Sarah WILSONAge: 56 years1747–1803
- Name
- Sarah WILSON
- Given names
- Sarah
- Surname
- WILSON
- Married name
- Sarah Gordon
 Birth | about 1747 |
 Marriage | Thomas GORDON Sr — View this family about 1770 (Age 23 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | John GORDON 1772 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Elizabeth GORDON 1775 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Thomas GORDON Jr November 16, 1779 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | William GORDON 1779 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Samuel GORDON June 4, 1785 (Age 38 years) Note: From the Internet, Samuel GORDON was born on 4 Jun 1785 in Mt. Airy, Surry, NC. He died on 31 Oct 1869 in Radnor, Peoria, Illinois. He married Hannah BUSH on 27 Aug 1843 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois.
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| Birth of a son #6 | David GORDON 1794 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Mary GORDON |
| Death of a husband | Thomas GORDON Sr April 1803 (on the date of death) |
 Event | Maiden Name Note: It has been reported that Sarah's maiden name was either Flynn or Wilson. Charles Gordon, in his book about Thomas, said that his wife was Sarah Wilson of Orange Co VA. Other genealogists in NC have stated that she was Sarah Flynn of Orange or Albemarle Co VA.
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 Death | April 1803 (Age 56 years) Cause of death: Lightning Strike |
| Family with Thomas GORDON Sr |
| husband |
Thomas GORDON Sr Birth: 1740 — Newry, County Down, Ireland Death: April 1803 — Mt Airy, North Carolina |
| herself |
Sarah WILSON Birth: about 1747 — Virginia Death: April 1803 — Mt Airy, NC |
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Marriage: about 1770 — Albemarle Co Va |
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| daughter |
Mary GORDON Birth: Albemarle Co, VA |
| son |
John GORDON Birth: 1772 32 25 — Albemarle Co Va Death: 1839 |
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4 years daughter |
Elizabeth GORDON Birth: 1775 35 28 — Albemarle Co, VA |
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5 years son |
Thomas GORDON Jr Birth: November 16, 1779 39 32 — Albemarle Co, VA Death: after 1850 — Buchanan Co, MO |
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1 month son |
William GORDON Birth: 1779 39 32 — Albemarle Co, VA |
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6 years son |
Samuel GORDON Birth: June 4, 1785 45 38 — Surry Co, NC Death: October 31, 1869 — Peoria, IL |
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10 years son |
David GORDON Birth: 1794 54 47 — Surry Co, NC |
| Event | It has been reported that Sarah's maiden name was either Flynn or Wilson. Charles Gordon, in his book about Thomas, said that his wife was Sarah Wilson of Orange Co VA. Other genealogists in NC have stated that she was Sarah Flynn of Orange or Albemarle Co VA. |
| Note | In April 1803 a bolt of lightning struck the family home of Thomas and Sarah. Both were killed but the rest of the family, in another room, were spared. A memorial has been placed on their farm where they lived. |
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