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Ruth Gordon 1720–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States or Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: Maybinton, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Samuel Andrews

Mother: Elizabeth Emerson

Spouse(s): John Sr, John Gordon, Abraham Anderson

Children(s): Govin Sr, Jacob Anderson, John Jr, Abell Anderson, Gabriel Anderson, Gabriel Anderson, Jacob Anderson, Abraham Anderson, Henry Anderson, Joshua Anderson, William Gordon, Benjamin Gordon, Ruth Brown, George Gordon, Levy Anderson, Henry Anderson, Joshua Anderson, John Jr

The story of Ruth Gordon began in 1720 in Prince William, Virginia, United States or Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Ruth Gordon married Abraham Anderson, John Gordon, John J Gordon Sr, and had children including Abell Anderson, Abraham Anderson, Benjamin Gordon, Gabriel Anderson, George Gordon, Govin Gordon Sr, Henry Anderson, Jacob Anderson, John Gordon Jr, Joshua Anderson, Levy Anderson, Ruth Brown, William Gordon. Ruth Gordon passed away in 1789 in Maybinton, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Gordon began in 1720 in Prince William, Virginia, United States or Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Ruth Gordon married Abraham Anderson, John Gordon, John J Gordon Sr, and had children including Abell Anderson, Abraham Anderson, Benjamin Gordon, Gabriel Anderson, George Gordon, Govin Gordon Sr, Henry Anderson, Jacob Anderson, John Gordon Jr, Joshua Anderson, Levy Anderson, Ruth Brown, William Gordon.
  • Ruth Gordon passed away in 1789 in Maybinton, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Gordon's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Gordon
1720–1789
Birth Place: Prince William, Virginia, United States or Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Samuel Henry Andrews
1694–1756
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Emerson
1700–1724
Massachusetts
Grandparents
Capt (John) Andrews
1662–1742
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Allas (Alice) Andrews
1666–1735
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Walker
1675–1762
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Andrews
1634–1679
Hannah Jackson
1636–1696
Lieut Shaw
1630–1704
Alice Phillips
1636–1704
Capt. Jr.
1645–1718
Bathsheba Brooks
1653–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
CAPT. ANDREWS
1598–1643
Elizabeta Andrews
1595–1671
James Sr
1619–1692
Elizabeth Phillips
1619–1678
GILBERT BRUKES
1621–1695
ELIZABETH SYMMONS
1628–1687

Ruth Gordon's Descendants

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Ruth Gordon (1720–1789) m. John (J. Gordon) Sr (1710–1756) m. John Gordon (1709–1756) m. Abraham Anderson (1690–December 1764)
  1. 1. Govin (GORDON) Sr 1747–1815 m. Sarah Gordon 1749–1835
    1. 1. Violett Chandler 1786–1850 m. James Chandler 1790–1853
      1. 1. James Chandler 1820–1900 m. Melinda Wilson 1822–1893
  2. 2. Jacob Anderson 1731–1787
  3. 3. John (Gordon) Jr 1736–1808 m. Isabel Lawson 1735–1759
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Gordon 1758–1800
  4. 4. Abell Anderson 1712–1765
  5. 5. Gabriel Anderson 1716–1771
  6. 6. Gabriel Anderson 1743–1813 m. Polly Truet 1756–
    1. 1. William (W.) Anderson 1765–1840
  7. 7. Jacob Anderson 1725–1787 m. Rebecca (Mansfield or) Ford 1728–
    1. 1. Nathan Anderson 1755–
    2. 2. Rebekah Anderson 1765–1840 m. John (L) Lindsey 1764–1840
      1. 1. Sylvester (B.) Lindsey 1804–1894
      2. 2. William (Orin) Lindsey 1811–1918
      3. 3. Caleb Lindsey 1790–1815
      4. 4. Berthiania (Elizabeth) Lindsey 1795–1866
      5. 5. Phillip Lindsey 1805–1894
    3. 3. Jacob Anderson 1747–1823
    4. 4. Perry (F.) Anderson 1750–
  8. 8. Abraham Anderson 1723–1815 m. Vilinda Gilder 1750–1853
    1. 1. Azariah (Ananias) Anderson 1766–1850
  9. 9. Henry Anderson 1731–1781
  10. 10. Joshua Anderson 1720–1769
  11. 11. William Gordon 1742–1782
  12. 12. Benjamin Gordon 1738–1808
  13. 13. Ruth Brown 1740–1810
  14. 14. George Gordon 1752–1835
  15. 15. Levy Anderson 1718–1765
  16. 16. Henry Anderson 1720–1781
  17. 17. Joshua Anderson 1710–1756
  18. 18. John (Gordon) Jr 1736–1772

Ruth Gordon's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Ruth Gordon in Prince William, Virginia, United States or Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Prince William, Virginia, United States or Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1789
1789
Age 69
Death of Ruth Gordon in Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
Berkeley, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Prince William, Virginia, United States or Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Boston, Massachusetts, Marriages, 1700-1809

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