Person:John Gordon (32)

John Gordon(1776-1841) The Gordon Family Cemetery is a beautifully kept private cemetery on River Road as you drive towards Standing Stone, just before you cross the creek. Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, Pennsylvania 1770 - 1800 by Clement F. Heverly

John Gordon was a son of James Gordon, who was a brother of Samuel, a Wyalusing pioneer. James came to the county soon after his brother, settling at Frenchtown where he remained and kept a ferry until after the arrival of the French. John married Mary, daughter of Henry Birney, and located near his father-in-law in Standing Stone. Here he spent his days clearing and improving his land and conducting a distillery and died August 31, 1841, aged 65 Yers. His wife died August 29, 1819, aged 35 years. He lived near the river and kept the ferry. He was also Justice of the Peace. James Gordon the father of John, was a brother of Samuel Gordon, of Wyalusing, the well known surveyor of the Susquehanna Company. James lived, while unmarried, for a time, in Philadelphia, then moved to Asylum, where he lived until the French came.

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