Gibson Genealogy

I am working on a line who I believe our John descends from here and here.

First Generation

John GIBSON. Born circa 1720/25 in Lancaster County, Virginia ? John died in Caswell County, North Carolina around 1779. When John was about 20, he married Mary unknown , where we don't know, probably in Caswell County or perhaps Lancaster Co., Virginia, we have, or at least I have no proof of his wife being Mary DUNCAN outside of the will, i.e, I have no marriage record.

John died in 1779 before 1782 because his wife (Mary?) remarried to John Cooper July 13, 1782; the Bondsman/Witness was Thomas Douglas.

Children of JOHN GIBSON and MARY ? are:

i	SUSANNAH GIBSON, b. 1746, VA; d. December 08, 1832, Pulaski Co., KY; m. DAVID LAY SR., 1758, Caswell Co., N.C.
ii	JOEL GIBSON, b. 1749, Fredrick Co., Va; d. December 23, 1830, Henderson, Ky. Rev War Vet (Joel's daughter "Peggy" (Margaret) m. Abraham Shelton, the latter being the brother of Elizabeth 'Betsy' Shelton who married John Lynn.
iii	NOEMI GIBSON, b. 1753, Caswell Co., N.C.; m. WILLIAM HOGG, 1768. Around 1788, two Wisdom brothers, John and Thomas, left Wilkes County, North Carolina and traveled to the wild and untamed land of Kentucky. They settled in Madison County. By 1810, new counties had formed and boundaries had changed. John's land lay in Cumberland County and Thomas' land was in Adair County. Sometime before 1807 (probably around 1802) another brother, Joseph, arrived in Kentucky. The Joseph Wisdom family and the William Hogg family probably left the Wilkes/Burke County, NC area together sometime after 1790. They traveled through Tennessee and while there, Joseph's daughter, Mary, married William's son, Reuben in Grainger County. The families settled in and around Barren County, Kentucky. John Wisdom was believed to be the son of John Wisdom and his first wife of Orange County, Virginia. Thomas and Joseph were the sons of John Wisdom and his second wife, Ann Collins. After old John's death, Ann moved with some of her family to Wilkes County where she lived until her death. Some of the brothers' children moved from Kentucky into Tennessee and later into Missouri. Francis & Nancy Hogg Wisdom Francis Wisdom and Nancy Hogg were married January 16, 1803 in Cumberland County, Kentucky. Francis may have been the son of Joseph Wisdom and Sarah Gardner who removed to Kentucky around 1800 from Burke County, North Carolina. Nancy's parents were William and Noema Gibson Hogg also from Burke/Wilkes County, North Carolina. Francis and Nancy were living in Cumberland County, Kentucky in 1810 but moved to Tennessee sometime between 1810 - 1820. Francis Wisdom was listed among the earliest settlers of Lawrence County, Tennessee on the Tax List of 1819. Also listed were Joseph Wisdom and other members of Joseph's family. In 1820, we find two Francis Wisdoms living in the area, one in Hickman County and one in Wayne County. Maury, Hickman, and Wayne Counties all bordered Lawrence County in those days. After studying 1810, 1820, and 1830 census records, it seems that the Francis living in Wayne County in 1820 was probably my ancestor. Sometime between 1820 and 1830, Francis and Nancy continued their westward movement into the newly organized county of McNairy (formed 1823-1824). McNairy County was formed from Chickasaw Indian Territory. Also moving into McNairy County was the Samuel Turnbough family. Whether these two families came into McNairy County together we don't know but sometime around 1825, Francis and Nancy's daughter, Noema "Oma", married Samuel's son, George. In 1827, Samuel sold his property and with members of his family, began his last major move toward his future home into the beautiful Ozark Hills of Missouri. Oma said goodbye to her mother and father and moved with her husband's family to Missouri. Joseph and John Wisdom, probably Oma's older brothers, and the John Chandler family may have made the trip with them. They were all living in Washington County in 1830. Shortly after, the Turnbough and Chandler families settled in the adjoining county of Crawford. Francis and Nancy remained in McNairy County, Tennessee with their five sons and three daughters. Living close by was William Wisdom, probably a son, age 20/'30 with his wife and three sons. Francis Wisdom was the forerunner of the Wisdom family in the Washington, Crawford, and Dent County areas in Missouri. According to family tradition, Francis and Nancy came to Crawford Co., MO around 1835 when their youngest son, Sargent, was six years old. Francis may have died shortly after coming to Missouri. He would have been around 60 years old when he made the trip from Tennessee. Nancy Wisdom purchased land in Dent County, Missouri around 1857 and was still living in 1870 at the age of 90. She was living in Dent County, Missouri with or close to her son, Sargent, and his family probably on the same property she had purchased earlier. Living with her was eleven year old William "Little Willie" Wisdom, her grandson. He was the son of George W. who had died in the Civil War. Little Willie died young and is buried in an old cemetery close by. It is not known where Nancy is buried. Children of Francis and Nancy Hogg Wisdom were Noema, Francis Marion, Andrew Jackson, Henry Harrison, George Washington, Mary, and Sargent. Though not proven, it is probable that Joseph Wisdom (Washington County), John Wisdom (Washington County), and William Wisdom, (McNairy County) are also their sons. There were at least two other daughters whose names are unknown.
iv	JOHN GIBSON, b. circa 1759, Orange Co. N.C.; d. December 08, 1830, Christian Co., KY; m. JUDITH HOGG, June 08, 1779, Caswell Co., N.C. MY LINE< MORE BELOW
v	JAMES GIBSON, b. 1760, VA; d. 1802, Caswell Co., N.C.; m. FRANCES ___? James GIBSON, son of John GIBSON, d 1803 Caswell Co NC, leaving wife Frances & children: Connie m Mr. HARRIS; Nathan; Nancy; Triff; Isabel; Dicey; John; Esaiah; Ralie.
vi	RICHARD GIBSON, b. 1761, Va.; lived in Caswell Co., N.C.; moved to South Carolina; m. ANN YATES, 1788, Pittsylvania Co., Va. Richard GIBSON, Jr., Abner, Joseph, & Berry GIBSON.
vii	JULIUS GIBSON, b. 1764, N.C.; d. 1813, Picken, S.C..
viii	LUCRESHA GIBSON, b. 1768, N.C.; m. John BIRCHFIELD 1776: 5 & 6 April, Lease & release: George BLANTON of Tryon Co, NC & Susannah his wife, to John YOUNG of 96 District, SC, PLANTER, for L313 SC money, 400 acres on Thicketty Creek granted __Nov 1771 to John BURCHFIELD then in the county of Tryon but since in the province of SC, conveyed by John BURCHFIELD & Lucrecy his wife to Geo. Blanton, Esq. Geo. Blanton (LS) Susannah Blanton (J) (LS), Wit: James WOOD, John McCRACKIN, Blarwell BLANTON (X). Proved by the oath of James WOOD< Esqr, in 96 District, 3 July 1776 before W. Wofford. Recorded 30 Aug 1777.
ix	HANNAH GIBSON, b. 1775, Orange Co. N.C.; d. 1862, Whitley Co., KY; m. (1) OBEDIAH LAY; m. (2) JOSEPH SR. BAIRD, November 27, 1794; m. (3) JESSE DUNCAN SR. LAY, 1810.
x	WILLIAM GIBSON, b. 1776, VA or NC; d. 1810. Possibly went to South Carolina?

GIBSON, Pitman m BURK, Susannah 12 Feb 1818 Christian Co KY Southern Queries Magazine, March-April, Volume 4, Number 5 1994 GIBSON - HARRIS - HOGG - YATES 4.5.199 Along the NC/VA border in the 2nd half of the 1700s, in the area of what today is Pittsylvania Co VA & Caswell Co NC (formerly part of Orange & before that Granville Co), lived the families of John GIBSON, Gideon HOGG, & John YATES.

Due to the loss of Orange Co NC records for more than a decade in this time period, it has been very difficult to determine the relationships, if any, of the several GIBSON & HOGG families which lived in the general area on both sides of the state line.

John GIBSON d by 1776, but his wife Mary lived on until 1795 in Caswell Co NC. Son Richard GIBSON m the dau of John YATES & was still living in Pittsylvania Co, appearing on the tax list for that year with Richard GIBSON, Jr., Abner, Joseph, & Berry GIBSON.

James GIBSON, son of John GIBSON, d 1803 Caswell Co NC, leaving wife Frances & children: Connie m Mr. HARRIS; Nathan; Nancy; Triff; Isabel; Dicey; John; Esaiah; Ralie. Would like additional info on family of James. Julius GIBSON was known to be in Laurens Co SC by 1813. His sister Lucretia BURCHFIELD may have lived near him. Her husband & children not known. William GIBSON, brother of James, may have gone to KY, but no records have been found for certain. Donnadeane D. Depew, 1024 Apollo Way, Sacramento CA 95822 4.5.199 Many of my Christian and Hopkins Counties ancestors migrated from South Carolina to Kentucky, and before that they were in North Carolina and before that Virginia. I recently discovered an 1800 Census of Pendleton District, South Carolina and our Gibson's were indeed there too.

"This book will be of great assistance in tracing the migration of families to the south and west. Most of the settlers during this early period came from the southern area of Virginia and the northern part of North Carolina, and most - by necessity considering the lack of roads and the opening of new lands - went to Northeast Georgia and eventually to Alabama and Mississippi. For these reasons the notes rely heavily on the Virginia and North Carolina records.

The addition of notes on the Census adds immeasurable to the value of this work. The author has been careful to indicate in his notes items which appear to support the entry but which are not proven. These have been expressed as "probably", "perhaps", et cetera. Therefore, the reader will find these notes a worthwhile set of "clues" with which to pursue further any specific area of interest.

The file used by the author in making the notes was developed through 10 years of research. However, it has been impossible to search the records of every state and county from which settlers came.

Introduction:

Pendleton, the most western of the South Carolina Districts, served in the years following the close of the Revolutionary War as a gateway to Georgia, Alabama, and, in time, to the West. Before Pendleton District was divided into Pickens, Anderson and Oconee Counties and so disappeared, a stream of settlers - mostly from Virginia and North Carolina, entered it's boundaries; a few remained permanently but the majority after a few months or years moved on southward and westward.

Much has been published concerning the migration from the Valley of Virginia to the West by way of Kentucky, but very little on the movement of families from the Valley and Southside Virginia, and the North Carolina Counties, particularly along the Virginia boundary, into South Carolina and thence to Georgia and Alabama. The notes accompanying many of the names listed in this 1800 Census enumeration were accumulated by the writer in following his own family along these roads.

Data on the formation of South Carolina political divisions are confusing. The counties derive from political and judicial districts. Ninety-six District (96 miles from Keowee) was formed in 1769 and was discarded in 1798; from this judicial district, Pendleton was set off in 1789 and its first court was held the Spring of 1790. Between 1795 and 1798, Pendleton was in Washington Judicial District and when that designation was discarded in 1798, Pendleton and Greenville Districts were set up. Pendleton was divided into Pickens and Anderson Districts in 1826 and the name Pendleton discarded. When, under the Constitution of 1868, the entitlement of districts was changed to counties, Oconee County was formed from Pickens District. In 1800, Pendleton had Three militia districts, the boundaries of which wer virtually the same as today's county boundaries, and the census enumeration was separated according to the militia districts: Col. Brown's Regiment was in what is now in Pickens County, Col. Kilpatrick in Oconee County and Col. Moor in Andersons County.

The chief road from the North into western South Carolina was the Great Indian Warpath or Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia which ran through the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, old Lunenburg County, Virginia, and the Yadkin country of North Carolina, connecting with the lower Cherokee Traders Path east of Spartanburg District, South Carolina. A few hardy souls lived in Pendleton District before the opening of land for sale in the 1780's - deed for Pendleton land are found as early as 1781 in Abbeville County - and by 1790 the area was well populated for the time and place, bustling with movement, the building of new roads and the cultivation of farms.

The 1790 census has long been available, but only in recent years, since the writer requested the National Archives and Records Service of the General Services Administration to edit and microfilm the 1800 census has this valuable tool for genealogists become generally useful for researchers. The names from the 1800 census given here were copied from this microfilm, then checked for spelling and other data with the 1790 enumeration of Pendleton and other districts, in many cases with the 1810 and later enumerations, and with deeds, court and other records. A large number of the families have been checked with the 1790 census of North Carolina, with Virginia tax lists before 1800, accompanying the census were compiled from deeds, court cases, and other data from Pendleton and other districts of South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, etc., as well as family histories and statements of descendants, ands such sources as military pension applications. The data are not inclusive, of course, in the case of any family.

The liberal use of deeds serves several purposes: They indicate the route followed by the census enumerator, in many cases the year of the settler's arrival in Pendleton, and in some cases where they came from and where he went after leaving Pendleton. Particularly, deeds showing land grants before 1790 have been included. Since the 1790 census is available in printed form, reference is made to it only for occasionally necessary explanations, but it should be studied along the with the 1800 census and later ones. The data given under various names are not intended to comprise completed genealogical sketches; rather it has bee the writer's purpose to identify families where possible and, chiefly, to indicate their movements. However, experience has shown that the data can be of considerable value in indicating the possible direction of genealogical search. It should be remembered that similarity of names and neighbors may be and frequently is a useful clue to relationships, but does not constitute genealogical proof - it is merely a useful tool when properly used.

Reference in the notes to "1790", "1800", "1850" will be understood to refer to the census enumerations of those years unless otherwise stated. Land purchases may be found in the old Pendleton deeds now in Anderson County except in cases where another county of filing is noted."

The following excerpt was on the same page as an entry for Bennett Combs:

594: Bennett Combs: 11001-52001-02

Combs was granted land on Fifteen Mile Creek 5 March 1792 and also bought a tract nearby granted Thomas Shirley 21 Jan 1785. He sold 20 Dec 1797 part of the latter tract to Willoughby Broughton of a Surry County, N.C., family, and nine days later sold an additional 640 acres to John and Mary Gipson (Gibson) both of whom lived on Fifteen mile Creek. Bennett Combs and Abraham and Peter Perkins were witnesses 21 Aug 1797, when Nicholas Perkins of Pittsylvania County, VA, sold land on Reeves Creek to Jesse Binum. Some of the Perkins family moved from Pittsylvania County to Stokes County, N.C. in this period; Combs may have been from that area. The 1785 Wilkes County, Ga., tax list shows John Combs as trustee for Amos Richardson of a family in Pittsylvania and nearby counties in Virginia."
The entry for Mary Gibson:

603. Mary Gibson 1-2-0-0-0 0-0-1-1-0-05

Indicating: One male under ten years, two males between 10-16, one female between 16-26, one female between 26-45 (Mary) and it looks like five slaves.

Mary bought of Bennett Combs (No. 594 above) 29 Dec 1797, land on Fifteen-Mile Creek, adjoining John Gibson, who evidently moved before 1800 to another part of what is now Pickens County. Some members of the Gibson family in Oconee County were from the Surry-Rockingham County, N.C., area, and perhaps those in Pickens County were also. Both the Gibson and Combs families lived in Surry County as early as 1771.

