Is there a Josiah or Adonijah Gordon, born in Loudoun Co., VA 1768, mentioned in "Gordons of the Deep South? "L. Hurston Anderson, PhD" wrote: > 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