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[[Category: Biography]] [[Category:Gorrell]] [[Category: Generation 41]] | [[Category: Biography]] [[Category:Gorrell]] [[Category: Generation 41]] | ||
'''Born:''' Ralph Gorrell | '''Born:''' ♂ Ralph Gorrell, Jr. | ||
::1735 | ::1735 | ||
::Donegal, Ireland | |||
'''Died:''' April 16, 1816 | '''Died:''' April 16, 1816 | ||
::Guilford County, NC | |||
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'''Spouse:''' [[Mary Kerr Gorrell]] | '''Spouse:''' [[Mary Kerr Gorrell]] (m. c. 1763, Guilford County, NC) | ||
'''Children:''' [[William Gorrell]], [[Elizabeth Gorrell Forbes]], [[David Gorrell]], [[Robert Gorrell]], [[Catherine Gorrell Donnell]], [[Ralph Gorrell Jr.]], [[Agnes Gorrell Stewart]], [[Ann Gorrell Thorn]], [[Mary Gorrell Maxwell]], [[Margaret Gorrell]], [[James Gorrell]] | |||
'''Parent:''' [[Ralph Gorrell 0|Ralph Gorrell]] | |||
''' | '''Sibling:''' [[Robert Gorrell 0|Robert Gorrell]] | ||
== Early Life == | == Early Life == | ||
Migrated to Boston, MA in 1750 | |||
== Education == | == Education == | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
* Member of the Halifax Provincial Congresses of April and December 1776 | |||
* Member of the North Carolina House of Commons in 1784 | |||
* Member of the state senate in 1777–78, 1795, and 1796 | |||
* Commissioned during the American Revolution to raise troops to keep the Indians in check. | |||
== Accomplishments == | == Accomplishments == | ||
In 1808, he sold a plot of 42 acres for $98. This land became the nucleus from which Greensboro, NC grew. | |||
== Health == | == Health == | ||
== Faith == | == Faith == | ||
Active member of the Alamance Presbyterian Church. | |||
See also [[Gorrell grave sites]] | : See also [[Gorrell grave sites]] | ||
: Source: [http://ncpedia.org/biography/gorrell-ralph NCpedia] bio of his grandson | |||
: Source: [http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Ralph_Gorrell_%283%29 We Relate] genealogy website | |||
Latest revision as of 15:50, 1 April 2016
Born: ♂ Ralph Gorrell, Jr.
- 1735
- Donegal, Ireland
Died: April 16, 1816
- Guilford County, NC
Spouse: Mary Kerr Gorrell (m. c. 1763, Guilford County, NC)
Children: William Gorrell, Elizabeth Gorrell Forbes, David Gorrell, Robert Gorrell, Catherine Gorrell Donnell, Ralph Gorrell Jr., Agnes Gorrell Stewart, Ann Gorrell Thorn, Mary Gorrell Maxwell, Margaret Gorrell, James Gorrell
Parent: Ralph Gorrell
Sibling: Robert Gorrell
Early Life
[edit]Migrated to Boston, MA in 1750
Education
[edit]Career
[edit]- Member of the Halifax Provincial Congresses of April and December 1776
- Member of the North Carolina House of Commons in 1784
- Member of the state senate in 1777–78, 1795, and 1796
- Commissioned during the American Revolution to raise troops to keep the Indians in check.
Accomplishments
[edit]In 1808, he sold a plot of 42 acres for $98. This land became the nucleus from which Greensboro, NC grew.
Health
[edit]Faith
[edit]Active member of the Alamance Presbyterian Church.
- See also Gorrell grave sites
- Source: NCpedia bio of his grandson
- Source: We Relate genealogy website