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John Adam Gordon 1738 – 1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Mar 1738

Birth Location: Glascow, Lancashire, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Jan 1816

Death Location: Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Gordon

Mother: Christian Forbes

Spouse(s): Mary Gordon

Children(s): Margaret Gordon, Mark Gordon, Mark Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, John Gordon, John Gordon, Mary Gordon, John Gordon, Eleanor GOrdon, Eleanor Gordon, Ellen Gordon, Phillip Gordon, Phillip Gordon, Bazelleel Gordon, William Gordon, William Gordon, George Gordon, John Gordon, George Gordon, John Gordon, Margaret Gordon

In 1738, John Adam Gordon 1st entered the world in Glascow, Lancashire, Scotland, born to John George Gordon and Christian Hannah Forbes. John Adam Gordon 1st married Mary Hellen Gordon, and had children including Margaret Gordon, Mark Gordon, Mark Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, John Adam Gordon, John Adam Gordon, Mary Gordon, John Gordon, Eleanor Nellie GOrdon, Eleanor Gordon, Ellen Gordon, Phillip Gordon, Phillip Duke Gordon, Bazelleel Gordon, William Gordon, William Gordon, George Mack Gordon, John Adam Gordon, George Gordon, John Gordon, Margaret Gordon. John Adam Gordon 1st passed away in 1816 in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1738, John Adam Gordon 1st entered the world in Glascow, Lancashire, Scotland, born to John George Gordon and Christian Hannah Forbes.
  • John Adam Gordon 1st married Mary Hellen Gordon, and had children including Margaret Gordon, Mark Gordon, Mark Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, John Adam Gordon, John Adam Gordon, Mary Gordon, John Gordon, Eleanor Nellie GOrdon, Eleanor Gordon, Ellen Gordon, Phillip Gordon, Phillip Duke Gordon, Bazelleel Gordon, William Gordon, William Gordon, George Mack Gordon, John Adam Gordon, George Gordon, John Gordon, Margaret Gordon.
  • John Adam Gordon 1st passed away in 1816 in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gordon
1700 – 1766
Birth Location: Newry, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Christian Forbes
1700 – 1766
Birth Location: Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Gordon
1743 – 1789
Birth Location: Calvert County, Maryland, United States of America
MG

Children(s)

Margaret Gordon
1759 –
Birth Location: –
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Mark Gordon
1760 –
Birth Location: –
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Mark Gordon
1760 –
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Gordon
1761 – 1834
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
EG
Elizabeth Gordon
1761 – 1834
Birth Location: Frederick, Maryland, USA
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John Gordon
1762 – 1816
Birth Location: Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
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John Gordon
1762 – 1816
Birth Location: Monongalia, Virginia, USA
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Mary Gordon
1764 – 1845
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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John Gordon
1765 – 1842
Birth Location: Greene, Greene, Maryland, USA
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Eleanor GOrdon
1765 – 1853
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Eleanor Gordon
1765 – 1854
Birth Location: Frederick, Maryland, USA
EG
Ellen Gordon
1765 – 1853
Birth Location: Monongalia, Virginia, USA
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Phillip Gordon
1767 – 1845
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Phillip Gordon
1767 – 1845
Birth Location: Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Bazelleel Gordon
1770 – 1853
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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William Gordon
1772 – 1849
Birth Location: Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
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William Gordon
1772 – 1849
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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George Gordon
1774 – 1831
Birth Location: Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
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John Gordon
1775 – 1830
Birth Location: Fredrick Co, Maryland, USA
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George Gordon
1775 – 1830
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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John Gordon
1775 – 1980
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Gordon
Birth Location: –
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John Gordon's Ancestors

Self
John Gordon
1738 – 1816
Birth Place: Glascow, Lancashire, Scotland
Parents
John George Gordon
1700 – 1766
Newry, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Christian (Hannah) Forbes
1700 – 1766
Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
George Forbes
1679 – 1739
Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mary Forbes
1678 – 1759
All Saints Episcopal Church, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mary GERARD
1652 – 1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gerard
1608 – 1673
Susanna Gerard
1609 – 1666

