Dear Fred: I don't know if it's the same David Gordon, but it might be... Is yours the one in the 1860 Giles Co. census, with a "farm laborer" named Peterson McGill enumerated with his household? If so, I can tell you a bit about Peterson. Peterson McGill was my 3rd ggrandfather. He was born somewhere in TN about 1816. His parents were Robert and Elizabeth ____ McGill. Elizabeth died about 1827, leaving her seven kids as orphans (don't know what happened to Robert). At the time of the 1860 census, Peterson was married to Oda Marbut, and they had a number of kids, including six or so from Peterson's first marriage to Mahala Long. Peterson's family is not found, though, in the 1860 census, probably because the 1860 census returns for SW Giles have been lost. His family does though reappear in the 1870 & 1880 censuses. I don't know why Peterson was enumerated with the Gordon's, as he had his own farm. Could he have been helping out the Gordon's as a friend or relative? Perhaps we'll never know. By the way, in case it might help, families which seem to have been allied with the McGill's were Sheltons, Kennemores, Longs, Marbuts and Leggs. Jim Davis On Sun, 11 Apr 1999 fdg@flash.net wrote: > Looking for further information and descendants of Barbara GORDON who > married John KENNEDY November 10, 1790 in Madison Co., Kentucky. > > Also > > David Gordon who married Ailsie EDWARDS December 07, 1797 in Garrard > Co., Kentucky. > > The two GORDONS are said to have been siblings. Their parents being > Samuel GORDON and Barbara CAMERON. > > I have yet another sibling, Robert D. GORDON, who married a Mary KENNEDY > June 09, 1791 in Madison Co., Kentucky. Of this marriage I have a great > deal of information to share. The KENNEDYS could be all related. > > Does anyone out there have anything on the first two Gordons? > > Fred Gordon > of Texas > > > ==== TNGILES Mailing List ==== > Visit the TnGenWeb site at http://www.tngenweb.org/ > >