Download or read book History of the Gordon Family as Descended from James Gordon of New York written by Eric James Guignard and published by E.J. Guignard. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Our Gordon Family written by Spencer Gordon and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A History Of The Gordons written by Kenn Gordon and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will take an academic look at those who are of the Gordon name and clan. There are already quite a few books about the Gordons but they either skip over the lineage or romanticise battles and positions held. There are defining traits within the Gordon DNA that much is true, however that does not always make us ‘good people’. We strive to be the absolute best, in our chosen fields. That could be taking the fore in battles or being the best musician, you can be. There are amazing acts of bravery that have been carried out by the Gordons along with substantial acts of cowardice. If that sounds like an oxymoron then you would be right, as we occupy both ends of the moral and social scales. The Gordons have fought for and against the Papacy. We fought on both sides of the Jacobite rebellion. We stood for and against England. The Gordons even as individuals have fought on both sides in World War 1 and 2. There were Gordons on either side of communism. We have been great scientists and doctors. I have one son who is a great Chef, and the other is a Quantum Physicist, whilst I am a Musician and Writer. So, we all do have a personal choice, but it is what and how you act upon us that will mark our places in the history of the Gordon name. I wrote this book in the year 2020 when the world was facing a global pandemic. Not only were our doctors and nurses fighting an invisible enemy (Covid 19) but worse was happening on the streets around the world. Racism seems to raise its ugly head when mankind is at its lowest ebb. ‘Black Lives Matter’ was a new movement. To an old problem. I feel that ‘ALL’ Lives matter. There are Gordons who are African, Indian, European, Australian, Asian, North American and South American. Those Gordons have every shade of skin colour that comes within the human range. We also follow every faith and no faith at all. If you go back far enough in any clan or race you will find some element of slavery. We Gordons have also been on both sides of that evil. We have been Slaves, Slave Owners and even Slave Traders. Slaves would normally keep their own first name but would also adopt the surname of the slave owner, hence not all Gordons are Celtic. Being involved in slavery is not a matter of pride to most Gordons, it is just a matter of historical fact. Tearing down statues or defacing buildings that bear the name of historical people, to me is pointless. It would be like tearing down the Auschwitz Museum. There was a holocaust and Auschwitz is testament to that horror and by it being there, it tells us not to forget. When people tried to tear down the statue of William Wallace saying that he was a racist. His statue is there because he fought for Scotland and its people. There were 12 presidents of the USA that owned slaves., Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Andrew Johnson, and Ulysses S Grant. You would have to tear down America and start building all over again, starting with Washington DC and the White House. We remember our history, the good along with the bad in order to learn from our mistakes. Consequently, in this book you will find all the great moments in the Gordon history since 66BC all the way up to 2020. You will also find the truth and the facts that point to unspeakable acts carried out sometimes in the name of the Gordon families, other times just out of coincidence to them bearing the name of Gordon. One such example would be the Highland clearances carried out by the Duke of Sutherland whose wife was Countess Elizabeth Gordon. He committed an act of ethnic cleansing in the north of Scotland. This is not something that gives me pride, it is though part of my history and if you are a Gordon then it is part of your history, especially if you can trace your roots back, to that period in America, Canada, Newfoundland and Australia. These were the predominant areas that the crofters from the north of Scotland were forced to flee too. Gordons fought on both sides of the American Civil War. The Gordons fought during the crusades, it is even said that it was a Gordon that was responsible for the death of Richard The Lionheart. This book is not a romanticised novel where facts are cherry picked. I have written this as a non-fiction, work and as a starting point for any genealogical work you wish to embark upon. I have taken information for many sources in order to complete this and I give thanks to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Wikipedia, Ancestry online, The Gordon Highlanders, UK Census, as well as reading many books on Scottish History and land ownership. Long and Short of this book is that it is written by a Gordon, for all, Gordons.

Download or read book Papers Relating to History and Genealogy of Gordon Family written by Edward Gordon and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Concise History of the Ancient and Illustrious House of Gordon written by C.A. Gordon and published by . This book was released on 1734 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Gordon Genealogy written by B. Frank Green and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book James Gordon and His Descendants written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The James Gordon Bennetts written by Don C. Seitz and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of the Long Island Historical Society 1863 1893 written by Long Island Historical Society. Library and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Ancestors and Descendants of James Montaney 1799 1857 of Oppenheim Fulton County New York written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Johannes de la Montagne (1595-1670) and Rachel de Forest (b. 1609?) were married in 1626. They immigrated to Manhattan in 1637 and settled in New Amsterdam. Descendants and relatives migrated into New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and elsewhere.

Download or read book Gordon Family Records written by Jesse Montgomery Seaver and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book A Nation of Descendants written by Francesca Morgan and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From family trees written in early American bibles to birther conspiracy theories, genealogy has always mattered in the United States, whether for taking stock of kin when organizing a family reunion or drawing on membership—by blood or other means—to claim rights to land, inheritances, and more. And since the advent of DNA kits that purportedly trace genealogical relations through genetics, millions of people have used them to learn about their medical histories, biological parentage, and ethnic background. A Nation of Descendants traces Americans' fascination with tracking family lineage through three centuries. Francesca Morgan examines how specific groups throughout history grappled with finding and recording their forebears, focusing on Anglo-American white, Mormon, African American, Jewish, and Native American people. Morgan also describes how individuals and researchers use genealogy for personal and scholarly purposes, and she explores how local businesspeople, companies like Ancestry.com, and Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s Finding Your Roots series powered the commercialization and commodification of genealogy.

Download or read book Gordon Family Tree and Related Branches written by Ina Lanore Gordon Pryor and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Gordon was born in about 1798 in County Galway, Ireland. He married Mary Forsyth in about 1828 in Edinburgh, New York. They had four children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado. Includes Cox, Farley, Imel, Marr, Wishart and related families.