The average life expectancy for gordon in 1941 was 42, and 75 in 2004. Belong to clan gordon trace back your familys history with tales which. The scottish surname gordon originated from the placename gordon in berwickshire on the scottish borders, this name deriving from the old gaelic gor meaning large or spacious and dun meaning fort. A history of the world in sixteen shipwrecks gordon, stewart on. Youve only scratched the surface of gordon family history. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
Our quest now is to figure out where we fit into this fractious family. Like most young men, gordon couldnt avoid being pulled into world war ii. Gordon began her career performing on broadway at age nineteen. This section contains genealogies of the historic port gordon families, that is to say all families that arrived the village from the time of the. Alicia gordon, iv of the gordon family was the heiress who married her cousin, adam gordon. An examination of 16 shipwrecks from ancient to modern times, and what they show about culture, trade, technology. Both lines continue down until the 1200s when richards daughter, alicia, married adams son, adam.
Most histories agree on the beginning gordon as adam who had sons, richard of gordon and adam of huntley. Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in your family tree. The family name appears in large letters at the top. Discover the meaning of the gordon name on ancestry. There is a fullcolor representation of the clan crest, a history of the family, and a fullcolor illustration of an appropriate tartan. Gordons personal expenditure receipt book previous volume. He is the author of numerous books, including the radicalism of the american revolution 1992 for which he was awarded the pulitzer. My ancestors came from ireland, england and scotland. The jefferson enigma the trials and tribulations of thomas. History of the gordon family as descended from james. This section contains genealogies of the historic port gordon families, that is to say all families that arrived the village from the time of the foundation in 1797 or shortly afterwards. My granddad, william anderson gordon, was born of peter mcmahon burns gordon about 1939.
From some colonial families of virginia by alexander gordon, jr. The history of the ancient, noble, and illustrious family. While the family organization in scotland calls itself the house of gordon, most publications use the more common clan gordon as does the book scottish clan and family encyclopedia considered the authority. One tradition is that from adams grandson, sir adam, all of the gordons in scotland are descended. Gordon life expectancy what is the average gordon lifespan. For those interested in the history of port gordon and the surrounding area, including the enzie, ty. Hudsonmohawk genealogical and family memoirs is a fourvolume set covering nine counties in the hudson valley mohawk valley capital district area of upstate new york. The history of the ancient, noble, and illustrious family of gordon, from their first arrival in scotland, in malcolm iii. Every boy in the neighborhood knows katy gordon is their best pitcher, even. This handsome fullcolor print for your wall or for reference measures 812 x 11 inches, is printed on heavy stock, and is ready to frame. The most gordon families were found in the usa in 1880. This is the latest version of the web site where i am documenting my familys history and genealogy. History of the gordon family as descended from james gordon of new york book.
A story about the fight for equal rights in americas favorite arena. Between 1941 and 2004, in the united states, gordon life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2004. Gordon county, georgia genealogy familysearch wiki. His birth was tinged with sadness, as his eldest sister, moya, had died just three months before ron was born after a prolonged illness. Gordons family life, confederate army service, cotton trade. Adam gordon was a soldier who king alexander iii of scotland sent with king louis of france to palestine. Ellen was born in 1863 in salem, virginia and moved with her family, after the death of her father, to sangamon co. Welcome to the britton family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Alexander seton, 1st earl of huntly died 1470 when he succeeded his father as lord gordon he began using his mothers family name of gordon, was knighted in 1439 and was lord of badenoch, gordon. When you find a useful new resource, go to the right linkpendium page.
Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the britton surname. Genealogy of the gordon family version october 26, 2017 please email corrections to mike clark. We do not know who he was serving with at the time or his history in the village. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the hixson surname. The leedy family history unknown binding 1985 by gordon m connelly author. Welcome to the hixson family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Find your familys average life expectancy, most common occupation, and more. Gordon michael dwayne novel february 7, 1938 october 3, 2012 was a private investigator and electronics expert, who was known for several controversial investigations.
He was released from his contract in 1663 and migrated to exeter, new hampshire. Known for her nasal voice and distinctive personality, she gained international recognition and critical acclaim for film roles that continued into her seventies and eighties. Our gordon line starts in the new world with alexander gordon, b. Gordon ramsay has 104 books on goodreads with 31926 ratings. May 05, 2015 a history of the world in sixteen shipwrecks gordon, stewart on. The family eventually moved to america, the result of dicksons father passing on. There is a family tradition among some bearers that they are descended from a son of a duke of gordon, who converted to judaism in the 18th century, but the jewish surname was in existence long before the 18th century. The gordon family lived on the lands of gordon, in the former county of berwickshire, since ancient times.
