Brief Life History of Ann
When Ann Gordon was born on 29 March 1743, in Middlesex, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, Colonel James Gordon IV, was 29 and her mother, Millicent Conway, was 17. She married Richard Chichester on 7 June 1759, in Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died on 20 April 1766, in Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America, at the age of 23.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Anne Gordon, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Anne Gordon in entry for Richard Chichester, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
Spouse and Children
1736–1796 Male
1743–1766 Female
Children (2)
1762–1762 Female
1765–1790 Female
Parents and Siblings
1714–1768 Male
1727–1747 Female
Siblings (4)
1743–1766 Female
1745–1745 Male
1746–1747 Female
1747–1747 Female
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Gordon in Berwickshire, named with Welsh gor ‘spacious’ + din ‘fort’.
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Gourdon in Saône-et-Loire, so called from the Gallo-Roman personal name Gordus + the locative suffix -o, -ōnis.
English (of Norman origin): alternatively, said to be a nickname from a diminutive of Old French gourd ‘heavy, dull, sluggish’ (compare 8 below).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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