CHARLES FISHER GORDON (ca. 1756-1822)
According to family tradition, Charles Fisher Gordon was born either in Scotland or in Fagg's Manor, Chester County, Pennsylvania, from whence he came to South Carolina at the close of the American Revolution. His date of birth is unverified but the 1800, 1810, and 1820 federal censuses place his birth no earlier than 1756 and no later than 1775. He was more than likely a grown man by 1783, the date for naturalization of a Charles F. Gordon in Charleston records (reference Brent Holcomb's published volume on South Carolina naturalizations, in which he explains that naturalizations occurred not only when a settler immigrated from another country but also in migrations from state to state) and a date consistent with family tradition that he came to South Carolina at the close of the Revolution with a young wife but no children. Known as a Scotsman, he and his wife may have lived first among or near relatives in Williamsburg District (now County), but ultimately settled in Sumter District (County) at Chandler's Crossroads (later Shaw's Crossroads @ US Hwy 76 and Brewington Road) on what was said to have been a 5,000 acre plantation grant. It is possible that he was a near kinsman (perhaps a younger brother) to Col. David Gordon (30 April 1750/52 - 13 June 1810) of Williamsburg District, South Carolina. Col. David Gordon moved from Fagg's or Fog's Manor, PA to Williamsburg District, SC by 1775, and served with distinction in the American Revolutionary cause with General Francis Marion. According to one of David Gordon's great grandson's, Alexander McKnight Gordon (1855-1932) of Williamsburg County, SC, and as quoted in the latter's grandson, William Smith Brockington's application for membership in the Sons of the American Revolution (S.A.R.), "Our Great Grand Father Gordon came to America with one brother from Scotland, settled first in Pennsylvania...moved to S.C. leaving his brother in Pa.....settled near Black Mingo....Was active participant in the war, served with General Marion as an officer, was burned out by the Tories and refugeed his family in Finley's Bay with the Bradleys, Scotts, McGills and others. He had three sons (no daughters) John, David and William...." Perhaps Charles Fisher Gordon was the brother left in Pennsylvania. It is not known if Charles served in the Revolution, but he must have to have obtained substantial amounts of land in South Carolina immediately following the war. He was a successful planter and public servant, holding such offices as justice of the peace, justice of the quorum, tax collector, and school board commissioner. He was elected to represent Claremont County in the 20th General Assembly of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1812-13), serving on the committees on accounts and privileges as well as elections. He and his first wife (name unknown) had four sons and three daughters, namely:
1) James F. (likely Fisher) Gordon (1792?-1824), when he died intestate in 1824, he had estates in both Sumter and Williamsburg counties, South Carolina. Among other belongings, his personal estate inventory included a dress military uniform, sword, and hat. As far as is known, he died unmarried.
2) John Fisher Gordon (1794-1860), m. 1st Susannah Jane Chandler (1804?-1826?), daughter of George Chandler (1766-1819) and Margaret Hawthorn Chandler (1783-ca. 1855), with whom he had no children; 2nd he married Sarah Brunson (1808-1880), with whom he had the following ten children: John James Gordon (1829-1873); Martha Susannah Gordon (1834-1908); Burrel F. Gordon (1834-1860); Benjamin K. Gordon (1839-1893); Mary L. Gordon (1840-1880); Margaret Gordon (1842-1850); Andrew K. Gordon (1844-1860); William Hayne Gordon (1845-1899); Hampton P. Gordon (1847-1870); and Lawrence Winship Gordon (1850-1907). They lived in Sumter County, South Carolina.
3) Elkanah McW. Gordon (1797-1888), m. Martha Clark (1813-1870 or as late as 1890) of Sumter District, SC; they moved to Kemper County, Mississippi, had seven children, the two eldest sons, Charles F. Gordon (1833-1863) and Samuel J. Gordon (1835-1862) having died in military hospitals, in Rome, GA and Chattanooga, TN, respectively, during the Civil War. Neither were married with children. Their other children were as follows: Sarah Elizabeth "Lizza" Gordon (1838- ? ) married John Singleton Tisdale (1824-1898); Frances Jane "Fannie" Gordon (1841-1890) married James William Prouty (1843-1915); Nancy Abigail Gordon (1842-1880) married John Robert Bobbitt (1842-1902); Martha Emma Gordon (1845-1918) married Henry Clay Hudson (1845-1918); and Elkanah Manson Gordon (1847-1878) married Anne Elizabeth McWilliams (1848-1941).
