Did this Zachariah Smith come down to the Anson county area of NC. I am looking for one that had a daughter named Abitha/Tabitha who married into the Usher family. I think Abitha Smith Usher died about 1799. Thanks,di -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of chuck Gibson Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 6:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GIBSON] A George Gibson line Well, no. Robert married Isabella ?(could be) Fortune. Fortune was somewhat common in County Wexford and County Carlow. We have that surname from a somewhat recently discovered history. Son George was married to Elizabeth Smith. Daughter of Zechariah and Rachell (?)Smith. Records of Augusta County, Virginia, 1745 - 1800, p.179 Page 150 (vid. page 63 infra.).--19th February, 1788. Zechariah Smith's will--To son, Mathew; to granddaughter, Serah, if she stay with Mathew until she is 18; to daughter, Elizabeth Gibson; to each son-in-law, $1. Executors, son Mathew Smith and Zechariah Johnston. Teste: Margaret Caldbreath, Ann Johnston. Proved, 16th April, 1788, by the witnesses On Tue, 2006-10-17 at 08:33 -0400, [email protected] wrote: > I'm giving you the heads up on something here, just so that you are > aware, > there are two different sets of Gibson's living in the same area and county. > One is from Tyrone County, North Ireland (which is mine) Your line is from > Cork County, Southern Ireland. Wether these two connect somewhere along the > line, I do not know. > > A bit of initerest is this: > My side(uncle) Robert Gibson, b 1717 m Mary McClellan > Your side: Robert Gibson, b 1712 m Isabella Smith > > See what I mean, often times the two are mixed as the same when they > are not. > > Take care, > Karen > To post a message to the list, send it to [email protected] Quote > only the specific message to which you are replying, removing the rest > of any other messages from your reply. CHANGE THE SUBJECT LINE to the > content of your reply. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > ~ ~ Links to search and browse the archives, or unsub/sub, are at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/GIBSON.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message To post a message to the list, send it to [email protected] Quote only the specific message to which you are replying, removing the rest of any other messages from your reply. CHANGE THE SUBJECT LINE to the content of your reply. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Links to search and browse the archives, or unsub/sub, are at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/GIBSON.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

No, he died in Augusta County, Virginia. His will is below. On Wed, 2006-10-18 at 09:10 -0400, D wrote: > Did this Zachariah Smith come down to the Anson county area of NC. > I am looking for one that had a daughter named Abitha/Tabitha who married > into the Usher family. I think Abitha Smith Usher died about 1799. > Thanks,di > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of chuck Gibson > Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 6:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GIBSON] A George Gibson line > > > Well, no. > Robert married Isabella ?(could be) Fortune. > Fortune was somewhat common in County Wexford and County Carlow. We have > that surname from a somewhat recently discovered history. > > Son George was married to Elizabeth Smith. Daughter of Zechariah and Rachell > (?)Smith. > > Zechariah Smith's will > Records of Augusta County, Virginia, 1745 - 1800, p.179 Page 150 (vid. > page 63 infra.).--19th February, 1788. Zechariah Smith's will--To son, > Mathew; to granddaughter, Serah, if she stay with Mathew until she is 18; > to daughter, Elizabeth Gibson; to each son-in-law, $1. Executors, son > Mathew Smith and Zechariah Johnston. Teste: Margaret Caldbreath, Ann > Johnston. Proved, 16th April, 1788, by the witnesses > >