Gordon Family Tree

The Gordon family of Hunterdon County is connected back to Thomas Gordon of Scotland (1652-1722) who emigrated as one of the early proprietors to Perth Amboy, with his second wife Jannette Mudie. Of her six children, son Thomas acquired land in Amwell Township in 1722, and will be treated here as the first generation.

First Generation:

(1) Thomas Gordon Sr. (c.1697 – 1784) & Margaret Oliphant (1709 – 1784)

Second Generation:

|¬†¬†¬†¬† (2) Epenetus Gordon (c.1735 – 1821) & Hezekiah Stout (1722 – 1814)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† (2) Jane Gordon (c.1738 – 1802) & Charles Clifford (1730 ‚Äì 1815, not HC)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† (2) Franklin Gordon (c.1740 – 1793) & Ann Rake (c.1750 – )
|¬†¬†¬†¬† (2) Agesilaus Gordon (1745 – 1815) & Mary Opdycke (1747 ‚Äì after 1830)

Third Generation:

|¬†¬†¬†¬† (2) Jane Gordon & Charles Clifford
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (3) James Clifford (c.1760 – ) & Prudence White (1761 – 1803)

|¬†¬†¬†¬† (2) Franklin Gordon & Ann Rake
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (3) Othniel Gordon (1774 – 1826) & Mary Heath (1777 – 1851)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (3) Permelia Gordon (1776 – 1851) & Uriah Larew (1774 – 1814)¬† see Larew Tree
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (3) Thomas Gordon (1778 ‚Äì after 1840, not HC), never married
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (3) Mary Gordon (c.1780 – ?), may have died young
|¬† ¬† ¬†|¬†¬†¬†¬† (3) Franklin Gordon (c.1785 ‚Äì bef. 1817), probably unmarried
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (3) Philip Gordon (1788 ‚Äì 1857, left HC) & Elizabeth Harden (1782 – 1863)

|¬†¬†¬†¬† (2) Agesilaus Gordon & Mary Opdycke
|¬† ¬† ¬†|¬†¬†¬†¬† (3) Margaret Gordon (c.1768 – ?) & Joseph Larew (c.1755 – ?)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (3) Anne Gordon (c.1770 ‚Äì c.1807) & Godfrey Rockafellar (1769 – 1814)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (3) John Gordon (1786 – 1865) & Sarah Fulper (1795 – 1866)

Fourth Generation:

|¬†¬†¬†¬† (2) Franklin Gordon & Ann Rake
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (3) Othniel Gordon & Mary Heath
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) John H. Gordon (1797 – 1876) & Catherine Case (1797 – 1886)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) Charlotte Gordon (1801 – 1882) never married
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) Thomas Gordon (1799 – 1870) & Amy Hice (1800 – 1869)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) Permelia Gordon (1805 – 1888) & Benjamin Heath (1796 – 1879)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) Franklin Gordon (c.1806 – 1879) & Mary Dalrymple (c.1815 ‚Äì bef. 1880)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) Mary Gordon (1807 – 1882) & Jacob Fulper Buchanan (1804 – 1894)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) Ann Nancy Gordon (1810 – 1868) never married
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) William R. Gordon (c.1810 – ?) & Sarah Ann (c.1815 – ?)
|¬† ¬† ¬†|¬† ¬† ¬†|¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) Eliza Gordon (1812 – 1892) & John German (1819 – 1893)

|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬† (3) Philip Gordon & Elizabeth Harden
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) Andrew Gordon (c.1815 – ?) & Sarah Bonham (c.1838 – ?)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) Mary Gordon (1819 – ?) & John Karr
|¬† ¬† ¬†|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) Henry Gordon (c.1820 – ?)
|¬† ¬† ¬†|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) Sarah Gordon (1824 – 1911) & David Lair (1822 ‚Äì 1909, not HC)

|¬†¬†¬†¬† (2) Agesilaus Gordon & Mary Opdycke
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (3) Margaret Gordon & Joseph Larew – see the¬†Larew Tree
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) Jerusha Larew (1788 – 1870) & Peter Fulper (1785 – 1840)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬† ¬† ¬†|¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) Mary Polly Larew (c.1788 – ?) & John Smith (c.1782 – ?)