4) Benjamin Edward Gordon (1798-1836), m. Mary Ann McCrea (1806-1826), daughter of Thomas Armstrong McCrea of Williamsburg District, South Carolina. They lived in the Cedar Swamp community of Williamsburg District and had one daughter: Mary Ann McCrea Gordon (1825-1866) who married in 1840 Capt. John Ervin Scott (1820-1900) of the Cedar Swamp community of Williamsburg District, SC, and had eleven children.
5) Nancy Fisher Gordon (1800-1863, Mem. ID 54984701), m. Samuel James Chandler (1802-1867, Mem. ID 54984667), both buried in Gordon Burying Ground (ID 2642243) a.k.a. Chandler-Brunson Cemetery (ID 2362124), lived in Sumter County, South Carolina. They had one son: Andrew James Chandler (1823-1886) who married in 1849 Mary Jane Stuart (1828-1878), of Williamsburg District, SC, and had eleven children. Both Andrew and Mary Jane are also buried in the Gordon Burying Ground (Chandler-Brunson Cemetery) on Alligator Branch of Rocky Bluff Swamp just off Brewington Road near its intersection with US Hwy 76 east of Sumter, SC.
6) Martha P. Gordon (1807?- ? ), possibly married ? Fullwood or a Pringle ; the Covingtons of Marion, SC descend from her.
7) Sarah Gordon (1810?- ? ), possibly married a Pringle? or a Fullwood.
After his first wife's death, Charles Fisher Gordon married in 1821 Mrs. Margaret Hawthorn Chandler (1783-ca. 1855), recent widow of George Chandler, Jr. (1766?-1819). Gordon is most likely buried in this graveyard since the cemetery is located on what was his property at the time of his death, is known as the Gordon Burying Ground, and his grave has not been located anywhere else. This graveyard is also known as the Chandler-Brunson Cemetery (Cemetery ID# 2362124). He died on his plantation and his estate was opened on 22 March 1822, shortly after his death (see Sumter County, SC Probate Court Records, Estates and Administrations, 1822). His son, James F. Gordon served as his father's administrator until his death in 1824, followed by his son, Benjamin Edward Gordon, who carried it to closure. He left a considerable estate valued at approximately $10,500.00, consisting of twenty four (24) slaves, livestock, household furnishings, agricultural implements, and a small library including a number of historical and ecclesiastical volumes, in addition to land, a plantation home and outbuildings.
A stepped brick tomb is located at the center of the graveyard, located on a small rise on the southeast side of Alligator Branch near its confluence with Rocky Bluff Swamp, but no tombstone or any other marker identifies it specifically as that of Charles Fisher Gordon, his first wife, or any other family member; however, it is most likely the grave of Charles Fisher Gordon or his first wife.
