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not interfere with the small activities of us children, teach us to think of Thee and to enjoy the beauty of Thy handiwork."
A REMARKABLE LIFE
At the request of a new Representative, Col. Smith briefly committed to manuscript some of the things that he told his grandsons by a lonely grave on this drab Independence Day. Things worth reading to every schoolboy: "History is not a schedule of events but a way of life and what came of it." --- Andrews.
"Paul Dudley Sargent was born in the fishing village of Gloucester in 1745. His father was a merchant in trade with the West Indies. His mother was the granddaughter of Gover- nor Dudley and a descendent also of Winthrop, the first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony."
"As a boy and young man he lived in Gloucester, Salem, Amherst, N. H. and Boston. He helped raise a company of militia and the night of the Concord fight he came upon the scene of battle with one thousand men. He was then ordered to Cambridge, where he raised another regiment and was assigned with his men to the defense of Inman's Farm near Bunker Hill. He arrived on the Bunker Hill battlefield late in the day and was slightly wounded by a four pound cannon- ball. He led his regiment into Boston at the time of the British evacuation, later commanding a brigade and fighting in many of the battles under Washington."
"Col. Sargent resigned and tried privateering to regain his fortune. After the war he tried unsuccessfully to resume his business as a merchant, and finally, at the age of forty-four retired to this little farm in the town of Sullivan, Common- wealth of Massachusetts, District (now State) of Maine."
"Many honors came to him. He was appointed chief justice of the Court of Appeals, first judge of probate of Hancock County and justice of the peace all in one day, by his old friend John Hancock. The education of his children was a problem met only by the use of his small library, the infre- quent visits to Boston relatives and the visits back and forth through bridle paths to "Fountain Leval, the Colony of French
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refugees from the French Colony located probably at Leamoine. Talleyrand visited him during the French Revolution when on a tour of Massachusetts."
"Col. Sargent's descendants, of whom there must have been many, have filled positions of importance and trust. He died in 1828. Why are we three interested in this man and his grave? Because our first Rawson ancestor, Edward Rawson, 1613 to 1693, was secretary of Massachusetts Bay Colony for thirty-eight years under five colonial governors and voiced one hundred years before this man was born, the principles for which this man fought and sacrificed his fortune. Because we admire the man and the life he led in the glamor of his pros- perity and shadows of declining years; because we hope to keep alive in these confusing times the memory of the great men who made our institutions possible and founded this nation."
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THE SARGENT FAMILY
Sorrento, Maine
Eppes H. Sargent, b. on March 5, ; d. May 13, age 95 years. He m. Ellen S. Gilley, Feb. 24, 1865; res. at West Gouldsboro, Maine.
Children were: Charles W., Linwood W., and Ralph L. Sargent.
Charles W. Sargent, b. April 4, 1866; m. on April 3, 1888 to Belle Dunbar Pendleton and settled in Sullivan (1889) on the western side of what is now Sorrento. Charles W. Sargent was a farmer, and a good one! They had six children born to them: Maynard H., Wellington, Camden D., Gladys M., Ruth G. and Mason W. A son, Harold, d. at infancy.
In 1914 he purchased the "White Farm" on the eastern side of Sorrento. He renamed it "Bay View Farm", Charles W. Sargent, Prop." and had for sale-vegetables, milk, poultry, eggs and ice. He also did trucking. Aside from his farm work he did work for the town. He served as Road Commissioner in 1909-12-18-21, and several years as constable.
Maynard H. Sargent, b. Nov. 25, 1888; m. Winnifred C. Smyth, dau. of Emerson C. and Jennie (McMullen) Smythe of North Sullivan, Oct. 19, 1910.
Wellington Sargent, b. Nov. 9, 1890; m. Laura E. Hardison at Nashua, New Hampshire, May 6, 1911. They resided in Sorrento after living in Somerville, Mass. for many years. Five children were born to them: Belle, Wellington H., Goldie, Eleanor and Maynard. Belle Sargent m. Clement Kalof. They are the parents of nine children: Virginia, John, Joan, Mar- grett, Elaine, Clement Jr., Thomas, and Irene Kalof.
Wellington Hardison Sargent, m. Virginia Dutton, Steuben. Five children were born to them: Irene, Stanley, Phillip, Pamela and James.
Goldie Sargent m. James Foss of Gouldsboro. They have one dau., Edrie.
Eleanor Sargent m. Samuel Beverage. They have two chil- dren: Sandra and
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Maynard Sargent m. Madeline -. Their two children are Maynard Frank and Darlene.
Camden Dike Sargent, son of Charles and Belle Pendleton Sargent, b. Nov. 26, 1892; m. Constance Aiken on Oct. 6, 1916. They have two dau., Venita and Evelyn, and one son, Camden, Jr. Camden Sr. served as clerk and treasurer of Sorrento continuously from 1921. He was also caretaker of the Zach- ariah Chafee Farm and has been an active citizen in town affairs.
Venita Sargent m. Maxwell Joy. Three children were born to them: Maryanne, Anita, and a son.
Evelyn Sargent m. Harvey Hvez-da. They have one dau., Connie Gail, and a son, (Skipper to his playmates).
Camden Sargent, Jr., m. Alice Stevens, dau. of Guy and Hattie Delano Stevens of Lee, Maine, May 30, 1946. One son, Stephen, was b. July 23, 1947 and Brenda, b. Oct. 11, 1949.
Gladys M., dau. of Charles and Belle Pendleton Sargent, was b. Nov. 7, 1896. She m. Peter Nicholas, Nov. 1, 1914. They had a very large family.
Ruth G., dau. of Charles and Belle P. Sargent was b. May 16, 1902. She m. Eldon Lunt of Medford on June 4, 1929. They res. in Auburn.
Mason Whittemore, son of Charles W. and Belle Pendleton Sargent, b. Aug. 16, 1904; m. Marion Bickford, dau. of Herbert and Edith C. (Magunne) Bickford of Winter Harbor on Sept. 26, 1923. Mason was Road Commissioner four years during 1935-39. Their ten children were: Ruth, Madelene, Kenneth, Shirley, Robert, Frances, S. Richard, Audrey, Mason Jr. and Russell.
Ruth M. Sargent, b. April 20, 1924; m. Edwin C. Clark Jr. on April 24, 1947.
Edwin C. Clark, Jr. was b. to Edwin C. and Myra (Phil- brook) Clark of Steuben, Maine. Ruth (Sargent) Clark is a teacher in the elementary grades. Edwin C. Clark Jr. is an ex- Marine and now works as an automobile mechanic. They pur- chased the Charles W. Sargent Farm in the fall of 1947. They have one son, Bruce Alan Clark. He was christened at the West Sullivan Church, August 8, 1948 by the Rev. Mrs.
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Margaret Henderickson. Mrs. Luella J. Dunbar, godmother.
Kenneth Herbert Sargent was b. April 20, 1926; m. on June 15, 1945 to Miss Joanne Havey, dau. of Dwight and Zelda (Bunker) Havey of West Sullivan. They have two sons, Michael and James Sargent. The two boys were christened with their cousin, Bruce, by the Rev. Mrs. Margaret Hender- ickson. Mr. and Mrs. Berwin were Godparents. Madelene Sargent d. at birth.
Shirley Sargent was b. March 20, 1928; m. Clinton Harvey Barrett, Jr., son of Game Warden Clinton and Mrs. Leola Barrett of Sorrento. They have a dau., Judith Diane Barrett.
Robert F. Sargent was b. July 29, 1930; d. at the age of one day. Frances L. Sargent, b. April 14, 1932. Stanley Richard Sargent, b. June 21, 1934. Audrey V., b. Sept. 9, 1936. Mason W. Sargent, Jr. was b. April 11, 1938; d. at the age of one day. Russell L. Sargent, b. June 30, 1939.
Mrs. Belle Pendleton Sargent d. March 27, 1906 at her home, after an illness of only a few days. She left a husband and seven children. An infant son died four days after its mother and was laid at rest beside his mother. Mrs. Sargent died of peritonitis, caused by a fall.
He married (2) Mrs. Minnie (Kelly) Judson. She had two children by her first husband and two sons by Charles Sar- gent. When he purchased the White Farm he had the deed made to Minnie M. Sargent. She died before making her will so the property was left to her four heirs. Some years before her death, Minnie Sargent had employed Percy L. Aiken, Attorney at Law, and father of Camden Sargent's wife, to have the deed to the White Place clarified. The following paragraphs will show the great amount of research entailed.
In A. D. 1762, David Bean and eighty-one others, residents of York and vicinity on the Province of Maine, petitioned the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to grant them a township of land between the Penobscot and St. Croix River, in said Province of Maine, its location to be determined.
On February 20, as recorded in the Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 117, Page 806, said Legislature or "General Courts", granted the above petition, subject to his Majesty's confirma-
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tion, and also subject to certain restrictions regarding settlers on the same.
These petitioners evidently were to make their own selection of the location of said lands, and were to return a plan of the township to the General Court before the last day of the next July (1762). On Saturday, January 29, 1763, said plan having been filed, the grant named above was confirmed by the General Court. See said Court Records, Volume 24, Page 541.
On January 27, 1764, as recorded in Massachusetts "Com- missions, Proclamations, etc., page 388: "The General Court proclaimed that whereas their late Majesties, King William and Queen Mary, by Letters Patent dated October 7, in the third year of their reign, did grant to the Inhabitants of the Pro- vince of Massachusetts Bay all the territory between Nova Scotia and the River Sagedehok, to be effective when their Majesties signified their approbation, and they then granted to David Bean and others Township No. 2, afterwards called Sullivan, and now divided into the town of Hancock, Sullivan, and Sorrento, "Reserving to his Majesty one-fifth of all the gold and silver ore and precious stones which shall happen to be found or gotten on said tract".
The above grant was confirmed January 27, 1764 by the General Court, as recorded in Massachusetts Archive, Volume 118, page 20.
The town of Sullivan was incorporated in 1789, and in 1803 the Legislature ordered a survey of the town, and that the lots of the original settlers be run out. This was done by James Peters, and a copy of said Peter's Plan is on file in this Han- cock Registry of Deeds, State of Maine.
Hancock County Registry of Deeds, Abstracts of titles to Land in Sorrento, Maine, owned by the Flanders Bay Land and Water Company, drawn from the land records of Han- cock County, November 20, 1916, by Percy L. Aiken, Attorney at Law, Bangor and Sorrento, Maine, for Minnie M. Sargent of Sorrento, Maine, to give her heirs a title of the property deeded her by her husband, Charles W. Sargent, she having died without leaving a will.
Edwin C. Clark, who married Ruth M. Sargent, grand-
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daughter of Charles W. Sargent, purchased the one hundred fifty acres with buildings thereon from the Minnie M. Sargent heirs in the fall of 1947.
Original owners of the White Farm:
John E. White was granted Lot. No. 14, situated on the eastern side of Waukeag Neck in 1883 by David Cobb, sur- veyed by James Peters of Ellsworth. John White married Millie Johnson, daughter of John and Hannah (Young) Johnson. Their children were: John Jr., Nathan, Asa, Rachel and Hannah White. John E. White made no will so the children became his heirs. John White Jr. died before 1870.
Nathan White married, February 2, 1821, Terzy Johnson, daughter of Stephen and Hannah (Bickford) Johnson.
Their daughter, Mary White, married Thomas Bacon.
Asa White married Julie Ingalls, March 21, 1825. She died and in his old age he married, on January 14, 1863, Mary Doyle, daughter of Lawrence and Lorinda (Abbott) Doyle. On April 21, 1870, Nathan and Asa White gave a quit-claim deed of the White Farm to their two sisters, Rachel and Hannah White and March 21, 1872 Rachel and Hannah White gave a quit-claim deed of the White property to the inhabitants of Sullivan.
As of April 28, 1883, the inhabitants of Sullivan gave a quit-claim deed to James White of this Lot No. 14. On April 28, 1883, James A. White granted a mortgage deed for $545.00 to the inhabitants of the town of Sullivan.
Next a warranty deed, dated November 3, 1886, from James A. White to Wilton H. Simpson and on December 8, 1886, a warranty deed from W. H. Simpson to Leonora W. Lewis. The following comments are made upon the title, February 11, 1890, by Henry Boynton, a practicing attorney of Sullivan, in an abstract at that time made by him: "I have made inquiries of the municipal officers of Sullivan regarding the mortgage mentioned in Paragraph Four, and they inform me that it has been fully paid, and the money therefore paid into the treasury of the town."
