Robert Gordon

1681 - Aft 1685  (> 4 years)

• Name	Robert Gordon
  Birth	Feb 1680/81	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Baptism	15 Feb 1680/81	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Witnesses: Robert Viscount of Arbuthnot, Sir Thomas Burnett of Leyes younger, Mr Robert Scott, Minister at Halyruid, James Riddell and Alexander Anderson, late Baillies
  Gender	Male
  Role	1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Free emigrant's child
  Departure	11 Jul 1684	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Shield of Stockton
  Arrival	29 Sep 1684	Patuxent River, Maryland, USA
  Death	Aft 16 Feb 1684/85	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Died young
  Person ID	I45948	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Gordon,   b. 1652, New Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 20 Apr 1722, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Helen Riddell,   b. 1661, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1687, East Jersey, New Jersey, USA (Age 26 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 Nov 1677	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  Family ID	F23576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Feb 1680/81 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Baptism - 15 Feb 1680/81 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Shield of Stockton - 11 Jul 1684 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - 29 Sep 1684 - Patuxent River, Maryland, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Edinburgh 685/1 90/67. [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Edinburgh 685/1 440 182.