Thomas Gordon

1683 - Aft 1685  (> 2 years)

• Name	Thomas Gordon
  Birth	Jan 1682/83	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Baptism	5 Jan 1682/83	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Witnesses: Sir Thomas Burnett of Leyes, James Riddell, Alexander Anderson, late Baillies, Alexander and Charles Gordon, Brethren german, John Symson, gunsmyth
  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	I45949	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 - Jan 1682/83 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Baptism - 5 Jan 1682/83 - 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 90/172. [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Edinburgh 685/1 440 182.