Biography

Alexander Gordon was born in 1760 in Ireland to Mary Gordon. He married Sarah Lee the daughter of John Lee and Mary Cassells.

This Protestant Irish-born Alexander Gordon arrived in 1767 at Charleston, South Carolina, with his mother Mary, whose name was recorded once as "Nancy" on the Captain's list for the ship James & Mary ^[1], but as "Mary" on her land petition for 150 acres (at the same Council meeting).

Alexander was 7 and Nancy Gordon was 25 (thus giving her birth date as 1742) when they are listed as passengers on The James & Mary ship, leaving from Larne, Ireland.

Her plat, grant and Memorial gave her name as Mary Gordon.^[2] Her grant was on Bear Creek of the Wateree River in Craven County (later Fairfield), South Carolina.

Also Capt. John Turner, his captain in the militia, arrived in SC from Ireland on 31 Dec 1767 on the ship James and Mary as did James Young (b. 1760), who married Agnes Lee, together with Alexander Gordon (b. 1760), who arrived with his mother Mary.

Military Service

Alexander Gordon served in the 1st Regiment under Capt. Felix Warley and Gen. Pinckney, a full-time military unit in the Continental Line, recruited solely in the Low Country, muster roll 11 Dec 1782 (enlisted 11 Aug 1782):^[3]

He received £18.4 for his service on the SC line in Jul 1782-Jul 1783.[needs source] His service in the First Company under Capt. Felix Warley is documented in 2 muster rolls, one dated 11 Dec 1782^[5] and another dated Mar 1783, citing 2 years & 5 months of continual service.^[6]

About Captain Felix Warley in the military: we find Capt. Warley serving under Col. Richard Winn after June 1781.:

Documents

There are several documents signed by and concerning Alexander Gordon. It needs to be determined if they concern one or more people. Was Alexander unable to sign due to becoming blind? The naming pattern of the children in the Tennessee will is extremely similar to the names used in the John Lee family. Please refer to Alexander Gordon Documents.

Marriage

Alexander and Sarah were married by 16 November 1786 because they are mentioned by name as such in her father John Lee's will of that date and furthermore Alexander Gordon is mentioned as son-in-law and executor. As man & wife they sign the 1979 land sale together.

1796 Slave Sale

In March 1796 in Fairfield County, South Carolina, Alexander sells a negro girl named Chany? to Wiley Coleman of the same place for 20 pounds.

1797 Alexander and Sarah (Lee) Gordon Land Deed Sale

By 20 December 1752 Sarah (Lee) Gordon's father, John Lee already owns land on a Branch of Rockey Creek, Wateree River, Craven County (later became Chester County), South Carolina next to Francis Penson who received 50 acres on this date described as being located next to John Lee. Francis Penson sold to John Lee & said John Lee in 1786 bequeathed this land containing fifty acres to daughter Sarah Gordon by his last will and testament.^{[8] [9]}

From Sarah (Lee) Gordon's father's will: I leave and bequeath to my well beloved daughter, Sarah Gordon, my old place on the great wagon road containing 200 acres also 50 acres run by Francis Penson warrant joining said 200 acres at the upper end of the same that is up the Wagon Road.

On 1 July 1797 Alexander Gordon and his wife Sarah Gordon of Fairfield County, Camden District & State of South Carolina sell this land in Craven County now Chester, SC and sign the document. Alexander & Sarah Gordon's Signatures

1799 Land Sale

In 1799 Alexander sells his mother's land grant which was on Bear Creek of the Wateree River in Craven County (later Fairfield), South Carolina.

Children Listed in Tennessee Will

1. John Gordon
2. Greenberry  Gordon
3. Alexander Gordon
4. Mary Gordon (1793-1820) m William Morgan (son of Theophilus Morgan and Ruth Owens)
5. Elizabeth Gordon m David James Walton
6. Martha "Patsy" Gordon m John Oliver Morgan (son of Theophilus Morgan and Ruth Owens)
7. Robert Boaz Gordon (1800 - bef. 1853) m Millie Pitts
8. Sarah Gordon (m Unknown)
9. William Wesley Gordon (1801-1870) m Emily Morgan
10. Rebecca Gordon m Gools Berry Chambers

Will

At the end of his life he was practically blind and had to sign under this condition. On 23 Jan 1830 Alexander Gordon wrote his will in Robertson County TN.^[10][11]

Death

He passed away in 1831 in Robertson County, Tennessee, where his will was written and recorded.

Research Notes

1790 Fairfield South Carolina USA Census^[12]

In 1800 there is a census record for an Alexander Gordon (mis transcribed as John Gordon Jr) in Chester, South Carolina:^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ A Compilation of the Original Lists of Protestant Immigrants to South Carolina, 1763-1773. Petitions for Land, 1763-1773. SC Council Meeting of 12 Jan 1768, page 101-102. Council Journal 34, page 24-33
2. ↑ See Brent H. Holcomb, Petitions for Land from the South Carolina Council Journals, Vol. VI: 1766-1770, pp. 151 & 154, to verify that this is the same woman as the one with the land.
3. ↑ Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls; NAID: 602384; War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; The National Archives in Washington, D.C.
4. ↑ Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution by Bobby Gilmer Moss, Limestone College, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. page 371
5. ↑ Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls; NAID: 602384; War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; The National Archives in Washington, D.C.
6. ↑ Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783/i; Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls; NAID: a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/602384" target="_blank"602384/a; War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; The National Archives in Washington, D.C./p
7. ↑ Captains in the American Revolution
8. ↑ Craven County (Chester County) South Carolina; Deed Book F, Pages 60, 61, 62. Aug 18, 1790.
9. ↑ Deed Book F
10. ↑ Jan 23, 1830; Robertson County TN Will Book 7, pgs 480-481
11. ↑ [http://www.tngenweb.org/robertson/court/willalexgordon.html Alexander Gordon Will]
12. ↑ The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Fairfield, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 171; Family History Library Film: 0568151
13. ↑ Year: 1800; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 47; Page: 93; Image: 187; Family History Library Film: 181422

See also:

• 1812 Robertson, Tennessee, USA. Tennessee, U.S., Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895. The Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Early Tax Lists of Tennessee.

• 1820 United States Federal Census. Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee; Page: 33; NARA Roll: M33_125; Image: 47

• 1830 United States Federal Census. Year: 1830; Census Place: Robertson, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 179; Page: 409; Family History Library Film: 0024537

• U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

• U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783. piRevolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783/i; Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls; NAID: a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/602384" target="_blank"602384/a; War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; The National Archives in Washington, D.C./p
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Craven_County_%28Chester_County%29_South_Carolina_Deed_Book_F
• Various Alexander Gordon Signatures

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:MORGAN_RESEARCH_OF_NC_AND_TENNESSEE

• Geni (sourced) Alexander Gordon Two profiles mixed up.

• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/174344238/person/342297938464/facts

https://www.tngenweb.org/robertson/family/familygordonalex.html contains errors

Acknowledgment

This person was created on 22 September 2010 through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged.