I am trying to identify the parents of Abner GORDON, b btw. 1822 and 1827, Guilford Co, NC. Many relatives were involved in the Deep River MM. Through use of the pre-1840 census records I have narrowed the search. I need help with terminology - in 1838 (btw ages 11 and 16) Abner was disowned according to the minutes. Why would a young man be disowned at that age? I know he was a gunstocker at the age of 24, obviously part of the Guilford Co gunmaking industry. If a young person was disowned, was he still considered part of the family? Would a person be disowned if he was an illegitimate child? What action would have been taken against his mother? Would he have kept his mother's name and would the grandparents have raised him? Abner later moved to Hendricks Co, IN then on to Boone Co, IN. I'd appreciate any ideas on things to look for to solve this problem. Diane in CA

Good Day: From the Liittle I Know fr My Grandmother, anything that had to do with the War, was a reason, to be Disowned; by The Quaker Elder's, I would say that He was asked to quit such dealings, and He didn't, so They as Elder's; had him brought up in a Meeting, and Disowned Him, in Their Eyes, He was comminting a Sin. I'm just starting to Learn, Discovery, The Old Ways, so Please, I'm sure someone has the Correct answer, but I'm just staring Out...Trying!!!!! Regards: The Sarge ""Honor and Courage"" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Murach" <dmurach@starstream.net> To: <QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 10:06 AM Subject: [Q-R] Abner GORDON b. btw 1822 and 1827, Guilford Co, NC Deep River MM >I am trying to identify the parents of Abner GORDON, b btw. 1822 and 1827, > Guilford Co, NC. Many relatives were involved in the Deep River MM. > Through use of the pre-1840 census records I have narrowed the search. > > I need help with terminology - in 1838 (btw ages 11 and 16) Abner was > disowned according to the minutes. Why would a young man be disowned at > that age? I know he was a gunstocker at the age of 24, obviously part of > the Guilford Co gunmaking industry. > > If a young person was disowned, was he still considered part of the > family? > > Would a person be disowned if he was an illegitimate child? What action > would have been taken against his mother? Would he have kept his mother's > name and would the grandparents have raised him? > > Abner later moved to Hendricks Co, IN then on to Boone Co, IN. > > I'd appreciate any ideas on things to look for to solve this problem. > > Diane in CA > > > > ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Quaker-Roots Archives - Search List Messages From 1996 On > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >