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| Name: | Rob Harklau |
| E-mail address: | rharklau@roadrunner.com |
| Comments: |
Great web site. Thanks for all the family information and for treating my family like your own kin during their County Tyrone visit in 2007. Good luck with the DNA project. It looks very interesting. Keep me posted with any new information on the Tyrone Monteiths. Best Wishes, Rob Harklau, Newark, Ohio USA |
| Country: | USA |
| Name: | James A Gordon |
| E-mail address: | jamesgordon@xtra.co.nz |
| Comments: | I read your "Our Gordon Family History" a few weeks ago and the very last line page 2 seemed familiar and I looked up some of my Gordon family history.My Great Grandfather left Drumquin for Australia in 1864 from Plymouth on the Ship Hornet departing 24th October 1864 arriving in Sydney 25th Jan 1865.I have a copy of a letter from his sister dated 25th MAY 1891 refering to the death of their mother.
My Great Grandfather was Thomas Gordon,his father was Andrew Gordon and his mother was Anne (nee Smyth).I believe Thomas had a brother John James. regards, James Gordon.(Jim) |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Name: | Anne Gordon |
| E-mail address: | annecg@gmail.com |
| Comments: | Hi George - what a great web site! The search for my great great great grandfather's parents and family has become a slog with little in the way of results, but your research results have spurred me on to keep at it. I'm looking forward to finding out exactly where our families intersect.
All the best, Anne |
| Country: | Australia |
| Name: | Renato Gordon |
| E-mail address: | renato_gordon@yahoo.co.uk |
| Comments: | I am very encouraged by the amount of information George has been able to give me. It is amazing that we have been able to trace our family back via South Africa to Ulster in the 1600s. |
| Country: | England |
| Name: | Mary Lillis |
| E-mail address: | mlillis@westnet.com.au |
| Comments: | Hi George,
The web page is excellent - congratulations. I look forward to meeting you in May and seeing where my grand father Robert Gordon was born. |
| Country: | Australia |
| Name: | Margaret Gordon Davies |
| E-mail address: | gordav_92009@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | George,
I'm glad to have this chance to converse with you via email. I will be posting my own family history on the Gordon DNA site when I get home in two weeks. Keep in touch. I believe we are related sometime in the early 1700s. Time will tell. Best regards. Margaret Gordon Davies |
| Country: | USA via Canada |
| Name: | Carolyn Gordon |
| E-mail address: | nuclear_d@msn.com |
| Comments: | Hello George,
I like the new website and very informative too! I am trying to get some records from Dublin so I will let you know how I make out on the information. Thanks for keeping in touch with all the distant Gordons. |
| Country: | USA |
| Name: | Heather Hunter |
| E-mail address: | info@mccaskie.org.uk |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.mccaskie.org.uk/ |
| Comments: | Congratulations on your new version website George. |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Name: | Cheryl Crawford |
| E-mail address: | cheryl51@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Your web is so interesting and helping so many people you are great super hero |
| Country: | Northern Ireland |
| Name: | Laura |
| E-mail address: | lauramasontchr@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I met George when my mother and brother and I went to Newtonstewart to travel along some of the same paths as our distant ancestors. It was a delightfully fun and educational day! |
| Country: | USA |
| Name: | Sue Schiller |
| E-mail address: | westieschiller@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Hi George,
This looks super. Must have been lots of work. Maybe some day I'll get my Gordons together. Look forward to seeing you again. |
| Country: | USA |
| Name: | Heather Gordon |
| E-mail address: | hlg04@alum.dartmouth.org |
| Comments: | Hi George,
Thank you again for reaching out to the Gordons who settled in Philadelphia. I look forward to gathering more information on the family to pass along to you. Hope we can connect next week while I am in Ireland!! |
| Country: | USA |
| Name: | Rob Harklau |
| E-mail address: | rharklau@roadrunner.com |
| Comments: | July 2007
Hi George, Interesting website. Thanks for your continued efforts in helping me track down my County Tyrone ancestors. All the best to you and your family. Kind Regards, Rob Harklau Newark, Ohio USA |
| Country: | USA |
| Name: | Karen Ely |
| E-mail address: | karenely@malleenet.net.au |
| Comments: | Congratulations George, a great website. Although I am still can't quite make the connection between my Moffatts to yours. Catherine Johnston (nee Moffatt) father William Moffatt, farmer mother Sarah Moffatt (nee Nethery) Catherine born Drumquin c. 1824 m 1837 Ireland to John Johnston b. Co. Tyrone c. 1819. I believe they may have had children in Ireland who died in infancy. They also emigrated to Scotland, eldest surviving child William born 1840 Paisley Scotland. Other children born Scotland, Catherine c. 1844, John c. 1845, Robert c 1850, Mary Ann (g,grandmother)27/09/1851, Margery c. 1852, & Andrew 1854 at sea en route to Victoria, Australia, where they arrived either at the end of 1854 or beginning of 1855.
