GORDON, William

Abt 1736 - 1777  (~ 41 years)

• Name	GORDON, William
  Born	Abt 1736
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Apr 1777
  Person ID	I8851	Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	GORDON, Joshua
  Family ID	F3122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	KINNEY, Deborah
  Married	Aft 1756	New Jersey
  Children	1. GORDON, David,   b. 23 Oct 1759, Near Rockaway, Morris County, New Jersey ,   d. 23 Jul 1852  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F3102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "It is certified, that the records of this office, show that, William GORDON, was in commission as second lieutenant of Captain John ROSS Company, Third Battalion, First Establishment, New Jersey Continental Line, March 5, 1776; promoted First Lieutenant, July 19, 1776. This battalion served in the expedition to Canada and took an active part in the operations before Quebec in May and June 1776. He was commissioned captain in Third Battalion, second establishment, New Jersey Continental line, Nov. 29, 1776, and died in service in April, 1777, during the Revolutionary War." - Adj. Gen. STRYKER has also William GORDON, a minute man of Monmouth County Militia, also another a minute man in the Middlesex Militia, and also a William GORDON, who served as a private in the Fourth Company, Captain John BURROWES commanding. Colonel Oliver SPENCERs Regiment, Continental Army, served in the Indian Campaign against the Six Nations in Western Pennsylvania from May to November, 1779, also served as a private in Captain Jonathan HOLMES Company, Second Regiment, New Jersey Continental line, during the Revolutionary War. There is tradition that William GORDON, the father of the "old sexton" David Gordon. -