On October 7, 1780, brother met brother, neighbor met neighbor, Patriot met Loyalist on a battlefield in rural South Carolina. The battle lasted an hour: the brevity belied the import. Thomas Jefferson proclaimed the Battle of King's Mountain turned "the tide of success which terminated the Revolutionary War, with the seal of our independence."
Fewer than one thousand American Heroes, through skill, luck, and the leadership of cunning strategists, defeated Patrick Ferguson, a brilliant star of the British military might. Major Charles Gordon, his brothers, Chapman and Nathaniel Gordon, and his brother, Benjamin Herndon, were four of those Heroes. Another brother, Joseph Herndon, was on the BKM Campaign: he stayed with the foot soldiers and arrived on the battlefield after the battle had been fought and won.
Their participation in the Battle of King's Mountain was documented in the "The Patriots at Kings Mountain" by Bobby Gilmer Moss which, along with "King's Mountain And Its Heroes: History Of The Battle Of King's Mountain, October 7th, 1780, And The Events Which Led To It" by Lyman Copeland Draper, Anthony Allaire, and Isaac Shelby, has long been recognized as the definitive listing of the participants.
The Daughters of the American Revolution documented their participation in the battle. The organization has designated
Major Gordon DAR Ancestor #A045995
Chapman Gordon DAR Ancestor #A045987
Nathaniel Gordon DAR Ancestor #A046070
Col Ben Herndon DAR Ancestor #A054139
Maj Joseph Herndon DAR Ancestor #A054205
Major Gordon was the son of Charles Gordon, DAR Ancestor Number A045993, and Mary Boswell Herndon Gordon, widow of Joseph Herndon. When Joseph Herndon died, he left his young wife with six young children:
Joseph Herndon
Stephen Herndon
Philadelphia Herndon
Benjamin Herndon
Mary Ann Herndon
Sarah Herndon
Mary remarried to Charles Gordon, Sr. Gordon adopted the Herndon clan and then he and Mary added three sons to the brood:
Charles Gordon
Nathaniel Gordon
Chapman Gordon
Their son, Major Charles Gordon married Mary Lenoir, daughter of Major General William Lenoir and Nancy Ann Ballard. General Gordon was a Captain when he fought and was wounded at the Battle of Kings Mountain. His DAR Ancestor Number is A069232 (Reference Find A Grave Memorial# 10876073).
(Mary's maternal uncle, Devereaux Ballard, was part of the BKM Campaign, but sickness prevented his participation in the Battle of Kings Mountain.)
Major Gordon and Mary Lenoir were the parents of:
Nancy Ann Gordon
Nathaniel Chapman Gordon
Mary Boswell Gordon
Major Gordon died at forty-three. His widow remarried. Her second husband was Colonel William Davenport.
NOTE:
Thank you, Find A Grave Member FHD (#49006032) who found the burial site of this Hero and added:
"Maj. Gordon is buried in Fort Defiance Cemetery. In 2003 I photographed his headstone. The stone is on the very back of the cemetery, on the edge of a deep ravine. I have not been back since then, it could be that the stone has fallen into the ravine."
Thank you for resolving the question. Through the sharp eyes and attention to detail of Find A Grave Members like FHD, we have
Fewer than one thousand American Heroes, through skill, luck, and the leadership of cunning strategists, defeated Patrick Ferguson, a brilliant star of the British military might. Major Charles Gordon, his brothers, Chapman and Nathaniel Gordon, and his brother, Benjamin Herndon, were four of those Heroes. Another brother, Joseph Herndon, was on the BKM Campaign: he stayed with the foot soldiers and arrived on the battlefield after the battle had been fought and won.
Their participation in the Battle of King's Mountain was documented in the "The Patriots at Kings Mountain" by Bobby Gilmer Moss which, along with "King's Mountain And Its Heroes: History Of The Battle Of King's Mountain, October 7th, 1780, And The Events Which Led To It" by Lyman Copeland Draper, Anthony Allaire, and Isaac Shelby, has long been recognized as the definitive listing of the participants.
