Alice (Amis) Gordon (1780 - abt. 1864)

Born 24 Feb 1780 in North Carolina, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died about 1864 at about age 83 in Gordonsville, Smith, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Alice was born on 24 Feb 1780^[1] in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee.^[2] However, it is more likely that she was actually born in North Carolina, since her father may not have moved to the area that would later become Rogersville until a few years later.

In 1818, she received a legacy of $1 in the will of her step-mother, Lucy Amis.^[3]

She and her husband moved to western Tennessee by 1801, when John Gordon was said to have founded the town of Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee. See discussion on the profile page of John Gordon.

She died in 1864 and was buried in Bowen Cemetery in Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee.^[4]

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Amis-15 created through the import of Hudson.ged on May 29, 2011 by Arletta Hudson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Arletta and others. Information derives from a letter written by Mildred Hudson Terrell, dated Oct 1930 while applying for DAR application.

Sources

1. ↑ A family bible record submitted to the Family Search website includes an entry for Alice Amis and lists her date of birth as 24 February, but states that it took place in the year "1790." This is almost certainly a transcriber's error. Alice's mother, Alice (Gale) Amis died around 1784, so Alice's year of birth was more likely "1780," as noted here from the DAR record. See: Family Search > Memories (https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/141656696). The submitted image includes some provenance for this data, which appears to be from a book of bible records. While there is no citation for that book, the underlying references accompanying the image may be worth checking out.
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed January 21, 2022), "Record of Private John Gordon", Ancestor # A046047. Nat'l # 521070.
3. ↑ "Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927" > Hawkins County > Wills, 1797-1826, digital images, DGS 4776360, image 31 of 323, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S7WF-S2D3-Y9); citing Hawkins County Will Book vol. 1, p.6. Will of Lucy Amis.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153893417/alice-gale-gordon : accessed 21 January 2022), memorial page for Alice Gale Amis Gordon (24 Feb 1780–Aug 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 153893417, citing Bowen Cemetery, Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by BF (contributor 47855907) .