Wilkesboro in Wilkes County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

George Gordon

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 9, 2026

1. George Gordon Marker

Inscription.
[D.A.R. plaque]
Revolutionary Soldier
George Gordon
1752 • 1800

[Tombstone of George Gordon]
George Gordon
Son of John George Gordon & Sarah Chapman Gordon
Born Jan. 15, 1743 near Fredericksburg, VA
Died in the 57th year of his age. Came to Wilkes County, N.C. in 1770.
Soldier of the American Revolution. One of Lenoir's Rangers.

Erected by Rendezvous Mountain Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1752.

Location. 36° 8.951′ N, 81° 9.306′ W. Memorial is in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in Wilkes County. It can be reached from West Cowles Street west of North West Street, on the right when traveling west. Location of the marker is the southeast section of the churchyard at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 W Cowles St, Wilkesboro NC 28697, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Paul's Episcopal Church (here, next to this marker); An Introduction to the Labyrinth (within shouting distance of this marker); The Charters of Freedom (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Wilkesboro Quilt Block Sundial (about 600 feet away); The Charters of Freedom Time Capsule (about 600 feet away); Wilkes County Frescoes (about 600 feet away); Former Federal Building (about 700 feet away); Captain Robert Cleveland Log Home (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilkesboro.

Also see . . . George Gordon (1743-1800) (Familypedia). Excerpt:

George was born
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 9, 2026

2. George Gordon Marker and Tombstone
near Fredericksburg in 1743. He moved in 1770 from Virginia to what was then known as Mulberry Fields, the present site of Wilkesboro North Carolina. He fought in The Revolutionary War in Lenoir's Rangers. He is listed in orders from the then Captain William Lenoir to Colonel Ben J. Cleaveland as being among a company of fifty Light Horse to take a ton of lead from Creswell Mines to Salisbury. The orders are dated June 10th 1780. He also appears in a list of men that went to "the Old Store and to the Catawba" in February 1781. Afterward he acquired large landholdings. They were buried at their house site, and moved to the graveyard of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina

(Submitted on July 21, 2026.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.