The wife of Nathan White, one of the grantors, did not sign the deed. He also says, "I have made careful inquiry among
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the older residents of the town of Sullivan, and I am informed that the possession of the premises by the parties herein named has been unbroken for more than seventy-five years". The title is in Leonora E. Lewis' name to February 11, 1890.
The title to the ninety-five acre lot is as follows:
Quitclaim deed, Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Ebene- zer Bragdon, Jr., dated September 4, 1804.
Warranty deed, Ebenezer Bragdon to George W. Darling, dated April 2, 1832.
Warranty deed, George W. Darling to Asa White, dated February 20, 1834.
Warranty deed, Asa White to Watson White, dated July 28, 1851.
The title to the two lots combined, locally still known as the White place, altogether. The ninety-five acre tract, owned by Newton C. White and Stillman F. White, deeded to Camden C. Dike, deed dated March 7, 1890. Abitha H. White, widow of Watson E. White, to Camden C. Dike, dated May 24, 1890.
General conveyance of both tracts, Camden C. Dike and Jennie S. Dike, his wife, to Flanders Bay Land Company, re- corded June 24, 1890. Copy of certificate from former Registrar of Deeds, given at this time of filing of last deed mentioned for registry
Ellsworth, Maine, May 2, 1890:
"I have examined the records of this office and the premises named in the deeds entered this day for record, wherein, Camden C. Dike, Trustee, appears as Grantee, has not been conveyed by the grantors named in said deed from the dates thereof to the date of record of the same above named."
W. B. Campbell, Registrar
A thorough search of the Registry of Deeds since the record of the deed to the Flanders Bay Land Company, shows no conveyance has since been made, so that the title of Flanders Bay Land Company to both lots in question, now known as the White Place, is good to this day.
Dated at Bangor, Maine this twenty-second day of Novem- ber A. D. 1916.
P. L. Aiken, Attorney-at-Law.
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OBITUARY
Charles W. Sargent passed away January 19, 1949, at his daughter's home in Auburn after a long illness, during which he was tenderly cared for by his children. They were rewarded by his patience and love. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. His age was 82 years, 9 months. He is survived by one brother, Linwood, of West Gouldsboro; five sons: Welling- ton L., Camden D., Mason W., of Sorrento, John C. of Han- cock, Carl W. of Sullivan, three daughters, Ruth Lunt, with whom he lived most of the past two years, and Gladys Nicho- las, both of Auburn, and Marion Welch of Sorrento, 34 grand- children, 45 great-grandchildren and several neices and nephews.
Services were held January 22, at his old home in Sorrento, now owned by his granddaughter, Mrs. Ruth Clark, and hus- band Edwin C. Clark.
Interment was at West Gouldsboro.
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GORDON FAMILY RECORDS
By J. Montgomery Seaner Battle Hymn of The Gordons Tune-Battle Hymn of The Republic
There's something strong and mighty in a good old family name, The name of Gordon shineth upon the scroll of fame,
For nearly every Gordon has pursued a lofty aim, The Clan goes marching on;
Chorus: Glory to the name of Gordon: Glory to the blood of Gordon; Gordon is a grand old family; The Clan goes marching on.
Sir William de Gordon abode a thousand years ago, His children are of Huntly, Lochinvar and, as you know,
You find them in America and everywhere you go, The Clan goes marching on.
Our Kinsmen fought at Fladden, Bannockburn and Waterloo, In Crusades to the Holy-Land, they marched as heroes do, They died in seventeen seventy-six and nineteen eighteen too, The Clan goes marching on.
Our ancient family cherishes traditions of the past, With the worlds great movements they have all their fortunes cast
And when they pledge their honor they are loyal to the last, The Clan goes marching on.
Gordon blood is mingled with the royal blood of old, "An-i-mo non astutia" is Gordon motto bold, Of all the worlds great families our family is pure gold, The Clan goes marching on.
We have our dukes and peasants, common folks and blue-bloods too,
We greet each other with a smile "Cousin, Howdy-do",
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This goes with every Gordon and it goes with one and you, The Clan goes marching on.
