Capt
John
Gordon
Born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia Colony
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Dorothea (Cross) Gordon
— married
15 Jul 1794 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Bolling Gordon, Powhatan Gordon, Dolley (Gordon) Sowell, Andrew Jackson Gordon and Louisa Pocahontas (Gordon) Zollicoffer
Died
at age 59
in Gordons Ferry, Hickman County, Tennessee, United States
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John Gordon is Notable.
John Gordon, (July 15, 1759 – June 6, 1819) was an American pioneer, Indian trader, planter, and militia captain in several Indian wars. Part of the post-Revolutionary War settlement of the trans-Appalachian frontier.
He gained notability and rank in the Tennessee Militia, fighting against the Creeks and Seminoles for Andrew Jackson, during the War of 1812. Jackson referred to him as his "Captain of the Spies."
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Sources
- Wikipedia Captain John Gordon.
- Captain John Gordon, of the spies by Woolivine, W. M. Published 1906.
- National Parks Service John Gordon, Captain of the Spies.
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gordon_(militia_captain)
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