George
Gorton
Born about in West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Gorton
and Mercy (Foster) Gorton
Husband of
Lydia (Aylesworth) Gorton
— married
5 Mar 1769 in West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Father of
Daniel Gorton and Ruth (Gorton) Rouse
Died
at about age 80
in Henrietta, Monroe County, New York
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jan 2018
This page has been accessed 186 times.
Biography
George was born in September, 1748[1]. He is the son of Benjamin Gorton and Mercy Foster. He married Lydia Aylesworth in 1769.
According to Gorton's book, George and Lydia moved from Coventry, Rhode Island (which was formed from a part of Warwick, Rhode Island) in 1803 to Otsego, New York. It seems they had lived in Coventry for many years, since they appear in Coventry in the 1774 Census of Rhode Island.
Research
George appears as head of household in the 1774 census of Rhode Island[2]. His household distribution and inferred attributions are
- one white male over 16: George
- two white males under 16: Daniel and perhaps Jared
- one white female over 16: Lydia
- two white females under 16: Ruth and unknown
Gorton's book lists four sons, two born after the census. Son Jared's birth date is unknown, but unless evidence appears of an additional son we infer that the second male child is him. Gorton lists three girl children besides Ruth without birth dates -- Sarah, Mercy and Susan. Presumably one of them is the second daughter.
Sources
- ↑ Gorton: Page 231
- ↑ 1774 Census
- Gorton, Thomas. Samuel Gorton of Rhode Island and His Descendants (Gateway Press, Rhode Island, 1982)
- 1774 Rhode Island Census, Coventry, Page 4, Entry 13 -- George Gorton; citing transcription by Linda L. Mathew in Rhode Island Roots 31 p.27, March 2005.
- Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11860714/george-gorton: accessed 31 July 2023), memorial page for George Gorton (Sep 1748–30 Apr 1829), Find A Grave: Memorial #11860714, citing Bushman Cemetery, Henrietta, Monroe County, New York, USA; Maintained by Mount Hope NY (contributor 219).
Is George your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
-
~1.56%
Kent Gordon
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A315459 [compare], Ancestry member kentagordon
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured Female Poet connections: George is 9 degrees from Anne Bradstreet, 21 degrees from Ruth Niland, 22 degrees from Karin Boye, 21 degrees from 照 松平, 15 degrees from Anne Barnard, 32 degrees from Lola Rodríguez de Tió, 24 degrees from Christina Rossetti, 11 degrees from Emily Dickinson, 29 degrees from Nikki Giovanni, 17 degrees from Isabella Crawford, 18 degrees from Mary Gilmore and 12 degrees from Elizabeth MacDonald on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.