Early New Netherlands Settlers


Alexander <?> Gordon

01 June 2013

Generation 1 1. Alexander <?> Gordon (Rn=38876), who was born at Ayr, Scotland and died 1697 at Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. He married 1663 Mary <Nicholas> Lysson Gordon (Rn=38884), a daughter of Nicholas <?> Lysson and ? <?> ? Lysson. Occupation 1 - - Lumber Business. First Residence - - Ayr, Scotland. Second Residence - - Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Note [Alexander Gordon is said to be a Scotch soldier of Charles II, taken prisoner by the Parliamentarians and sent to America in 1651]. Source [Family History Library Ancestral File 4.19 11 January 2001] Children of Alexander <?> Gordon and Mary <Nicholas> Lysson were as follows: 2. i. Elisabeth <Alexander> Gordon was born 23 February 1664). 3. ii. Nicholas <Alexander> Gordon was born 23 March 1665). 4. iii. Mary <Alexander> Gordon was born 22 May 1668). 5. iv. John <Alexander> Gordon was born 26 October 1670). 6. v. James <Alexander> Gordon was born 22 July 1673). 7. vi. Alexander <Alexander> Gordon was born 1 December 1675). + 8. vii. Thomas <Alexander> Gordon (Rn=38877), who was born 1678 and married Elisabeth <Matthew> Harriman Gordon (Rn=38892). + 9. viii. Daniel <Alexander> Gordon (Rn=38883), who was born 1682 and married Margaret <Matthew> Harriman Gordon (Rn=38886). Generation 2 8. Thomas <Alexander> Gordon (Rn=38877), who was born 1678 at New Hampshire and died 1762 at 84 years of age. He married 22 November 1699 at Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Elisabeth <Matthew> Harriman Gordon (Rn=38892), who was born 06 February 1675 at Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, a daughter of Matthew <Leonard> Harriman (Rn=38887) and Elizabeth <?> Swan Harriman (Rn=64456). First Residence - - New Hampshire. Second Residence - - Exeter Township, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Third Residence - - Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. Fourth Residence - - Brentwood, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Source [Family History Library IGI 4.02 11 January 2001] Children of Thomas <Alexander> Gordon and Elisabeth <Matthew> Harriman were as follows: 10. i. Timothy <Thomas> Gordon was born 19 August 1700 and died young). 11. ii. Thomas <Thomas> Gordon was born 24 August 1701). 12. iii. Diana <Thomas> Gordon was born 26 January 1703). + 13. iv. Daniel <Thomas> Gordon (Rn=38878), who was born 01 December 1704 and married Elizabeth <?> Denning Gordon (Rn=38882). 14. v. Abigail <Thomas> Gordon was born 28 May 1707). 15. vi. Benoni <Thomas> Gordon was born 1709). 16. vii. Timothy <Thomas> Gordon (Rn=57101), who was born 22 March 1716 and died 1796 at 79 years of age. He married 1748 Maria <?> Stockbridge Gordon. Source [Family History Library IGI 4.02 11 January 2001] 17. viii. James <Thomas> Gordon. 18. ix. Hannah <Thomas> Gordon. 19. x. Nathaniel <Thomas> Gordon was born 25 March 1728 and died 1789 and married 1756) [Elizabeth Smith]. 20. xi. Benjamin <Thomas> Gordon. 9. Daniel <Alexander> Gordon (Rn=38883), who was born 1682. He married 15 September 1708 at Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Margaret <Matthew> Harriman Gordon (Rn=38886), a daughter of Matthew <Leonard> Harriman (Rn=38887) and Elizabeth <?> Swan Harriman (Rn=64456). Occupation 1 - - Blacksmith. First Residence - - Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Second Residence - - Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Source [New Hampshire Mug Book] Children of Daniel <Alexander> Gordon and Margaret <Matthew> Harriman were as follows: 21. i. Mary <Daniel> Gordon. 22. ii. Margaret <Daniel> Gordon. + 23. iii. Alexander <Daniel> Gordon (Rn=38889), who was born 26 January 1716 and married Susanna <?> Pattee Gordon (Rn=38890). Generation 3 13. Daniel <Thomas> Gordon (Rn=38878), who was born 01 December 1704 at Epping, Exeter Township, Rockingham County, New Hampshire and died 16 April 1786 at Raymond, Rockingham County, New Hampshire at 81 years of age. He married first, 07 November 1722 at Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts Elizabeth <?