"Gay Gordon" sons are loyal and our Daughters true and sweet,
More noble sires and mothers you could never hope to meet, The stories of their lives and deeds with pleasure we repeat,
The Clan goes marching on.
If you claim the blood of Gordon join the chorus of the Clan, In our records and Reunions all according to our plan,
The name to highest honors boast it every way you can,
The Clan goes marching on.
THE GORDON COAT-OF-ARMS
A Coat-of-Arms is an emblem which is displayed by titled persons, persons of royal blood, and their descendants. Coat-of- Arms were originally used for purposes of identification and recognition on the field of battle as well as in civil life. It is claimed by some writers that Coat-of-Arms, in a crude form, were used by Noah's sons after the flood.
The Coat-of-Arms as shown on the cover of the Gordon Family Record Book is the oldest Gordon Coat-of-Arms in existence. It is the Coat-of-Arms of the Gordon of Huntly, Aboyne, etc., who descended from the same ancestry as the other British Gentile Gordons.
This Coat-of-Arms is described in various works on heraldry as follows:
Arms: As, their boar's heads, erased or
Crest: In a ducal coronet, or a stag's head, and neck af- fronter ppr. Attired with ten tynes of the first.
Motto: Animo non Astutia (By courage, not by stratagem).
"Sir Adam Gordon I was remarkable for killing a fierce boar that much wasted the country near the forest or woods of Huntly; and that the memory of such a remarkable action might be transmitted to posterity, King Malcolm would have him carry in his banner three boars heads, or, in a field of azure."
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"This Knight was in great favor with Malcolm, both for his prudence and valor, and Malcolm bestowed upon him, as a reward of his merits, the lands of Stitchel and other lands in Muse and Galloway which continued in the family of Gordon for upwards of 500 years.
Religions Of The Gordons
For several centuries nearly all of the Gordons lived in Scotland, England and Ireland. Most of the Scotch, and like- wise the Gordons, were of the Presbyterian faith. There are a number of Gordons of the Catholic faith in the British Isles, probably eight-per-cent of the entire Gordon population. The Gordons who came from the British Isles to America con- tinued in the faith of their fathers through their descendants today will be found in the membership of practically all the various churches. Of the Gordons in America who are church members, about ninety per-cent are of the Protestant faith.
The Gordons of Huntly
Sir Adam De Gordon (Gordorn), "the first of the name in Scotland", died fighting valiantly at the seige of Aluwick A.D. 1093, where his master, King Malcolm, was killed.
Gordon of Embo
Adam Gordon, Dean of Caitness, d. 13-29. A large royal family.
Lord John Gordon Family
William I, King of England; Robert Bruce, King of Scot- land; Robert II, King of Scotland; Robert III, King of Scot- land; James I, King of Scotland; and so on for many genera- tions of royalty. Earl Marquis, Duke, Louise Gordon, 1597 m. 1613 Hon. Sir Robert Gordon, Barronet of Gordontown (a descendant of Edward I, King of England; Edward III, King of England; James I, King of Scotland and King Robert Bruce of Scotland).
The Gordons of Wardhouse and Kildrummy
The Gordons of Wardhouse and Kildrummy are descended from the Earl of Huntly through Elizabeth Gordon, who m. about 1408, Alexander 2nd, son of William of Winton. Their
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oldest son assumed the name of Gordon, and was created Earl of Huntly. This family is also a long story as are some largc families.
Gordon of Abergeldie
Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly; Sir Alexander, Knighted, acquired by royal grant from King James III, in the 23rd year of his reign, the land of Abergeldie, whence this branch of the Gordons was everafter designated. This is a family of many generations dating from 1514 to Gertrude Alice Margret. On 1908 Carl Walter Frederick Bleckingberg who had one son born 19.
Gordon of Earlston
The house of Earlston descends from Alexander, 2nd son of William de Gordon, 6th Lord of Lochinvar, whose great-grand- son, John Gordon of Earlston, d. 1628; had 6 children, several generations to Sir Robert Charles, 8th Baron of Earlston co. Kirkandbright b. 1862 son of John Charles Gordon b. 1901.
