanks, Ethel.

Jim; How's this? My ancestor was b 6 Jan 1799 in that small place called Scotland. He turned up in Greencastle, Franklin co PA in 1825 where he m Annie "Nancy" Hawbaker and had 15 children, the 14th being ny ancestor. We know all her siblings and most of their spouses, but we can find nothing more! I doubt whether he came alone and to where he knew noone butwe can find nothing more Earl H. Taylor Yahoo IM eht2060 e-mail: eht2060@keyway.net Phone: (909) 593-2652 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Gordon" <jimgordon@netzero.net> To: <GORDON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 8:59 AM Subject: Re: Seeking Assistance from GORDON's > Tom -- > > You might have better luck in getting answers if you were a little more > specific in your time frame and location over here. The Irish have been > emigrating to America since the 1600s. Your present query is equivalent to "I'm > looking for John Smith in North Americas." > > Cheers, > > Jim Gordon, Laurel, MD USA > > ThickMick1@aol.com wrote: > > > > I have been attempting to locate information of the GORDON's that migrated > > from Scotland to Ireland (more particularly, Roscommon) for about 4 years > > now. In that time, I have posted requests on various lists, specifically > > every Gordon list. I have received about 2 replies to several hundred posts. > > I cannot believe that there are not any Gordon's out there that doesn't have > > any information. I have gotten more information from my maternal side that > > from my paternal side. I wonder how many others out there are in the same > > boat!!!!!! > > > > If anyone has information on the Gordon's that went to Ireland, I would > > appreciate a reply. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tom Gordon > > -- > n ! > > NetZero Platinum > No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access > Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! > http://www.netzero.net >

I know the feeling. My ancestor was Michael Gordon b 6 Jan 1799 in Scotland . He showed up in Greencastle, Franklin co PA in 1825 where he m Annie "Nancy" Hawbaker and had 15 children there I have all the children and their spouses but that's all I can find except my line. I don't think he came to America alone(There are many Gordons in that area) but I have had no response to many queries. I am descended from the 14th child. Where are all those other Gordons? Earl H. Taylor Yahoo IM eht2060 e-mail: eht2060@keyway.net Phone: (909) 593-2652 ----- Original Message ----- From: <Pattypainter@cs.com> To: <GORDON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 8:23 AM Subject: Re: Seeking Assistance from GORDON's > I need to join the club of the lost tribes of Gordon's. > George Gordon supposedly came from Scotland ca 1750, I can find no proof. > He supposedly had children James, George A. and Margaret, I can find no proof. > George A. supposedly had children George, Samuel, John and Jesse, I can find > no proof.. George A. also is the supposed father of my ggg-grandfather Joseph > Gordon b 1799. I have proof of Joseph and some of his descendants. > > The other names were found in the book Personal and Genealogical History of > the Allegheny by John Jordan. > > Joseph was in Mercer Co. PA, his brother George moved to Iowa, and I have no > trace of Samuel, John or Jesse. I'm not sure if Jesse is male or female > either. > > I really would like to find some new cousins. > Karen Patterson >

Seek info on family of GEORGE W. GORDON b.Halifax,Nova Scotia ,m.Oct.7,1901 to SUSIE MAY REYNOLDS in Fitchburg,Mass. Their son's name is HARVEY GORDON b.Apr.26,1902 in Fitchburg,Mass. GEORGE W. GORDON's parents are FREDERICK GORDON and MARY E. PRYER of Nova Scotia. Does any of this sound familiar to anyone doing research on GORDONS in New England and Nova Scotia? Thank you, JAMES GORDON

Stacy, My gg-grandfather, William Harrison Gordon II (ca1790-1840) was from Connecticut. He moved to NY state and was a volunteer from NY in the War of 1812. He settled near Plattsburgh, NY after the war. Russ Gordon Huntington Beach, CA From: MeNavyBrat@aol.com Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 15:21:58 EDT To: GORDON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Gordon-Waterbury, CT Interested in finding any information on the Gordon's from Waterbury, CT by way of New York. Would love hearing from anyone. Stacy McCoy (nee Gordon)

John Gordon III Son of John Gordon Jr. and Ann Nancy Haynes. he married Alice Amis.

Hello Marie, Thank you very much for the document, it arrived in the mail today. I looked up his marriage record and found that his parents are Hugh Gordon & Catherine Mc Murry? I think that alias came from someone writting down his name wrong. Kim :) _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

In a message dated 05/07/2001 7:58:57 PM Central Daylight Time, mgmoyer@juno.com writes: > I don't know how or if he is > related to Jesse Gordon but their migration path is somewhat similar. And you are the closest contact I've encountered in five years of searching. Isn't that awful? Joyce

Dear List I have been trying to find out where Gordons from Co.Tyrone and Londonderry emigrated to . From the 1700 most of the Gordons from my ancestors emigrated to North America.Some of the Gordons also emigrated to Australia.Joseph Gordon emigrated to the U.S abt 1810/1830 and David Gordon emigrated to Australia in 1849. My great-great-grandfather was James Gordon born abt1795/1803. The next generations are not complete but here goes. Generation No 2 1 George Gordon born 1830 died 1916 Married Mary Moffatt in 1860. 2 Matthew Gordon born 1835 died 1890 Married Matilda Hill George and Mary had thirteen children as listed below. 1 Elizabeth Cathrine Gordon born 1861 died 1895 2 John Gordon born 1862 died 1936 3 Matilda Gordon born 1864 4 William George Gordon born 1865 emigrated to U.S/Canada 5 Mary Jane Gordon born 1867 died 1922 6 Robert Gordon born 1868 emigrated to Australia 7 Andrew Gordon born 1878 emigrated to U.S 8 Matthew Gordon born 1871 died 1950 unmarried 9 Sarah Ann Gordon born 1873 died 1953 unmarried 10 Alexander Gordon born 1876 died 1952 unmarried 11 Fanny Gordon born 1876 died 1955 unmarried 12 David Gordon born 1879 died 1953 unmarried 13 Ester Gordon born 1863 died 1924 unmarried Regards George Gordon

The 200th anniversary of Gordovville Tenn will be June 2nd anniversary commeration will be held at the Gordonville City Park out of town guests who are John Gordon's descendahts will be introduced before a skit is to be held (tentatively at 1:PM) If you need particulars call ( VDrewa4155@aol.com )