[email protected] wrote: > > My earliest proved Gordon ancestor is James C. Gordon, born about 1805 in KY. > Strong circumstancial evidence leads me to believe his father was Richard > Gordon, and Richard stated on his Revolutionary War pension application that > he was born in Henry Co., VA. in April 1766. > > Once when I was on the Henry County GenWeb page I found three Gordon families > living there that were in the proper time frame for one of them to have been > his parents. However, I've been unable to find that information on that site > again. I could have been on one of the neighboring counties from which Henry > was formed -- I just don't recall. > > But if anyone knows of any Gordons who were in Henry County prior to 1781 > when Richard had moved on to Wilkes Co., NC, I would sure like to hear from > you. > > Thanks. > > Joyce > . Joyce, this is a total "shot in the dark", but anyway: My Great Grandfather, Drury Akers, married Mary Gordon in Montgomery County, Virginia October 2, 1833. No father is listed for Mary Gordon, only a mother, Sarah Gordon who was in a census about 1850 in the home of a Thomas Henning, who happened to be one of the witnesses at the wedding. I've been totally in the dark as to the lineage of these ladies and yours is the first post that might possibly have a clue. Are these ladies at all familiar to you? Flavia Hodges, San Pablo, California