|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (3) Anne Gordon & Godfrey Rockafellar – see The Rockafellar Tree
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬† ¬† ¬†|¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) Samuel Rockafellar (c.1790 – ?)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬† ¬† ¬†|¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) Henry Rockafellar (c.1790 – ?)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) John Gordon Rockafellar (1799 ‚Äì 1852, not HC) & Patience Dilts (1797 – 1882)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† | ¬†¬†¬†(4) Mary Polly Rockafellar (c.1803 – ?)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† | ¬†¬†¬†(4) Agesilaus Rockafellar (1805 ‚Äì 1892, not HC) & Parmelia Young (c.1812 ‚Äì c.1837)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) Ann Nancy Rockafellar (1807 – 1888) & Isaac N. Lawshe (1803 – 1865)

|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (3) John Gordon & Sarah Fulper
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) Lucinda Gordon (1817 – 1897) & John W. Reading (1812 – 1898)¬† see The Reading Tree

Fifth & Sixth Generations:

|¬†¬†¬†¬† (2) Franklin Gordon & Ann Rake
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (3) Othniel Athniel Gordon & Mary Heath
|¬†¬†¬†¬† | ¬†¬†¬†|¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) John H. Gordon & Catherine Case
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬† (5) Letitia R. Gordon (1830 ‚Äì c.1906) & James P. Dilts (1826 – 1919)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† | ¬†¬†¬†|¬† ¬† ¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (6) John Dilts (c.1855 ‚Äì bef. 1860)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (5) Sarah Gordon (1833 ‚Äì after 1900)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (5) Mary A. Gordon (1839 – 1908) & Hon. Joseph Williamson (1839 – 1900)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (6) Franklin Pierce Williamson (1865 – 1946) & Ida May Fisher (1864 – 1955)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (6) Kate G. Williamson (1868 ‚Äì after 1920, not HC) & Gerald E. King
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬† ¬† ¬†(6) Matthias Williamson (1870 ‚Äì after 1930) & Martha B. __ (1872 ‚Äì after 1930)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (6) John H. Williamson (1870 – 1947) & Laura V. (1886 – 1955)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (6) Fred B. Williamson (1879 – ?)

|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) Thomas Gordon & Amy Hice
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬† ¬† ¬†|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (5) John Gordon (c. 1829 – 1843)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (5) Othniel Gordon (c. 1832 – 1921) & Isabella R.
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (5) Harriet Gordon (c.1838 – ?)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬† ¬† ¬†|¬† ¬† ¬†(5) William R. Gordon (c.1840 – ?)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬† ¬† ¬†|¬†¬†¬†¬† (5) George A. Gordon (c.1842 – ?) & Margaret Hoffman
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬† ¬† ¬†(5) Sylvanus Gordon (1856 ‚Äì after 1920) & Martha Jane Servis
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (6) Amy Gordon (1889 – ?) & Martin Bellis Search

|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (4) Franklin Gordon & Mary Dalrymple
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬† ¬† ¬†|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (5) John Gordon (1835 – 1912) & Hannah Hann (1838 – 1920)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (6) Mary E. Gordon (1858 – 1936) & Adelbert Hortman
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬† ¬† ¬†|¬†¬†¬†¬† (6) Charlotte Gordon (1860 ‚Äì 1925) & George Pickle Queen (1857-1943)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬† ¬† ¬†|¬†¬†¬†¬† (6) Laura B. Gordon (1862 – 1920), never married
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬† ¬† ¬†|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (6) Ellen Gordon (1866 – 1947)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬† ¬† ¬†|¬†¬†¬†¬† (6) Franklin B. Gordon (1869 – )
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬† ¬† ¬†|¬†¬†¬†¬† (6) Jennie B. Gordon (1871 – 1913) & __ Vail
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (5) Hannah Gordon (1840 – 1903) & Charles Johnson (1838 – 1907)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (5) James P. Gordon (1843 – 1912) & Martha E. Williamson (1852 – 1924)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (5) Othniel Gordon (1847 ‚Äì after 1920) & Martha Curtis (1853 ‚Äì after 1920)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬† ¬† ¬†|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (5) Henry Gordon (c.1850 – ?)
|¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† |¬†¬†¬†¬† (5) Francis Gordon (c.1850 – ?)