John Gordon's Descendants

1.
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John (Adam) Gordon (02 Mar 1738 – 29 Jan 1816) m. Mary (Hellen) Gordon (1743 – 1789)
  1. 1. Margaret Gordon (1759 – )
  2. 2. Mark Gordon (1760 – )
  3. 3. Mark Gordon (1760 – )
  4. 4. Elizabeth Gordon (1761 – 1834)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Gordon (1761 – 1834)
  6. 6. John (Adam) Gordon (3 November 1762 – 29 January 1816)
  7. 7. John (Adam) Gordon (3 November 1762 – 29 January 1816)
  8. 8. Mary Gordon (1764 – 13 September 1845)
  9. 9. John Gordon (1765 – 1842)
  10. 10. Eleanor (Nellie) GOrdon (22 October 1765 – 1853)
  11. 11. Eleanor Gordon (22 October 1765 – 14 April 1854)
  12. 12. Ellen Gordon (22 October 1765 – 1853)
  13. 13. Phillip Gordon (1767 – 1845)
  14. 14. Phillip (Duke) Gordon (1767 – 1845)
  15. 15. Bazelleel Gordon (13 July 1770 – 16 April 1853)
  16. 16. William Gordon (5 November 1772 – 8 November 1849)
  17. 17. William Gordon (5 November 1772 – 5 November 1849)
  18. 18. George (Mack) Gordon (20 December 1774 – 24 September 1831) m. Eleanor (Nellie) White (18 May 1785 – 3 Sept 1854)
    1. 1. Basil Gordon (22 Jul 1821 – 19 November 1897) m. Sarah (Ann) Gordon (10 October 1825 – 22 May 1866)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (C) Rhoads (Mar 1846 – 1927) m. Simeon Rhoads (May 1842 – 7 March 1902)
        1. 1. Viola (F.) Roads (Abt 1867 – )
        2. 2. Mary (A.) Roads (Abt 1871 – )
        3. 3. George (F) Rhoads (abt 1871 – ) m. Margaret (M) McConnell (abt 1880 – )
        4. 4. James (E.) Roads (Abt 1875 – 11 March 1902)
        5. 5. Sarah (E.) Roads (Abt 1877 – )
        6. 6. Willie (B) Rhoads (Sep 1880 – 1 March 1902)
      2. 2. Susan Gordon (abt 1848 – )
      3. 3. William Gordon (abt 1850 – )
      4. 4. Lusia Gordon (abt 1852 – )
      5. 5. Francis Gordon (abt 1855 – )
  19. 19. John (Adam) Gordon (1775 – 1830)
  20. 20. George Gordon (1775 – 1830)
  21. 21. John Gordon (1775 – January 1980)
  22. 22. Margaret Gordon

John Gordon's Timeline

13 Records

1738
02 Mar 1738
Birth of John Adam Gordon 1st in Glascow, Lancashire, Scotland
Glascow, Lancashire, Scotland
1738
5 Mar 1738
John Adam Gordon 1st was baptized in Abernethy and Kincardine,Moray,Scotland
Abernethy and Kincardine,Moray,Scotland
1759
Abt. 1759
Age 21
John Adam Gordon 1st was married in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
1760
5 Jun 1760
Age 22
John Adam Gordon 1st was married in Monocracy River, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Monocracy River, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
1767
1767
Age 29
John Adam Gordon 1st resided here in Rent Rolls, Dorchester, Maryland
Rent Rolls, Dorchester, Maryland
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 52
John Adam Gordon 1st resided here in Baltimore Town, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore Town, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1792
1792
Age 54
John Adam Gordon 1st resided here in USA
USA
1798
1798
Age 60
John Adam Gordon 1st resided here in Franklin, Greene, Washington, and Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Franklin, Greene, Washington, and Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
1800
1800
Age 62
John Adam Gordon 1st resided here in Franklin, Greene, Pennsylvania
Franklin, Greene, Pennsylvania
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 72
John Adam Gordon 1st resided here in Franklin, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Franklin, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
1815
2 May 1815
Age 77
John Adam Gordon 1st resided here in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
1816
29 Jan 1816
Age 78
Death of John Adam Gordon 1st in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
1816
15 Feb 1816
Age 78
John Adam Gordon 1st - Probate in Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Greene, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1738
    Event Place: Glascow, Lancashire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [4] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1738
    Event Place: Abernethy and Kincardine,Moray,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1759
    Event Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1760
    Event Place: Monocracy River, Frederick County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Rent Rolls, Dorchester, Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1776-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Baltimore Town, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Baltimore Town, Baltimore, Maryland; Series: M637; Roll: 3; Page: 4; Family History Library Film: 0568143

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S., Compiled Service Records, Post-Revolutionary War Volunteer Soldiers, 1784-1811

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Franklin, Greene, Washington, and Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Franklin, Greene, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Franklin, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 May 1815
    Event Place: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index, 1775-1783

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1816
    Event Place: Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1816
    Event Place: Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993
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