Valentine GIBSON

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Birth, 1779, NC.

• Tax List, 1805, Knox County, KY. March 30 Green, Lewis
Green, James
Gaugh, Matthea - Wd
April 16 Gatkins, Edward
Gibson, Isaac
April 19 Griffith, Joseph
Grindstaff, Jacob
April 20 Grindtaff, Michael
Goings, Eseah
May 31 Gosley, John
June 1 Goodin, John
Goodin, Thomas Sr
Goodin, Alaxander
Gibson, Voluntine
June 3 Goings, Claborn
June 15 Grissim, Uriah
Gilliss, William
Goodin, Henry
Graham, John
Grimes, Joshua
June 18 Gordon, John
July 2 Gibson, William
Gaston, Hugh
July ? Garison, William
July 4 Gatliff, Moses
July ? Gatliff, Cornelous
Gatliff, Aaron
Gatliff, Charles
Gatliff, James
July 16 Gladding, Aaron
July 17 Goodin, Alaxander
July 22 Gilliss, Joseph Sr
Gilliss, Joseph Jr
Grubs, Chrisley
Gatliff, Rease

• Tax List, 1810, Knox County, KY. ¹
Gibson Barnabas 82
Gibson Garrot 71
Gibson Isaac 64b
Gibson James 64b
Gibson James 74
Gibson John 71
Gibson Valentine 65
Gibson William 85

Arthur Elias 71
Arthur John 74
Arthur John Jr 89
Arthur Joseph 70
Arthur Samuel 71
Arthur Thomas 75
Arthur Thomas 80

Blake Archabald 69
Blake Rebeca 68
Blakeley Charles 83
Blakely Curtis 82
Blakely Robert 75

Robertson Thomas 66
Robertson Thomas 85

Scott Thomas 89
Stotts Isaac 80
Stotts James 89

Sumpter George 74

Sutten John 74


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• Legal: mother-in-law requesting dower from estate, 1835, Knox County, KY. The Commonwealth of Kentucky to the Sheriff of Knox County, Greeting; We command you to summon: Franklin Ballinger, Adm. of the estate of Samuel Wyatt, Dec'd, and Isaac Wyatt, Betsy Wyatt, Thos. G. Eve, John Wyatt, Vincent Wyatt, William Wyatt, Isaac Stewart and Elizabeth, his wife, late Elzabeth Wyatt, George Griffith and Rebecca, his wife, late Rebeca Wyatt, William Hickey and Patsy, his wife, late Patsy Wyatt, John Lynch and Lucy, his wife, late Lucy Wyatt, Susanna Coffet (widow) late Sauanah Wyatt, Valentine Gibson & Polly, his wife, late Polly Wyatt, Thomas Bailey & Frences, his wife, late Frances Wyatt and Samuel Wyatt, Thomas Wyatt, Catherine Wyatt, Fanny Wyatt, an infant; Susanah Wyatt an infant; Patsy Wyatt, an infant; Benjamin Wyatt, an infany; James Wyatt, an infant; children and heirs of Thomas Wyatt, dec'd; and Vincent Morris, an infant; Hannah Morris, an infant; Fanny Morris, an infant; Lyddea Morris, an infant; and Julia Ann Morris, an infant; children and heirs of Lyddea Morris, dec'd; lare Lyddea Wyatt, heirs and representatives of the said Samuel Wyatt. If they be found within your bailiwick to appear before the judge of the Knox Circuit Court at the courthouse there of in the town of Barbourville on the 1st day of our next March term to answer to a bill in chancery then and there exhibited against them by Rebecca Wyatt, complainant, and have them there this to wit. Witness James F. Ballinger, Clerk of our said court at this office the 5th day of October 1835 and in the 44th year of our said commonwealth.
James f. Ballinger, Clerk

Rebecca Wyatt
vs
Samuel Wyatt Heirs to March Term 1835 Come to had 31 Oct. 1835 Executed on: Frand Ballinger, John G. Eve, Valentine Gibson, Polly Gibson, Betsy Wyatt, Tanny Wiatt, Catherine Wiatt, Isaac Stuart, Elizabeth Stuart, Susanna Wiatt, Benjamin Wiatt, Polly Wiatt, Patsy Wyatt, Thoma Baly,Francis Baly, Samuel Wyatt, John Wiatt, William Hickey, Patsy Hickey, James Wiatt

Joseph Prichard SK C

To the Hon.? the judge of Knox co. Court sitting in --- humbly complaining, sheweth into your Honor your orator, Rebecca Wyatt.