1020. Thomas Gibson 10020-10100-00

Under the entry for Thomas Gibson above:

if not all of the Gibson's in Pendleton District are of a family that moved from Pittsylvania County, VA., to Surry County, N.C., between 1767 and 1771. James, William, Julius and Humphrey Gibson were in Pendleton by 1790. John Gibson, a carpenter, who appears to have been a son of the widow Mary Gibson, both of whom were enumerated in 1800 in what is now Pickens County, bought land on Big Beaverdam of Tugaloo River 15 March 1797 from Samuel Watt of Abbeville, who received the grant 7 Jan 1788. Another John Gibson lived on Cane Creek (No. 386 above). The Field family that sent representatives to Pendleton intermarried with the Gibson's in Onslow County, N.C. (will of William Gibson, 1784) and in Rockingham County, N.C. (will of Joseph Gibson, 1790)."

Caswell County North Carolina Will Books 1777-1814; 1784 Tax List and Guardians' Accounts 1794-1819 - Abstracts by Katharine Kerr Kendall Index by Mary Frances Kerr Donaldson, 1979

Will Book A 1778-1779

March Court 1779

Page. 66 Inv. personal estate of Andrew Gibson on 29 Sept 1778. Debts due from Elias Walock, John Warack, John Stourgen. Taken by Moses Carson and Thos. Douglas. Return by Mary Gibson, adm.

Will Book A 1783

Page 252 Thomas Douglas and Abraham report settlement of estate of Andrew Gibson between widow and 9 children. (Names not given.)

January Court 1787

Page 169 Mary Cooper alias Gibson in conjunction with James Gibson, acct, with Thomas Douglass, guardian for her 6 children. 29 Dec 1786.

Will Book C 1795

Page 118 Inv. goods and chattels of Mary Gibson. A note on Nathaniel Dickerson; goods in possession of James Gibson all but one pewter dish which he refuses to give up. Payments due to: Eppehroditus Stone and Mary Crisp. Others mentioned: James Williamson, James Fullington, John and Richard Gibson. by Joel Gibson, adm.

Will Book D 1803

Page 174 James Gibson - Will - w. 11 Nov 1802. Wife Frances; daughters Conny Harriss, Nancy Gibson; son Nathan Gibson; my small children: daughters Triss, Isbal, Dicey; sons John, Elijah, Ralia. Exec: Wife Frances; Wit: Thomas Duncan, Richard Gibson.

Book E 1806

Page 232 Julius Gibson of Pendleton County, South Carolina gives power of attorney to Peter Smith to receive and recover from Joel Gibson of Pittsylvania Co. VA. and his sureties in Caswell County. 19 Aug 1805. Wit: Robt. West.

Book E 1807

Page 315 Div land of Mary Gibson decd. among her 10 children: Hannah Lay (land on state line), Richard Gibson, Lucretia Burchfield, William Gibson, Julius Gibson, Omey Hogg, James Gibson, Susannah Lay (adj. Henry Atkinson), John Gibson, Joel Gibson. Commrs: Silv Stokes, Mereday price, Gregory Durham, Greenbury Voss, Joel McDaniel. Survey by Danl. S. Farley, surveyor.

---"Abstracts of Vital Records from Raleigh N.C., Newspapers" 1799-1819. It read:

GIBSON: D. Notice Re: Estate of MARY GIBSON, deceased, (Caswell County): to Legatees HANNAH SAY, RICHARD GIBSON, OM__HOG, WILLIAM GIBSON, JOHN GIBSON, LUCRETIA BURCHFIELD, JULIUS GIBSON, JOEL GIBSON, FRANKEY GIBSON, and RICHARD "SAY", by JOEL GIBSON, Adm'r., JOHN TENNASON, WILLIAM MOSS, Securities. Dec. 4 1805.

"LAY" in all other records. James and Susannah are not mentioned in this and Frankey Gibson and Richard Say are not mentioned in the final settlement. The final settlement is recorded in Deed Book O, page 289-90 & 300. This was abstracted by Katharine Kerr Kendall.

A marriage contract recorded in Book B, page 19 says John Cooper will not interfere with her disposal of property to her children.

By 1795 Will Book C, page 118 there is an inventory of goods and chattels of Mary Gibson, by Joel Gibson, adm. The estate is not settled until 1807. There was a total of 119 1/2 acres and each child received 19 1/4 acres. Lot A was valued at $5.00 per acre and balance of lots at $1.25 per acre. The children named were: Hannah Lay, Richard Gibson, Lucresha Burchfield, William Gibson, Julius Gibson, Omey Hogg, James Gibson, Susannah Lay, John Gibson, and Joel Gibson.

Mary Gibson, the widow, bought and sold land after she married Cooper. She also gave 125 acres to her son John on Green's Creek, Oct. 1785 - Mary Gibson to son John Gibson, 125 acres on Green's Creek adj. the Virginia line. This creek can be seen on one of the maps I have which begins in Caswell and goes into Virginia. Betsy

The following paragraph was in "Family Histories of Christian County, Kentucky" that was published by the Christian County Genealogical Society in 1986 (in my possession). I've heard from another researcher who believes Joel's, father was an Andrew Gibson; her e-mail notes and her address are on my Gibson Notes page. I'd be interested in hearing what others' have to say. I now have the will of Mary Duncan, widow of John Gibson which I believe "proves" John was the father of Joel and my John. If their father was indeed an Andrew Gibson, then I will gladly correct my records, but right now more proof exists that the father of John and Joel was a John Gibson and Mary Duncan (Mary married John Cooper after her husband John died, and it is her will above that names her children, including Joel and John).

Family Histories of Christian County, Kentucky
"John Gibson was thought to have been born in Pennsylvania or Virginia and he married a Mary? around 1745 in Caswell County, NC. John was born c 1725 and the children of John and Mary were: 1) Joel who was born circa 1749 in Virginia and married Eleanor Davis in Pittsylvania County, VA c 1770 and died December 23, 1830 in Henderson County, KY. Joel is buried in the Gibson cemetery near Corydon, KY. 2) Susannah who was born c 1751 in Virginia and died Dec 8, 1832 in Pulaski County, KY. She is buried in old Higgins Cemetery in Pulaski County, KY. 3) Naomi who was born c 1753 in North Carolina and married William Hogg in North Carolina c ? 4) John was born c 1758 in Orange County, NC, married Judith Hogg in Caswell County, NC on June 8, 1779 and died Dec 8 1830 in Christian County. 5) James was born 1760 in Virginia, married Frances? in North Carolina and died in 1802 in Caswell County, NC. 6) Richard was born c 1761 in Virginia, married Ann Yates in Pittsylvania County, VA c 1788 and died c 1811 in Caswell County, NC. 7) Julius was born c 1764 in North Carolina and died after 1813 in Pickens County, SC 8) William born c 1776 and died c 1810 in Kentucky. 9) Lucresha was born c 1768 in Virginia and married a Birchfield C 1788 in North Carolina 10) Hannah was born c 1775 in Orange County, NC and married Jesse Lay in Caswell county NC c 1795 and he died after 1850 in Whitley County, KY.

It is thought that John came to Christian County, KY around 1803. Bailey Gibson, the son of Joel (1) was in Henderson County in 1813. Bailey received land grants in 1818 as he married Catherine Sights on Feb 22, 1813. Bailey received land grants in 1818 and in 1824 for a total of 6,000 acres and operated "Gibson Plantation" in the vicinity of Cairo. It is thought that Joel Gibson was with his brother in Christian County before he came to Henderson County. More is known of Joel that of the other children of John Gibson and Mary Unknown." (I believe her last name is Duncan)

According to the Andrew Gibson Family History in the History of Henderson County, KY book (found in their public library), Andrew Gibson born 1708 in Scotland came to America in 1728 or 1730 living in Princes Ann County, Va. He married a Mary Unknown in about 1738. They had 1) John Gibson b 1744 married to Tamar Ellis 2) James Gibson b 1740 married Jane? 3) JOEL GIBSON b 1749 and more children not mentioned.

ANDREW GIBSON and his family moved from VA to Wilkes Co., NC probably in 1750's then on to Caswell Co., NC before the Rev. War. Andrew died there in 1779 at about age 71. An inventory of his will of his estate was made in 1782. A division was made then, but no heirs were found. Mary, his wife died in 1782 without a will, but her estate was made in 1795 without any heirs named. This information was from Jesse Chandler of Lachine, Michigan (according to this book).

Andrew's son, Joel Gibson served 7years in the war according to the statement made by William Hill, Secretary of State in NC in 1825 when Joel received his pension. Joel had a son named Bailey, who had Pittman b 1815 Henderson county, who had Green Gibson in 1840. I am from this line of Gibson's.

Here is what the section says:

The First Generation:

Andrew Gibson was born in Scotland approximately in the year of 1708. He migrated to America in the year of 1728 or 1730. He lived in Princes Ann County, VA. There he met and married a woman named Mary ? in about 1738. She was probably born in VA in the year 1718. No record has ever been found of her last name.

Their children were as follows:

1. John Gibson - born 1744 married Tamar Ellis. He died in 1788. He was a Private in the Revolutionary Army. He lived in Caswell Co., NC at that time. In the NC 1784-1787 census he was listed as living in that county.

2. James Gibson - born 1740 married Jane ? He was also a Private in the Revolutionary War. He and wife is also listed in the census.

3. Joel Gibson - b 1749 married Eleanor Davis probably in 1783. Eleanor was born appx. 1760 either in NC or VA. They are my great-great-great-great grandparents. Joel, his 2 brothers mentioned above, and other brothers and sisters not mentioned were born in Princess Ann County, VA. He was also a Private in the Rev. war. He and his wife Eleanor were living in Caswell Co., NC 1784-1787 census said. He enlisted in the 1st company of the NC Line under Capt. Henry Dixon, the regiment commanded by Col. James Moore. Joel served 7 years in the war according to the statement made by William Hill, Secretary of State in NC in 1825 when Joel received his pension.

Andrew Gibson and his wife Mary moved his family from VA to Wilkes Co., NC including John, James, and Joel probably in the 1750s then on to Caswell Co., NC before the war. Andrew, their father, died there in Caswell Co. in 1779 at approximately age of 71. An inventory of his will of his estate was made in 1782. A division was made then, but his heirs could not be found. Mary, his wife, died in 1782 without a will.

The Second Generation:

Joel received a pension for his Rev. war services in 1825. He died on 12-23-1830 and is buried in the Old Gibson Cemetery on the Hugh Sights Road near Corydon, Ky. Joel Gibson's name is on the war memorial monument on the courthouse square in Henderson. He is one of 14 vets listed there."

1787 Wilkes County Tax List
Gipson, Jordin - 1
Gipson, Andrew - 1

1790 Wilkes County, North Carolina Census lists these Gibsons:
Manor, Gibson 1 2 5 0
Gibson, Andw. 1 3 6 0
Gibson, Jordan 1 3 1 0
Gibson, Joel 1 0 1 0
Gibson, Arche 1 1 9 0
Gibson, Ezekl 1 0 0 0

The last three were living next to each other.

Wilkes County, NC - Just when the first white settlers came to what is now Wilkes county is not known. As early as l740 the crack of the white man's rifle had brought the timid deer to the ground and frightened the other animals of the forest. Governor Rowan wrote that "In the year of l746, I was in the territory from the Saxaphaw (now Haw river) to the mountains, and there was not above one hundred fighting men in all that back country." According to the Colonial Records there were, in l749, only three hundred taxable men in North Carolina west of Haw river.

About the year of l750 three streams of immigrants began to pour into this section of the state - one from south-eastern Pennsylvania, one from eastern North Carolina and one from South Carolina. But most of the settlers coming within the present borders of Wilkes county came from eastern North Carolina. Among them may be mentioned the Stokes, Greenes, Mitchells, Wellbornes, Browns, and others. Most of these were of English descent.

1790 Guilford County Census

502-15 Gibson, Andrew 1 5 2 . 11 .
500-62 Gibson, Jacob 1 2 1 . . .

Source for tax lists: "State Census of North Carolina, 1784-1787, second revised edition, transcribed and indexed by Mrs. Alvaretta Kenan Register, abstracted from Microfilm in the North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Manuscripts, Raleigh, North Carolina, December 7, 1965

1784 Caswell County, District 1 Tax List

Name
WM 21-60

WM Under 20 & Over 60

WF All Ages

Blks 12-60

Blks Over 60 & under 12
Joel Gibson
1
5
4
0
0
John Gibson*
1
1
2
0
0
James Gibson*
1
3
5
0
0
Gideon Hogg
0
1
5
0
0
Wm Ware, Sr*
1
2
3

Wm Ware, Jr *
1
0
3
0
0

* William Ware Sr. and Jr. are living next door to each other, so are John and James Gibson, the rest are in the same county (Caswell, District 1, but not necessarily living next door to each other) The Ware's are another line of mine.

from Betty Baird AZ notes Ged.Com

Mary for Millard, as she had a grandson named Lewis Millard Baird. Mary Duncan Lay married the second time to John Gibson. Ref. Lay Family Genealogy.

Ref. Caswell County, N.C. Land Deeds 1777-1919. A-K index film.

Gibson, Mary--Abram. (Fulkusin) Title D-L, Bk.B, pg. 429

Gibson, Mary--Wm. McDaniel " " " "

Gibson, Mary--Jno. Gibson " D-G " C " 138 446
Gibson, Mary A. and heirs--Julius Johnston, Trustee, title D-F Bk. 65 pg 111 canceled.

Gibson, Mary A. and heirs--D. Williams Title D-L Bk. 62 pg. 190 (or 170)
Gibson, Jno.--Jas. (Guthrie) " " " C " 182 Gibson, Jno.--Martin,
Durham " " " N " 50 Gibson, Jno. and wife --David
Boyd " " " 0 " 99 Gibson, Jno. et al--Geo. Browning " B of A " Q " 445

Ref: Caswell County, N.C., Land Entries 1778-1863 #1134

Mary Gibson enters--200 acres of land joining the Orange county line of James Rawls and John Sturges on South (Hico) (Rico) including her improvements 26 July 1779.
#948 Mary Gibson enters 300 acres of land, beginning at the agreed on line between Wm. Hog and Julius Gibson thence East with the Va. line to (Rallioges) creek thence South---Compliment, on the waters of Greens creek and (Rallioges) creek, including the improvements where she now lives. 13 Sept 1779.

