Now I remember...the name Gideon Thompson was so familiar He was a neighbor of my ancestor, Stephen Hipp Sr. They served as chain-bearers to each other's grant of land. Gideon's grant of land is shown on the map at this url: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/1174/riverbend.html His name appears in two plots. Donna J. Johnson Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA my url: <http://www.geocities.com/heartland/hills/1174>