According to family tradition, Charles Fisher Gordon was born either in Scotland or in Fagg's Manor, Chester County, Pennsylvania, from whence he came to South Carolina at the close of the American Revolution. His date of birth is unverified but the 1800, 1810, and 1820 federal censuses place his birth no earlier than 1756 and no later than 1775. He was more than likely a grown man by 1783, the date for naturalization of a Charles F. Gordon in Charleston records (reference Brent Holcomb's published volume on South Carolina naturalizations, in which he explains that naturalizations occurred not only when a settler immigrated from another country but also in migrations from state to state) and a date consistent with family tradition that he came to South Carolina at the close of the Revolution with a young wife but no children. Known as a Scotsman, he and his wife may have lived first among or near relatives in Williamsburg District (now County), but ultimately settled in Sumter District (County) at Chandler's Crossroads (later Shaw's Crossroads @ US Hwy 76 and Brewington Road) on what was said to have been a 5,000 acre plantation grant. It is possible that he was a near kinsman (perhaps a younger brother) to Col. David Gordon (30 April 1750/52 - 13 June 1810) of Williamsburg District, South Carolina. Col. David Gordon moved from Fagg's or Fog's Manor, PA to Williamsburg District, SC by 1775, and served with distinction in the American Revolutionary cause with General Francis Marion. According to one of David Gordon's great grandson's, Alexander McKnight Gordon (1855-1932) of Williamsburg County, SC, and as quoted in the latter's grandson, William Smith Brockington's application for membership in the Sons of the American Revolution (S.A.R.), "Our Great Grand Father Gordon came to America with one brother from Scotland, settled first in Pennsylvania...moved to S.C. leaving his brother in Pa.....settled near Black Mingo....Was active participant in the war, served with General Marion as an officer, was burned out by the Tories and refugeed his family in Finley's Bay with the Bradleys, Scotts, McGills and others. He had three sons (no daughters) John, David and William...." Perhaps Charles Fisher Gordon was the brother left in Pennsylvania. It is not known if Charles served in the Revolution, but he must have to have obtained substantial amounts of land in South Carolina immediately following the war. He was a successful planter and public servant, holding such offices as justice of the peace, justice of the quorum, tax collector, and school board commissioner. He was elected to represent Claremont County in the 20th General Assembly of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1812-13), serving on the committees on accounts and privileges as well as elections. He and his first wife (name unknown) had four sons and three daughters, namely:
1) James F. (likely Fisher) Gordon (1792?-1824), when he died intestate in 1824, he had estates in both Sumter and Williamsburg counties, South Carolina. Among other belongings, his personal estate inventory included a dress military uniform, sword, and hat. As far as is known, he died unmarried.
2) John Fisher Gordon (1794-1860), m. 1st Susannah Jane Chandler (1804?-1826?), daughter of George Chandler (1766-1819) and Margaret Hawthorn Chandler (1783-ca. 1855), with whom he had no children; 2nd he married Sarah Brunson (1808-1880), with whom he had the following ten children: John James Gordon (1829-1873); Martha Susannah Gordon (1834-1908); Burrel F. Gordon (1834-1860); Benjamin K. Gordon (1839-1893); Mary L. Gordon (1840-1880); Margaret Gordon (1842-1850); Andrew K. Gordon (1844-1860); William Hayne Gordon (1845-1899); Hampton P. Gordon (1847-1870); and Lawrence Winship Gordon (1850-1907). They lived in Sumter County, South Carolina.
3) Elkanah McW. Gordon (1797-1888), m. Martha Clark (1813-1870 or as late as 1890) of Sumter District, SC; they moved to Kemper County, Mississippi, had seven children, the two eldest sons, Charles F. Gordon (1833-1863) and Samuel J. Gordon (1835-1862) having died in military hospitals, in Rome, GA and Chattanooga, TN, respectively, during the Civil War. Neither were married with children. Their other children were as follows: Sarah Elizabeth "Lizza" Gordon (1838- ? ) married John Singleton Tisdale (1824-1898); Frances Jane "Fannie" Gordon (1841-1890) married James William Prouty (1843-1915); Nancy Abigail Gordon (1842-1880) married John Robert Bobbitt (1842-1902); Martha Emma Gordon (1845-1918) married Henry Clay Hudson (1845-1918); and Elkanah Manson Gordon (1847-1878) married Anne Elizabeth McWilliams (1848-1941).
4) Benjamin Edward Gordon (1798-1836), m. Mary Ann McCrea (1806-1826), daughter of Thomas Armstrong McCrea of Williamsburg District, South Carolina. They lived in the Cedar Swamp community of Williamsburg District and had one daughter: Mary Ann McCrea Gordon (1825-1866) who married in 1840 Capt. John Ervin Scott (1820-1900) of the Cedar Swamp community of Williamsburg District, SC, and had eleven children.