> Denning Gordon (Rn=38882) and married second, about 1742 at New Hampshire Susanna <?> Smith Gordon (Rn=38893), who was born 1700 at Epping, Exeter Township, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. First Residence - - Epping, Exeter Township, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Second Residence - - Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts. Third Residence - - Raymond, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Source [Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts Births page 288, 296, Marriages page 235, 240, Deaths page 145, 148] Source [Family History Library IGI 4.02 11 January 2001] Source [Family History Library Ancestral File 4.19 11 January 2001] Children of Daniel <Thomas> Gordon and Elizabeth <?> Denning were as follows: + 24. i. Daniel <Daniel> Gordon (Rn=38879), who was born 27 May 1724 and married Jenny <?> Davis Gordon (Rn=40120). 25. ii. Elisabeth <Daniel> Gordon was born 4 December 1729). 26. iii. William <Daniel> Gordon was born 4 July 1733 and married 23 September 1756) [Elisabeth Elwell]. + 27. iv. John <Daniel> Gordon (Rn=38881), who was born 16 September 1737 and married Elisabeth <?> Hadlock Gordon (Rn=40122). Child of Daniel <Thomas> Gordon and Susanna <?> Smith was as follows: 28. i. Susannah <Daniel> Gordon Norris was born 30 October 1743) {Moses was born 1732)}. 23. Alexander <Daniel> Gordon (Rn=38889), who was born 26 January 1716 at Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire and died 07 January 1793 at Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire at 76 years of age. He married first, 22 June 1742 at Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Susanna <?> Pattee Gordon (Rn=38890), who was born 30 December 1722 and died before 1757 at Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire at 34 years of age, and married second, about 1758 at Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Hannah <?> Stanley Gordon (Rn=38891). Occupation 1 - - Farmer. First Residence - - Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Second Residence - - Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Source [New Hampshire Mug Book] Children of Alexander <Daniel> Gordon and Susanna <?> Pattee were as follows: 29. i. Daniel <Alexander> Gordon was born 15 March 1743). 30. ii. Jonathan <Alexander> Gordon was born 5 December 1744). 31. iii. Phineas <Alexander> Gordon was born 26 June 1746). 32. iv. Susanna <Alexander> Gordon was born 23 April 1748). 33. v. Alexander <Alexander> Gordon was born 7 April 1750). 34. vi. Phebe <Alexander> Gordon was born 28 July 1754). 35. vii. Benjamin <Alexander> Gordon. Children of Alexander <Daniel> Gordon and Hannah <?> Stanley were as follows: 36. i. Hannah <Alexander> Gordon. 37. ii. Lydia <Alexander> Gordon. 38. iii. Sarah <Alexander> Gordon. 39. iv. Willard <Alexander> Gordon. 40. v. Betsy <Alexander> Gordon. 41. vi. Henry <Alexander> Gordon. 42. vii. John <Alexander> Gordon. 43. viii. Wells <Alexander> Gordon. Generation 4 24. Daniel <Daniel> Gordon (Rn=38879), who was born 27 May 1724 at Massachusetts. He married 16 June 1748 Jenny <?> Davis Gordon (Rn=40120). First Residence - - Massachusetts. Source [Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts Births page 288, 296, Marriages page 235, 240, Deaths page 145, 148] Children of Daniel <Daniel> Gordon and Jenny <?> Davis were as follows: 44. i. Elisabeth <Daniel> Gordon was born 12 July 1751). 45. ii. Jenny <Daniel> Gordon was born 7 May 1753). 46. iii. Moses <Daniel> Gordon was born 1 December 1749 and died 15 July 1751). 27. John <Daniel> Gordon (Rn=38881), who was born 16 September 1737. He married 04 February 1759 Elisabeth <?> Hadlock Gordon (Rn=40122). Source [Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts Births page 288, 296, Marriages page 235, 240, Deaths page 145, 148] Children of John <Daniel> Gordon and Elisabeth <?> Hadlock were as follows: 47. i. John <John> Gordon (bap 16 April 1759). 48. ii. Daniel <John> Gordon (bap 21 June 1761). 49. iii. William <John> Gordon (bap 11 May 1764). 50. iv. Moses <John> Gordon (bap 3 November 1765). 51. v. Elizabeth Dennen <John> Gordon (bap 4 October 1767). 52. vi. Mary <John> Gordon (bap 8 June 1770).