SAMUEL ALLISON GIBSON AND MARY STEWART

Gibsons in PA

Samuel Allison Gibson was born in 1782 in Ireland, but is believed to be of Scotch-Irish descent. Samuel and his sister, Margaret, were of the Manor Settlement. He married Mary Stewart, the daughter of William Stewart and Elizabeth St. Clair, and lived in Indiana County, PA. He died in 1857. Mary Stewart was born in Emmitsburg, MD, about 1787.

In the 1820 census, both Samuel and his sister state that they were "foreigners not naturalized". In the census of 1870, 1880, two of Samuel's sons, Hiram and Josiah, state that Samuel was born in Ireland. Two other sons, William and John, state that their father was born in PA. But in all the rest of the censuses, Hiram states again that father was born in Ireland.

Samuel Gibson fought in the War of 1812, and is listed in this Muster Roll of the 154th Reg. 2nd Brig. 15th Div, PA Militia, along with James "Jimmie Moccasin" Stewart, (his future brother-in-law).

According to a family story, Samuel built a log cabin, moved into it with his wife, and there all their seven/or nine children were born. Since their first son was born in 1814, the cabin had to have been built prior to 1813.

Samuel A. Gibson's Will

Some DNA Testing has been done recently trying to find a common ancestor.

-their children are:

William, (1814-1897), m. Nancy Coulter.

Margaret, (1816- ? ), m. David Lockard.

Ezekiel Samuel, (1818-1872), m. Elizabeth P. Price.

John Allison, (1819-1892), m. Martha McKendrick.

Hiram, (1821-1913), m. Catherine A. Wike.

Daughter, (abt 1822 - bef 1840)

Josiah, (1823-1905), m. Eva G. Shank.

Son, (abt 1825 - bef 1848).

Amanda, (1826-1905), m. (1) Jonah Josiah, (2) John McKendrick.

• (I believe that Samuel Gibson actually had two other children who must have died young. In looking at the censuses, there are definetely "extra" children that show up, but they were deceased by the time Samuel wrote his will in 1848.)

1ST GENERATION

MARGARET GIBSON AND JAMES STEWART

Margaret Gibson was born about 1790 in Ireland, and died November 29, 1844. She was of the Manor Settlement, like her brother, Samuel, according to the "History of Indiana County". Margaret married James "Jimmie Moccasin" Stewart, the brother of Mary Stewart, (who married Samuel A. Gibson), and then they moved into what is now Indiana County by 1813. James Stewart was the s/o William Stewart and Elizabeth St. Clair. He was born abt 1789, and died January 8, 1858.

-their children are:

William, (1816-1851), m. Martha Noble.

James G., (1818-1876), m. Rebecca S. Loughry.

Margaret, (1820-?), m. James Young.

Elizabeth, (1823-?), m. Nicholas Paige.

Rebecca, (1829-?), m. Benjamin Coffman.

David, (1835-?), m. Elizabeth Boner.

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