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'''Spouse:''' [[Mary Kerr Gorrell]] (m. c. 1763, Guilford County, NC) | '''Spouse:''' [[Mary Kerr Gorrell]] (m. c. 1763, Guilford County, NC) | ||
'''Children:''' [[William Gorrell]], [[Elizabeth Gorrell | '''Children:''' [[William Gorrell]], [[Elizabeth Gorrell Forbes]], [[David Gorrell]], [[Robert Gorrell]], [[Catherine Gorrell Donnell]], [[Ralph Gorrell II]], [[Agnes Gorrell Stewart]], [[Ann Gorrell Thorn]], [[Mary Gorrell Maxwell]], [[Margaret Gorrell]], [[James Gorrell]] | ||
== Early Life == | == Early Life == | ||
Revision as of 03:32, 20 January 2015
Born: Ralph Gorrell
- 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 II, Agnes Gorrell Stewart, Ann Gorrell Thorn, Mary Gorrell Maxwell, Margaret Gorrell, James Gorrell
Early Life
Migrated to Boston, MA in 1750
Education
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
In 1808, he sold a plot of 42 acres for $98. This land became the nucleus from which Greensboro, NC grew.
Health
Faith
Active member of the Alamance Presbyterian Church.
- See also Gorrell grave sites
- Source: NCpedia bio of his grandson
- Source: We Relate genealogy website