Ref: Caswell Co., N.C. Wills, Inventory And Settlements of Estates. Book C. pg 118,

1792-1800. April Court 1795. Inventory of the Goods and Chattels of Mary Gibson, Dec'd. of Caswell, Taken

__2 large pewter dishes, 1 large basion 4 white earthen plates 3 spoons 1 large___dish 1 ditto____ 1 ditto small basion 1 ditto butter pots 1 ditto mug and coffee cup 1 tin sauce pan 1 bottle 2 pair cotton chards 1 small tight cask 1 pair wood chard 1 sifter 3 seggons (peggons?) 1 pot and hooks 1 small dutch oven i flax wheel 1 old womans saddle 1 table 9 pairs___cotton 20 hanks white ditto 18 hanks blue ditto 1 box iron 9 (brsaches) of cotton 12 bales of cotton 1-30 gal cask with with 1 head 1 old gin 7 head of sheep 2 head of cattle 1 hide 4 shoats 4 (buhever) all ready divided 1 old ax 1 old hoe 1 chest a parcel of wool a parcel of oats a parcel of cotton 1 old cotton wheel 3 pecks of salt 1 bed and furniture 175 acres of land Nathaniel Dickersons note of hand the above good and in the possession of James Gibson all but 1 of the large pewter dishes which he refuses to give up till an order of sale is gone out which I hope the Court will grant this Court in my hands 10 yards bed tick James Willimsons 10 pounds Virginia money bottle James Fullertons debt of 10 pounds Virginia money care of horses to be valued in the hand of John Gibson Six dollars in Richard Gibson for care bushel of wheat this State is due to establish ____ store a small sum unknown to Mary Crisp about 40____

proved amount State of North Carolina Caswell county this Day Joel Gibson Administrator to the Estate of Mary Gibson Dec'd came before me and made oath that the above is a just and true inventory of the said Estate also what is due by the said Estate given under my hand 25 April 1795 signed by W. Moss J.P. Wherever this inventory was recorded was ordered to be recorded. Teste: Murphy Cole. Ref: Caswell County, N.C.

Probate Records Book E 1803-1808 page 315. January Court 1807. Agreeable to an order of the Worshipful Court of Caswell County, N.C. on July Term 1806 to Us__divised__We have provided with Dan'l S. Farley Sevorveyor to divide the lands of Mary Gibson deceased among her ten children in manor following:

to Hannah Lay we have aloted a tract of land described in the anexed plat by
No 1 begining at a corner poplar in the State line and runing South 19 3/5
chains to a stake thence East 37__ chains to a stake thence South 19-3/5 chains to the State line thence the State line to the begining containing 19-1/4 acres to br the same more or less_____

To Richard Gibson 19-1/4 acres

To Lucrtia Burchfield 19-1/4 acres,

To William Gibson 19-1/4 acres, To Julias Gibson 19-2/4 acres, Amy Hogg 19-1/4 acres, To James Gibson 19-1/4 acres,

To Susannah Lay 19-1/4 acres, To John Gibson 19-1/4 acres, To Joel Gibson 19-1/4 acres. signed by Titus Stokes, Mourning Price , Gregory Durham, Greenburry Vass, Joel McDaniel.

The Lot # (1) Value at five dollars for acre. The balance of the lots valued at one dollar and a quarter for acre with lot containing 19-1/4 acres given under my hand the 18 August 1806. Signed Danl. S. Farley,
Suveyor.

Same Book: page 232. Jan. Court 1805.

Know all men by these presents that I Julius Gibson of South Carolina Pendleton County for ___good cause and consideration me hereunto moving have made ordained authorised nominated and appointed and by these presents do make ordain and ___ ___ nominate appoint Peter Smith of the State of North Carolina and County of Caswell my ___ and lawyer Attorney for me in my name __my own proper use and __do ask demand Sue for Recover and recive of ___Joel Gibson of the County of Pitsylvania and State of Virginia and his Surites in the County of Caswell and State of North Carolina all back Sum or Sums of Money debts and demands whatsoever which are now due and owing unto me by the ___ Julius Gibson by and from the said Joel Gibson and his ___ and have used and take all lawfull ways and means in any name or otherwise and to comp___ and agree for same of a___ or other Sufficient discharges for the same for me and in my name to make primery as fully and in every respect as I myself might as could do were I personally present at the ___ there of and by these presents allowing whatsoever my Lawyer Attorney shall in my name Lawfully do or call to be done in answer about the premiss by Virtal of these presentce in Witness where of I have here unto set my hand and seal this 19th August 1805.

Signed__Julius (his X mark) Gibson.

Wits: Robert West.

1810 Jesse Lay of Campbell County, Tennessee, gives power of Atty. to Braxton Cox, Esq., to settle estate for Hannah Lay, Susanna Lay, et el, named in the will of Mary Gibson.

Fran's source: Above Compiled by Betty Baird AZ sent Fran Ged.Com

John Gibson and Mary ? had the following children:

i.	Joel Gibson born circa 1749 in Virginia and married Eleanor Davis in Pittsylvania County, VA c 1770 and died December 30, 1830). This is Larry Wilson's line, LWilson181@aol.com - From him: Elandor "Ellen" Davis was born about 1753 in Caswell County, NC (according to another researcher). She married Joel Gibson of Virginia about 1770, location unknown. She died before 1824 in Henderson County, KY, they had the following children: Burgess Gibson, 1774; Robert Gibson, 1778; Greenberry Gibson, 1780, Elizabeth Margaret Gibson, 1782; Bailey Gibson, 1784; Berryman W. Gibson, July 13, 1785; Tilmon Gibson, 1787; Nancy Gibson, 1788; and Vicey Gibson; 1790. Except for Berryman Gibson, all years of birth are estimates. Tilmon Gibson is my ancestor. I have seen his name written Tilmon, Tillman and Tilghman - do not know which is correct, but subsequent generations used Tilmon to name children. L. Wilson
ii.	Susannah Gibson Born in 1751. Susannah died on 8 Dec 1832, she was 81. Buried in Higgins cemetery, Pulaski, Kentucky. Susannah married David LAY. They had: Charles Middleton LAY b: 10 MAR 1759 in Pittsylvania Co, VA, David II LAY b: Abt 1765, Elizabeth "Betsy" LAY b: JUN 1775 in Pittsylvania Co., VA, Burrell LAY b: 1776 in Pittsylvania Co., VA, Mary "Nancy" LAY b: 5 APR 1776 in Caswell Co., NC, Bartlett LAY b: 1777, William LAY b: 1785, Hetta LAY b: 1786, Instant Sr. LAY b: 1787 in Caswell Co., NC, George LAY b: 1788. David Lay appears as a landowner in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, just across the border from Caswell Co. North Carolina in 1764. Pittsylvania Co. split from Halifax Co. in 1766. He married Susannah Gibson, the daughter of John and Mary Gibson. Names of David and Susannah’s children and other data are as yet lacking. We know little about John Gibson, other than that he was an owner of extensive land holdings. After his death, his widow Mary married secondly, John Cooper 13 July 1782, Thomas Douglas bondsman and John Douglas, witness. Although remarried, she is frequently referred to after her marriage as "Gibson." A remarkable woman, she engaged in extensive land dealings in her own name for a period of more than 25 years. Her prenuptial agreement with John Cooper dated 10 July 1782, stipulated that Cooper would not interfere with the disposal of her property to her children and would make no claims on it. The distribution of Mary Gibson’s property listed her heirs in an order that suggests a ranking by age: 1. Hannah Lay 2. Richard Gibson 3. Lucretia Burchfield 4. William Gibson 5. Julius Gibson 6. Naoma "Omey" Hogg 7. James Gibson 8. Susannah Lay 9. John Gibson 10. Joel Gibson Omey Hogg appears to be Naoma Gibson, probable daughter of Mary, who married William Hogg and appears in Grainger Co., Tennessee in 1794-1795. There is a will for James Gibson dated 11 November 1802, and proved April 1803, with wife Frances. James, John and Joel Gibson all appear in the NC State Census of 1786 (Caswell Co., St. David’s District.) in the 21-60-age category. This indicates that they were born before 1765. John Gibson married Juda Hogg in Caswell Co. on 8 June 1779, John Brockman bondsman and William Campbell, witness. According to Arlie Lay, Susanna was the wife of David Lay, Jr. (David Lay Jr. has been tracked to Pittsylvania Co. Virginia immediately to the north of Caswell Co. This designation of ‘Jr.’ and ‘Sr.’ is confusing as David was referred to as ‘Jr.’ in Pittsylvania records but as ‘Sr.’ in later Caswell Co. records.) This property was located on the state line with Virginia. In Caswell Co. Deed Book A, is an indenture between Jesse Lay and Braxton Cox for the "whole lot of land that fell to the aforesaid Jesse Lay by marriage to Hannah Gibson, heir of John and Mary Gibson." Jesse is described as of Campbell Co. Tennessee. Braxton Cox appears in the same Militia Company with the Lays in Campbell Co. in 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, and 1822 Tax Lists. Braxton is described as ‘of Campbell Co. Tennessee’ in the 5th of June 1810 power of attorney to represent Jesse in the 01 Oct. 1810 sale of the inherited property to Epaphroditus Stone. Braxton eventually appears in Roane and Meigs Cos. Tennessee. In the 1787 tax lists for Pittsylvania Co. Virginia, we find John, David and David Lay Jr. David Lay appears with one male between ages 16-21. A David Lay appears the first time with a land transfer recorded in Claiborne County, Tennessee from the infamous James Glasgow in 1795. Campbell County at this period was part of Claiborne.
iii.	Noemi Gibson born circa 1753 in North Carolina and married William Hogg in North Carolina. They had: Obediah HOGG b: ABT. 1769 in NC, Archilles HOGG b: ABT. 1774 in NC, William "Reuben" HOGG b: BET. 1775 - 1778 in VA, Anderson HOGG b: BET. 1780 - 1790 in NC, Gibson HOGG b: BET. 1780 - 1790 in NC, Gideon HOGG b: BET. 1780 - 1790, Milburn HOGG b: BET. 1780 - 1790 in NC, Nancy HOGG b: ABT. 1785 in NC
iv.	John Gibson -(1758-1830) (Our line) more below
v.	James Gibson Born in 1760 in Virginia. James died in Caswell County, North Carolina in 1802, he was 42. James married Frances UNKNOWN.
vi.	Richard Gibson Born in 1761 in Virginia. Richard died in Caswell County, North Carolina in 1811, he was 50. In 1788 when Richard was 27, he married Ann YATES, in Pittsylvania, VA. Ann was sister to Hannah Yates who marries William Shelton (two of my other lines).
vii.	Julius Gibson Born in 1764 in North Carolina. Julius died in Pickens County, South Carolina aft 1813, he was 49. Series: S213192 Volume: 0038 Page: 00081 Item: 001 Date: 9/27/1800 Description: BUTT, JOHN, PLAT FOR 289 ACRES ON FORK OF CONNEROSS CREEK, PENDLETON COUNTY, WASHINGTON DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY JOHN CLARKE KILPATRICK. Names indexed: BUTT, JOHN; GIBSON, JULIAS; KILPATRICK, JOHN CLARKE; OAKLEY, LABAN Locations: CONEROSS CREEK; KEOWEE RIVER; PENDLETON COUNTY; WASHINGTON DISTRICT Document type: PLAT ---------------------------------------------------------- Series: S192021 Volume: 0018 Page: 00033 ignore: 000 Date: 1869 Description: MILITIA ENROLLMENTS OF MEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 30 FOR MARION COUNTY. Names indexed: DUBLIN, RICHARD; EAGERTON, C. B.; EAGERTON, H. W.; EAGERTON, JAMES; FERRELL, J. T.; FINCKLEY, FRANK; FORD, THOMAS; FOXWORTH, AARON; FOXWORTH, ENOCH; FOXWORTH, JIM; FOXWORTH, JOE; FRUNKS, EBBY; GANITE, ARMSTRONG; GARLAND, PRINCE; GARRETT, THOMAS; GARRETT, WESLEY; GIBSON, HENRY; GIBSON, J. J.; GIBSON, JERRY; GIBSON, JULIUS; GIBSON, N. S.; GIBSON, RUFUS; GIBSON, WILLIAM; GILCHRIST, W. W.; GODBOLD, DANIEL; GREEN, ALEXANDER; GREGG, ALBERT; GREGG, ALEXANDER; GREGG, ALICE; GREGG, CHARLES; GREGG, CHARLES M.; GREGG, F. M.; GREGG, JAMES P.; GREGG, NELSON; GREGG, PRICE A.; GREGG, WALTER; GREGG, WERRY; GRICE, J. F.; GRIMSLEY, JOSEPH; GURLEY, ALBERT; GURLEY, DANE; HARLLEE, HENRY; HARLLEE, HENRY T.; HARLLEE, WALTER C. Locations: JEFFREYS TOWNSHIP; MARION COUNTY Caswell County, N.C., Land Entries 1778-1863 #1134 Mary Gibson enters--200 acres of land joining the Orange county line of James Rawls and John Sturges on South (Hico) (Rico) including her improvements.26 July 1779. #948 Mary Gibson enters 300 acres of land, beginning at the agreed on line between Wm. Hog and Julius Gibson thence East with the Va. line to (Rallioges) creek thence South---Compliment, on the waters of Greens creek and (Rallioges) creek, including the improvements where she now lives. 13 Sept 1779. Ref: Caswell Co., N.C. Wills, Inventory And Settlements of Estates. Book C. pg 118, page 232. Jan. Court 1805. Know all men by these presents that I Julius Gibson of South Carolina Pendleton County for ___good cause and consideration me hereunto moving have made ordained authorised nominated and appointed and by these presents do make ordain and ___ ___ nominate appoint Peter Smith of the State of North Carolina and County of Caswell my ___ and lawyer Attorney for me in my name __my own proper use and __do ask demand Sue for Recover and recive of ___Joel Gibson of the County of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia and his Surites in the County of Caswell and State of North Carolina all back Sum or Sums of Money debts and demands whatsoever which are now due and owing unto me by the ___ Julius Gibson by and from the said Joel Gibson and his ___ and have used and take all lawfull ways and means in any name or otherwise and to comp___ and agree for same of a___ or other Sufficient discharges for the same for me and in my name to make primery as fully and in every respect as I myself might as could do were I personally present at the ___ there of and by these presents allowing whatsoever my Lawyer Attorney shall in my name Lawfully do or call to be done in answer about the premiss by Virtal of these presentce in Witness where of I have here unto set my hand and seal this 19th August 1805. Signed__Julius (his X mark) Gibson. Wits: Robert West. 1810 Jesse Lay of Campbell County, Tennessee, gives power of Atty. to Braxton Cox, Esq., to settle estate for Hannah Lay, Susanna Lay, et el, named in the will of Mary Gibson. Fran's source: Above Compiled by Betty Baird AZ sent Fran Ged.Com ---------------------------------------------------------- Julius, a Wilkes County taxable in 1784. ---------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Gibson. His 5 November 1775 Orange County will was proved in May 1776 [A:195]. He named his (then) wife, Mary, and mentioned but did not name his "Sons and Daughters now living in the County" and provided for the schooling of his unnamed younger children. Joel Gibson and Lucrecy Collins were witnesses; Thomas Gibson, Sr., was executor. After his death Mary entered 300 acres on Greens Creek and Rutledges Creek in Caswell County on 13 January 1779 on a line agreed between William Hog and Julius Gibson [Pruitt, Land Entries: Caswell County, 75], and she entered 200 acres in Caswell County on the South Hyco Creek bordering Orange County on 26 July 1779 [Pruitt, Land Entries: Caswell County, I:89]. She was taxable in Caswell in 1790 [NC:79]. The inventory of her Caswell County estate was recorded by Joel Gibson in 1795. The inventory mentioned James, John, and Richard Gibson [WB C:118].
viii.	Lucretia Gibson Born in 1768 in Virginia. In 1788 when Lucresha was 20, she married Adam BIRCHFIELD, in North Carolina.
ix.	William Gibson Born in 1776. William died in 1810, he was 34, married
x.	Hannah Gibson - Born in 1775 in Orange County, North Carolina. Hannah Gibson was first married to Joseph Baird in 1794 or 95 with 3 sons from that marriage. In 1795 when Hannah was 40, she married Jesse LAY, in Caswell County, North Carolina.