5) Nancy Fisher Gordon (1800-1863, Mem. ID 54984701), m. Samuel James Chandler (1802-1867, Mem. ID 54984667), both buried in Gordon Burying Ground (ID 2642243) a.k.a. Chandler-Brunson Cemetery (ID 2362124), lived in Sumter County, South Carolina. They had one son: Andrew James Chandler (1823-1886) who married in 1849 Mary Jane Stuart (1828-1878), of Williamsburg District, SC, and had eleven children. Both Andrew and Mary Jane are also buried in the Gordon Burying Ground (Chandler-Brunson Cemetery) on Alligator Branch of Rocky Bluff Swamp just off Brewington Road near its intersection with US Hwy 76 east of Sumter, SC.
6) Martha P. Gordon (1807?- ? ), possibly married ? Fullwood or a Pringle ; the Covingtons of Marion, SC descend from her.
7) Sarah Gordon (1810?- ? ), possibly married a Pringle? or a Fullwood.
After his first wife's death, Charles Fisher Gordon married in 1821 Mrs. Margaret Hawthorn Chandler (1783-ca. 1855), recent widow of George Chandler, Jr. (1766?-1819). Gordon is most likely buried in this graveyard since the cemetery is located on what was his property at the time of his death, is known as the Gordon Burying Ground, and his grave has not been located anywhere else. This graveyard is also known as the Chandler-Brunson Cemetery (Cemetery ID# 2362124). He died on his plantation and his estate was opened on 22 March 1822, shortly after his death (see Sumter County, SC Probate Court Records, Estates and Administrations, 1822). His son, James F. Gordon served as his father's administrator until his death in 1824, followed by his son, Benjamin Edward Gordon, who carried it to closure. He left a considerable estate valued at approximately $10,500.00, consisting of twenty four (24) slaves, livestock, household furnishings, agricultural implements, and a small library including a number of historical and ecclesiastical volumes, in addition to land, a plantation home and outbuildings.
A stepped brick tomb is located at the center of the graveyard, located on a small rise on the southeast side of Alligator Branch near its confluence with Rocky Bluff Swamp, but no tombstone or any other marker identifies it specifically as that of Charles Fisher Gordon, his first wife, or any other family member; however, it is most likely the grave of Charles Fisher Gordon or his first wife.
CHARLES FISHER GORDON (ca. 1756-1822)
According to family tradition, Charles Fisher Gordon was born either in Scotland or in Fagg's Manor, Chester County, Pennsylvania, from whence he came to South Carolina at the close of the American Revolution. His date of birth is unverified but the 1800, 1810, and 1820 federal censuses place his birth no earlier than 1756 and no later than 1775. He was more than likely a grown man by 1783, the date for naturalization of a Charles F. Gordon in Charleston records (reference Brent Holcomb's published volume on South Carolina naturalizations, in which he explains that naturalizations occurred not only when a settler immigrated from another country but also in migrations from state to state) and a date consistent with family tradition that he came to South Carolina at the close of the Revolution with a young wife but no children. Known as a Scotsman, he and his wife may have lived first among or near relatives in Williamsburg District (now County), but ultimately settled in Sumter District (County) at Chandler's Crossroads (later Shaw's Crossroads @ US Hwy 76 and Brewington Road) on what was said to have been a 5,000 acre plantation grant. It is possible that he was a near kinsman (perhaps a younger brother) to Col. David Gordon (30 April 1750/52 - 13 June 1810) of Williamsburg District, South Carolina. Col. David Gordon moved from Fagg's or Fog's Manor, PA to Williamsburg District, SC by 1775, and served with distinction in the American Revolutionary cause with General Francis Marion. According to one of David Gordon's great grandson's, Alexander McKnight Gordon (1855-1932) of Williamsburg County, SC, and as quoted in the latter's grandson, William Smith Brockington's application for membership in the Sons of the American Revolution (S.A.R.), "Our Great Grand Father Gordon came to America with one brother from Scotland, settled first in Pennsylvania...moved to S.C. leaving his brother in Pa.....settled near Black Mingo....Was active participant in the war, served with General Marion as an officer, was burned out by the Tories and refugeed his family in Finley's Bay with the Bradleys, Scotts, McGills and others. He had three sons (no daughters) John, David and William...." Perhaps Charles Fisher Gordon was the brother left in Pennsylvania. It is not known if Charles served in the Revolution, but he must have to have obtained substantial amounts of land in South Carolina immediately following the war. He was a successful planter and public servant, holding such offices as justice of the peace, justice of the quorum, tax collector, and school board commissioner. He was elected to represent Claremont County in the 20th General Assembly of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1812-13), serving on the committees on accounts and privileges as well as elections. He and his first wife (name unknown) had four sons and three daughters, namely:
1) James F. (likely Fisher) Gordon (1792?-1824), when he died intestate in 1824, he had estates in both Sumter and Williamsburg counties, South Carolina. Among other belongings, his personal estate inventory included a dress military uniform, sword, and hat. As far as is known, he died unmarried.
