WILLIAM GIBSON and MARGARET UNKNOWN

Gibsons in PA

William Gibson was born before 1717 in Ireland. He married Margaret Unknown. He died in Newton Twp., Cumberland County, PA., in January 1771.

. ( Here are some more notes on William Gibson.)

***Please be very careful when looking at many of the other family trees that contain this William Gibson. You'll be able to see many misconstrued lineages, and over the years they have mutated. People keep copying from sources themselves were originally wrong, some then add in and even make up their own information, to make all the people fit. A few years ago there were only about 8 family trees containing this William Gibson, and now there are about 30! People, stop copying things and do your own research!

I have spoken with the lady, a few years ago, who originally sent in information to the LDS site. She had William Gibson dying in 1761, which is wrong. He died in 1771! She got some information from Sarah D. Gibson's book, and didn't read the part where Sarah says she assigned the children birthdates. She also didn't have William Gibson's Will that he wrote in December 1770. So the family trees with this information from the LDS in a way are wrong. In fact, she sent me most of the original information that she used.

Another website names this William Gibson as, William Gibson III, and has given him ancestry back to London, England. This and other things were mentioned to the lady of the website years ago, and did not want to even discuss it. I believe she has found different families, ancestral, and descendants, and just put them together.

Sarah D. Gibson's book written in 1910, isn't perfect either, but I think she's closer to the truth.

I have had many discussions on all of this, with many people, and at any time will discuss it further, just contact me. (Garyth50@aol.com)

William Gibson's Will, written December 4, 1770. Here is my interpertation of the will, and how it relates to William's children.

William had the following children: (birthdates are estimated guesses from current data and Will)

i. Robert, born bet. 1740-1747, Lancaster Co., PA.

ii. John, born bet. 1742-1749, Lancaster Co., PA.

iii. William, born bet. 1744- 1751, Lancaster Co., PA.

iv. Jannett, born between 1746 and 1753.

v. Ann, born between 1748 and 1755.

vi. Charles, * born between 1750 and 1769, in Cumberland Co., PA.

vii. George, born between 1750 and 1769, in Cumberland Co., PA.

viii. Gideon,* born between 1750 and 1769, in Cumberland Co., PA.

ix. James, born between 1750 and 1769, in Cumberland Co., PA.

x. Samuel, born between 1750 and 1769, in Cumberland Co., P.

xi. Infant, born in 1771, in Newton Twp., Cumberland Co., PA.

( Cumberland Co. was formed from Lancaster Co. in 1750. )

Gideon, may have lived (1764-1843), and married Abigail C. Crawford. (from Licia Gibson, and Evelyn Gibson DAR ID#81723)

Charles, may have lived (abt.1750-abt.1803), and married Esther Graham. (from History of Indiana Co., PA)