The Daughters of the American Revolution documented their participation in the battle. The organization has designated
Major Gordon DAR Ancestor #A045995
Chapman Gordon DAR Ancestor #A045987
Nathaniel Gordon DAR Ancestor #A046070
Col Ben Herndon DAR Ancestor #A054139
Maj Joseph Herndon DAR Ancestor #A054205
Major Gordon was the son of Charles Gordon, DAR Ancestor Number A045993, and Mary Boswell Herndon Gordon, widow of Joseph Herndon. When Joseph Herndon died, he left his young wife with six young children:
Joseph Herndon
Stephen Herndon
Philadelphia Herndon
Benjamin Herndon
Mary Ann Herndon
Sarah Herndon
Mary remarried to Charles Gordon, Sr. Gordon adopted the Herndon clan and then he and Mary added three sons to the brood:
Charles Gordon
Nathaniel Gordon
Chapman Gordon
Their son, Major Charles Gordon married Mary Lenoir, daughter of Major General William Lenoir and Nancy Ann Ballard. General Gordon was a Captain when he fought and was wounded at the Battle of Kings Mountain. His DAR Ancestor Number is A069232 (Reference Find A Grave Memorial# 10876073).
(Mary's maternal uncle, Devereaux Ballard, was part of the BKM Campaign, but sickness prevented his participation in the Battle of Kings Mountain.)
Major Gordon and Mary Lenoir were the parents of:
Nancy Ann Gordon
Nathaniel Chapman Gordon
Mary Boswell Gordon
Major Gordon died at forty-three. His widow remarried. Her second husband was Colonel William Davenport.
NOTE:
Thank you, Find A Grave Member FHD (#49006032) who found the burial site of this Hero and added:
"Maj. Gordon is buried in Fort Defiance Cemetery. In 2003 I photographed his headstone. The stone is on the very back of the cemetery, on the edge of a deep ravine. I have not been back since then, it could be that the stone has fallen into the ravine."
Thank you for resolving the question. Through the sharp eyes and attention to detail of Find A Grave Members like FHD, we have
On October 7, 1780, brother met brother, neighbor met neighbor, Patriot met Loyalist on a battlefield in rural South Carolina. The battle lasted an hour: the brevity belied the import. Thomas Jefferson proclaimed the Battle of King's Mountain turned "the tide of success which terminated the Revolutionary War, with the seal of our independence."
Fewer than one thousand American Heroes, through skill, luck, and the leadership of cunning strategists, defeated Patrick Ferguson, a brilliant star of the British military might. Major Charles Gordon, his brothers, Chapman and Nathaniel Gordon, and his brother, Benjamin Herndon, were four of those Heroes. Another brother, Joseph Herndon, was on the BKM Campaign: he stayed with the foot soldiers and arrived on the battlefield after the battle had been fought and won.
Their participation in the Battle of King's Mountain was documented in the "The Patriots at Kings Mountain" by Bobby Gilmer Moss which, along with "King's Mountain And Its Heroes: History Of The Battle Of King's Mountain, October 7th, 1780, And The Events Which Led To It" by Lyman Copeland Draper, Anthony Allaire, and Isaac Shelby, has long been recognized as the definitive listing of the participants.
The Daughters of the American Revolution documented their participation in the battle. The organization has designated
Major Gordon DAR Ancestor #A045995
Chapman Gordon DAR Ancestor #A045987
Nathaniel Gordon DAR Ancestor #A046070
Col Ben Herndon DAR Ancestor #A054139
Maj Joseph Herndon DAR Ancestor #A054205
Major Gordon was the son of Charles Gordon, DAR Ancestor Number A045993, and Mary Boswell Herndon Gordon, widow of Joseph Herndon. When Joseph Herndon died, he left his young wife with six young children:
Joseph Herndon
Stephen Herndon
Philadelphia Herndon
Benjamin Herndon
Mary Ann Herndon
Sarah Herndon
Mary remarried to Charles Gordon, Sr. Gordon adopted the Herndon clan and then he and Mary added three sons to the brood:
Charles Gordon
Nathaniel Gordon
Chapman Gordon
Their son, Major Charles Gordon married Mary Lenoir, daughter of Major General William Lenoir and Nancy Ann Ballard. General Gordon was a Captain when he fought and was wounded at the Battle of Kings Mountain. His DAR Ancestor Number is A069232 (Reference Find A Grave Memorial# 10876073).