Third Generation

John GIBSON. Born circa 1758 in Orange Co., North Carolina. John died in Christian County, Kentucky on 8 Dec 1830, he was 72. John married Judith HOGG, daughter of Gideon HOGG, SR. & Judah Gibson?, in Caswell County, North Carolina. Born in 1759, Judith died in Kentucky in 1845, she was 86. Died 8 DEC 1830 in Trade Water River, Christian Co., KY (from Ancestry.com). John Gibson married Juda Hogg in Caswell Co. on 8 June 1779, John Brockman bondsman and William Campbell, witness. John and others from North Carolina very likely lived in South Carolina before coming to Kentucky.

The 1820 Christian County, KY Census lists the following Gibson, and their near neighbors. The Shelton's, Gibson's, Lindley's, Long's and Thompson's all intermarried. I am related to the Shelton's, Gibson's and Lindley's.

Shelton William	1-1-0-0-0-1	0-1-0-1-1-0
Gibson, John	0-0-0-0-0-1	0-0-2-0-1-0
Gibson, Pitman	0-0-0-1-0-0	0-0-1-0-0-0
Gibson, M. (Meredith?)	0-0-0-0-1-0	2-0-0-1-0-0
Lindley, Thomas	2-2-0-0-1-0	3-1-0-1-0-0
Long, William	2-1-0-2-0-1	2-1-0-0-1-0
Long, Aquilla	0-0-0-1-0-0	3-0-1-0-0-0
One house between listings
Thompson, Lawson	3-0-0-0-1-0	2-0-0-1-0-0

After more research, and more evidence of such, I know there were two John Gibson's in Christian County in the early 1800's and the one mentioned below isn't my line. Now whether or not he and mine are cousins has not been determined.

From Perrin's History on Christian County: "John Gibson lived near where the Insane Asylum stands, and was a very early settler. He was a quiet man, attended strictly to his own business, and possessed very little notoriety in any way. He was born in Virginia in 1777, and died here in 1844."

The birth and death dates are different than what I have on "our" John Gibson and supposedly his daughter, Elizabeth, our line, was born in 1780 so this couldn't be our John'.

This from Perrin's too: Cemeteries.- To care for the dead, and beautify and adorn their silent habitations is solemn duty incumbent upon the living, and a beautiful, well-kept burying-ground is a sure index of the finer feelings of the people to whom it belongs. Abraham said: " Give me possession of a bury-ins-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of sight," and since that day all nations and peoples have paid more or less respect to their dead, according to their stage of civilization.

The early records of the county show that Bartholomew Wood, among other donations to the town of Hopkinsville, made one of a certain lot of land for a cemetery. This is in the southwest part of the city, adjoining the grounds of the High School building. and is known as the Old Baptist Cemetery. Here, where the grass, weeds and briers grow rank with the vapors of decaying mortality, sleep many of the early pioneers of Hopkinsville and Christian County, some of them without so much as a rude boulder to mark the spot where they lie. Upon the stones, now crumbling into dust like the bores which rest beneath them, appear many names once well known in the town. There is the name almost obliterated by moss growing over it of Benjamin Eggleston, who died in 1819 ; Francis M. Dallam, who died in 1823 ; William Nichol in 1829 ; Benjamin York in 1825 ; John Gibson, born in 1777 and died in 1844; Mrs. Ann E. Wood in 1838 ; James H. McLaughlan, the first regular Circuit Clerk, died in 1 823; Peyton Short in 1825; Edward Slaughter in 1839 ; Dr. Moses Steele in 1517 ; Mrs. Susanna Steele, born December ?5, 17-40, and died in 1820 , Mrs. ~llary Bell in 1818; Benjamin W. Patton in 1825; John Long in 1816; Samuel A. Miller in 1823, and many others who passed away half a century ago. Some of the old family servants sleep there too, side by side with their masters, and " six feet of earth make them all of one size."

Note to Self: Who is Benjamin York? My York line moved from North Carolina to Christian County also, is this a brother to one of mine?

Gibson, Jno
Acres: 165
Book: 5
Survey Date: 8- 9-1803
County: Christian
Water Course: Rock Lick Fk
Reference: THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS Volume 1 Part 1
CHAPTER IV GRANTS SOUTH OF GREEN RIVER (1797-1866)
THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY page 319

Gibson, Jno
Acres: 200
Book: 6
Survey Date: 10-10-1805
County: Christian
Water Course: Tradewater
Reference: THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS Volume 1 Part 1
CHAPTER IV GRANTS SOUTH OF GREEN RIVER (1797-1866)
THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY page 319

Our John Gibson and Judah (Judith Hogg) had the following children: (three of these girls married into the Lindley family.) I am descended through two of these children, Elizabeth and Meredith. Elizabeth married Thomas Lindley, Meredith married Hannah Moore who had Mary Gibson who married Constant Ratcliffe. Elizabeth Gibson married Thomas Lindley and had Mary Lindley who married

Elizabeth Gibson -(1780-1857) (our line) married Thomas Lindley in Christian Co., KY, buried in the Ratliff Cemetery in Christian Co., KY.

Parthenia Gibson - (Theny), born circa 1782 in Caswell County, NC, died c 1824 in Greene County, MO and was married to Jahu Lindley May 11, 1806 in Christian County, KY.

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Alsey Ruth Gibson -(1785-~1858) She married Jacob Marion Lindley, she is buried in the Lindley cemetery in Peerless County, Texas.

Meredith Gibson (1790-1860). Meredith married Hannah Moore (daughter of John Moore and Mildred Lucas Bell) and had America S. Gibson, Aurelius Byron Gibson, (Aurelius Byron Gibson married Nancy Elizabeth Tolbert Woodruff, daughter of Francis Davis and John Willis Woodruff), Mary Bertha Gibson, married Constant Oglesby Ratcliff) John Morehead Gibson, Pitman F. Gibson, William Gibson and Narcissa L. Gibson. According to Kentucky marriages I found on Ancestry.com, Meredith and Hannah "Moore" married in Caldwell County, KY on 24 August 1815. I have viewed their original marriage bond and took a picture of it with my digital camera, a copy of it is in this paragraph. Meredith was in the war of 1812 and I have his military papers and his wife's pension from the war.

According to the 1840 Christian County, KY census, Meredith was born in North Carolina. Hannah's will is below. Her father was John B. Moore and Mildred Lee Bell.

From Christian County, Kentucky, Wills and Estates, 1815-1823, Copyright (c) 1993 by T. L. C. Genealogy - Christian County Will Book C - Page 323 Inventory. We, the appraisers appointed by C Court to appraise the estate of Jessee Reader deceased, have appraised it at $106.12. Signed Aug 3, 1820 - Henry Hopson, Sr., Robert Harrison, John Lockhart, Meredith Gibson. Recorded Aug Term 1820.

Children of Meredith Gibson and Hannah Moore:

i	Mary Bertha Gibson - (our line) was born 1818, and married Constant Oglesby Ratliff on 21 May 1839 and she died in 1896 at the age of 78. I have her obituary. See the Ratliff line.
ii	Andromecha (Ann) Gibson - born ?, married William T. Hewitt and went to Missouri and eventually went to Salt Lake City, UT where she died.
iii	America S. Gibson - born 1822, married 3 March 1853 to John W. Denton
iv	Aurelius R. Gibson - married Nancy Elizabeth Tolbert Woodruff on 4 Jun 1865 in Christian County, KY. Elizabeth descends from my Woodruff line.
v	John Moorehead Gibson - born 1827, Christian County, KY, married Sarah Jane Hammond on 22 Aug 1888 in Christian County, KY.
vi	Caroline Gibson - born ?, married 11 Aug 1850 to David G. Hopson in Christian county, KY.
viii	Narcissa Gibson - her name is strange and I've seen it spelled a couple of different ways.
ix	William Lee Gibson - born 1834, Christian County, KY, married 27 July 1858 to Melvira Prudence or Elizabeth Savira Long?, Next to Mary (Gibson) Ratliff is her brother, William L. Gibson and wife Melvina. They have a son Charlie, age 17, Mary's nephew. The one in the picture I'm guessing. William L. Gibson married Melvira * P. Long July 3, 1858 in Christian Co. - I know her name appears as Melvina in 1880 census, but it is supposed to be Melvira. William L. Gibson served in Co. A 3rd Ky. Cavalry in the Civil War, the same one that John A. B. Ratliff served in, (John's nephew). He filed an application for Pension in April 1872, and his widow Melvira filed an application in March 1899, so William must have died just shortly before that date. Sons of W. L. Gibson: James J. Gibson, Charles S. Gibson, Meredith Gibson, Sister - Polly Gibson
	Pitman Gibson - Feb 6 1819 (KY Marriage records). Pitman Gibson served in the Civil War, Kentucky 17th Infantry, Company G. See more here. Sherry Babb (sbabb@swbell.net) says that one of her researchers said that Pittman and family moved to Alabama and died there in Marengo Co. in 1840. John Ross (JRoss54254@aol.com) says that Samuel Alexander was his ggfather; therefore Pittman was his gggfather and he does not have Malcolm listed as Pittman's child. Pittman Jr. married Catherine unknown & stayed in KY. Search of the 1850 Census Records of Marengo Co. AL on p. 34A, lists #240: Pitman Gibson, 50, M, farmer, worth of assets $2,000, b. NC Susan Gibson, 47, F, b. NC; children: Samuel 18, M, student, Catherine, 16 F; Virgil 14, M; Susan 13,F; Mary A, 12, F; Lucy A. 11, F; all born in Kentucky. This proves that he did NOT die in 1840..... Appears in 1830 and 1840 Christian Co., KY Census; appears in 1850 Census of Marengo Co. AL (as above).

Hannah Gibson, born circa 1790 in Caswell County, NC and died after 1861 in Cedar County, MO. Hannah is in the 1860 Christina County, KY census with her son Emmanuel Smith Thompson, so if she died in MO, she had to go there after 1860. She married Lawson Thompson, August 10, 1812 in Christian County, KY. - C: 16 MAR 1828 in Christian Co., KY, Sarah A. THOMPSON b: APR 1829 Children: Lucy Gibson THOMPSON b: 26 AUG 1814 in Christian Co., KY, James Young Williams THOMPSON b: 15 APR 1817 in Christian Co., KY, Mary W. THOMPSON b: ABT. 1819 Young W. THOMPSON b: ABT. 1821, Nancy Jackson THOMPSON b: 20 JAN 1822, Emmanuel Smith THOMPSON b: ABT. 1825 in Christian Co., KY, Susannah Gaines THOMPSON b

Lucy Gibson - Born in 1795 she married Alexander VINCENT; they had Celia Vincent b: 13 MAR 1822 in Christian Co., KY and James M. Vincent.

Celia Vincent married William Joseph Green b: 25 MAY 1816 in Muhlenburg Co., KY, married: 12 SEP 1839 in Christian Co., KY, Children: Joseph Alexander Green b: ABT. 1842, James Green b: 12 JUN 1844, Lucy Ann Green b: ABT. 1848, Susan Mary Green b: 12 MAY 1850 in Muhlenburg Co., KY, Laura Ellen Green b: ABT. 1852, Benjamin Franklin Green b: 12 JUN 1854, Samuel Louis Green b: 9 FEB 1859, William Joseph Green b: 14 MAR 1861, Sarah Elizabeth Green b: ABT. 1863, Martha Caroline Green b: ABT. 1867.

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Sarah Gibson - b. c 1798 prob. Caswell Co., NC d. after Dec. 1872 prob. Johnson Co., IL m. 8 Jun 1822 Christian Co., KY to William McMahan (prob. brother of Peter McMahan who m. Nancy Gibson) b. c 1798/99 Pendleton Dist., SC d. 25 Dec 1872 Johnson Co., IL

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Nancy Gibson - Born in 1801, Nancy died bef 1829, she was 28. She married Peter Mahan.

Mary Gibson, she married Reuben Shelton.

Three Brothers married three Sisters:

GIBSON ALSEY & LINDLEY JACOB 5-13-1805
GIBSON THENEY & LINDLEY JOHN 5-11-1806
GIBSON ELIZABETH & LINDLEY THOMAS 12-7-1805

John Gibson's Will as recorded in Will Book F, Page 190 Christian County, Kentucky 1829:

In the Name of God Amen. I, John Gibson of Christian County and State of Kentucky this 22nd day of November in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine, being of sound mind and disposing memory, & knowing that life is uncertain and that its appointed unto all men once to die, do make this my last Will & Testament in the words and language following, To Wit - Article 1st I give and bequeath to my wife Juda Hogg Gibson, should she survive me, all my real and personal estate, (to be at her use and disposal) but not to be abused or wasted during her natural life.

Article 2nd - At the death of my wife Juda Hogg Gibson, I make the following bequeath, I give to John Morehead Gibson, son of Meredith & Hannah Gibson one half of my tract of land lying and being on the Rock Lick Timber of Tradewater the spring branch running the tract to be the line giving the north side of said tact including my old mansion or dwelling house to the said John Morehead Gibson, but with this express provision that the said John M. Gibson shall never deprive his father Meredith Gibson of said place as a home, and further that Meredith Gibson should have the use and benefit of the apples and peach orchard, on the south side of the Spring Creek as dividing line, until it is put into use by them willed to.

Article 3rd - I give to Polly or Mary Thompson, daughter of Lawson and Hannah Thompson the tract of land adjoining and bounded by said Spring branch say the south side be it more or less.

Article 4th - I give to Peter McMahon one dollar in current money to be paid at the division of the property, after the death of my wife Juda Hogg Gibson.

Article 5th - I give to Alsey and Sarah Lindley, daughters of Jehu Lindley and Parthenia his wife an equal division of my property to be sold at my wife's death and the land willed here to John Morehead Gibson north part of tract and the south part to Mary Thompson it never to be sold as taking into consideration it the language used the first part bequeathing all my real and personal estate to my wife Juda H. (Hogg) Gibson.

Article 6th - I bequeath to John Lindley one dollar to be paid at the division of my estate after the death of my wife, Juda Hogg Gibson.

Article 7th - I bequeath to Nancy McMahon daughter of William McMahon and Sarah his wife one equal money or share in my estate at the division.

Article 8th - I give to Alexander Vincent's children by my daughter Lucy Vincent one equal share in the division of my property.

Article 9th - I give to Judge Jacob Lindley's children by my daughter Alsey one equal share of the property at the division. I have nothing more to add - Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of three or more witnesses.

