In a message dated 05/17/2001 7:48:42 PM Central Daylight Time, agordon@hemc.net writes: > MY line is from Charles Gordon he married > Mary Boswell Herndon. There doesn't appear to be a Richard among them, but another coincidence is the name Herndon. The following paragraph was extracted from Richard's RW pension application in which he describes his service in Wilkes Co., NC. "That he volunteered in the service of the U. States the 16th of August 1781 in Wilkes County North Carolina in an expedition against the Indians for three months under Capt John Beverly & Col. Hearn [Herndon] and marched to Pleasant Garden near the head of Kataboo [Catawba] River when we joined Genl McDowels army, was principally engaged in the Cherokee nation, what was called the middle settlements, scouring the country destroying Indian houses, towns, crops, etc. ....." Richard was a 15 year old boy when he signed on for this expedition. Although he never mentions by name or reference any kinsman, its likely such a young man would have followed an older brother or youngish uncle into the militia. There were other Gordons in the area, a fact that interests me greatly. But Richard remains elusive. Thanks anyway. Joyce

----- Original Message ----- From: <CBStark@aol.com> To: <GORDON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 12:51 PM Subject: Re: Brothers and Sisters of John Brown Gordon > In a message dated 05/17/2001 7:48:42 PM Central Daylight Time, > agordon@hemc.net writes: > > > MY line is from Charles Gordon he married > > Mary Boswell Herndon. > > There doesn't appear to be a Richard among them, but another coincidence is > the name Herndon. The following paragraph was extracted from Richard's RW > pension application in which he describes his service in Wilkes Co., NC. > > "That he volunteered in the service of the U. States the 16th of > August 1781 in Wilkes County North Carolina in an expedition against the > Indians for three months under Capt John Beverly & Col. Hearn [Herndon] and > marched to Pleasant Garden near the head of Kataboo [Catawba] River when we > joined Genl McDowels army, was principally > engaged in the Cherokee nation, what was called the middle settlements, > scouring the country destroying Indian houses, towns, crops, etc. ....." > > Richard was a 15 year old boy when he signed on for this expedition. > Although he never mentions by name or reference any kinsman, its likely such > a young man would have followed an older brother or youngish uncle into the > militia. There were other Gordons in the area, a fact that interests me > greatly. > > But Richard remains elusive. Thanks anyway. > > Joyce > I don't know if this is any help or not but Charles Gordons wife Mary Boswell Herndon was a widow she had 6 children from her first marrage.This is in the county records,Spotsylvania County, Va. 1721-1800 in the Guardians Bonds Will Book B, page 73: 2000 pounds Charles Gordon, guard to Joseph,Stephen,Philadelphis,Benjamin,Mary Ann,and Sarah Herndon,orphs. of Joseph Herndon, with Edward Herndon and John Hooloday,sec. Oct. 01, 1759. I also have it that charles younger brother George married Sarah Herndon step-daughter of Charles. So its possible one of these could be a conection.I hope i have been of some help. Arvid