Thomas Gordon

1745 - 1803  (58 years)

• Name	Thomas Gordon
  Born	1745	Newry, Down, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 May 1803	Pinnacle, Surry, North Carolina, United States
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I1669	Bird-Metcalf
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Alexander Gordon
  Mother	Jane Stuart
  Family ID	F678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Flynn/Wilson,   b. 1747, Virginia, British America ,   d. 7 May 1803, Pilot Mountain, Surry, North Carolina, United States  (Age 56 years)
  Married	1770	Albermarle, Virginia, British America   [2]
  Children	+ 1. John Gordon,   b. 1772, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1839, Stokes, North Carolina, United States  (Age 67 years)   2. William Gordon,   b. 16 Nov 1779, Albemarle, Virginia, United States ,   d. 1873, Pinnacle, Surry, North Carolina, United States  (Age 93 years)  [Birth]   3. Thomas Gordon, Jr.,   b. 16 Nov 1779, Albemarle, Virginia, United States ,   d. 1846  (Age 66 years)  [Birth]   4. Elizabeth Gordon,   b. Abt 1780, Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, United States  [Birth]   5. Gordon,   b. Abt 1782, Albemarle, Virginia, United States  [Birth]   6. Samuel Gordon,   b. 4 Jun 1785, Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 31 Oct 1869  (Age 84 years)  [Birth]   7. David Gordon,   b. 19 May 1794, Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 18 Oct 1878  (Age 84 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1745 - Newry, Down, Ireland Died - 7 May 1803 - Pinnacle, Surry, North Carolina, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  The Will of Thomas Gordon A transcribed copy of the will of Thomas Gordon. It lists his children William, Thomas, Elizabeth, Samuel and David.

  
  

  Headstones

  The Headstone of Thomas and Sarah (Flynn) Gordon in the Gordon Cemetery Thomas Gordon Birth: 1745 Death: May 7, 1803 Surry County North Carolina, USA Find A Grave Memorial# 65824067 Sarah (Flynn) Gordon Birth: 1747 Virginia, USA Death: May 7, 1803 Pilot Mountain Surry County North Carolina, USA Find A Grave Memorial# 75380475

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		John Gordon, Sons of the American Revolution Thomas Gordon, born 1803, served as a Private on the Virginia Line. He participated in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown fighting under personal direction of General Washington. He spent the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and trained under General Baron von Steuben. He was "captured by the British and held for some time as a prisoner of war until rescued by the mounted American Forces. During this imprisonment their wrists were bound by green hickory writhes which, when they hardened and dried upon their hands, cut deep wounds leaving scars as permanent reminders of their painful sufferings inflicted by the British Soldiers."
  		A Gordon Family History Compiled by Isaac Gordon of Statesville, North Carolina in 1910.
  		The Death of Thomas and Sarah Cordon A bolt of lightening struck the home in which Thomas and Sarah were living, tearing a hole through the roof and instantly killing the couple.
  		A History of Thomas Gordon "The above information was given at the Memorial Marker Ceremony for Thomas & Sarah Gordon on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at the Pilot Mountain Cemetery, Pilot Mtn., North Carolina."
  		Notes from the Family Group Sheet of Thomas Gordon and Sarah Flynn/Wilson ”Our oldest known ancestors were Alexander Gordon and wife Jane Stewart and young son Thomas. They were descendants of the Huntly-Gordon’s of Scotland and were residents of Ulster North Ireland before coming to America.”

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Name: Thomas Gordon Cemetery: 3 mi S of Mt Airy Location: nr Stewart's Creek NC 49 [S13] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Name: Thomas Gordon Gender: Male Birth Place: Ir Birth Year: 1746 Spouse Name: Sarah Flynn Spouse Birth Place: VA Spouse Birth Year: 1750 Marriage State: VA Number Pages: 1