I believe Catherine Moffatt had sisters Elizabeth,m.John Beattie in Dooish Co. Tyrone in 1832. They emmigrated to Victoria, Australia in 1848 on ship "Nelson" with sons, William, Andrew, George & John also with them was a neice Margaret daughter of Mary Hawkes (nee Moffatt) In 1866 a cousin? Rebecca Catherine Nethery aged 4 came to Australia, her mother Ann (nee Nethery)married Alexander Nethery. Ann did giving birth to her 5th child & Alezander did 3 months later. The 4 boys (2 older than Rebecca & 2 younger) were taken in by relatives while Rebecca came to my Great-great grandparents Catherine & John Johnstone at Lancefield, Victoria, Australia. Rebecca married John Beattie son of John Beattie & Elizabeth (nee Moffatt). It is believed that John & Elizabeth sponsored a lot of relatives who came to the at a place called Aikins Gap. I think this is how my Great-Great Grandparents came to Australia as they arrived on the ship "Mermaid" as unassisted passengers meaning someone had paid for them. If anyone looking at George's wonderful site has any further information please don't hesitate to write to me. |
| Country: | Australia |
| Name: | Noeleen Battley |
| E-mail address: | admin@absolutepestcontrol.com.au |
| Comments: | Nice Site
I am looking for Beattie, Nethery, Moffat, Colquhoun's from county Tyrone my side came out to Australia |
| Country: | australia |
| Name: | Joyce Kirkby |
| E-mail address: | joycekirkby@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | My grandfather came from county Tyrone he moved to Canda in about 1918 with his brother Bert and freinds William Hamilton and William Scott. His mothers name was Margaret he was Adam Graham Gordon. My daughter and I are travelling to Belfast early Feb and would like to meet with other family members from the Omagh area |
| Country: | Canada |
| Name: | madeline |
| E-mail address: | marrie@connected.bc.ca |
| Comments: | George, I think we are related. I was born in Omagh-Killyclogher to be exact and one of six children. My father was Hamilton Gordon and I think your father and mine were brothers. I am interested in the family genealogy so would like to contact you via e-mail. |
| Country: | Canada |
| Name: | Kathy Kalina |
| E-mail address: | kkalina@shaw.ca |
| Comments: | George, email me, I lost your email address when my computer crashed!!!!!!
Kathy |
| Name: | Linda Frew Zinger |
| E-mail address: | linzinger@aol.com |
| Comments: | My husband Bill is a greatgreatgrandson of William Gordon who immigrated to Philadelphia through Londonderry Ireland on the ship Fanny July 12, 1852. William Gordon married Susan Mclean, most likely in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before August 1859 when their first child was born.
Now that you and I have found each other on the net, I will seriously begin to collect data on this family and leave my family of Irish Frew's who settled in Lancaster County, Pa. alone for awhile. However, if any of the present Irish Gordon's know any Frew family members in Northern Ireland, please give them my address. My Shaw Frew, along with his wife Eleanor Butler, two children David and James, and his sister Elizabeth immigrated from Ireland through the city of Liverpool to Philadelphia September 3, 1832 on the Ship Montgomery. It was a pleasure to talk with you George the other day. Bill and I look forward to meeting you in Ireland on one of our trips in the coming years. I have thoroughly enjoyed your website. |
| Country: | USA |
| Name: | Heather |
| E-mail address: | feedback@mccaskie.org.uk |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.mccaskie.org.uk |
| Comments: | Cannot get your email to work George - can you email me please? |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Name: | Jane |
| E-mail address: | jtliebzeit@shaw.ca |
| Comments: | You've put a lot of work into this site, George, I am suitably impressed.