Article 10th - Should there be any surplus cattle I hereby give them to my son Pitman Gibson, with my rifle gun and any of my clothes after my death may be divided between my sons Pitman and Meredith Gibson - my riding saddle I wish my son Pitman to own and hereby will it to him - signed again in the presence of three witnesses.

Witnesses: Alexander Watson, Eli Watson and Jas P. Caldwell.

Note:

The foregoing will was this day returned to court and being _______ was approved of and by Pitman Gibson rendered to be proven and recorded and Lawson Thompson, Jacob Lindley and other persons claiming as heirs of said John Gibson dec, also came and approved the same and the said will being proven by Eli Watson, Alexander Watson and James P. Caldwell the subscribing witnesses
in the manner required by law and evidence being heard in apportion and the court being fully advised of the ________upon argument. It is ordered and decreed that the said will be recorded. And in acquiescence of the said order it is admitted to record. Attest. Abraham Stites C.C.C.C.

County Court Order Book "F" part 2 - Christian County Kentucky 1823-1825

Monday May 3rd, 1824
Ordered that William Johnston be appointed Surveyor of that part of the road leading from Hopkinsville to the Highland Lick commencing at Thomas Dunderson ad continuing to William Williams in the place of Hiram Wood, resigned with the following allotment of hands, to wit;
Sam'L Wood (1), William Wood, (1), John W. Bradley, (1), Daniel Dunivan, (1), Daniel Reeder, (1), John W. Bradley, (1), Wm. Brasier, (1), Michael Chrisman, (1), Archibald Burland, (1), John Gibson, (1), Meredith Gibson, (1), John Brown, (1), William Johnston, (1), Aquilla Long, (1), Thomas Lockhart, (2), Thomas Lindley, (2), Plinny Consellorg, (1), James Gilky, (1), Lawson Thompson, (1), William Reynolds, (1), Benjamin Armstrong, (3), Hiram Wood, (1).

"Hopinsville" should be "Hopkinsville".

Monday May 2nd 1825

Ordered that Jethro Strode be appointed in the place of William Johnston) Surveyor of that part of the road leading from Hopkinsville to the Highland Lick commencing at Thomas Dunkersons and continuing to William William's with the following allotment of hands, to wit; Samuel Wood, (1), William Wood, (1), Aquator Long, (1), Meredith Gibson, (1), Pitman Gibson, (1), John Gibson, (1), Thomas Lindley, (2), Lawson Thompson, (1), Daniel Reeder, (1), John Lockhart, (2), Gethro Stroud, (2), James Gilkey, (1), John W. Bradley, (1), William Cotton, (1), Joseph Mattock, (1) hand.

"Charlie Gibson, pictured left, I believe he could be wearing his father's Civil War uniform, - According to Christian County Marriage records; Charles S. Gibson married Minabell Gladdish on November 24, 1896 by R. L. Melton, MG and witnesses were P. B. Monk, and J. W. Boyd. The Monks were associated with our family through Mary Polly Lindley who was married to Wallace Lynn who had Lucy Clementine Lynn who married John A. B. Ratcliff. I believe the Mina Gladdish below in the Gibson Cemetery is this Charlie Gibson's wife mentioned above.

And Charlie Gibson is the son of William Gibson (who is the son of Meredith Gibson and brother of Mary B. Gibson who married Constant Oglesby Ratliff.)

In the 1880 census, next to Mary (Gibson) Ratliff is her brother, William L. Gibson and wife Melvina. They have a son Charlie, age 17, Mary's nephew.

William L. Gibson married Melvira * P. Long July 3, 1858 in Christian Co. * I know her name appears as Melvina in 1880 census, but it is supposed to be Melvira.

William L. Gibson served in Co. A 3rd Ky. Cavalry in the Civil War, the same one that John A. B. Ratliff served in, (John's nephew). He filed an application for Pension in April 1872, and his widow Melvira filed an application in March 1899, so William must have died just shortly before that date.

I've been searching the 1900 census page by page since there's no index. Here's what I have so far, Wilma:

Gibson Melvira 58 b. Mar. 1842 widow 7 ch. b. 5 living
Gibson Serena 31 b. Feb. 1869 dau.
Gibson Hannah J. 23 b. Sept. 1876 dau.
Gibson Charlie 36 b. June 1863 (buried Gibson Cemetery below)
Gibson Mina 23 b. Oct. 1876 wife (buried Gibson Cemetery below)
Gibson Amos 2 b. May 1898 son
Gibson Frank ? mo. b. Nov. 1899

Next to Charlie Gibson:

Ratcliff, Pitman 45 b. Dec. 1854
wife Juda (Sizemore) 48 b. June 1851
son Virgil Ratcliff 21 b. Aug. 1879
son Cornelius Ratcliff 14 b. Jan. 1886
dau. Mary Ratcliff 11 b. Aug. 1888
dau. Vera Ratcliff 8 b. Feb. 1892
dau. Frankie Ratcliff 4 b. July 1895.

Also, I found:

Hammonds Timothy 51 b. Nov. 1848
wife Hannah V. (Ratcliffe) 47 b. Sept. 1852
dau. Mary A. 12 b. Apr. 1888
dau. Victoria G. 10 b. Sept. 1889
son Sebastian D. 7 b. Dec. 1892
dau. Ora 4 b. Feb. 1896
son Clarence 2 b. Aug. 1897

In the 1910 census:

Gibson Charlie 46
wife Mina 33
son Amos 12
son Frank 10
dau. Hazel 8

They are close to Meredith Gibson, his sisters Belle (called Serena in 1900) and Jenny (called Hannah J. in 1900) and Richard Ratcliff 55, Widower, their cousin). Meredith, Belle, and Jenny never married, and were living together in both 1920, and 1930.

Gipson (Aurelius Gibson, son of Meredith Gibson and Hannah Moore) married N. E. T. Woodruff on June 4, 1865. She is your Nancy Elisabeth Tolbert (Talbot) Woodruff, daughter of John and Frances Davis Woodruff. They apparently had no children, as in the 1880 census in Hopkins Co., St. Charles Dist. they are listed as Gipson Anrealis 56, wife Nancy E. T. 58, and have a niece Elisabeth C. Woodruff living with them.

Meredith and Hannah's son Pitman Gibson is in the 1860 census in Hopkins Co. living with his sister, America (Gibson) Denton, age 35, and brother-in-law John W. Denton, age 41, Sarah Denton 16, Nancy Denton 14, and David Denton 12, and Gibson P. T. age 29.

Those Denton children must be John's by a first wife, since they weren't married until 1853.

Here is an extensive list of land transactions beginning with a grant dated 29 Oct 1772 of 300 acres in Caswell county to John Lay and ending with an 1815 deed of 52 1/2 acres from Leven Downs to David Lay, Jr. Lay given names are: Jesse, Peter, James, Obediah, Bird, Mary, Sarah, Patty, David, Hannah, Suzannah, and George. Other names involved are: Graves, Gibson, Guthrie, Adkins, Cooper, Darby, Wisdom, Foster, Slade, Payne, Otwell, Smith, Roades, Burchfied, Hogg, Atkinson, McDowel, McDaniel. I hope it is helpful to someone.
Charles Foster

Caswell County, NC Deeds (compiled by Betty Foster, Winston-Salem, NC)

DB B pg 93 29 Oct 1772 NC State Grant #370; 50 shillings every 100 acres; John Lay 300 acres in Caswell on Country Line Cr. Beginning at a Bush _ on Isaac Dentons line and on bank of branch running: Thence with said Denton line E 70 chains and 5O links to a pine, John Graves Corner Thence with said Graves line N 13 chains to a post oak said Graves corner, Thence his line W 20 chains to a stake his corner Thence his the said Graves former survey line W 23 chains to pointers his old corner
Thence with said Graves line N 21 ehain4 to a poplar on said Graves line and on the bank of Country line Cr. Thence up said creek as it meanders to a persimmon tree on the bank of said creek at the mouth of a branch Then up said branch as it meanders to 1st station.

DB C pg 182 11 Aug 1784 John Gibson of Washington Co, VA to James Gutthrie of Orange Co, NC for £100 land in 0range and part in Caswell on East side of County line, 440 acres on waters of Hico Cr.. Wit: Thomas Douglas, Benjamin Douglas /s/John Gibson.

DB C pg 138 14 Oct 1785 Mary Gibson to son John Gibson, 125 acres on waters of Greens Cr Caswell County beginning at Oak, corner of Clement Trigg. Wit: Andrew Arnell & George Burton. /s/Mary X Gibson

D8 H pg 336 20 April 1794 William Adkins, Jr to John Gibson, both of
Caswell, £50 land in Caswell on south fork of Moons Creek, 50 acres.
/s/William X Adkins.

DB H pg 404 12 May 1794 Jesse Lay of Caswell County to Peter Lay of same for £50 NC money a parcel of land coming to me from my Father lying in County aforesaid by estimation 74 acres more or less beginning at the mouth of a branch where it empties; in the Country line and running east as it meanders for complement. Wit: David Sittle, James Scarborough Aeknowledged 1795.
/s/Jesse Lay

DB K pg 271 22 December 1797 Mary Cooper to Danul Darby both of Caswell for £120 land on Kilgroes br nch of North Hico adj McDaniel (or McDowells) corner and line..... Gabriel Lea corner Wit: John Womack, Andrew Gibson. Registered July 1798 /s/Mary Cooper

DB K pg 273 5 June 1798 James Lay and wife Martha, Larkin Wisdom to Lewis Wisdom for £50 NC money land in Caswell on water of North Hico
adj...conditional line between Bankston and Joseph Boran, 150 acres. Wit:
William Brown, John Womack, Gabriel Lean. Reg. July 1798 /s/James Lay (for self and wife, Larkin Wisdom)

DB K pg 296 7 October 1798 Agreeable in obedience to Court of Caswell
County to lay off and alot land of John Lay decd:

Lot #1 Beginning at a pine, cornerof the original land runs Thence W along said line 43 chains 41 links to a pine thence N on dividing line 16 chains 50 links to pointers thence E on dividing line 23 chains 81 links to a stake
thence N on dividing line 3 chains to a stake the old corner then E to the old line 20 ehains to a post oak thence S to the old line 19 chains to the beginning. 75 acres. Val (12/6)? Dawn for Obediah Lay

Lot #2 Beginning at a pine in the old line thence N on dividing line 26 chains, 50 links to a small pine thene W on dividing line 30 chains to an Ironwood and Sowerwood by a branch thence southerly up said branch being the old line of said tract to a black gum thence E the old line 27 chains to beginning. 75 acres. Drawn for Peter Lay

Lot #3 Beginning at a stake
Thence N to and with the old line 22 chains and 50 links to a stake thence W with said line 23 chains 81 links to pointers thence S a dividing line 32 chains, 50 links to pointers thence E 23 chains 81 links to beginning 75 acres Drawn for Jesse Lay

Lot #4 Beginning at a poplar by Country Line Cr. thence along the old line S 12 chains to pointers thence W 31 links to pointers thence S 22 chains 50 links to a small pine thence W 30 chains to an Ironwood and Sourwood by a branch thence northerly down said branch to Country line Creek and down the creek to beginning 75 acres. Drawn for Bird Lay

Also the division of Obadiah Lay decd we have layed off in 6 divisions
agreeable to the late (law)? brothers and sisters, male & femate to inherit
equally:

Lot #1 beginning at a maple
thence E 7 chains 85 links to pointers
thence S 16 chains 50 links to a stake
thence W 7 chains 85 links to a pine
thence N 16 chains 50 links to beginning. Vatued at $5.00 more than the middle 4 lots
Drawn for Mary Lay, 12½ acres valued at 7/16/3

Lot #2 Beginning at pointers
thence E 7 chains 85 links to a stake and pointers
thence S 16 chains 50 links to a stake
thence N 16 chains 50 links to the beginning
Drawn for Bird Lay, 12½ acres, Value 7/16/3

Lot #3 Beginning at a stake and pointers
thence E 7 chains to a stake
thence N 3 chains to a (?)
thence E 50 links to a stake
thence S 19 chains 50 links to a stake
thence W 7 chains 50 links to a stake
thence N 16 chains 50 links to beginning
drawn for Peter Lay 12½ acres, Value 7/16/3

Lot #4 Beginning at a stake and pointers
thence E 16 chains 25 links to a post oak
thence S 19 chains 50 links to a stake
thence W 6 chains 25 links to a stake
thence N 19 chains 50 links to beginning. 12½ acres Valt 7/16/3
Drawn for Sarah Foster

Lot #5 Beginning at a post oak
thence E 6 chains 25 links to a Red Oak
thence S 19 chains 50 links to a stake
thence W 6 chains 25 links to beginning. vatue 7/16/3
Drawn for Jesse Lay

Lot #6 Beginning at Red Oak
thence E 6 chains 25 links to a post oak corner of original
thence S along said line 19 chains 50 links to a pine
thence W 6chains 25 links to a stake
thence 9 chains 25 links to beginning. Valued at $5.00 more than middle 4 lots Drawn for Patty Lay 12½ acres Valued 7/16/3

Under our hands and seals this 7 Oct 1798 /s/Danul Gwynn, Wm. Slade, Nathan Slade, Joseph Payne. Registered October 1798.

L-45 6 Mar1799 Peter Smith to David Lay, both of Caswell Co for £200, 298
acres, land in Caswell County on Hogans Creek. Wit: Thomas Duncan, Soloman Clark & Easter X Clark
/s/ Peter Smith

L-72 31 Jan 1799 Mary Lay to Thomas Slade 12½ acres on waters of _______,
part of Obediah Lays division. Wit: John Terry & Zachariah Green /s/Mary Lay

DB K pg 286 10 October 1798 Peter Lay to Thomas Slade both of Caswell for $158.00 land in Caswell on waters of Country Line Cr adj Thomas Slade's former line 50 acres, Wit: Robert Mitchell, James Lea /s/Peter X Lay Reg. Oct 1798 oath of James Lea

DB L pg 92 18 July 1799 Peter Lay, Patty Lay of Caswell and William Foster
and Sarah his wife of Rockingham Co. NC heirs and legatees of Obediah Lay
decd to Thomas Slade ,for £13, 10 shillinqs their different lots and divisions
of land which fell to them by the death of said Ohadiah Lay decd in Caswell Co on waters of Country Line Creek, 24½ acres 11½ acres. Wit: Peter Linkler James Sinkler
Daniel X Thomas
Robert Mitchell, Wit for Peter and Patty signing
/s/Peter X Lay
Patty X l,ay

William Foster
Sarah X Foster

D8 L pg 130 2 Oct 1799 Peter Lay to Thomas Slade both of Caswell Co for
£72 10 shillings land in Caswell on waters of Country Line Cr. 75 acres Wit:
Joshua Richmond, Josiah Martin. Reg Oct 1799 oath of Martin /s/ Peter
X Lay

l'8 D pg 70 8 Oct 1803 Mary Gibson landgrant #633 300 acres on waters of Greens Cr & Rutledge Cr....Clement Trigg, VA State Line.

