Hello C. L. Gibson, I have an ancestor named James Gibson who married Rebecca Robinson in Rowan County in 1787. After they were married they moved to Tennessee where they lived for some time, eventually ending up in Morgan County Illinois in 1830. My Gibsons were probably Primitive Baptists. I don't think they were Presbyterian. I suppose there were several James Gibsons from Rowan who went to Tennessee. I'm curious how you came up with your William Gibson Sr. family. You don't say what your sources are. Dwayne ----- Original Message ----- From: "clgibson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 12:46 PM Subject: [RowanRoots] Gibsons in Rowan County > Hi! I'm new to the list. Here are my research questions: > 1. William Gibson Sr. was born ca. 1720 in County Armaugh, Ireland. He > immigrated around 1765. No wife has been mentioned but I'm wondering about > the headstone in Thyatira Presbyterian Church of Sissela Gibson, who died > 10 August 1777 at 57 years of age. From accounts of this family, William > had sons William (m. Mary Locke, daughter probably of Francis Locke and > Anna Brandon); John (b. ca 1745; d 9 Aug 1777; m. 1775 Elizabeth Locke, > daughter of Francis Locke and Anna Brandon); James Gibson, who moved to > Tennessee; George Gibson (b. ca 1755; d ca 1821; m 1780 Margaret Locke, > daughter of Francis Locke and Anna Brandon); Joseph Gibson (b. ca 1748, d. > 1846 Iredell Co; m. 1789 Hannah Mary McCree). Is any one else researching > this Gibson family of Rowan County? Can anyone prove/disprove any of the > above? > > 2. William Gibson (Sr. or Jr.?) was in Rowan County by 1761, as he > witnessed several deeds. In 1775 William bought 500 aces on Buffalo Creek > adjacent to Alexander Penny but it is unclear if this is William Sr. or > William Jr. Both are in the 1778 tax list but, as it lists pounds, it is > still unclear who bought the 500 acres. On the 1784 tax list, William > Gibson is listed with 249 acres. In 1791 William gave 233 acres on both > sides of Buffalo Creek to his son Joseph, adjacent George and James > Gibson. William Jr. married Mary Locke ca. 1774 and died around 1778, > taken prisoner in Charleston, SC. Their children were Francis Locke, > Elizabeth, Ann and Mary "Polly." Widow Mary Locke Gibson married 2nd > Alexander Penny in 1788. What happened to William Sr.? What happened to > William Jr.'s children? What happened to the rest of the 500 acress? > > 3. From where did the Gibsons come previous to Rowan County? They came > from Ireland to somewhere, then to Rowan County. Could they have come from > Laurens County, SC? > > 4. John Gibson was born ca 1745 in County Armaugh, Ireland. He married 13 > Jan 1775 Elizabeth Locke, daughter of Francis Locke and Anna Brandon. He > died 9 August 1777 and his headstone is in Thyatira Presbyterian church > cemetery. There is no record of him buying or being granted land in Rowan > County but Elizabeth and her father, Francis, were able to get one or two > grants of land in 1778 (#699 for 380 acres and/or State grant #33 for 380 > acres). Elizabeth Gibson is listed in the taxes of 1778, 1781, 1784; as > Elizabeth Armstrong in 1796 and 1798. Widow Elizabeth married 1792 to > Richard Armstrong and they moved to Mercer Co., KY. John and Elizabeth had > at least two children (as the grants were for widow and orphans). > Supposedly they had two children, John (born ca 1776), and Phebe (born 20 > Jan 1776; m 1792 Joseph Hasket) but I have no proof. Can anyone verify the > children? What happened to the children? What happened to the land? Can > anyone verify Elizabeth and Richard Armstrong? > > 5. James and George Gibson owned land on Buffalo Creek. Where were the > nearest Presbyterian Churches? > > 6. George Gibson died in 1821. He married Margaret Locke in 1780 and she > apparently died before 1796, when her father's will was probated. Where > were they buried? > > > ==== ROWANROOTS Mailing List ==== > RowanRoots is a genealogy/history discussion list. Please stay on topic. >