GORDON, Ithial 1790 U.S. Census Winthrop

Ithiel Gordon was born in 1735 in Raymond, NH, the son of Daniel & Susanna (Smith) Gordon. He married Mary Glidden on December 28, 1756 whose mother was Deborah Bean (another old central Maine family). Ithiel Gordon's marriage to Mary Glidden took place in the First Church of Kingston by Rev. Joseph Secomb. If the family were in Brentwood at that time, they must have moved soon after to Chester into that part of the town known as Freetown or North Woods. Chester, NH was incorporated in 1722 (Grant of 1720).

Ithiel Gordon's name is listed among the soldiers of the French and Indian War (1754-1760). If the family lived in Brentwood, they must have moved to Chester before 1764. They lived in the part of Chester that became Raymond in 1764. In 1769 Widow Jenkins was paid twelve shillings for teaching a term of four weeks of school in Raymond, NH. Fifteen shillings was paid Ithiel Gordon for going after her, boarding her, and carrying her home again.

Ithiel Gordon was a tax collector for the town of Raymond in 1769 to 1771, and 1773, and selectman in 1778-1779. On September 13, 1777 the rebuilding of the Dudley Bridge in Raymond was bid off to Ithiel for $104. The list of solders of the Revolutionary War from Raymond includes Eliphlet Gordon, Thomas Gordon, Ithiel Gordon, Daniel Gordon, Jr. (See New Hampshire State Papers Vol. XIV-VL of Rev rolls page 584.)

Two of Ithiel Gordon's sons were in the Revolutionary War also, Josiah and Ithiel, Jr. Ithiel Gordon and his family moved from Raymond, NH to Winthrop, ME about the year 1783. This is indicated by his signature to deeds. In the year 1782, he signed as Raymond, NH and 1783 as Winthrop, ME. This last deed was a conveyance of property in Raymond, NH. In an old account book of Samuel Gilman of Washington Plantation (later Mt. Vernon, ME) a tailor by trade, there is a credit item under the date of June 17, 1785 to Ithiel Gordon.

He served in the French & Indian War and the War of Independence. By the time of our nation’s Revolution Ithial and Mary had born 11 or 12 children. In 1783 Ithiel brought his family to East Readfield where they settled on Lot#124 (route 135). At the time of the first US Census in 1790, Ithiel Gordon, his wife, four daughters and two sons were still living at home, one over 16 and the other under 16 were living in Winthrop, ME (in that part of the town that became Readfield in 1791).