Display Patriot - P-295678 - Mrs Rachel ST JOHN/GORDON
Mrs Rachel ST JOHN/GORDON
SAR Patriot #:
P-295678
The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Rachel St. John is one of the very few proven female Patriots of the American Revolution. She was born to Thomas and Amey (Gatewood) St. John both of Essex County. The St. John and the Gatewood families both can be traced back to the 1660s in Virginia.
Rachel married John Gordon on 20 March 1769. John Gordon (1746-1777) and they had five sons. John died in August 1777. Rachel managed the family business, which included the support of our troops. Rachel St. John Gordon is recognized as a Patriot of the American Revolution for providing beef to the Army in Essex County.
Rachel and John's son John [Jr.] (1770-1816) married Elizabeth Tune (1775-1850) of Richmond County. Her parents are Caster Tune and Elizabeth Davenport. John and Elizabeth had three daughters: Maria Gatewood, Francis Amy, and Catherine St. John Gordon.
Sources:
1. Abercrombie, Janice L., and Slatten, Richard, Virginia Revolutionary Publick Claims, Vol. 3, Georgia. Athens: Iberian Publishing Company, 1992.
2. Dillon, Ruth, and Marguerite Lewis, The Chinn Book, 1972 pages 218-219
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