2) John Fisher Gordon (1794-1860), m. 1st Susannah Jane Chandler (1804?-1826?), daughter of George Chandler (1766-1819) and Margaret Hawthorn Chandler (1783-ca. 1855), with whom he had no children; 2nd he married Sarah Brunson (1808-1880), with whom he had the following ten children: John James Gordon (1829-1873); Martha Susannah Gordon (1834-1908); Burrel F. Gordon (1834-1860); Benjamin K. Gordon (1839-1893); Mary L. Gordon (1840-1880); Margaret Gordon (1842-1850); Andrew K. Gordon (1844-1860); William Hayne Gordon (1845-1899); Hampton P. Gordon (1847-1870); and Lawrence Winship Gordon (1850-1907). They lived in Sumter County, South Carolina.
3) Elkanah McW. Gordon (1797-1888), m. Martha Clark (1813-1870 or as late as 1890) of Sumter District, SC; they moved to Kemper County, Mississippi, had seven children, the two eldest sons, Charles F. Gordon (1833-1863) and Samuel J. Gordon (1835-1862) having died in military hospitals, in Rome, GA and Chattanooga, TN, respectively, during the Civil War. Neither were married with children. Their other children were as follows: Sarah Elizabeth "Lizza" Gordon (1838- ? ) married John Singleton Tisdale (1824-1898); Frances Jane "Fannie" Gordon (1841-1890) married James William Prouty (1843-1915); Nancy Abigail Gordon (1842-1880) married John Robert Bobbitt (1842-1902); Martha Emma Gordon (1845-1918) married Henry Clay Hudson (1845-1918); and Elkanah Manson Gordon (1847-1878) married Anne Elizabeth McWilliams (1848-1941).
4) Benjamin Edward Gordon (1798-1836), m. Mary Ann McCrea (1806-1826), daughter of Thomas Armstrong McCrea of Williamsburg District, South Carolina. They lived in the Cedar Swamp community of Williamsburg District and had one daughter: Mary Ann McCrea Gordon (1825-1866) who married in 1840 Capt. John Ervin Scott (1820-1900) of the Cedar Swamp community of Williamsburg District, SC, and had eleven children.
5) Nancy Fisher Gordon (1800-1863, Mem. ID 54984701), m. Samuel James Chandler (1802-1867, Mem. ID 54984667), both buried in Gordon Burying Ground (ID 2642243) a.k.a. Chandler-Brunson Cemetery (ID 2362124), lived in Sumter County, South Carolina. They had one son: Andrew James Chandler (1823-1886) who married in 1849 Mary Jane Stuart (1828-1878), of Williamsburg District, SC, and had eleven children. Both Andrew and Mary Jane are also buried in the Gordon Burying Ground (Chandler-Brunson Cemetery) on Alligator Branch of Rocky Bluff Swamp just off Brewington Road near its intersection with US Hwy 76 east of Sumter, SC.
6) Martha P. Gordon (1807?- ? ), possibly married ? Fullwood or a Pringle ; the Covingtons of Marion, SC descend from her.
7) Sarah Gordon (1810?- ? ), possibly married a Pringle? or a Fullwood.
