Ralph Gorrell
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 Jr., Agnes Gorrell Stewart, Ann Gorrell Thorn, Mary Gorrell Maxwell, Margaret Gorrell, James Gorrell
Parent: Ralph Gorrell
Sibling: Robert 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