As mentioned to you preveiously, I am interested in finding information on a Margaret Monteith, born "abt 1795", and likely around the area of Stranorlar, County Donegal, or even in the adjacent area of Tyrone. Have no other information on her, except that she married a Thomas Ponsonby, younger brother to my 3 x g'grandfather, John Ponsonby (1784-1864). Thomas and Margaret (Monteith) Ponsonby had (known) sons James Ponsonby(1816), Thomas Ponsonby (1819), William Ponsonby (1825), John Ponsonby (1827), and George Ponsonby (1838). Margaret Monteith who married Thomas Ponsonby may (or may not)have been Roman Catholic, as Thomas was; hope she may eventually fit in with the Monteiths you are researching. Jane |
| Country: | Canada |
| Name: | Craig Fulton |
| E-mail address: | CRF8@aol.com |
| Comments: | hello,
we have already emailed...just wanted to get on the guestbook as well. I am searching for FULTON from County Tyrone !! I think we have a link somewhere. |
| Country: | USA |
| Name: | Judy Chartrand |
| E-mail address: | judychartrand@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | Hi George:
Love the website! I hope we can connect your Gordons with my Margaret Gordon/John Glass. Looking forward to my trip to Ireland and the expansion of my family tree. Once we get the Ireland connection worked out, then I can move on to the Australian one. See you soon. Judy Chartrand |
| Country: | Canada |
| Name: | George Gordon |
| E-mail address: | g.gordon@talktalk.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://gordonhistory.50webs.com |
| Comments: | Rewritten the web pages on a new format. Intend to add further information at a later date |
| Country: | Northern Ireland |
| Name: | Cathy Bekian |
| E-mail address: | cbekian1@comcast.net |
| Comments: | Looks like I'm the only one looking for a Moffat connection - sure hope you're right and that we'll find a connection although I'm a little discouraged because your George could not be the father of my George - he would have been only one year old when my ancestor was born!
Keep up the good work! |
| Country: | United States |
| Name: | Heather Hunter |
| E-mail address: | feedback@mccaskie.org.uk |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.mccaskie.org.uk/ |
| Comments: | Could not access your website this evening George - still trying to get closer links between my Gordons of Ardstraw and your Gordons |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Name: | Hilda Deery |
| E-mail address: | hildadeery@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Hilda Deery and family are absolutely delighted with this website. Great work! We are connected through the McClure family of Gortin approximately 1884. The photographs are a good idea. Looking forward to the future, alot more work to do!
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| Country: | Northern Ireland |
| Name: | Ross Gordon |
| E-mail address: | vayle@ns.sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | Hi, very nice site. Im a rookie at searching my roots but I got as far as Edward Gordon, born about 1812 in Ireland. He wound up in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia where he raised a family.Maybe some day your search may turn up info that would interest me. Thanks. |
| Country: | Canada |
| Name: | Ross Gordon |
| E-mail address: | vayle@ns.sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | Hi, very nice site. Im a rookie at searching my roots but I got as far as Edward Gordon, born about 1812 in Ireland. He wound up in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia where he raised a family.Maybe some day your search may turn up info that would interest me. Thanks. |
| Country: | Canada |
| Name: | Sylvia Kendrick |
| E-mail address: | s.kendrick01@blueyonder.co.uk |
| Comments: | Great stuff! I wish I was so clued up on the computer. Although I have a fh programme an awful lot of my research is still in A4 folders and filing cabinets.
Thank you for your suggestion about looking at the 1912 signatures opposing Home Rule. There is a Robert Gordon listed in the Bailieborough area where my family was - you never know! If I find his marriage cert. in USA I will have a signature to compare. |
| Country: | England |
| Name: | Patty |
| E-mail address: | pattyc1022@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I just looked at your web site and wanted to congratulate you on a splendid job.
