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John Gordon 1754–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1754

Birth Location: , Albermarle Co, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1839

Death Location: Germanton, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Thomas Gordon

Mother: Sarah Wilson

Spouse(s): Barzilla Martin

Children(s): Jane Gordon, Sarah Gordon, Mary Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, Rhoda Gordon, Barzilla Gordon, Stacy Gordon, Frances Gordon, James Gordon

In 1754, John Gordon entered the world in , Albermarle Co, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Gordon And Sarah Wilson. John Gordon married Barzilla Martin, Mary Tuttle, and had children including Barzilla Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, Frances Or Frankie Gordon, James Gordon, Jane Virginia Jennie Gordon, Mary Polly Gordon, Rhoda Gordon, Sarah Gordon, Stacy Gordon. John Gordon passed away in 1839 in Germanton, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1754, John Gordon entered the world in , Albermarle Co, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Gordon And Sarah Wilson.
  • John Gordon married Barzilla Martin, Mary Tuttle, and had children including Barzilla Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, Frances Or Frankie Gordon, James Gordon, Jane Virginia Jennie Gordon, Mary Polly Gordon, Rhoda Gordon, Sarah Gordon, Stacy Gordon.
  • John Gordon passed away in 1839 in Germanton, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Gordon
1745–1803
Birth Location: Newry, Down, Ireland
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Sarah Wilson
1747–1803
Birth Location: VA
SW

Spouses(s)

Barzilla Martin
1774–1864
Birth Location: , Albermarle, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Jane Gordon
1803–1874
Birth Location: Pinnacle, Stokes, North Carolina
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Sarah Gordon
1791–1872
Birth Location: Stokes, Surry Co, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Gordon
1796–
Birth Location: , Stokes Or Surrey, North Carolina, USA
MG
Elizabeth Gordon
1797–1877
Birth Location: , Stokes, North Carolina, USA
EG
Rhoda Gordon
1798–
Birth Location: , Stokes, North Carolina, USA
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Barzilla Gordon
1799–1871
Birth Location: , Stokes, North Carolina, USA
BG
Stacy Gordon
1803–1840
Birth Location: , Stokes, North Carolina, USA
SG
Frances Gordon
1803–1843
Birth Location: , Stokes, North Carolina, USA
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James Gordon
1809–1868
Birth Location: Buck, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
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John Gordon's Ancestors

Self
John Gordon
1754–1839
Birth Place: , Albermarle Co, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Gordon
1745–1803
Newry, Down, Ireland
Sarah Wilson
1747–1803
VA
Grandparents
Rev. (Alexander) Gordon
1722–1805
Res Of Ulster, Ireland
Jane Stewart
1722–1766
Res Ulster, Ireland
John Wilson
1720–
Great-Grandparents
John Gordon
1700–1766
Jane Hamilton
1695–1726
John Sr.
1695–1779
Mary Bowman
1705–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gordon
1652–1749
Sarah Greenway
1676–1716
William Hamilton
1665–1728
Mary Ross
1672–1737
Daniel Steward
1670–1737
Elizabeth Farley
1675–1737
Edward Bowman
1656–1722
Elizabeth Elam
1665–1713

