Hi Dana, I agree that Robert may not have come from the Alexander line. I like a line that included John GORDON b. Scotland before 1750, impressed into British army in the F & I. War and served in Nova Scotia, upstate NY (Fort Sedgewick in Rome, NY - not sure of name of fort but am sure it was in Rome), settled briefly in Londonderry, NH marrying Mary BOYCE probably d. of Robert BOYCE or BOYS. They settled in New Boston and then in what is now Windsor (Campbell's Gore then). They had a bunch of children and one may have been named Robert. She dies, he remarries. They emigrate to Chelsea, VT in 1780s. He dies in 1798 +/— My Robert appears in Corinth (located next to Chelsea) in 1801 when he marries Mary BOYDEN. The connection is poor but may be there. In the 1880 census my ggrandfather William GORDON reports that his father Robert was born in NH. I know that the census data can be poor. In this case my grandfather, John GORDON, was the census taker so maybe he got it right. Still searching for confirmation. Thanks for all your help.