(Mary's maternal uncle, Devereaux Ballard, was part of the BKM Campaign, but sickness prevented his participation in the Battle of Kings Mountain.)
Major Gordon and Mary Lenoir were the parents of:
Nancy Ann Gordon
Nathaniel Chapman Gordon
Mary Boswell Gordon
Major Gordon died at forty-three. His widow remarried. Her second husband was Colonel William Davenport.
NOTE:
Thank you, Find A Grave Member FHD (#49006032) who found the burial site of this Hero and added:
"Maj. Gordon is buried in Fort Defiance Cemetery. In 2003 I photographed his headstone. The stone is on the very back of the cemetery, on the edge of a deep ravine. I have not been back since then, it could be that the stone has fallen into the ravine."
Thank you for resolving the question. Through the sharp eyes and attention to detail of Find A Grave Members like FHD, we have
Fewer than one thousand American Heroes, through skill, luck, and the leadership of cunning strategists, defeated Patrick Ferguson, a brilliant star of the British military might. Major Charles Gordon, his brothers, Chapman and Nathaniel Gordon, and his brother, Benjamin Herndon, were four of those Heroes. Another brother, Joseph Herndon, was on the BKM Campaign: he stayed with the foot soldiers and arrived on the battlefield after the battle had been fought and won.
Their participation in the Battle of King's Mountain was documented in the "The Patriots at Kings Mountain" by Bobby Gilmer Moss which, along with "King's Mountain And Its Heroes: History Of The Battle Of King's Mountain, October 7th, 1780, And The Events Which Led To It" by Lyman Copeland Draper, Anthony Allaire, and Isaac Shelby, has long been recognized as the definitive listing of the participants.
The Daughters of the American Revolution documented their participation in the battle. The organization has designated
Major Gordon DAR Ancestor #A045995
Chapman Gordon DAR Ancestor #A045987
Nathaniel Gordon DAR Ancestor #A046070
Col Ben Herndon DAR Ancestor #A054139
Maj Joseph Herndon DAR Ancestor #A054205
Major Gordon was the son of Charles Gordon, DAR Ancestor Number A045993, and Mary Boswell Herndon Gordon, widow of Joseph Herndon. When Joseph Herndon died, he left his young wife with six young children:
Joseph Herndon
Stephen Herndon
Philadelphia Herndon
Benjamin Herndon
Mary Ann Herndon
Sarah Herndon
Mary remarried to Charles Gordon, Sr. Gordon adopted the Herndon clan and then he and Mary added three sons to the brood:
Charles Gordon
Nathaniel Gordon
Chapman Gordon
Their son, Major Charles Gordon married Mary Lenoir, daughter of Major General William Lenoir and Nancy Ann Ballard. General Gordon was a Captain when he fought and was wounded at the Battle of Kings Mountain. His DAR Ancestor Number is A069232 (Reference Find A Grave Memorial# 10876073).
(Mary's maternal uncle, Devereaux Ballard, was part of the BKM Campaign, but sickness prevented his participation in the Battle of Kings Mountain.)
Major Gordon and Mary Lenoir were the parents of:
Nancy Ann Gordon
Nathaniel Chapman Gordon
Mary Boswell Gordon
Major Gordon died at forty-three. His widow remarried. Her second husband was Colonel William Davenport.
NOTE:
Thank you, Find A Grave Member FHD (#49006032) who found the burial site of this Hero and added:
"Maj. Gordon is buried in Fort Defiance Cemetery. In 2003 I photographed his headstone. The stone is on the very back of the cemetery, on the edge of a deep ravine. I have not been back since then, it could be that the stone has fallen into the ravine."
Thank you for resolving the question. Through the sharp eyes and attention to detail of Find A Grave Members like FHD, we have
