My Gordon Brick Wall

Gordons feature a lot in my ancestry.

They originate from Donegal and Tyrone Ireland - well as far back as I can get.

 I think they were all from the one family in the early 19th Century. Both parishes are close together.

His daughter, my great great grandmother Betty Gordon was born about 1800. She married John McAskie about 1820. They lived at Whitehouse and raised their family there .She died on 16 August 1887, 18 years after her husband

Betty's bible has survived. In it she has written up the death of Peter Gordon, of Springhill, 21/11/1879, aged 65 so born about 1813. Not very surprisingly Springhill is in the parish of Clonleigh Co Donegal.

There is only one marriage record with the name Gordon at Ardstraw Presbyterian Church in 1845.
Rebecca Gordon married William Henderson blacksmith of Churchtown, Ardstraw . Rebecca father was Peter and they lived in the townland of Tievenny. William's father's name was also William and his occupation was carpentry

Betty Gordon's son, Rev James (1823-1897) married Mary Jane Gordon abt 1858 in Ireland/Philadelphia? Was she Irish - did she go with him to Philadelphia?  However he brought her home to Whitehouse when she was dying and she was buried in 1864 in Scarvagherin Graveyard

Betty Gordon's daughter Margaret (1826-1889) married William Gordon (1825-1887) Braade Clonleigh Co Donegal in 1864 - emigrated to Wapella Saskatewan

Betty Gordon's daughter Phoebe married John Gordon on  2 November 1858 in Drumlegagh Church - another Donegal  Gordon  - from
Golan  Kilmacrenan  whose father was William - they had 5 sons Moses, Joseph, William, David. & Andrew.  Moses had 2 sons Douglas & John, both Sea Captains.

Ulster Covenant Signatures 1912 An Ethel Gordon of Philadelphia USA signed along with Minnie McAskie Smith and other Derrygoon and Magheralough ladies