Readfield, Maine Old Houses & Inhabitants ~ Ithial Gordon c1783

Readfield, Maine Old Houses & Inhabitants ~ Ithial Gordon c1783 Readfield, Maine Old Houses & Inhabitants
Ithiel Gordon c1783
1790 Census 2-1-5-0-0

The Ithial Gordon homestead was located on Route 135 (Belgrade Road) in East Readfield.
The farm burned in 1908, was rebuilt and continued to stay in the Gordon family
until 1975 when it was sold and torn down.
contributed by Dale Potter Clark

Ithiel Gordon (Daniel, Thomas, Alexander ) was born in 1735 in Raymond, NH, the son of Daniel & Susanna (Smith) Gordon. He married Mary Glidden in the first church of Kingston on December 28, 1756 by Rev. Joseph Secomb. Mary's was Deborah Bean (another old central Maine family). They settled in that part of Chester that later (1764) became Raymond where Ithial served as tax collector 1769-71 & again in 1773. He also was selectman 1778-79. In 1778 he enlisted 3 yrs. in Capt. Roswell's Co. He rebuilt the Dudley Bridge in Raymond for $104.00. In 1769 the widow Jenkins taught school in Raymond, and boarded at the Gordon home. Ithial was paid 15 shillings to board and transport her.By the time of our nation’s Revolution Ithial and Mary had born 11 or 12 children. He served in the French & Indian War and the War of Independence, then c1783 brought his family to East Readfield where they settled on Lot#124. In 1819 Ithial sold 50 acres of his lot to son, Daniel. In 1800-1802 Ithial was constable in Readfield. Future generations of this family resided on the homestead on the Belgrade Road (Route 135). Among those who resided here were Daniel, Stephen, William, F. Lewis, and Nellie. The last to live there, Nellie Gordon, died in 1975. Following her death the house was torn down, and the land was sold & subdivided into house lots. Ithial’s descendants helped settle Mt. Vernon, Vienna, Chesterville and other towns in central Maine.

Children of Ithial & Mary (Glidden) Gordon first 4 born in Chester, NH & rest born in Raymond, NH):
1. Josiah b.1757 d.1843 m.Elizabeth Smith of Readfield. Settled on Gordon Hill in Chesterville, Maine
2. Ithiel b.1759 d.1815
3. Mary b.1761 m.Tristram Folsom (his 1st wife)
4. Susanna b.1763 m.Levi Fuller
5. Jonathan b.1766 d.1846 m1.Martha Savage of Hallowell d/o Capt. Daniel Savage m2.Polly Brown of Readfield
6. Margaret b.1768 m.Elisha Knowles
7. Abigail b.1770 m.Samuel Gordon (son of Daniel 4)
8. Daniel b.1772 d.11-18-1855 m.Releaf Savage of Hallowell d/o Capt. Daniel Savage
9. Luther b.c1776 d.1853 m.Sarah Clough she d.1858
10. Ruth b.___m.Joseph Shaw
11. Sarah b.1775 m.Tristram Folsom (his 2nd wife see Mary above #3)
12. Possibly a son, Thomas b.?

The next generation to live on this farm was Daniel. He married Releaf Savage of Hallowell in 1796, daughter of Capt Daniel Savage, who was one of Capt. Howard's soldiers at Fort Western. Her half-sister, Martha married Jonathan Gordon, Daniel's brother. Daniel was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the first Baptist Society of Readfield. He also served on Readfield's school district committee. On November 18, 1855 Daniel died on the Gordon Homestead.
Children of Daniel & Releaf Savage Gordon:
1. William b.1797 d.1878 m.1825 Betsey Brown of Readfield
2. Daniel Jr. b.1801 m.Jane Brown
3. Rachal b.1802 m.Samuel Swanton 5 ch.
4. Anna J. b.18051805
5. Susan b.1807 d.1830
6. Stephen b.1813 d.1854 m. Lovina Sherburn

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