A Loose End: Franklin Gordon (c.1810-aft. 1860) and wife Gertrude (Girty) Hyde (1811-aft. 1860). They married in 1829. Their first child Caroline was born 1830 in NJ. Their second child Philip was born in Pennsylvania. The rest of their 7 children were born in Illinois. All this (except the marriage date) from the 1860 census. Franklin is the right age to be the son of Othniel and Mary Heath Gordon, but I‚Äôve already attributed a Franklin to those parents. He died in Delaware Township in 1879.

7 Comments

Cheryl Rounsaville
March 9, 2019 @ 11:31 am

Thank you for this information on the Gordon family Marfy. It was very helpful. I would like to make a correction though, you have indicated that (6) Charlotta Gordon, daughter of (5) John Gordon and Mary Dalrymple was never married. She is my 2nd g-grandmother and actually did marry and have nine children. Her name was Charlotte not Charlotta and her husband was George Pickle Queen (1857‚Äì1943). Her children were Nellie Gordon Queen (1881‚Äì1960), Laura B. Queen (1883-1963), Anna Rebecca Queen (1885-1963), Georgina Queen (1889-1965), Allan George Queen (1891-1962; my g-grandfather), Jennie Gordon Queen (1892-1964), Frank Gordon Queen (1897-1963), Hannah Marie Queen (1899-1973), and Charlotte Nina Queen (1903-1980). I‚Äôm happy to provide information on the spouses of Charlotte‚Äôs children if you would like.
Best,
Cheryl Rounsaville

- Marfy Goodspeed
  March 9, 2019 @ 4:29 pm
  
  Thank you, Cheryl. This is great information. I had Charlotte twice in my database, and now I can merge them into one person.
  
- Marfy Goodspeed
  March 9, 2019 @ 4:35 pm
  
  However, there are records for a Charlotte Gordon who died single and left a will. When I get a chance I will try to sort through it all.
  
Cheryl Rounsaville
March 14, 2019 @ 3:50 pm

Thanks Marfy. Let me know if I can help. I forgot to mention that I am the 3rd cousin of Brian Rounsavill who contributed to your article on the Rounsavell family tree although we spell our surname differently.

Sharon Hoerner
February 6, 2021 @ 4:55 pm

Second Generation:

| (2) Epenetus Gordon (c.1735 ‚Äì 1821) & Hezekiah Stout (1722 ‚Äì 1814)

Epenetus Gordon was married to 1st husband

Johannes “John” Sortore
Birth 1720-1730 ‚Ä¢ Germany
Death 11 SEPT 1769 ‚Ä¢ Rocky Hill, Somerset County, New Jersey

They had the following children:
Margaret Sortore 1754-1856
Pvt Jacob Sortore 1756-1819
Major Thomas Gordon Sortore 1758-1833
George Sortore 1761-1763
John Sortore 1765-1843
Epenetus 1768-?

Hezekiah Stout was her 2nd husband and they had no children.
Epenetus was my 5th Great Grandmother

Julila Dale
April 4, 2021 @ 10:58 pm

Does anyone have information on Margaret Sortore, daughter of Epenetus Gordon, that includes her children and descendants with sources? Thanks for any help on this line.

Jula
July 19, 2021 @ 10:50 pm

Hello Sharon,
Do you have any information on Margaret Sortore 1754-1856? Was her husband John Hepburn (Hebern, Hebron, etc.)? Did she have a daughter Ann or Nancy?