I am trying to research my paternal roots. I have not been successful to date, but I am still hanging in there. I am told my greatgrandparents came from Scotland. I do not know their names. All I know is that they ended up in Montana. I am dreaming too of having a site like this someday. Yours have been very informative. I really enjoyed going through it. I feel inspired. |
| Country: | USA |
| Name: | Rylan and Amy Cheney |
| E-mail address: | ryamchen@gpcom.net |
| Comments: | WE are looking forward to learning about the Gordon family! |
| Country: | USA |
| Name: | Bill Gordon |
| E-mail address: | william.gordon2@comcast.net |
| Comments: | Thanks for the site, George. I'm looking for Gordon ancestors with Christian names of James and Hugh. My g-g-g grandfather Hugh Gordon was born in South Carolina in 1788. His son James, my g-g-grandfather, was born in 1817 in Alabama. I'm trying to find a James Gordon who would be the father of Hugh somewhere in colonial America before 1788. |
| Country: | US |
| Name: | Elizabeth Gibson |
| E-mail address: | lizzieann16@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | What a wonderful site. Great pictures. They help me visualize my greatgrandparent's homeland. |
| Country: | Canada |
| Name: | Joan Gordon Owen |
| E-mail address: | jogeo@snowcrest.net |
| Comments: | It is great to find a GORDON homepage as I have been looking for my Great Grandfathers parents.GG-Frank A. Gordon,b:1-21-1850? in ?. Wife, Alice M. Green,b:Abt 1860 Married 11-30-1876,Renville, Minn.Children:Charles Eli,Willis Clay (My grandfather),Benjamin Phillip, Mary & Martha (twins),Grace Edith & George Robert. Please if anyone can help, I would love to hear from you. Thank You
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| Country: | United States |
| Name: | James C. Gordon |
| E-mail address: | james.gordon1@comcast.net |
| Comments: | I don't know if we are very distantly related or not, but my great-great-grandfather was James Benton Gordon of Co. Donegal, Ireland He was born in 1796, and he had two brothers, William E. Gordon and David Gordon. Wm. E. Gordon was born in Co. Donegal in 1802. I don't know the birth year for David Gordon.
The three Gordon brothers came to America probably 1815-1820. J. B. and Wm. E. both settled finally in Morgan Co., IL. Wm. E. was separated from them and was thought to live "down South." Can you help identify their unknown parents? Their mother was probably a Benton since that name seems to be common for at least two follow-on generations of both J. B. and Wm. E. Gordon. I'm hoping someone can help me identify their parents and siblings. James C. Gordon 5610 South Elm Street Hinsdale, IL 60521 |
| Country: | United States |
| Name: | Heather Hunter |
| E-mail address: | heather@mccaskie.org,.uk |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.mccaskie.org.uk |
| Comments: | Website goes from strength to strength George - well done
Nice to see that Arlene in Canada who signed the book in April has now found her Irish Gordon connections - to me definitely - my great aunt Margaret McAskie married William Gordon - her great grandparents I am sure when we get the link we will both be related to you as well Heather |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Name: | George Gordon |
| E-mail address: | g.gordon@talktalk.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.gordonresearch.talktalk.net |
| Comments: | Making a few changes to web site. |
| Country: | Northern Ireland |
| Name: | Elaine Gordon Bugbee |
| E-mail address: | EBugbee@aol.com |
| Comments: | My great grandfather was a John Gordon, supposedly born in Canada, married a Elizabeth ?. Only child I know of was my great grandfather, Joseph Henry Gordon, born Canada East in October, 1837, who came to Mass. through Vermont. He settled in Worcester, Mass. I know of no possible siblings nor anything about his mother and father except the name. I have reached a brick wall. |
| Country: | U.S. |
| Name: | Heather Hunter |
| E-mail address: | heather@mccaskie.org,.uk |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.mccaskie.org.uk |
| Comments: | Congratulations on a really informative, well laid out site George. As you know my McAskie Ardstraw great great grandmother was Betty Gordon (1800-1887)
Her children married back into the Gordon family - one confirmed as from Braade Co Donegal - see my http://www.mccaskie.org.uk/Gordon.htm Many future descendants had Gordon added as a second name. We will get the connection sometime I also have connections to Droit Church and Lower Badoney through my father's ancestry - these are the Hood, Stewart & Lyons families Keep up the good work Heather |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Name: | Wayne Franklin Gordon, Sr. |
| E-mail address: | JWG3921@aol.com |
| Comments: | I was looking for any kin.Sorry, but I don't think we are any kin. wayne |
| Name: | Olivia Gordon-Stewart |
| E-mail address: | stewart@accn.org |
| Comments: | A very nice book. I was just reading about your family. I believe my Gordon's came from Cork county, but, not sure. There are so many stories in the family. |
| Country: | USA |
| Name: | John Montgomery |
| E-mail address: | monty@acay.com.au |
| Comments: | Very good George. I Emailed you about my connection with the Gordons from Drumquin, and hope to hear from you soon.