D8 N pg 262 6 Aug 1804 David Lay of Caswell to John Otwell of same for
$200 land in Caswell on Hogans Cr part of larger tract granted Peter Smith by State of NC conveyed to David Lay, adj William Robinsons line, William
Pattersons line, Peter Smiths line 120 acres. Wit: Robert Mitchell, William
Robertson, WM. Patterson. Reg Oct 1804 /s/ David Lay

DB P pg 98 31 May 1806 David Lay of Caswell to Elizabeth Roades for £30 land in Caswell waters of Hogans Cr. 10 acres. Wit: David Powell, Peter Smith, reg July 1807 /s/David X Lay

DB O pg 289 Agreeable to an order of the worshipful Court of Caswell County July l806 ...and with Danul S. Farley surveyor....to divide lands of Mary Gibson decd among her 10 children.

Lot #1 Hannah Lay. Beginning at a corner poplar in the state line running S19 3/5 chains to a stake
thence E 37½ chains to a stake
thence N 19 3/5 chains to the State Line
thence the state tine to beginning 19¼ acres.

Lot #2 Richard Gibson. Beginning at stake at Hannah Lay's corner running S 19 3/5 chains to a stake thence E 37½ chains to a stake thence N 19 3/5 chains to a stake thence W 37! chains to beginning. 19½ acres

Lot #3 Lucinda [or Lucretia] Burchfield, beginning at stake in Richard
Gibson corner running S 19 3/5 chains to a stake thence E 37½ chains to a stake thence N 19 3/5 chains to a stake Richard Gibsons corner thence his line W 37½ chains to beginning. 19¼ acres

Lot #4 William Gibson. Beginning at stake Lucinda Burchfield corner running S 19 3/5 chains to a stake thence E 37½ chains to a stake thence N 19 3/5 chains to a stake Lucinda Burchfields corner thence her line, 37½ chains to beginning. 19¼ acres

Lot #5 Julius Gibson Beginning at stake William Gibsons corner running S 19 3/5 chains to a corner black oak on Levens own line thence his line 37½ chains to William Gibsons corner thence his line W 37½ chains to the beginnin 19¼ acres.

Lot #6 Omey Hogg beginning at a stake Julius Gibson line, and running E 37½ chains to 2 chestnut oaks on Henry Williams line, thence his line N 19 3/5 chains to a stake thence, W 37½ chains to Julius Gibsons corner stake thence his line S 19 3/5 chains to the beginning 19¼ acres.

Lot #7 James Gibson beginning at a corner stake of William & Julius Gibson and Omey Hogg & running with Omey Hogg line E 37½ chains to a corner stake on Henry Atkinsons line thence with his line N 19 3/5 to a stake thence W 37½ chains to a corner stake Lucinda Burchfields and Wm. Gibson thence with William Gibsons line S 19 3/5 chains to beginning 19¼ acres

Lot #8 Suzannah Lay besinning at corner stake, Lucinda Burchfied, William
Gibson, James Gibson running E 37½ chains to a stake on Henry Atkinsons line thence his line N 19 3/5 chains to a corner stake thence W 37½ chains to a stake on Richard Gibson and Lucinda Burchfield, thence hes line S 19 3/5 chains to beginning 19¼ acres

Lot #:9 John Gibson beginning at a stake a corner of Richard Gibson, Lucinda Burchfield and Suzannah Lay runninq E 37½ chains to a stake in Henry Atkinsons line thence with his line 19 3/5 chains to a stake thence W 37½ chains to a stake a corner of Hannah Lay and Richard Gibson
thence with Richard Gibson line S 19 3/5 chains to besinning 19¼ acres.

Lot #10 Joel Gibson beginning at a stake a corner of Hannah Lay and Rinhard Gibson, John Gibson running with John Gibson line E 37½ chains to a stake on Henry Atkinsons line thence with his line N 19 3/5 chains to L7 corner black oak in the State Line thence with the State Line 37½ chains to a stake a corner of Hannah Lay thence with her line S 19 3/5 chains to beginning 19¼ acres

192½ acres divided among 10 legatees dated 16 Aug. 1806, registered Jan 1807 DB P pq 129 8 Aug 1807 David Lay of Caswell to Joel McDaniel for $79.50, land in Caswell on Hogans Cr 39 3/4 acres. Wit: Silus Stokes and Daniel Price Registered Oct 1807 /s/David X Lay

DB P pg 200 17 Nov 1807 David Lay to Silvanus Stokes both of Caswell for $120.00 land in Caswell on branches of Hogans Cr beginning at Elizabeth Rhodes and McDowels line ... Starkys and McDaniels corner...his own corner formerly his and Otwells corner, 55 acres exclusive of 10 acres in north corner adj above McDowels line which was deeded by David Lay to Elizabeth Rhodes which she is now in possession of. Wit: Joel McDaniel and Richard Atwell. Registered March 1808 /s/ David X Lay

DB Q pg 131 11 Aug 1809 Bird Lay of Caswell to Thomas Slade Sr. for $18.25 land in Caswell on branch known by the name of Cabbin Br adj heirs of Charles Early, Josiah Marlow and the heirs of said Thomas Slade 12½ acres being a lot of land to which Bird Lay is entitle by death of Obadiah Lay part of 75 acres to said Obediah of a 300 acre tract which was divided amongst the heirs of John Lay decd. Wit: Alex.Murphy registered July 1810 /s/Bird X Lay

DB Q pg 301 Know all men by these presents that I Jesse Lay Sr of State of Tennessee and County of Campbell have constituted and appointed .my friend Braxton Cox Esq of County and State aforesaid my lawful attorney in my name and stead and to my use to ask, demand, sue for legacy, recover, sell and dispose of all the real and personal estate that I have tn the State of NC and receive all sums of money debts due and demand whatsoever which shall be due given payable and belonging to me or detained from me whatsoever giving and granting unto my said attorney my lawful and whole powers strength and authority in and about the premises to have use and take all lawful ways and means in my name for the recovery thereof and upon the sale of lands to execute deeds....etc. 5 June 1810 /s/Jesse X Lay

DB R pg 206 8 Aug 1811 Leven Downs of Caswell, Deed of Gift to Grandson
William Lay infant son of George Lay and wife Patsy for $1.00 land in Caswell 19 3/4 acres being Lot No 7 in Division of Mary Gibson decd lands and adj Lots Nos. 4,6,8 and lying on both sides of the main road leadins from Danville VA to Salisbury NC. Wit Rob. Payne, Richard Walthall Reg April 1815 /s4/Leven Downs

DB R pg 335 5 July 1813 Peter Smith of Caswell and Julius Gibson of same
to George Lay for $75.00 land in Caswell being part of that land belonging to Mary Gibson decd & allotted to Suzanna Lay Lot #8 bounded on north by John Gibson, on west 6y Leven Downs on South by Leven Downs on East 6y Greenberry Voss 19 3/4 acres. Wit: William Robertson and Larkin Ford Registered July 1816 /s/ Julius Gibson & Peter Smith

DB R pg 328 4 Aug 1815 Leven Downs of Caswell Co to David Lay Jr for
$50.00 land in Caswell Co. 52½ acres bounded by lands of Henry Coats, Wm. Burns, George Lay, Wm. Lay Jr and aforesaid Leven Downs, land purchased of Mary Gibsons heirs for himself and his heirs. Wit: Rob. Payne, David X Lay, George X Lay, Registered July 1816 /s/Leven Downs

Kentucky, Christian County Marriage Records

Spouse: Carpenter, John
Gibson, Elizabeth Marriage Date: 04 Mar 1804
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Spouse: Gibson, Alsey
Lindley, Jacob Marriage Date: 13 May 1805
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Spouse: Gibson, Elizabeth
Lindley, Thomas Marriage Date: 07 Dec 1805
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Spouse: Gibson, Thency
Lindley, Jehu Marriage Date: 11 May 1806
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Spouse: Gibson, Nicholas
Montray, Levina Marriage Date: 30 May 1809
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Spouse: Gibson, Polly
Moore, William Marriage Date: 06 Apr 1810
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Spouse: Gibson, Mary
Shelton, Reuben Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1810
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Spouse: Gibson, Dolly
Maccardy, James Marriage Date: 07 Nov 1810
-----------------------------Spouse: Gibson, Polly
Mccardy, James Marriage Date: 07 Nov 1810
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Spouse: Gibson, Hannah
Thompson, Lawson Marriage Date: 10 Aug 1812
-----------------------------Spouse: Gibson, Elizabeth
Mcintire, John Marriage Date: 10 Oct 1813
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Kentucky - Henderson County

Spouse: Gibson, Bailey
Sights, Catherine Marriage Date: 22 Feb 1813

Spouse: Gibson, Martha
Prewitt, Robert Marriage Date: 30 Jun 1814
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Spouse: Cassel, Isaac D.
Gibson, Eleanor Marriage Date: 26 Jul 1821
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Spouse: Gibson, Mary
Tapp, William Marriage Date: 23 Jan 1825
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Kentucky, Hopkins County

Spouse: Gibson, Thomas
Griffith, Polly Marriage Date: 10 Nov 1817

Christian County, Kentucky

Spouse: Gatlin, Jesse
Gibson, Cassy Marriage Date: 05 Nov 1817
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Spouse: Burk, Susannah
Gibson, Pitman Marriage Date: 12 Feb 1818
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Spouse: Gibson, Elizabeth
Rogers, Wiley Marriage Date: 03 May 1819
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Spouse: Gibson, Winney
Johnson, Isaac Marriage Date: 13 Jul 1819

Spouse: Edwards, Rebecca
Gibson, Johnson Marriage Date: 12 Apr 1820
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Spouse: Clark, William F.
Gibson, Elizabeth Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1821
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Spouse: Gibson, Sarah
Mcmahon, William Marriage Date: 20 Jun 1822
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Spouse: Gibson, Nancy
Mcmahon, Peter Marriage Date: 06 Dec 1823

Spouse: Gibson, Polly
Sullavan, Leven Marriage Date: 06 Jun 1815
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Spouse: Gibson, Polly
Tucker, Ezekiel Marriage Date: 25 Oct 1815
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Spouse: Gibson, John
Park, Polly Marriage Date: 05 Apr 1816
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Spouse: Gibson, Jane
Park, Hugh Marriage Date: 10 Apr 1816
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Spouse: Gibson, Lucy
Vinson, Alexander Marriage Date: 13 Sep 1817

The "Gibson Cemetery" where Constant Oglesby Ratcliffe and his wife Mary "Polly" Gibson are buried is pictured below. I've been to this cemetery three times, it's in Christian County, KY and is in the middle of a field and is sorely neglected. The other cemetery stones that can be found were P. F. Gibson, (he is a child of John Gibson and Juda Hogg Gibson) and J. M. Wiggins, born December 29, 1872, died August 31, 1898 (he is connected through our Ratliff line, but why he is buried here is unknown). There are also 35-40 field stone markers that we assume were the Gibson family members or slaves. (The cemetery is inside this grove of trees - "click" to enlarge).

Per cemetery records for the Northern section of Christian County, the following persons are buried in the Gibson Cemetery pictured left.

(From Hopkinsville at the intersection of highway 41N and 1682, go on 41N 9.3 miles, turn left, go 1.7 miles, cemetery is in the back of the house in a grove of trees.) As of my visit in 2001 and 2002, the cemetery is all but grown over and the only stones I could find were of Constant Ratcliff's and P. F. Gibson's.

Chas. Gibson
November 23, 1940
77 years - 5 months - 3 days

I can't find this tombstone.

born (1863)

Mary B. Wife of C. O. Ratliff - No Dates

Daughter of Hannah Morehead and Meredith Gibson

Constant O., husband of Mary Gibson Ratliff - June 19, 1820 - December 27, 1879

P. F. Gibson
Co. G. 17th KY Infantry

son of Meredith Gibson and Hannah Moore, Brother to Mary B. Gibson who married Constant Ratliff, father of John A. B.

J. M. Wiggins
December 29, 1872
August 31, 1898

Mina B. Gladdish Gibson - April 1877-Feb 19 1943

Wife of Charlie Gibson, who was the son of William Gibson. My mother took the picture in 1985; I didn't see this stone when I was there in 2001 or 2002

Now I know why, because she is buried in the Castleberry Cemetery in Crofton and not at the Gibson family cemetery; and I took a picture of the stone at Castleberry while there in 2004.

Last Will and Testament of Hannah More Gibson, wife of Meredith Gibson above:

I Hannah Gibson of the County of Christian and said State of Kentucky being old and feeble in health but of sound mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and Testament as follows (To Whit)

1st it is my will and desire that after my death that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid )) money on hand and if there should not be a sufficiency of money on hand then in that event I desire that the balance necessary to accomplish that purpose be raised by the sale of personal property.

2nd My will and desire is that my daughter Mary Ratliff have the fifty acres of land on which I I now reside including any present dwelling and farm adjacent thereto - to her own use and benefit and that of her children and not to be subject to the control of her husband C. O. Ratliff during her lifetime and after her death my desire is that her children be permitted to remain on the premises and their father C. O. Ratliff also, provided he will take care of her children during his widowhood and no longer _____ when my daughter Mary Ratliff's youngest child becomes 21 years of age I desire the land sold and the proceeds equally divided amongst her children except her daughter Amanda A. Grable. I desire she shall have one dollar out of the proceeds of said land and ______ ______.

3rd My will and desire is that the remainder of my land situated in Christian County, Kentucky adjoining my present homestead shall be equally divided between my other sons, namely A. R. Gibson, P. F. Gibson & W. L. Gibson, I desire said land to be divided in kind as follows so as to make my said __ sons equal in value. I desire my son A. R. Gibson to have his portion off the SW portion of said survey. I desire my son P. F. Gibson to have his portion off the SW portion of said land and my son W. L. Gibson to have his portion north of the others so as to include is his present dwelling house. I desire said land so divided to make them all equal in value.

I desire the portion given to my son W. L. Gibson to descend to his wife and children that is to say should his present wife out live him, I desire her and his children to have said land as a homestead during her widowhood or lifetime but at her death or marriage I desire it to be descended to his children - should my other two sons Namely A. R. Gibson & P. F. Gibson die before marriage I desire their portion to descend to W. L. Gibson & Mary Ratliff subject to the provisions heretofore made if __ __ of them should die I desire the ____ living to share equally with Mary Ratliff and W. L. Gibson. ____ should either of these have children I desire their portion to descend to them; wives and children, subject however to the provision made in W. L. Gibson's case.

My will and desire is should it not become necessary for me to sell and dispose of my land situated in Christian County ____ during my life time I claim my Executor hereafter _______ to sell the ______ and divide the proceeds equally between my four children, namely Mary Ratliff, A. R. Gibson, P. F. Gibson and W. L. Gibson subject to the same provisions here before made.

My desires are that my two son-in-laws J. W. Denton & W. L. Hewitt have one dollar each and no more. I also desire that my grandchildren meaning my daughter Ann Hewitt's children and Carolina ______ children have one dollar each and no more. I also will and desire that my son John M. Gibson have one dollar and no more, and after my death I desire my Executor to sell all my personal property of every character and after paying my debts and funeral expenses pay the proceeds to my four children namely Mary Ratliff, A. R. Gibson, P. F. Gibson and W. L. Gibson except that amount hereto otherwise devised. And lastly, I hereby appoint my friend ______ ____ my Executor to this my last will hoping he will execute the same. Given under my hand & seal this 8th day of June 1863.