John Gordon's Descendants

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John Gordon (1754–1839) m. Barzilla Martin (7 April 1774–1864)
  1. 1. Jane (Virginia Jennie) Gordon 1803–1874 m. Mordecai Phillips 1793–1867
    1. 1. Andrew (J.) Phillips 1832–1909 m. Fannie (E) Phillips 1839–1921
      1. 1. Finis (Ewing) Phillips 1860–1914 m. Martha (A) Rowland 1864–1919
        1. 1. Clark (Russell) Phillips 1887–1971 m. Verna (Eleanor) Phillips 1887–1981
        2. 2. Myrtle (A) Phillips 1893–1988
        3. 3. Gloyd (William) Phillips 1889–1977 m. Minnie (Opal) Shores 1894–
        4. 4. Infant (child of F.E.) Phillips 1900–1900
        5. 5. Child Phillips 1906–1910
      2. 2. Rosadine Phillips 1868–1895
      3. 3. James (Albert) Phillips 1867–1953 m. Cora (Lillian) York 1873–1937
        1. 1. Gertrude Feter 1908–
        2. 2. Lena (Frances) Phillips 1905–1937
        3. 3. Anna (Gertrude) Phillips 1905–1997
      4. 4. James (M.) Phillips 1866–1953 m. Mary (Frances "Mollie") Perkins 1867–1895 m. Cora (Lillian) York 1872–1937
        1. 1. Howard Phillips 1891–1908
        2. 2. Lena (Frances) Phillips 1904–1937
        3. 3. Anna (Gertrude) Phillips 1906–1997
      5. 5. Fannie Phillips 1870–1952
      6. 6. James (Jonathan William) Phillips 1857–1881 m. Maggie (L) Phillips 1874–
        1. 1. Ruth (A) Phillips 1917–
        2. 2. Anetta (M) Phillips 1910–
        3. 3. Loubell Phillips 1904–
        4. 4. Clint (C) Phillips 1902–1977 m. Mildred (G) Phillips 1906– m. Mildred Urguhart 1902–
      7. 7. Eva (Lena) Phillips 1864–
      8. 8. Andrew (Monroe) Phillips 1865–1941
        1. 1. Roy (Ernest) Phillips 1888–1968
      9. 9. Laura (Ellen) Phillips 1863–1931
      10. 10. Rhoda (Ann) Phillips 1859–1912
      11. 11. Francis Phillips 1861–1888
      12. 12. Ernest Phillips 1882–1883
      13. 13. Ada (Plina) Phillips 1875–1959
      14. 14. Julia (E.) Phillips 1873–1888
    2. 2. John (Martain) Phillips 1835–
    3. 3. William (C.) Phillips 1827–1907 m. Paulina Phillips 1836–
      1. 1. Bettie Phillips 1877–
      2. 2. Elie Phillips 1879–
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Phillips 1834–
    5. 5. Samuel (Hayward) Phillips 1836–1916
      1. 1. Pirlly Phillips 1879–
      2. 2. Richard Phillips 1874–
      3. 3. Horrace Phillips 1876–
      4. 4. Abraham Phillips 1869–
    6. 6. John (M.) Phillips 1823–1881 m. Cynthia (Rebecca) York 1847–1929
      1. 1. Uel (I.) Phillips 1873–1947
      2. 2. Sarah (J.) Phillips 1865–1908
      3. 3. Robert (H.) Phillips 1879–1948
      4. 4. John (E.) Phillips 1866–1951 m. Anna Carnell 1866–
        1. 1. Fern (Carnell) Phillips 1887–
      5. 5. Julius (E.) Phillips 1868–1935 m. May Coombs 1876–1919
        1. 1. Laura (Edna) Phillips 1903–
        2. 2. Juanita (Fern) Phillips 1905–1941
        3. 3. Martin (D) Phillips 1909–1972
      6. 6. Alpha (L.) Phillips 1865–1929 m. Lela (Sybel) Phillips 1871–1926
        1. 1. Clara (Edith) Phillips 1891–1970
        2. 2. Milton (Martin) PHILLIPS 1907–1988 m. Margaret HAYES 1910–1994
      7. 7. Nora (R.) Phillips 1877–1962
      8. 8. George (H.) Phillips 1870–1946
      9. 9. Mary Phillips 1881–1883
    7. 7. Frances (Jane) Phillips 1838–1903
    8. 8. MaryAnn (Elizabeth) Phillips 1834–1915
    9. 9. Addison (Mordecai) Phillips 1829–1897
    10. 10. Stacy (Pelina) PHILLIPS 1843–1900
    11. 11. James (Madison) PHILLIPS 1823–1908
    12. 12. Nelson Phillips 1826–
    13. 13. Lucinda Phillips 1831–
    14. 14. James (Russell) Phillips 1834–
    15. 15. Joseph Phillips 1836–
    16. 16. Shelley Phillips 1846–
  2. 2. Sarah Gordon 1791–1872 m. Thomas Guymon 1787–1855
    1. 1. Isaiah Guymon 1810–1901
    2. 2. John Guymon 1811–1896
  3. 3. Mary (Polly) Gordon 1796–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Gordon 1797–1877
  5. 5. Rhoda Gordon 1798–
  6. 6. Barzilla Gordon 1799–1871
  7. 7. Stacy Gordon 1803–1840
  8. 8. Frances (Or Frankie) Gordon 1803–1843
  9. 9. James Gordon 1809–1868

John Gordon's Timeline

2 Records

1754
1754
Birth of John Gordon in , Albermarle Co, Virginia, USA
, Albermarle Co, Virginia, USA
1839
1839
Age 85
Death of John Gordon in Pinnacle, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Pinnacle, Stokes, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: , Albermarle Co, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 82184
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Source Citation: Birth year: 1754; Birth state: VA
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1839
    Event Place: Pinnacle, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 82184
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Source Citation: Birth year: 1754; Birth state: VA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Germanton, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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