I do live in N.S.W.in Belmont which is 20 kilometers south of Newcastle. Most of the Montgomerys whose ancestor was Elizabeth Gordon lived in the Bathurst area of N.S.W. Regards John Montgomery. |
| Country: | Australia |
| Name: | Mary Gordon Hay |
| E-mail address: | maryhay@tstar.net |
| Comments: | Thank you for the wonderful map. My Daughter just got back from the Belfast area and it will help tie her travels together. My Father was born in Va. and hae had fun trying to go back from Clement Gordon. My husband is a Hay and we are trying to get his family history also. Thanks again for a great site. Mary Gordon Hay. |
| Country: | USA |
| Name: | Bertha M Willis |
| E-mail address: | candylady2001@msn.com |
| Comments: | Hello What a fine lay out. I am here because my grandmother on my fathers side is a Gordon. Her name is Bertha P Gordon born: April 28 1881 where? died May 20 1914 North Hampton, Clark Co. Pike Twp, Ohio.
She married Arthur Smith December 2 1900. They had two living sons, Harold Clifford or Clifton and Lloyd Parker, he is my father. He was born July 5, 1904 or 1905 where? Diied April 232 1929 in Springfield,Ohio He married and had only twin girls. I am one of them. I can't find out any thing about my grandmother, it's like she never existed. If you can give any advice or help it would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Bertha |
| Country: | United States |
| Name: | Mark Gordon |
| E-mail address: | gordonsurvey@aol.com |
| Comments: | Well done, George! Your web-page is a valuable start to documenting the history of our wide-spread family (from a descendant of David and Matilda). |
| Country: | Australia |
| Name: | Bertha M Willis |
| E-mail address: | candylady2001@msn.com |
| Comments: | I'm sure there is a GORDON sight. My father's mother was Bertha P Gordon from around Clark Co. OH and I can't find out a thing about her. I am hoping some one can help me. Like you layout. Bertha |
| Country: | ALASKA |
| Name: | Kelly Warnock |
| E-mail address: | kelly_warnock@scotiacapital.com |
| Comments: | You've had so many compliments so far I don't want to offer another that will go straight to your head. But WOW! Amazing work. The web page looks great but it is all the work you've done gathering info and tracking people down that is truly incredible. THANK YOU! |
| Country: | Canada |
| Name: | Arlene J. Wilkinson/Gordon/Brinkhurst |
| E-mail address: | ggbrink@telusplanet.net |
| Comments: | Great Web site! Keep up the good work with the Gordons.
Hope we tie in someday.Arlene |
| Country: | Canada |
| Name: | Janette Daniel |
| E-mail address: | coohayem@yahoo.com.au |
| Comments: | Dear George
Congrats on the web page, it's great so far, looking forward to much more info. Regards Janette |
| Country: | Australia |
| Name: | Kathy Kalina |
| E-mail address: | kath_53@yahoo.ca |
| Comments: | Hi George, congratulations on finishing your web site!
Keep in touch! Kathy |
| Country: | Canada |
| Name: | George Gordon |
| E-mail address: | g.gordon@talktalk.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.gordonresearch.talktalk.net |
| Comments: | Hope to upload photos later. |
| Country: | Northern Ireland |
| Name: | George Gordon |
| E-mail address: | g.gordon@talktalk.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.gordonresearch.talktalk.net |
| Comments: | Welcome to my web site. |
| Country: | Northern Ireland |