Gordon of Culvennan
This is a branch of the noble house of Kenmure and Lock- invar which traces its descent from Richard de Gordon, 1120, and from the valiant Sir Adam de Gordon, of Bruce's time goes from one generation to another the last Clan Augustus Rutherford, b. 1867.
Gordon of Wincombe Park
James of Auchendolly, William of Kilmotive, built and en- dowed a school for free education at Wallbull Crossmichail 1717 and so on to George Henry Gordon of Wincombe Park Wells J. P. for Wills and Dorset b. 1846. Children: Reginald George Stanier, Hon. 2nd Leint on the Army Of Major Q. O. Dorset-Yoe, (b. 1883) Charles Algernon; Capt. Grenadier Grands (b. 1884) Grand Montagne; b. 1891; killed in action 1917, buried at Reninghilat.
Gordon of Cavinfield
Robert Gordon, Esq. of Lunan, m. a dau. of Gordon of Dykeside co. Moray and on through to years to Henry Gordon Esq. of Manar co. Aberdeen, Born 1848, m. 1874 Ellen dau.
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of Hon. Vice Chancellor Sir Charles Hall, Knight, 1 dau. Elizabeth-Cruger, b. 1875.
Gordon of Drimnin
William of Minmore co Banff; d. 1829 age 74 having a son Sir Charles; Knight of Demnin 1791-1845; last Charles Aug- ustine of Demnin House Demnin, Co Agyll; Leiut; 9th Batt. R. Scots, (Loshian Regt) b. 1882 succeeded his father 1914.
Gordon of Newtimber
Charles of Braco, Trelawney Jamaica, and of Berkhamstead House, Herts; d. 1829; left a son, Charles of Newtimber Place, Sussex; d. 1839, the last of that family record. Charles Edward Grant of Newtimber Place Sussex; served in Robert's house in S. Africa; b. 1872. A dau b. 1917.
Gordon of Threane
George Gordon; b. 1830; left a son William of Montrose d. 1838, Many of the Threane's family the last recorded Edward of Theane and Dunjop, Castle Douglas co Kirkandbright; J. P. b. 1852 Children William Edward, b. 1897; Vyner Regi- nald; b. 1904.
Gordon of Pitburg
John Gordon of Scurdargne or Essie; 2nd son of John de Gordon; of Strathbolgie and brother of Adam Gordon killed at Hamildon d. 1420 succeeded by eldest son, John of Auch- lenchries, co, Aberdee many generations to John Gordon-Cum- ing-Skene; Married (2ndly) Margaret-Mania, dau. of Sir David Brewster) K. 11; D.L.C.,-F.R.S.
Judge Thomas Gordon Family
Edward II, King of England; m. Princess Isabel of France (a descendant of Edward) King of England; Henry III, King of England John, King of England, Henry II King of Eng- land; Maud, Empress of Germany; Henry I, King of England; and William The Conqueror Of England; Edward III, King of England, m. Lady Philippa of H Hainault. Prince John. K. G. Duke of Lancaster; m. Catherine; Swinford. John De Beau- ford. K. G .; Marquis of Dorset; m. Lady Margret De Holland. Jane; Queen Dowager of Scotland; m. Sir James Stewart, The
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GORDON CASTLE
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Black Knight of Lorn. John Stewart; Earl of Athol, m. Lady Elanor Sinclair; Lady Jean Stewart; m. Robert Gordon, of Pit- burg. Sir George Gordon; of Pitburg. Judge Thomas Gordon; of Pitlochi; 1652-1722; in 1684 moved to Perth-Amboy, N. J. to "gain liberty of conscience and quietness of life"; became one of H.M. Council for the Province of East Jersey (of which his uncle Sir Robert, was one of the Proprietors).
Prominent British Gordons Past Generations
Sir Adam De Gordon; (d. 1333) ; Lord of Gordon; Matisman and warrior son of Adam De Gordon in Berwickshire. His great-grand-father, Adam De Gordon was son of an Anglo- Norman nobleman who came to Scotland in the time of David I and settled on a tract of land called Gorden, within sight of the British border. Edward I spent the year of 1303 in Scot- land; returning to England, carried with him sons of nobles as hostages and Gordon followed him to England as deputy to arrange for pacification of the Country.
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