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Subject: [RHEA-L] Peter Gordon and Elizabeth Rhea
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 23:08:46 EST

I found this on Ancestry.com

Peter Gordon, of Trenton, merchant, was appointed by Governor Richard Howell
to be guardian of one William Voorheis, an infant of fourteen years and
upwards, son of Daniel Voorheis, late of Middlesex county, deceased. Elijah
H. Gordon, also a merchant of Trenton, went on his bond, which was filed at
Burlington, February 9, 1795, and is recorded in Liber 36 of Wills, Secretary
of State's Office, page 170.

Peter Gordon married Elizabeth Rhea. The will of this Peter Gordon, who was
of Crosswicks, is dated August 20, 1723, and was proved November 1, 1725. He
leaves his entire estate to his wife Elizabeth as long as she remains his
widow, with remainder to his five children. whose names are not mentioned. As
he named no executor, his widow petitioned, Nov. -, 1725, to be made
administratrix, and her petition was granted. She speaks of him as of
Freehold. His estate was inventoried and appraised at œ105. 9. 3.--N. J.
Archives, XXI., 190, 192. Who were his parents? Who were his children?

Peter Gordon was one of the witnesses to the will of Stephen Cornelious, of
Penn's Neck, Salem county, dated April 4, 1726.--Ib., XXI., 110.

Peter Gordon was one of the witnesses to the will of Samuel Reidford, of
Freehold, dated Feb. 18, 1709-10.--Ib., XXI., 380.

Peter Gordon was a Captain in the First Regiment, Hunterdon; Captain, Colonel
Forman's Battalion. Heard's Brigade, June 14, 1776; Brigade-Major of same,
July 25, 1776.

In the First Presbyterian Churchyard, at Trenton, is the tombstone of Mrs.
Susanna Gordon, consort of Major Peter Gordon, died July 18, 1823. No age is
given. Adjacent is the tombstone of John Gordon, with no date recorded.

The Emporium and True American, published at Trenton, March 7, 1835, contains
this obituary notice: "At Geneva, New York, on the 8th ult., in the 88th year
of his age, Deacon Peter Gordon, father of Mr. Elijah Gordon."

Peter Gordon, of Middlesex county, set up a lottery, in 1758, for the sale of
a tract of 497 acres of land in that county.--N. J. Archives, XX., 309 et
seqq. The Legislature, in September, 1762, passed an act to render void such
lottery, and to relieve the managers from responsibility.--Ib., XVII., 247 et
seqq. The act was deemed of sufficient importance to be brought before the
Lords of Trade, who advised the King to disallow the act, as being a private
matter, in which the Legislature had no concern. The act was accordingly
disallowed.--N. J. Archives, IX., 443, 446, 458, 487.




Patricia L. Hall

Researching: Stitt, Rhea, Craig, Lollar, Eidson, Hall, Hines, Clanton,
Wilson, Warren, Shannon, Nort

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