After his first wife's death, Charles Fisher Gordon married in 1821 Mrs. Margaret Hawthorn Chandler (1783-ca. 1855), recent widow of George Chandler, Jr. (1766?-1819). Gordon is most likely buried in this graveyard since the cemetery is located on what was his property at the time of his death, is known as the Gordon Burying Ground, and his grave has not been located anywhere else. This graveyard is also known as the Chandler-Brunson Cemetery (Cemetery ID# 2362124). He died on his plantation and his estate was opened on 22 March 1822, shortly after his death (see Sumter County, SC Probate Court Records, Estates and Administrations, 1822). His son, James F. Gordon served as his father's administrator until his death in 1824, followed by his son, Benjamin Edward Gordon, who carried it to closure. He left a considerable estate valued at approximately $10,500.00, consisting of twenty four (24) slaves, livestock, household furnishings, agricultural implements, and a small library including a number of historical and ecclesiastical volumes, in addition to land, a plantation home and outbuildings.
A stepped brick tomb is located at the center of the graveyard, located on a small rise on the southeast side of Alligator Branch near its confluence with Rocky Bluff Swamp, but no tombstone or any other marker identifies it specifically as that of Charles Fisher Gordon, his first wife, or any other family member; however, it is most likely the grave of Charles Fisher Gordon or his first wife.
According to family tradition, Charles Fisher Gordon was born either in Scotland or in Fagg's Manor, Chester County, Pennsylvania, from whence he came to South Carolina at the close of the American Revolution. His date of birth is unverified but the 1800, 1810, and 1820 federal censuses place his birth no earlier than 1756 and no later than 1775. He was more than likely a grown man by 1783, the date for naturalization of a Charles F. Gordon in Charleston records (reference Brent Holcomb's published volume on South Carolina naturalizations, in which he explains that naturalizations occurred not only when a settler immigrated from another country but also in migrations from state to state) and a date consistent with family tradition that he came to South Carolina at the close of the Revolution with a young wife but no children. Known as a Scotsman, he and his wife may have lived first among or near relatives in Williamsburg District (now County), but ultimately settled in Sumter District (County) at Chandler's Crossroads (later Shaw's Crossroads @ US Hwy 76 and Brewington Road) on what was said to have been a 5,000 acre plantation grant. It is possible that he was a near kinsman (perhaps a younger brother) to Col. David Gordon (30 April 1750/52 - 13 June 1810) of Williamsburg District, South Carolina. Col. David Gordon moved from Fagg's or Fog's Manor, PA to Williamsburg District, SC by 1775, and served with distinction in the American Revolutionary cause with General Francis Marion. According to one of David Gordon's great grandson's, Alexander McKnight Gordon (1855-1932) of Williamsburg County, SC, and as quoted in the latter's grandson, William Smith Brockington's application for membership in the Sons of the American Revolution (S.A.R.), "Our Great Grand Father Gordon came to America with one brother from Scotland, settled first in Pennsylvania...moved to S.C. leaving his brother in Pa.....settled near Black Mingo....Was active participant in the war, served with General Marion as an officer, was burned out by the Tories and refugeed his family in Finley's Bay with the Bradleys, Scotts, McGills and others. He had three sons (no daughters) John, David and William...." Perhaps Charles Fisher Gordon was the brother left in Pennsylvania. It is not known if Charles served in the Revolution, but he must have to have obtained substantial amounts of land in South Carolina immediately following the war. He was a successful planter and public servant, holding such offices as justice of the peace, justice of the quorum, tax collector, and school board commissioner. He was elected to represent Claremont County in the 20th General Assembly of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1812-13), serving on the committees on accounts and privileges as well as elections. He and his first wife (name unknown) had four sons and three daughters, namely:
1) James F. (likely Fisher) Gordon (1792?-1824), when he died intestate in 1824, he had estates in both Sumter and Williamsburg counties, South Carolina. Among other belongings, his personal estate inventory included a dress military uniform, sword, and hat. As far as is known, he died unmarried.
2) John Fisher Gordon (1794-1860), m. 1st Susannah Jane Chandler (1804?-1826?), daughter of George Chandler (1766-1819) and Margaret Hawthorn Chandler (1783-ca. 1855), with whom he had no children; 2nd he married Sarah Brunson (1808-1880), with whom he had the following ten children: John James Gordon (1829-1873); Martha Susannah Gordon (1834-1908); Burrel F. Gordon (1834-1860); Benjamin K. Gordon (1839-1893); Mary L. Gordon (1840-1880); Margaret Gordon (1842-1850); Andrew K. Gordon (1844-1860); William Hayne Gordon (1845-1899); Hampton P. Gordon (1847-1870); and Lawrence Winship Gordon (1850-1907). They lived in Sumter County, South Carolina.