The gordons are thought to have come from france and settled in berwickshire in the 11th century. Probate records may give the decedents date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, inlaws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence. No longer is the data of living people going to be posted here on the. There is little doubt that bearers of gordon came to britiain with the normans, and it is generally thought that they descend from the place named gourdon in saoneetloire, normandy, but the oldest. Annette gordonreed traces the experiences of this slave family, and. The gordon portraits depict the family of an ulster merchant and planter of scottish origin who emigrated to lancaster county in 1738. Delorean claimed there was a conspiracy between britains conservative party and u. Discover the meaning of the gordons name on ancestry. It became adopted by an anglonorman family there in the 12th century. It seems that there are actually two main branches of the gordons that most of the history books are chronicling. Captured at the battle of worcester on september 3rd 1651, he remained a prisoner of war until sold into indentured servitude and transported to massachusetts. Linkpendium s goal is to index every genealogy, geneology.
The history of the ancient, noble, and illustrious family of. Many probate records to the 1930s and 1940s are at the georgia department of archives and history and the family history library on microfilm. The origins of the clan gordon and their place in history scottish. Genealogy and history of the gordon and loney families of gordon valley. Please see the bourne family genealogy for more information on bettys ancestry. History of the gordon family as descended from james gordon of new york. Request this item to view in the librarys reading rooms using your library card. This handy ataglance introduction to this scottish familys history provides a perfect place to start the study of your family. Jun 28, 2014 the gordons are thought to have come from france and settled in berwickshire in the 11th century. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. This is the latest version of the web site where i am documenting my family s history and genealogy. This clan book features the origins of clan gordon and delves into their place in history. Genealogy and history of the gordon and loney families of. Some gordons claim to be clan gordon while others house of gordon out of personal preference.
The gordon family history due to the noted and rightful concerns of some of my many cousins, the lay out of the family tree has been changed. Ruth gordon jones october 30, 1896 august 28, 1985 was an american film, stage, and television actress, as well as a screenwriter and playwright. Gordon is certainly the oldest surname in my family tree, as it was the name of an ancient family of probable norman origin that later became a powerful clan in the north of scotland. The jefferson enigma the trials and tribulations of. Edgar willis arnold family 35 kb this is linda kay arnold pepers grandfather, edgar willis arnold, 18561932, and her grandmother, ellen ella ann ferguson, daughter of dennis k. This handy ataglance introduction to this scottish family s history provides a perfect place to start the study of your family. There are already 2,290 users and over 5,000 genealogy profiles with the gordon surname on geni. Search 12,390 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. When not at work, have plenty of things to do, if you just do one thing you get bored of it to that end, i have my card making, family history research, books, jigsaws and puzzle books, and foxtel netflix and a huge dvd collection, so well see how long i go before i get bored with them and am looking for something different. Ronald adrian gordon was born on 24 th january 1935, the eighth of 10 children born to robert alexander and mary genevieve gordon nee cunningham. Wood is a professor of history at brown university.
Gordon is also a jewish name, possibly dating back to the 17th century. The gordon family history, 16511989 compiled by robert. He was most notable for his conflict with district attorney jim garrison and his work as investigator for automobile industry executive john delorean and u. My name is logan mcnally and i am wanting to find out my family history. A short family history of the later gordons of beldorney, and of and kildrummie, and wardhouse, vol. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. A short family history of the later gordons of beldorney. Explore gordon genealogy and family history in the worlds largest family tree. Aboriginal, torres strait islander and other first nations people are advised that this catalogue. It is intended for viewing by interested family members, but is also open to anyone doing genealogical research on the web.
Malcolm canmore gave the lands around what is now the village of gordon to adam gordon, who, with the help of other french, norman and english knights defeated macbeth at lumphanan, near aboyne in aberdeenshire in 1057. Including the lineages of his sons, lorenzo dow gordon and bennett nathanial gordon. This online version is part of the schenectady digital history archive, the local history and genealogy web site of the schenectady county public library, affiliated with the nygenweb, usgenweb and american history and. The gordon family history by christina wiles may 3, 2002. More than 30 years of research and lots of help from numerous family and friends near and far, have helped me in this project.
There is a fullcolor representation of the clan crest, a history of the family, and a fullcolor illustration of. Gordon clan book scottish, irish and english family names. The webpage cited the following book for the surname gordon. History of the gordon family as descended from james gordon of. When you find a useful new resource, go to the right linkpendium page and click on the add your favorite websites to this page link. The history of the gordon family begins in the boernician tribes of ancient scotland.
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