A. G. Woodridge
R. B. Monk

State of Kentucky

Christian County Set - I - G. H. Lawton Clerk of County Court for said county certify that the foregoing last will and testament of Hannah Gibson ____ was this day produced and read in open court and proved by the oath of A. G. Woodridge ____ of the subscribing ____ thereto who also proved the attestation of R. B. Monk the other subscribing ____ to ____ that act and deed of the said Hannah Gibson and the same was ordered to be recorded as the last will and testament of said descendent. Wherefore said will together with this certificate has been duly recorded in my office. Given under my hand this 6ht day of February 1865.

I further devise that my daughter Mary Ratliff have one good bed and bedstead and good furniture before my sale is made of my personal property.

A. G. Woodbridge
R. B. Monk

The above paragraph of the will of Hannah Gibson dec'd was on an inside page and not discovered until after the above certificate was written. The paragraph with the signatures ____ is a ____ transcript of the original.

G. H. Lawton, Clerk

Notes from Wilma:

On another note, I believe the Mary Ratliff you have in the 1880 census, is Mary (Gibson) Ratliff, widow of Constant O. Ratliff. Those were their children's names and ages. Living next to her are her two brothers, William and John M. Gibson. Remember that news article about Mrs. Polly (Mary) Ratliff being ill at the home of her brother John Gibson? Polly Ratliff, the daughter of John Ratliff and Nancy Oglesby married Constant Mezzo in 1833. The Mezzo family lived next to Oglesby's in the 1830 census. I Believe I've found Constant Mezzo (although it's spelled Morzoe) in Hamilton Co. Ill. in 1850 census, but with a new wife. I forgot to bring my notes with me, but I think her name was Emmaline. Also there are John C. Oglesby 54 or 57 born in Tenn. Looks like the Oglesby's came through Tenn. on their way to Ky. There are also Wade Oglesby, Henry Oglesby, and P. C. Oglesby right next to him, possibly his sons? I'll keep exploring that angle and see what happens.

Following is a list of residents in Capt. William Perkin's Dist, listed first in the order in which they appeared in the census, then sorted by surname (there may be some transcription errors).

Capt William Perkins 2 0 2
Daniel Delaney 1 4 5
John Tarvictor 1 0 2
Charles Kilgore 1 2 2
Aaron Terrell 2 4 3
Solomon Perkins 1 0 2
Julius Gibson 1 1 5
Adam Burchfield 1 2 4
Jehu Ivey 1 1 2
Lott Ivey 2 3 5
William Little 1 1 5
Isaac Perkins 2 0 1
John Barton 3 3 4
William Ingram 2 0 2
Joshua Lee 1 4 4
Samuel Henson 1 2 3
Moses Perkins 1 3 1
Nathaniel Perry 3 0 1
Valentine Martin 4 1 4
John Harrison 1 2 1
Solomon White 1 3 3
Lewis Shelton 4 2 2
Thomas Harrison 4 1 2
John Guest 3 4 4
Roberton Miller 1 1 1
John Smith 2 1 1
Edward Torory 2 5 5
Joseph Perkins 1 3 3
Jonathan Crittenton 1 0 2
William Henson 2 7 2
James Craisford 4 5 6
David Curtis 1 4 1
Kellum Price 1 1 2
Jessee Coffee 1 2 4
James Mattison 1 3 7
Benjamin Cleveland 2 0 2
Eli Davis 1 1 3
William Alred 1 3 3
Elijah Isaacs 1 1 3
Matthew Hooper 1 0 0
Lewis Davis 1 2 1
Humphrey Gipson 5 2 1
John Shannon 3 4 2
Nicholas Darndel 3 4 2
Benjamin Cornelius 1 4 2
Robert Cannon 2 2 2
John Hunter 1 2 4
Elizabeth Oliver 5 0 2
Nary Blair 2 3 5
Andrew Toninhill 1 2 0
David Wimpey 3 4 2
Alexander Boroe 1 4 5
John Banks 2 6 2
Robert Pickens 2 2 2
John Hallum 3 2 6
David Hamilton 1 3 4
Susannah Golden 1 4 4
John Seat 1 1 1
Johnathan Clark 1 2 2
Elizabeth Hallum 2 2 2
Andrew Norrock 3 3 7
Thomas Robertson 1 4 1
Robert Baker 2 4 4
Joseph Chapman 1 5 4
Ambrose Dudley 2 1 1
Bennett Combs 1 1 6
Edward Burris 1 0 1
Esau Tourtollot 1 0 3
Edward Norton 1 1 2
John Patterson 1 2 6
Michael Johnson 1 1 2
William Burney 1 2 2
James Hamilton 2 3 4
Thomas Hamilton 2 1 4
Adam Bight 1 0 6
Eleoner Martin 1 1
John Hamilton 2 2 3
Eleazer Smith 1 2 4
James Greor 2 1 4
Thomas Abbet 1 2 2
John Smith 2 2 4
Alexander Oliver 1 4 3
Willeby Pew 1 0 2
Enoch Berry 1 1 4
William Pew 1 1 4
David Pew 1 1 4
Margaret McVay 1 1 4
Samuel Barley 1 3 4
Samuel Brown 1 0 1
James Scot 1 4 2
William Hamilton 1 0 4
William Roberts 1 1 3
William Pile 2 2 2
Nathen Briant 1 1 4
William Owen 2 0 1
Reuben Johnson 1 1 2
Nicholas Pile 2 3 4
Edwin Smith 1 3 4
Thomas Garner 3 4 3
John Harper 2 4 4
Ambrose Nichols 3 1 1
Ralph Olsen 1 1 3
George Slatten 1 4 7
James Aeson 1 2 2
Richard Walles 2 2 5
Barnay Fair 1 2 3
John Briant 2 2 3
John Dessart 1 1 5
Abraham Aeson 1 0 5
Moses Tommorlin 1 2 3
Hardy Briant 1 1 3
John Brown 1 0 1
William Wilson 1 1 5
Isaac Wilson 1 3 2
William Wilson 1 0 3
Joseph Bolon 2 4 3
Thomas Elliott 1 1 2
Claborn Doss 1 1 2
Henry Cobb 2 6 3
Thomas Brown 1 0 1
John Crage 2 1 1
John Pepper 1 4 4
Amos Roberts 1 2 1
Isaac Roberts 1 1 3
William Parsons 1 1 2
Jacob Kitle 1 1 6
Enoch Garner 1 2 2
Asa Cobb 1 1 1
Joel Halbert 1 0 1
William Huse Lasey 1 6 2
Martin Hulet 1 3 2
William Little 1 1 2
Moses Terrrel 1 2 1
James Airwicks 1 4 2
Richard Isaacs 1 2 3
Jospeh Jeanway 1 6 4
Joseph Henson 1 0 1
Reuben Simpson 1 0 1
Mordicai Fuller 1 5 3
Robert, Jr. Box 2 2 1
Henry Smith 1 1 0
George Sadler 1 1 1
Joseph Lewallon 1 1 2
Robert, Sr. Box 2 1 2
Edward Box 1 0 3
James Davenport 1 1 2
Tobias Putteet 2 2 6
Paul Ingle 2 5 3
Ambrose Fitzgerald 1 5 3
James Blair 3 0 5
George Blair 1 1 1
William Sumpter 1 1 4
Littleberry Toney 2 1 6
Joseph Davis 1 2 5
William Sloan 4 0 2
Charles Roland 1 2 3
John Martin 1 0 0
Jacob Johnson 2 0 4
John Johnson 1 0 1
William Martin 1 0 3
James Hanson 1 3 4
Edward Williams 1 2 2
John Woodside 1 0 5
Roland Burks 1 0 3
William White 2 2 4
Marsin Smithson 1 2 4
William Miskelley 1 1 2
Robert Smith 2 2 3
Littlejohn Meeks 1 2 1
Isaac Korsey 1 0 2
William Twitty 1 0 2
William McKey 1 1 7
John Harden 1 0 2
Jeremiah Abell 2 3 4
Giddian Hogg 1 1 2
William Land 1 1 3
John Perkins 1 1 2
Stephen Perkins 2 2 5
Ezekial Young 3 3 4
David Adams 1 3 3
Alexander Kilpatrick 4 2 4
William Ledford 2 1 5
Daniel McMillion 1 1 3

Sorted by Surname

Thomas Abbet 1 2 2
Jeremiah Abell 2 3 4
David Adams 1 3 3
Abraham Aeson 1 0 5
James Aeson 1 2 2
James Airwicks 1 4 2
William Alred 1 3 3
Robert Baker 2 4 4
John Banks 2 6 2
Samuel Barley 1 3 4
John Barton 3 3 4
Enoch Berry 1 1 4
Adam Bight 1 0 6
George Blair 1 1 1
James Blair 3 0 5
Nary Blair 2 3 5
Joseph Bolon 2 4 3
Alexander Boroe 1 4 5
Edward Box 1 0 3
Robert, Jr. Box 2 2 1
Robert, Sr. Box 2 1 2
Hardy Briant 1 1 3
John Briant 2 2 3
Nathen Briant 1 1 4
John Brown 1 0 1
Samuel Brown 1 0 1
Thomas Brown 1 0 1
Adam Burchfield 1 2 4
Roland Burks 1 0 3
William Burney 1 2 2
Edward Burris 1 0 1
Robert Cannon 2 2 2
Joseph Chapman 1 5 4
Johnathan Clark 1 2 2
Benjamin Cleveland 2 0 2
Asa Cobb 1 1 1
Henry Cobb 2 6 3
Jessee Coffee 1 2 4
Bennett Combs 1 1 6
Benjamin Cornelius 1 4 2
John Crage 2 1 1
James Craisford 4 5 6
Jonathan Crittenton 1 0 2
David Curtis 1 4 1
Nicholas Darndel 3 4 2
James Davenport 1 1 2
Eli Davis 1 1 3
Joseph Davis 1 2 5
Lewis Davis 1 2 1
Daniel Delaney 1 4 5
John Dessart 1 1 5
Claborn Doss 1 1 2
Ambrose Dudley 2 1 1
Thomas Elliott 1 1 2
Barnay Fair 1 2 3
Ambrose Fitzgerald 1 5 3
Mordicai Fuller 1 5 3
Enoch Garner 1 2 2
Thomas Garner 3 4 3
Julius Gibson 1 1 5
Humphrey Gipson 5 2 1
Susannah Golden 1 4 4
James Greor 2 1 4
John Guest 3 4 4
Joel Halbert 1 0 1
Elizabeth Hallum 2 2 2
John Hallum 3 2 6
David Hamilton 1 3 4
James Hamilton 2 3 4
John Hamilton 2 2 3
Thomas Hamilton 2 1 4
William Hamilton 1 0 4
James Hanson 1 3 4
John Harden 1 0 2
John Harper 2 4 4
John Harrison 1 2 1
Thomas Harrison 4 1 2
Joseph Henson 1 0 1
Samuel Henson 1 2 3
William Henson 2 7 2
Giddian Hogg 1 1 2
Matthew Hooper 1 0 0
Martin Hulet 1 3 2
John Hunter 1 2 4
Paul Ingle 2 5 3
William Ingram 2 0 2
Elijah Isaacs 1 1 3
Richard Isaacs 1 2 3
Jehu Ivey 1 1 2
Lott Ivey 2 3 5
Jospeh Jeanway 1 6 4
Jacob Johnson 2 0 4
John Johnson 1 0 1
Michael Johnson 1 1 2
Reuben Johnson 1 1 2
Charles Kilgore 1 2 2
Alexander Kilpatrick 4 2 4
Jacob Kitle 1 1 6
Isaac Korsey 1 0 2
William Land 1 1 3
William Huse Lasey 1 6 2
William Ledford 2 1 5
Joshua Lee 1 4 4
Joseph Lewallon 1 1 2
William Little 1 1 5
William Little 1 1 2
Eleoner Martin 1 1
John Martin 1 0 0
Valentine Martin 4 1 4
William Martin 1 0 3
James Mattison 1 3 7
Daniel MccMillion 1 1 3
William McKey 1 1 7
Margaret McVay 1 1 4
Littlejohn Meeks 1 2 1
Roberton Miller 1 1 1
William Miskelley 1 1 2
Ambrose Nichols 3 1 1
Andrew Norrock 3 3 7
Edward Norton 1 1 2
Alexander Oliver 1 4 3
Elizabeth Oliver 5 0 2
Ralph Olsen 1 1 3
William Owen 2 0 1
William Parsons 1 1 2
John Patterson 1 2 6
John Pepper 1 4 4
Capt William Perkins 2 0 2
Isaac Perkins 2 0 1
John Perkins 1 1 2
Joseph Perkins 1 3 3
Moses Perkins 1 3 1
Solomon Perkins 1 0 2
Stephen Perkins 2 2 5
Nathaniel Perry 3 0 1
David Pew 1 1 4
Willeby Pew 1 0 2
William Pew 1 1 4
Robert Pickens 2 2 2
Nicholas Pile 2 3 4
William Pile 2 2 2
Kellum Price 1 1 2
Tobias Putteet 2 2 6
Amos Roberts 1 2 1
Isaac Roberts 1 1 3
William Roberts 1 1 3
Thomas Robertson 1 4 1
Charles Roland 1 2 3
George Sadler 1 1 1
James Scot 1 4 2
John Seat 1 1 1
John Shannon 3 4 2
Lewis Shelton 4 2 2
Reuben Simpson 1 0 1
George Slatten 1 4 7
William Sloan 4 0 2
Edwin Smith 1 3 4
Eleazer Smith 1 2 4
Henry Smith 1 1 0
John Smith 2 1 1
John Smith 2 2 4
Robert Smith 2 2 3
Marsin Smithson 1 2 4
William Sumpter 1 1 4
John Tarvictor 1 0 2
Aaron Terrell 2 4 3
Moses Terrrel 1 2 1
Moses Tommorlin 1 2 3
Littleberry Toney 2 1 6
Andrew Toninhill 1 2 0
Edward Torory 2 5 5
Esau Tourtollot 1 0 3
William Twitty 1 0 2
Richard Walles 2 2 5
Solomon White 1 3 3
William White 2 2 4
Edward Williams 1 2 2
Isaac Wilson 1 3 2
William Wilson 1 1 5
William Wilson 1 0 3
David Wimpey 3 4 2
John Woodside 1 0 5
Ezekial Young 3 3 4

There is this cemetery in Corydon, Henderson County, Kentucky and there are several Duncan's and Gibson's in it.

Gibson Family Cemetery
Corydon, Henderson County, Kentucky

Lat: 37°42'50"N, Lon: 87°39'52"W

Contributed by Nancy and Henry Wiedrich, Jan 09, 2002 [hw55720@alltel.net]. Total records = 111.

