Vincent Gordon was mentioned in the 18 September 1837 will of his uncle, Barton Meador, proved 19 February 1838. He was to receive all lands. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 24, pages 250–251.]

1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Page 68B, Dwelling 51, Family 51
Broocke, Edmund, 50, male, shoemaker, $300 real estate, born in Virginia
Broocke, Catharine, 49, female, born in Virginia
Broocke, Robert, 26, male, shoemaker, born in Virginia
Gordon, Vincent, 18, male, laborer, $1,000 real estate, born in Virginia
Breedlove, Catharine, 28, female, born in Virginia, cannot read or write