James Harper Gordon

1808 - 1889  (80 years)

• Name	James Harper Gordon
  Birth	8 Jul 1808
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Jul 1889
  Burial	Moore County, NC at Harris Cemetery #45   [1]
  Notes	1845, Oct 28 -- 1844-1847 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 230 Ordered that Doctor McClenehan be appointed overseer of the new road from George Hunsuckers by the Gold Mine to Cabbin Creek and have the following hands to work: R. K. Smith, Clarkson Coffin, Doctr. S. McClenehan's hands, James Williams, James Gordin, Noah Brewer, William Bridges, Amos Bridges, John Cagle's hand and Williams Hardeton. 1850 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 231-B James Gordon 41 M, Miner, Born in NC Ann Gordon 41 F, Born in NC William Gordon 18 M, Laborer, Born in NC Rowan Gordon 16 F, Born in NC James Gordon 13 M, Born in NC George Gordon 10 M, Born in NC Thomas Gordon 7 M, Born in NC Robert Gordon 2 M, Born in NC John Gordon 3/12 M, Born in NC 1860 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 218-B 1870 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 595-B James H. Gordon 62 M, Miner, $100 Personal Property, Born in NC Lone Gordon 42 F, Born in NC Litha Gordon 6 F, Born in NC Jesse Gordon 4 M, Born in NC Henry Gordon 1 M, Born in NC Anna Brown 32 F, Born in NC
  Person ID	I09366	Moore County Wallaces
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2022

  
  

  DNA Tests	6 DNA tests are associated with James Harper Gordon
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	atDNA	Martha Murray
  	atDNA	Deborah Allred
  	atDNA	Jacquelyn Williams
  	atDNA	Kim Gordon
  	atDNA	Hal Brown Gordon, Jr.
  	Y-DNA-700	Hal Brown Gordon, Jr.	I-A1979	Most distant ancestor: James Harper Gordon,   b. 8 Jul 1808   d. 5 Jul 1889

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy Ann Twisdale,   b. 1809   d. 1862 (Age 53 years)  [2]
  Marriage	22 Dec 1830	Granville County, NC
  Children	+   1. William A. Gordon,   b. 17 Sep 1831 ▻ Martha A. Sheffield  (Age 67 years) +   2. Rowan F. Gordon,   b. 3 Jun 1834   d. 12 Dec 1912 (Age 78 years) ▻ Alfred Smith  (Age 77 years)     3. James Madison Gordon,   b. 14 Feb 1837   d. 25 Oct 1864, Union Prison, Elmira, NY (Age 27 years)     4. George H. Gordon,   b. 23 Oct 1839   d. 30 Sep 1855 (Age 15 years)     5. Thomas H. Gordon,   b. 19 Jul 1843 +   6. Robert S. Gordon,   b. 3 Jul 1847   d. 2 Nov 1911 (Age 64 years) ▻ Wincy Jane McNeill  (Age 41 years) +   7. John Currie Gordon,   b. 8 Mar 1850   d. 25 Dec 1903 (Age 53 years) ▻ Lydia M. Brown  (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F10143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Maloney Brown,   b. 24 Jun 1828   d. 15 Jul 1893 (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1862	Moore County, NC
  Children	1. Joseph S. Gordon,   b. 10 Aug 1862   d. 21 Nov 1888 (Age 26 years) +   2. Talitha Gordon,   b. 12 Nov 1863   d. 9 Sep 1950 (Age 86 years)     3. Jesse Gordon,   b. 1866 ▻ Nancy Catherine Cole  m. 10 Jan 1900 +   4. Henry Leslie Gordon,   b. 12 May 1868   d. 10 Feb 1921, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC (Age 52 years) ▻ Nannie Warner  m. 1 Jan 1891
  Family ID	F3736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2015

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 22 Dec 1830 - Granville County, NC Marriage - 21 Dec 1862 - Moore County, NC Burial - - Moore County, NC at Harris Cemetery #45  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  James H. Gordon

  
  

  Histories

  1851 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 8 Area includes portions of Deep River, Bear, Grassy, Wolf, Williams, Cabin, Cotton and Little Creeks. Courtesy of the NC Archives.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1119] Anthony E. Parker, A Guide to Moore County Cemeteries, (1976, Moore County Historical Association, Southern Pines, NC). [S1112] James Vann Comer, Moore County Bible Project, Volume III, (1995, Moore County Genealogical Society, PO Box 1183, Pinehurst NC 28370).