Directions to cemetery: Going south on US Hwy 60 from Henderson, KY, turn left on Hwy 135 East which is the first light in Corydon, KY. Go approximately 2 and one half miles to Hughes Sights Road. (135 curves to the right, Hughes Sights Road goes straight and begins at that curve) Take Hughes Sights Road for approximately two miles to Rock Springs Dixie Road. Turn Right. Go approximately one fourth mile and cemetery in on the right on the hill

The Gibson Family Cemetery is a small cemetery outside of Corydon, Kentucky. We were only there once, back in the summer of 1976. There was no gate or formal entrance that we can remember, and the little cemetery was in terrible shape. My husband mowed one day, and the following day we went back to write down all of the inscriptions that we could read on the tipped over and worn stones.

We contacted a cousin, Jan Gibson, to take our records back to the cemetery in 1981, so as to confirm and make corrections to the dates, etc as we had written them. We recognize her for her efforts.

We do not have any access to plot records, burial records or death records, and the following is taken as best as we could from the stones themselves and nothing more. Surnames are alphabetized, and we made every effort to group families together. Our living relatives there now are elderly and incapable of keeping up the cemetery, and we have no idea if it is being mowed or anything. We are trying to remedy this situation by next summer. This little cemetery would be a good candidate for the Cemetery Restoration Project going on in America now.

- Nancy and Henry Wiedrich

Culver, John Deforest, b. 12 Jun 1867, d. 9 Mar 1919, *Inscriptions for #1 and #2 are on the same stone*, #1
Culver, Mary Frances, b. 30 Jun 1873, d. 4 Feb 1930, #2
Duncan, , b. 6 Feb 1890, d. 8 Sep 1891, “Son of JM and MS”, #11
Duncan, Florence, b. 14 Apr 1875, d. 31 Jan 1899, “Dau of JM and MS”, #13
Duncan, J. S., b. 31 Jan 1885, d. 18 Jun 1916, *Inscriptions for #5 and #6 are on the same stone*, #5
Duncan, John M., b. 1847, d. 1933, *Adjacent to Mary S.*, #8
Duncan, Laura B., b. 1870, d. 1945, #7
Duncan, Marion, b. 1889, d. 1945, *Inscriptions for #3 and #4 are on the same stone*, #3
Duncan, Mary Pearl, b. 28 May 1885, d. 9 Nov 1900, “Dau of W.F. and S.C. Duncan”, #16
Duncan, Mary S., b. 1851, d. 1935, *Adjacent to John M.*, #9
Duncan, Robert F., b. 1887, d. 1936, #4
Duncan, Sarah C., b. Apr 1852, d. 8 Apr 1899, “Wife of William F. Duncan”, #15
Duncan, Sarah Frances, b. 14 Mar 1891, d. 26 Jul 1891, “Dau of William F. And Sarah C. Duncan”, #17
Duncan, Vera, b. 1889, d. , “Wife Vera” *Possibly buried elsewhere, as indicated by no death date, or still living as of 1981*, #6
Duncan, Vincan, b. 17 Jan 1877, d. 20 Nov 1890, “Son of JM and MS”, #`10
Duncan, Welzy, b. 9 Apr 1878, d. 17 Jul 1890, “J.M. and M.S. Duncan”, #12
Duncan, William F., b. 1854, d. 1937, #14
Frasier, Gayle, b. 1885, d. 1950, *Inscriptions for #18 and #19 are on the same stone*, #18
Frasier, Lucile S., b. 1890, d. 1975, “Wife”, #19
French, Emily, *No dates, she was there before summer of 1976, possibly buried beside Georg? Notes are very vague., #20
Gibson, "Nathan A., Sr.", b. 5 Jan 1828, d. 23 Jul 1899, #44
Gibson, , b. 27 Mar 1861, d. 27 Mar 1861, “Infant Daug of J.G. and C. Gibson, #49
Gibson, Baily, b. 8 Dec 1818, *No death date*, #46
Gibson, Ben Franklin, no dates, #55
Gibson, Berryman, b. 13 Jun 1785, d. 1 Sep 1870, *Inscriptions for #41 and #42 are on the same stone*, #41
Gibson, Cora, b. 1863, no date, #56
Gibson, Eliza Jane, b. 12 Feb 1838, d. 19 Jun 1896, “Wife of N.A. Gibson, #45
Gibson, Ellen, b. 1894, d. 1950, *Adjacent to James O.*, #58
Gibson, Elmos C., b. 20 Dec 1875, d. 1 Jan 1976, “Son of R.B. and S.A. Gibson”, #23
Gibson, Elymus R., b. 1900, d. 1918, “Children” (of William K.), #39
Gibson, Erastus K., b. 19 Sep 1886, d. 30 Jun 1919, #60
Gibson, G. Harold, b. 1875, d. 1945, *Inscriptions for #35 and #36 are on the same stone*, #35
Gibson, G.O.H., b. 1862, d. 1940, #57
Gibson, Garrie E., b. 7 Apr 1875, d. 20 Oct 1898, “Dau of R.B. and S.A. Gibson”, #25
Gibson, Georgia, b. 1881, d. 1921, *Inscriptions for #28, #29, and #30 are on the same stone* Stone indicates that both women were his wives, #29
Gibson, J. Fagan, b. 14 Nov 1848, d. 11 May 1911, #61
Gibson, James O., b. 1878, d. 1952, *Adjacent to Ellen*, #59
Gibson, Joel, b. 1750, d. 1830, “North Carolina Pvt. Inf. NC Contl Line Revolutionary War” *Not actually buried here, just a marker*, #63
Gibson, John B., b. 1855, d. 1936, *Inscriptions for #31 and #32 are on the same stone*, #31
Gibson, John D., b. 10 Mar 1885, d. 17 Sep 1903, “He was the sunshine of our home”, #64
Gibson, John G., b. 18 Dec 1816, d. 6 Nov 1890, *Inscriptions for #47, #48, #49 and #50 are on the same stone*, #47
Gibson, Lucilia E., b. 10 Oct 1853, d. 27 Sep 1878, “Daug of J. G. and Mahala”, #50
Gibson, Lucille, b. 1895, d. 19__, *It could be possible that Lucille was never actually buried here or still alive in 1981, indicated by the death date being left blank.*, #30
Gibson, Mahala C., b. 1820, d. 18 Nov 1868, “Wife”, #48
Gibson, Martha Caroline, b. 1 May 1850, d. 1855, “Daug of John G. and M.C.”, #52
Gibson, Mary J., b. 27 Dec 1859, d. 27 Apr 1860, “Daug of John G. and C. Gibson”, #53
Gibson, Mattie, b. 1876, d. 1972, #27
Gibson, Maud V., b. 30 Sep 1877, d. 28 Nov 1893, “Daugh of W.K. and M.E. Gibson”, #40
Gibson, Nancy J., b. 1855, d. 1927, *Believe her to be wife of #61, #62
Gibson, R. B., b. 11 Apr 1884, d. 31 May 1885, “Son of R.B. and S.A. Gibson”, #24
Gibson, R. B., b. 14 Jan 1844, d. 15 Jan 1913, *Adjacent to Sudia*, #22
Gibson, Roscoe, b. 1883, d. 1957, *Inscriptions for #28, #29, and #30 are on the same stone*, #28
Gibson, Sarah J., b. 1855, d. 1906, *Inscriptions for #31 and #32 are on the same stone* “Wife”, #32
Gibson, Silas, b. 28 Sep 1886, d. 21 Dec 1887, “Son of J.B. and S.J. Gibson”, #34
Gibson, Stella, b. 1877, d. 19__, *It could be possible that Lucille was never actually buried here, indicated by the death date being left blank.*, #36
Gibson, Sudia, b. 14 Jun 1857, d. 11 Jan 1937, *Adjacent to R.B.*, #21
Gibson, Sussan, b. 18 Jan 1791, d. 2 Feb 1865, “Wife Sussan”, #42
Gibson, Virgie M., b. 1896, d. 1896, “Children” (of William K.), #38
Gibson, W. O., d. 25 Dec 1876, “Son of J.B. and S.J. Gibson” *Presumably he was born and died on that Christmas Day*, #33
Gibson, Willey M. C., b. 16 Oct 1825, d. 2 Jan 1898, #43
Gibson, William C., b. 16 Oct 1825, d. 2 Jan 1898, #54
Gibson, William K., b. 1858, d. 1904, *Inscriptions for #37, #38, and #39 are on the same stone*, #37
Gibson, Wm. James, b. 21 Nov 1842, d. 22 Apr 1843, “Son of John G. And M. C.”, #51
Gibson, “Lizzie”, b. 22 Feb 1894, d. 28 Oct 1895, “Dau of R.B. and S.A. Gibson”, #26
Grisham, Katie, b. 1853, d. 1899, “Mother”, #65
Hoy , , b. 24 Nov 1899, d. 24 Nov 1899, “Infant of J.S. and M.L. Hoy”, #69
Hoy, Billie M., b. 1917, d. 1929, #71
Hoy, Elliott, b. 1909, d. 1921, #70
Hoy, George Fagan, b. 28 Dec 1897, d. 19 Mar 1965, “Pvt. 5 Co. 159 Depot Brigade World War I”, #66
Hoy, J. Samuel, b. 1873, d. 1967, *Adjacent to Minnie L.*, #67
Hoy, Minnie L., b. 1877, d. 1974, *Adjacent to J. Samuel*, #68
King, Eliza J., b. 10 Jun 1856, d. 6 Nov 1894, “Wife of B.J. King”, #72
King, Ellen Nora D., b. 9 Nov 1858, d. 6 Apr 1875, “Wife of B.J. King”, #73
Koonce, Arrena, b. 5 Sep 1818, d. 30 Apr 1889, “Wife of O.L. Koonce”, #75
Koonce, Owen L., b. 29 Dec 1819, d. 11 Nov 1907, #74
Nally, Eula May, b. 17 May 1891, d. 19 Feb 1920, “Wife of H.O. Nally”, #83
Nally, Henry, b. 1856, d. 1925, *Inscriptions for #76 and #77 are on the same stone*, #76
Nally, Mamie E., b. 4 Apr 1890, d. Left Blank, *It could be possible that Mamie was never actually buried here or still living in 1981, indicated by the death date being left blank.*, #79
Nally, May, d. 30 Mar 1916, *Same death date, Possibly twins, who died at birth*, #82
Nally, Morrison P., b. 31 Oct 1922, d. 25 Nov 1922, #80
Nally, Ray, d. 30 Mar 1916, *Inscriptions for #81 and #82 are on the same stone*, #81
Nally, Sidney T., b. 5 Apr 1885, d. 15 Nov 1926, *Inscriptions for #78 and #79 are on the same stone*, #78
Nally, Vannie, b. 1856, d. 19__, *It could be possible that Vannie was never actually buried here, indicated by the death date being left blank.*, #77
Nesler, Dora D., b. 2 Jul 1874, d. 16 Jun 1908, #84
Norton, Virlie, b. 8 Aug 1894, d. 23 Jun 1896, “Dau of E.J. Norton”, #85
Overfield, G.W., b. 1872, d. 1955, *Inscriptions for #86 and #87 are on the same stone*, #86
Overfield, Mary J., b. 1880, d. 1971, “Wife”, #87
Stanley, , d. Nov 17 1922, #88
Stanley, Tommie, b. 14 Jul 1908, d. 18 Nov 1915, *Birth year could be 1904, 1905, or 1908*, #89
Stone, Lelia Hattie, b. 4 Jan 1881, d. 1744, “Wife of George W. Stone”, #90
Tapp, Arch, b. 1854, d. 1931, *Inscriptions for #91 and #92 are on the same stone*, #91
Tapp, Arulius B., b. 10 Feb 1846, d. 14 Feb 1860, “Son of Wm. Tapp”, #97
Tapp, Ella N., *Only date for her is the year 1869, which probably is her birth, meaning that possibly she is not buried here, due to the possible lack of a death year on stone*, #92
Tapp, Martha F., b. 29 May 1848, d. 14 Dec 1860, #93
Tapp, Mary, b. 10 Feb 1823, d. 12 Jan 1864, “Wife”, #96
Tapp, Nathan A., b. 13 Aug 1849, d. 30 Sep 1852, “Son of Wm. and Mary Tapp”, #94
Tapp, William, b. 15 Dec 1817, d. 8 Mar 1886, *Inscriptions for #95 and #96 are on the same stone*, #95
Tapp, Willie, b. 1906, d. 1918, “Son of R.G. and Bertie Tapp”, #98
Thompson, Camilla, b. 1882, d. 1962, *Inscriptions for #99, #100, and #101 are on the same stone* “Wife”, #100
Thompson, Katherine M., b. 18 Apr 1917, d. , *Presumably still living in 1981*, #103
Thompson, Otis B., b. 18 Nov 1914, d. 20 Aug 1981, *Inscriptions for #102 and #103 are on the same stone*, #102
Thompson, Sam, b. 1880, d. 1950, *Inscriptions for #99, #100, and #101 are on the same stone*, #99
Thompson, Thorton, b. 1911, d. 1933, “Son”, #101
Thompson, Vannie, b. 1911, d. 1915, “Dau of John and Janella Thompson”, #104
Watson, Lida M., b. 3 Apr 1897, d. 4 Feb 1898, “Dau of Charlie and Ella Watson”, “A little time on earth she spent, #105
Watson, Marvin, b. 18 Dec 1921, d. 28 Dec 1924, “And I give unto them eternal life”, #106
Welden, , b. 10 Jan 1863, d. 10 Jan 1863, “Son of Will and Susan A. Welden”, #108
Welden, , b. 1853, d. 1853, “Infant Dau of W. And Susan Welden”, #109
Welden, Martha, b. 24 Feb 1868, d. 1875, “Daug of Wm. and Susan”, #110
Welden, Susan, b. 24 May 1833, d. 18 Mar 1887, “Wife of W.L. Welden”, #107
Williams, Van Delia, b. 19 Nov 1891, d. 9 Nov 1913, “Wife of R.J. Williams”, “Gone but not forgotten”, #111

Fourth Generation

Elizabeth GIBSON. Born on 9 Apr 1780 in Caswell County, North Carolina. Elizabeth died in Christian County, Kentucky on 17 May 1857, she was 77. She is buried in Ratcliffe Cemetery, Christian Co., Kentucky. Caswell County, North Carolina. On 7 Dec 1805 when Elizabeth was 25, she married Thomas LINDLEY, son of John LINDLEY & Sarah PYLE.

Elizabeth Gibson and Thomas Lindley had the following children:

i.	Lucy Lindley. Lucy married James SIZEMORE - pic of James Sizemore on left
ii.	John Lindley - born 1806; buried in the Ratliff Cemetery on Gwendolyn's place
iii.	Pitman Samuel Lindley
iv.	Sally (Sarah) Lindley - Sally married William COTTON.
v.	Nancy Lindley - Nancy married Jonathan GILKEY
vii.	Merida Lindley, we have no records on this child and think she or he must have died young.
viii.	Jacob Lindley, married
ix.	Mary "Polly" Lindley (1821-1911) our line; Mary married Jonathan Lynn and had Lucy Clementine Lynn who married John A. B. Ratliff (our line).

From here see the Lindley line.