Perry/Wallin Ancestry - Person Sheet
Perry/Wallin Ancestry - Person Sheet
Spouses
Birth20 Aug 1784, Wysox, Bradford Co, PA
Death29 Aug 1819, Standing Stone, Bradford Co, PA
FatherHenry Birney (1737-1814)
MotherRachel Shears (1748-1805)
Marriage15 Aug 1799
Notes for John Gordon
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Birth: Sep. 29, 1776
Death: Aug. 31, 1841
Source: Standing Stone Township Cemetery Listings by Linda English 1992 pg 15 & 17
Died Aug 31, 1841
Aged 64y11m2d
In his will written 26 Jul 1841, probate entered 4 Sep 1841, he names his sons: William Hart Gordon, John Gordon, Hiram Gordon, James Gordon, George Gordon and daughters; Sarah Taylor, Jane Hollenback, Rebecca Newell, Weatlhy Rockwell, Mahetable Gordon and Rachel Gordon. He left a lengthy and interesting will!
Sons Hiram and George Gordon and his friend John LaPorte were named executors. John LaPorte afterward filed renunciation in favor of Hiram and George.
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John Gordon(1776-1841)
The Gordon Family Cemetery is a beautifully kept private cemetery on River Road as you drive towards Standing Stone, just before you cross the creek. Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, Pennsylvania 1770 - 1800 by Clement F. Heverly
John Gordon was a son of James Gordon, who was a brother of Samuel, a Wyalusing pioneer. James came to the county soon after his brother, settling at Frenchtown where he remained and kept a ferry until after the arrival of the French. John married Mary, daughter of Henry Birney, and located near his father-in-law in Standing Stone. Here he spent his days clearing and improving his land and conducting a distillery and died August 31, 1841, aged 65 Yers. His wife died August 29, 1819, aged 35 years. He lived near the river and kept the ferry. He was also Justice of the Peace. James Gordon the father of John, was a brother of Samuel Gordon, of Wyalusing, the well known surveyor of the Susquehanna Company. James lived, while unmarried, for a time, in Philadelphia, then moved to Asylum, where he lived until the French came.
History and geography of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 1615-1924
Chapter XXI. Standing Stone Page 277
John Gordon settled in Standing Stone about 1803. He was the son of James Gordon, who was one of the earliest settlers in Frenchtown and established a ferry there before the arrival of the French.
John married Mary, daughter of Henry Birney and lived near his father-in-law. He spent his days in clearing and improving his land and conducting a distillery.
His children:
Ellen (Mrs Harris Murray)
Weltha (Mrs Charles Rockwell)
Rebecca (Mrs Albert Newell)
George
Jane (Mrs George Hollenback)
Rachel (Mrs Harry A Hollenback)
Sally (Mrs John Taylor)
Hart
John
Samuel
James
Hiram
Polly
Image location: http://image1.findagrave.com/photos/2011/91/66002511_130177823425.jpg
Posted info at above URL:
Birth: Sep. 29, 1776
Death: Aug. 31, 1841
Source: Standing Stone Township Cemetery Listings by Linda English 1992 pg 15 & 17
Died Aug 31, 1841
Aged 64y11m2d
In his will written 26 Jul 1841, probate entered 4 Sep 1841, he names his sons: William Hart Gordon, John Gordon, Hiram Gordon, James Gordon, George Gordon and daughters; Sarah Taylor, Jane Hollenback, Rebecca Newell, Weatlhy Rockwell, Mahetable Gordon and Rachel Gordon. He left a lengthy and interesting will!
Sons Hiram and George Gordon and his friend John LaPorte were named executors. John LaPorte afterward filed renunciation in favor of Hiram and George.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66002511/john-gordon
John Gordon(1776-1841)
The Gordon Family Cemetery is a beautifully kept private cemetery on River Road as you drive towards Standing Stone, just before you cross the creek. Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, Pennsylvania 1770 - 1800 by Clement F. Heverly
John Gordon was a son of James Gordon, who was a brother of Samuel, a Wyalusing pioneer. James came to the county soon after his brother, settling at Frenchtown where he remained and kept a ferry until after the arrival of the French. John married Mary, daughter of Henry Birney, and located near his father-in-law in Standing Stone. Here he spent his days clearing and improving his land and conducting a distillery and died August 31, 1841, aged 65 Yers. His wife died August 29, 1819, aged 35 years. He lived near the river and kept the ferry. He was also Justice of the Peace. James Gordon the father of John, was a brother of Samuel Gordon, of Wyalusing, the well known surveyor of the Susquehanna Company. James lived, while unmarried, for a time, in Philadelphia, then moved to Asylum, where he lived until the French came.
History and geography of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 1615-1924
Chapter XXI. Standing Stone Page 277
John Gordon settled in Standing Stone about 1803. He was the son of James Gordon, who was one of the earliest settlers in Frenchtown and established a ferry there before the arrival of the French.
John married Mary, daughter of Henry Birney and lived near his father-in-law. He spent his days in clearing and improving his land and conducting a distillery.
His children:
Ellen (Mrs Harris Murray)
Weltha (Mrs Charles Rockwell)
Rebecca (Mrs Albert Newell)
George
Jane (Mrs George Hollenback)
Rachel (Mrs Harry A Hollenback)
Sally (Mrs John Taylor)
Hart
John
Samuel
James
Hiram
Polly