Talk:Chapman Gordon (1764-1812)

I haven't seen Chapman's grave, but there is a Chapman Gordon listed (twice) in the same papers that list his uncle (George Gordon (1743-1800)) as being one of Lenoir's Rangers.

Also: “A tablet in the basement [of the First Presbyterian Church of North Wilkesboro, NC] of the sanctuary serves as the grave marker of Chapman Gordon (1764 -1812), one of five Wilkes County brothers - the sons of a member of the Continental Congress – who fought in the Revolution. Although he was only sixteen years old at the time, Chapman Gordon joined his four siblings to fight at the Battle of Kings Mountain. After the war, he settled in North Wilkesboro. Ironically he married Charity King, the daughter of Charles King, the man for whom Kings Mountain was named. Their grandson, John B. Gordon, was a Confederate major general and a governor of Georgia. The Presbyterian church was constructed over Gordon’s grave. When a full basement was excavated, his remains were reburied even deeper. “

Honestly I just Googled this while at work, I'll look into it more later and check out the facts. Maybe I'll try to work this into the article when I'm not at work :) Plcoffey 14:44, June 11, 2010 (UTC)