Tom, Believe me I understand your frustration. For longer than that I have been trying to find the parents of my great great grandfather, George Alexander Gordon, who was born somewhere in Georgia (according to census records) 4 November 1822. I think that I know who they were, but have been unable to get confirmation. It seems that there is no one researching that couple. I have found some people who are researching siblings of the husband, but they have not been able to help. Margaret 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

>My Gordon Obadiah Gordon, SR. (and his family) was dropped from the sky, >full grown, (b about 1760) in Henrico Co., VA. I can only believe he came >from somewhere to VA, but I can find no hints. >Obadiah Gordon,Sr. and wife, Elizabeth Gadberry, had two children that I >know of; Obadiah Gordon, Jr who married Mary Ann Miller, and William >Gordon b, 1799, married to Elizabeth Miller. Obadiah, Jr moved to Daviess >Co and William moved to Shelby Co. >Lots of information about William and his family, but his father and >Obadiah remain much of a mystry. __________________________________________________________ *Time is just nature's way to keep everything from happening at once.* http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~phelps/

Were either of your Obadiah's ever in Buckingham Co., VA? I have been frustrated for several years looking for the parents of my William Gordon. He was born August 25, 1799 somewhere in VA. He first surfaced in land records in Buckingham Co. in 1814. In an 1821 Buckingham Co., VA tax list there is an Obadiah Gordon living near him. A Notley Gordon lived in this area 1782-1793. Other Gordons who lived in close proximity to my William were an Archibald T. Gordon, Robert D. Gordon, Joseph Gordon, Samuel Gordon and Richard Gordon. (I have been told that this Richard was a son of Giles Gordon). I have been unable to determine William's relationship to these other Gordon men but they lived close to each other and I believe that they must have been related. My William had two marriages. His first wife is unknown but that marriage produced a daughter named Nancy Anise Gordon who married George Turner Pyle. His second marriage was to Rhoda McCormack or McCormick. William and Rhoda moved their family to Morgan Co., IN around 1835/36. I have been looking for a Gordon family in VA that used the name Obadiah. Can you tell me any more about your Obadiah's family? Barbara At 02:37 PM 05/05/2001 -0400, you wrote: >>My Gordon Obadiah Gordon, SR. (and his family) was dropped from the sky, >>full grown, (b about 1760) in Henrico Co., VA. I can only believe he came >>from somewhere to VA, but I can find no hints. > > >>Obadiah Gordon,Sr. and wife, Elizabeth Gadberry, had two children that I >>know of; Obadiah Gordon, Jr who married Mary Ann Miller, and William >>Gordon b, 1799, married to Elizabeth Miller. Obadiah, Jr moved to Daviess >>Co and William moved to Shelby Co. > > >>Lots of information about William and his family, but his father and >>Obadiah remain much of a mystry. > >__________________________________________________________ > *Time is just nature's way to keep > everything from happening at once.* > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~phelps/ >