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John Gordon^[1]
Abt 1782 - Bef 1862

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• Birth	Abt 1782	Powhatan Co., Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef 20 Jan 1862	Clarke Co., Georgia
  Person ID	I2398	J. Purifoy Adair8
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2012

  
  

  Father	Robert Gordon
  Relationship	Natural
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F61	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Walthall Nunnally,   b. 30 Jun 1786, Powhatan Co., Virginia ,   d. 5 Jan 1854, Clarke Co., Georgia
  Married	20 Jun 1804	Powhatan Co., Virginia   [3]
  Children	1. James William Gordon,   b. Abt 1814, Virginia ,   d. Bef Oct 1874, Spalding County, Georgia
  Family ID	F54	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Hugh Gordon (hughgordon@mindspring.com) states that John Gordon was bo rn in Powhatan Co., Va. Noted on page 42 of House of Gordon genealogies, u nder DESCENDANTS OF ROBERT GORDON and John Gordon died in Spalding Co., GA ., not Clarke Co., Ga. Federal Census 1810 Powhatan Co., Va. (page 4 ancestry.com) John Gordon Males 1 = under 10 1 = 26-44 Females 1 = under 10 1 = 16-25 2 slaves Next family listed: Ann Gordon (John's mother?) Females 1 = under 10 1 = 26-44 1 = 45 or over 2 slaves 1820 Federal Census, Georgia, Clarke Co., Salem (page 2 on Ancestry.com) John Gordon Males 3= 5 to 10 1=11 to 16 1= 26 to 45 Females 1= 5 to 10 2 = 11 to 16 1 = 26 to 45 (a John Nunnally and Josiah Nunnally were listed on the same page.) Land Lottery of Georgia 1827 67th Day's Drawing May 23, page 216 John V. Gordon County: Carroll Captain's Dist.: Fords Number: 53 District: 11 1850 Federal Census, Georgia, Clarke Co., Farmington Dist., Ancestry.c o, page 1, page 67 stamped on census sheet and as enumerated on October 2 1, 1850 John Gordon66Va. (owned either 1700 or 1800 acres of land) Betsy W. Gordon64Va. Elizabeth Gordon30Ga. Edward Gordon23Ga. America Gordon17Ga. Ann Hughes (?)18Ga. Was this a daughter and John Hughes was a grandson? John Hughes(?)10Ga. 1860 Federal Census, Georgia, Spalding Co., Zion. John Gordon living with son, James W. Gordon, and family. Listed as 78 ye ars old and born in Va. 1860 Federal Census for Spalding Co., Ga., under the name James W. Gordo n, John Gordon is listed as being born in Virginia. John Gordon will proved January 20, 1862. It reads: In the name of God, Amen. Clarke County, Georgia I John Gordon of the County and State aforementioned, being of sound mi nd and memory do make, ordain publish ____ _____ this to be my last wi ll and testament, hereby revoking all will by me heretofore made. 1stI wish my just debts be paid. 2ndI give and bequeath unto my six children viz: Susan Hester, Jo hn L. Gordon, James W. Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, Edward P. Gordon and A merica S. Gordon the whole of my estate after the payment of my deb ts to be divided equally among them. Share and share alike and if eith er of them ____ ____before the division, the child or children of such s econd child, shall have the portion which the father or mother would ha ve received under this bequest. 3rd____ ____ ____ and charges as my children are of age. I appoi nt no Executor charging them to select some _______ ______ to collect a nd pay my debt and divide my estate among them as above and _______ ____ ___ _______ from ____ any relations(?) to Court of Ordinary if it c an be done recommending to them the appointment of one of the family as th ey may agree among themselves. In testimony _______ I the said John Gordon ___ ____ set my hand(?) a nd affirm my ____ this county third day of January eighteen hundred and fi fty four. ________ __________ acknowledged ________ and __________ O. ____ Richardson ______ E. Murray W. ___ Jones John Calvin Johnson




• Sources

  [S08707] 1860 Federal Census, Spalding Co., Ga.. [S21005] 1850 Federal Census, Clarke Co., Georgia, Farmington Dist.. [S08780] William Alexander Segraves wsegrave@mindspring.com.