3) Elkanah McW. Gordon (1797-1888), m. Martha Clark (1813-1870 or as late as 1890) of Sumter District, SC; they moved to Kemper County, Mississippi, had seven children, the two eldest sons, Charles F. Gordon (1833-1863) and Samuel J. Gordon (1835-1862) having died in military hospitals, in Rome, GA and Chattanooga, TN, respectively, during the Civil War. Neither were married with children. Their other children were as follows: Sarah Elizabeth "Lizza" Gordon (1838- ? ) married John Singleton Tisdale (1824-1898); Frances Jane "Fannie" Gordon (1841-1890) married James William Prouty (1843-1915); Nancy Abigail Gordon (1842-1880) married John Robert Bobbitt (1842-1902); Martha Emma Gordon (1845-1918) married Henry Clay Hudson (1845-1918); and Elkanah Manson Gordon (1847-1878) married Anne Elizabeth McWilliams (1848-1941).
4) Benjamin Edward Gordon (1798-1836), m. Mary Ann McCrea (1806-1826), daughter of Thomas Armstrong McCrea of Williamsburg District, South Carolina. They lived in the Cedar Swamp community of Williamsburg District and had one daughter: Mary Ann McCrea Gordon (1825-1866) who married in 1840 Capt. John Ervin Scott (1820-1900) of the Cedar Swamp community of Williamsburg District, SC, and had eleven children.
5) Nancy Fisher Gordon (1800-1863, Mem. ID 54984701), m. Samuel James Chandler (1802-1867, Mem. ID 54984667), both buried in Gordon Burying Ground (ID 2642243) a.k.a. Chandler-Brunson Cemetery (ID 2362124), lived in Sumter County, South Carolina. They had one son: Andrew James Chandler (1823-1886) who married in 1849 Mary Jane Stuart (1828-1878), of Williamsburg District, SC, and had eleven children. Both Andrew and Mary Jane are also buried in the Gordon Burying Ground (Chandler-Brunson Cemetery) on Alligator Branch of Rocky Bluff Swamp just off Brewington Road near its intersection with US Hwy 76 east of Sumter, SC.
6) Martha P. Gordon (1807?- ? ), possibly married ? Fullwood or a Pringle ; the Covingtons of Marion, SC descend from her.
7) Sarah Gordon (1810?- ? ), possibly married a Pringle? or a Fullwood.
After his first wife's death, Charles Fisher Gordon married in 1821 Mrs. Margaret Hawthorn Chandler (1783-ca. 1855), recent widow of George Chandler, Jr. (1766?-1819). Gordon is most likely buried in this graveyard since the cemetery is located on what was his property at the time of his death, is known as the Gordon Burying Ground, and his grave has not been located anywhere else. This graveyard is also known as the Chandler-Brunson Cemetery (Cemetery ID# 2362124). He died on his plantation and his estate was opened on 22 March 1822, shortly after his death (see Sumter County, SC Probate Court Records, Estates and Administrations, 1822). His son, James F. Gordon served as his father's administrator until his death in 1824, followed by his son, Benjamin Edward Gordon, who carried it to closure. He left a considerable estate valued at approximately $10,500.00, consisting of twenty four (24) slaves, livestock, household furnishings, agricultural implements, and a small library including a number of historical and ecclesiastical volumes, in addition to land, a plantation home and outbuildings.
A stepped brick tomb is located at the center of the graveyard, located on a small rise on the southeast side of Alligator Branch near its confluence with Rocky Bluff Swamp, but no tombstone or any other marker identifies it specifically as that of Charles Fisher Gordon, his first wife, or any other family member; however, it is most likely the grave of Charles Fisher Gordon or his first wife.
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Stepped brick tomb in poor condition at center of graveyard with 14 readable tombstones in close proximity for Gordon's daughter Nancy Fisher Gordon Chandler and family. The graveyard is approx. 125 ft. sq. with surrounding livestock ditch ("ha ha").
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