Earl H. Taylor Yahoo IM eht2060 e-mail: eht2060@keyway.net Phone: (909) 593-2652 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Earl Taylor" <eht2060@keyway.net> To: <GORDON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 1:44 PM Subject: Re: Scotch-Irish Gordons > Harold; My ancestor Michael Gordon was b 1799 in Scotland and showed up > getting married to Annie Hawbaker abt 1825 in Greencastle, Franklin co PA. > They had 15 children (names and spouses on request) I also had Taylor > ancestors from Augusta co VA at Kings Mntn and my Wife had Van Bibber > ancestors also at the battle of Kings mountain. > Earl H. Taylor > Yahoo IM eht2060 > e-mail: eht2060@keyway.net > Phone: (909) 593-2652 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Harold Harrison" <haroldh@bellsouth.net> > To: <GORDON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 5:51 PM > Subject: Re: Scotch-Irish Gordons > > > > David Payne wrote: > > > > > > Hurston, > > > Where did you find that book? > > > I sure would like a copy or at least read it. > > > Some of my Gordons fought in Kings Mountain too and ours may be the > > > same family of Gordons. > > > Mine lived in Union Co. SC after the Rev. war and moved to Franklin > > > Co. GA via Pickens District, SC in the 1840s. > > > See my website below: > > > David > > > > Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 11:08:48 -0400 > > > > From: "L. Hurston Anderson, PhD" <Wisdom@tampabay.rr.com> > > > > To: GORDON-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Subject: Scotch-Irish Gordons > > > > > > > > Is there any information available for Scotch-Irish Gordons ship > > > > landings in > > > > VA/PA in the 1700-1735 timeframe? > > > > > > > > There are literally thousands of us who have ancestors detailed in > > > > the > > > > "Gordons of the Deep South" book by Erminie Northcutt Marshall, > > > > 1961 who > > > > descend from John and Ruth Gordon from Truro Parish, Fairfax (now > > > > Loudoun) > > > > Co, VA settling in the "Back Country or Upper Country" of SC about > > > > 1750. > > > > Unless there is new information from some source I have not heard, > > > > the > > > > origin of John and Ruth Gordon is unknown. Ms. Marshall in her > > > > book > > > > suggests that burned records in Stafford Co, VA might have > > > > assisted. > > > > > > > > However, logic would suggest that they would be among the half > > > > million to > > > > one million Scotch-Irish (from Ulster Plantation) who fled as a > > > > result of > > > > religious oppression. That part of the Carolinas was settled > > > > predominantly > > > > by Scotch-Irish Presbyterians originating initially in PA an VA, > > > > but later > > > > directly from Ulster to SC. A huge majority of those who fought in > > > > the > > > > successful battles against the Red Coats at Ramsour's Mill, Rocky > > > > Mount, in > > > > Huck's Defeat, Yadkin, and even Kings Mountain and Cowpens were > > > > Scotch-Irish. John and Ruth's four surviving sons (Maj. Thomas > > > > Gordon, Capt. > > > > William Gordon, Capt. Govin Gordon, and ? George Gordon) at the > > > > time of the > > > > Rev War all served with Col Thomas Brandon's Regiment and Gen. > > > > Rutherford. > > > > Again, this implies Scotch-Irish heritage as these militia units > > > > were raised > > > > primarily from the Presbyterian congregations in the area. I > > > > suspect that > > > > to find John Gordon's (pre 1710-1756) origin we must pursue the > > > > Scotch-Irish > > > > ships. Does anyone know where such information might be obtained? > > > > > > > > Hurston Anderson > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > Thanks, David S. Payne > > > View my Gedcoms at: > > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=otime > > > My Wife's line: > > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=cateel > > > Searching for surnames mostly in Upstate SC/GA: ADDISON, ALLISON, > ARENDALE/ARENDELL/ARENDALL, CANADY, CORBIN, COX, CRAIG, DEAN, FOWLER, > GILLILAN, HALEY, GORDON, GRAY, HENSON, JAMES, McMILLIAN, McPHERSON, MOODY, > NEWTON, PARKER, PASSMORE, PATTERSON, PAYNE, POINDEXTER, REDWINE, REID, ROY, > SHIRES, SWANN, WEST, TODD, WHITMIRE, WOODALL > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > > > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > Hello David > > I bought the last copy of "Gordons of the Deep South" about 3 years > > ago. It has alot of my family in it. I would be glad to do a look up for > > you. > > Harold > > >