Dear Tom, I, too, am researching a Gordon family in Co. Down. NIR is heavily populated with Gordon's. They are in every county, parish, and townland. But they aren't all related. There was a Gordon clan in Scotland. The head of the clan paid all the servants to assume the last name of Gordon. So, even in Scotland, there are many Gordon's unrelated to one another. My Gordon's lived in Ballyhay, Donaghadee parish. If I venure outside the 843 acres of Ballyhay, I find many Gordon's. But can't tell who are mine, if any. For Gordon research in NIR, you will need to find the townland and parish. That's a major hurtle, but a necessary one. Good luck, Sandra