That she was the wife and is now the widow of Samuel Wyatt, dec'd, who departed this life at his residence in Knox County in the month of July last, intestate, and administration upon his estate has been granted by the Knox County Court to Franklin Ballinger, Esq., a copy of the record of which is refered to as an exhibit. The inventory and sale Bill of estate is also refered to as an exhibit and copies thereof will be filed as soon as the same are returned to the county court and made a matter of record.

Your orator states that the estate at the time of her husbands death was of the value of $__ and consisted of 290 acres of land on the Cumberland River in the county of Knox, the deeds for which are here exhibited whereon her husband lived and died and five slaves, one a man and the others a woman and two chilkdren and an old woman of little value and personal property and money the amount and value of the estate except the land will appear in the exhibits afsd & by other proof-- she will offer in the suit, if necessary.

She states that she is entitled to Dower in said estate, and claims the same and prays that it may be assigned to her as well in the as the____& to that end she makes the defendants to this bill the said Franklin Ballinger, Admr. and James Wyatt, Betsy Wyatt, John G. Eve, John Wyatt, Vincent Wyatt, William Wyatt, James Coffell & Sally Coffell, his wife, late Sally Wyatt, Isaac Stewart & Elizabeth his wife, late Elizabeth Wyatt, George Griffith and Rebeccca, his wife, late Rebecca Wyatt, William Hickey & Patsey, his wife, late Patsy Wyatt, John Lynch & Lucy, his wife, late Lucy Wyatt, Susannah Coffel (widow), late Susannah Wyatt, Valentine Gibson, & Polly his wife, late Polly Wyatt, Thomas Bailey & Frances, his wife late Frances Wyatt, and Samuel Wyatt, and Samuel Gibson & Rebecca, his wife, children and heirs of Samuel Wyatt, Jr. dec'd, and Davis Wyatt, Samuel Coffill & Rebecca, his wife, Samuel Wyatt, Thomas Wyatt, Catharine Wyatt, Polly Wyatt, Fanny Wyatt, and infant, Susannah Wyatt, an infant; Patsy Wyatt, and infant; Benjamin Wyatt, and infant; James Wyatt an infant, children and heirs of Thomas Wyatt, dec'd and Vincent Morris, and infant, Hannah morris, an infant; fammy Morris, and infant; Leddy Morris, and infant & Julia Ann Morris, and infant, children & heirs of Leddy Morris, dec'd late Leddy Wyatt, and representatives of the said Samuel Wyatt, and children and grandchildren of your orator and she prays against said defts, to compell and appearance and answer. The deft. John G. Eve is a purchaser from one of the heirs & for this reason is made a deft.
Your orator further states that her husband, the said Samuel Wyatt, for some time before his death was not only in body but from old age and other causes was infeebled in mind and in fact almost entirely deranged, so much so, that he was found a lunatic before his death by regular? inquision in the Knox Circuit Court and a committee was appointed to take charge of his estate and person. The record of this proceeding (which took place at the last June term is refered to as an exhibit) She states that for some time before the inquision afsd the old man's state of mind afsd and was to her on many accounts, the most painful period of her life, it was ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`(talking of staying part of the time with James Wyatt her son, and had separated at wish of Samuel, he help ill felling- Samuel was found a lunatic before his death by regular inquision in Knox Curcut court cause old age. And all she wants is her Dower from the estate)

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• See also. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~evelynsbranches/family/fam00386.htm

Valentine married Mary "Polly" WYATT, daughter of Samuel WYATT and Rebecca BENNETT, on 17 Nov 1800 in Grainger County, TN. (Mary "Polly" WYATT was born about 1781 in Greene County, IL and died after 1850.)