Hi Listers! A great many Gordons trace back to Alexander Gordon and Mary Lysson- ahere's what Miss Cobb has to tell us about Mary's parents in her book " The Gordon Family of Maine and New Hampshire" [my copy is poor, what I can't make out I will put into brackets]- "Mary Lysson who married alexander Gordon was the third dau. of Nicholas and Alice Lysson of Exeter, N.H. "Nicholas Lysson was a Scotsman and first arrives in Salem, Mass 1637 a proprietor at Marblehead. he's named as creditor in the inventory of Geo. Pollard of Marblehead, Apr. 30 164[8]. Nov. 13 1648 he was granted at Exeter N.H. ten acres from which to cut firewood.this land was later given to him by the town. Feb 22 1649 liberty was granted him with others to set up a mill on Lamperall River. Sept. 24 1650 he was granted twenty acres near Fresh River. May 18, 1650 he was granted privelege for a saw mill above the one already erected. Mar. 30 1650 forty acres were granted to Nicholas Lysson at Lamperall. Dec. 1[6]. 1653 he was granted power to call the mills to account. Apr. 1664 he purchased a house and lot on the water site at Exeter by a deed to which John Baines was witness. He was one of the selectman of Exeter the years 1654-55-56-62-66. In 16[6]6 he bought half of the new saw mills. John Gilman a quarter, JohnCutt, Edward Hilton, John Warren, Thomas King, et al a half. In 1661 he conveyed "to my son-in-law Henry Magoon for life" remained to his son land in Exeter, Planter, for three hundred pounds, conveyed one quarter of six hundred and forty acres on Lamperall River. July 10, 1671 he was chosen one of the men to run lyne between Dover and Exeter. Apr. 2, 1675 granted to Goodman lysson three hundred acres of the Pascassack River. Administration on his estate was granted to Alexander Magoon and Nicholas Gordon, both of Exeter, Dec. 8 1714. Inventory Sept. 1, 1716 was 110 pounds. Warrent July 1743 authorizing Edward Gilman, Carter Gilman, Joseph lovering, Benj. Thing, and Robert Light, all of Exeter, to make a division among the three dau. of the deceased, or their reprsentatives, of forty acres. He had no sons as far as records show so he was the last of his line. He was a hustler and accumulated quite a fortune for those days, but unfortunate investments lost all when he was nearly seventy years of age turning all of his property over to his creditors. He, then at the age, when most men lay aside all work, started anew in business and paid all his debts, and his inventory at the time of his death, when nearly 100 years old in 1714, showed property to the ammount of 100 lbs. - --------------------------------------------------- That's the ver batim of it :O) John Wesley Gordon