John GIBSON

   Another name for John was Jonathan GIBSON.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Birth, Abt 1725.

• Land: 100 acres, 1734, Hanover County, VA. (small notes) 1734. --- John Gibson, late of St. Paul's Parish, blacksmith to Lancaster Roughly of St. Peters, New Kent, 100 a.

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/hanover/court/hanover3.txt

• Legal: possible reference in will, 1757. WILL OF JOHN WORLEY
I, John Worley am dispersed to make my Will being in perfect health and sense and memory praised be to God for it. In the Name of God Amen, I give my soul to God whom created it and my body to be buried at the decoction of my executive. Then I give to my well beloved wife Ester Worley all my Estate after my debts are paid and the Plantation whereon I now live during her life and then the said Plantation after her life I give to my grandson Charles Maxey to him and his Heirs... Infully begotten and never to be sold and if the Charles Maxey should dye then to fall to John Gibson, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Gibson. Then I give to John Worley younger and my grandson the Plantation where his father now lives and so to a new line I make according to my own pleasure for the division but my will is that my son John Worley shall have the Plantation during his life but no liberty to sell it nor to rent it. Then I give to my son John Worley Junior one shilling starling. Then I give to my son William Worley one shelling starling. Then I give to my daughter Mary Maxey one shilling starling. Then I give to my daughter Elizabeth Gibson one shelling starling. Then I give to my daughter Christian Agee one shelling starling. Then I give to my daughter Jude Smith one shelling starling. And this is to be my last will and Testament, as written in my hand this 22 day of March 1757.

http://home.southwind.net/~crowther/Worley/YorkJohn.htm

John Worley, Sr. - b 1698; d 27 Mar 1758 Cumberland Co, VA
m1718; Esther - b c 1700; d > 1758
Children:
i.John Worley, Jr.- b c 1718 Cumberland Co, VA d 1795 Cumberland Co, VA
m < 1756 Mary Hendry
ii.Mary Esther Worley- b c 1719 d < 1752
m < 1739 Silvanus Maxey b 1 Dec 1718 Goochland Co, VA d 1770 Prince Edward Co, VA
iii.William Worley- b c 1720 d 22 Oct 1787, Bedford Co, VA
m c 1760; Mary ? Wheat
iv.Elizabeth Worley- b c 1724
m John Thomas Gibson
v.Penelope Worley- b c 1726
m Humphrey Smith
v.Christian Worley- b 1727 d 1815
m c 1745 Anthony Agee b c 1720 Manakin, Goochland Co, VA d c


http://www.genforum.genealogy.com/teeter/messages/730.html

1738- 22 August 1738. William Tetterton of Tyrrell Precinct to Collo. John Worley of same. 16 pounds 10 shillings. 100 acres, joining the Sound, Cypress Swamp, sd William Tetterton. Wit: Thos. Leary, Rebeckeh (x) Ray. Sep Ct 1740
William Tetter Tator ect comes as son inlaw of Worley
William Teterton of the County of Tyrrel in the Province aforesaid being sick in body but of sound and desposing mind and memory thanks be to the Almighty do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner following first I recomment my soul to God my Maker and my body to be buried in a Christain like and decent manner at the duretion of my Executors and as to such worldly goods as it has pleased God to bestow upon me I give and despose of the same in manner following Viz.

First - I give and bequeath to my loving wife Elizabeth
William Tetter married Elizabeth Gibson doesnt name the children in his will only wills them cattle.

vTyrrell County
Dated 14 March 1744/5

Joseph Worley was the brother inlaw of Capt Samuel Gibson Teater

• Tax List: possible match, 1798, Lee County, VA. Davis David 1 1
Davis John 1 2
Gipson George 2 1 8
Gipson John 1 1
Nix Nathaniel 2 5
Robertson Absolum 1 3
Robertson Edmon 1 8
Robertson Nocolas 1 1
Robertson Thomas 1 2
Robertson William Jr. 1 1 5 15
Robertson William Sr. 1 7 11

• Legal: bastard payment - descendant?, 1810, Stokes County, NC. John Gibson __ ____ __ __ bond of (dollars symbol?) 100 to keep
a bastard child born of the body of Sally DOSS from being chargable to
the county with Robe? (maybe Robr for Robert) B? Gibson & Wm Gibson?
____

[DOSS is connected to Edward NIX (son-in-law) who was John's guardian after his father died]

John married Sarah ? (or Mary ?) RORK.