Richard was born 1785 in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States to Nathaniel Charles Gordon (1764-1812) and Nancy Gordon (c1780) and died 1858 of unspecified causes. He married Nancy Coleman 1830 .
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| [[Melissa Caroline Gordon 1832
Richard Green Gordon 1834 Nancy N. Gordon 1838 Nathaniel C. Gordon 1841 James Gordon 1842 Jane A Gordon 1843 Lucinda W Gordon 1846 Benjamin F. Gordon 1848 David Lawson Gordon 1849]] || || || | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Thomas A. Gordon (c1800) | |||
| Richard C. Gordon (c1802) | 1785 Pickens County, South Carolina, United States | 1858 | Nancy Coleman |
| Nathaniel Wesley Gordon (c1804) | |||
| Sarah Gordon (c1806) | |||
| John W. Gordon (c1808) | |||
Residences
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