Thomas GIBSON

  Noted events in his life were:

• Land: possible father? reference, 1717, Henrico County, VA. In 1717, William Kennon patented land in Henrico for the importation of John Brown, David Camell, John Whorly, Mary Brown, Cha. Gibson, Fran. Merryman, David Maybank, John Wooldredg, James Pentha, and Matthew Ford. Other Wooldridges were in Northumberland County from the 1670's. An Edward Wooldridge came to Maryland in 1622. Land was patented in York County in the 1640's for the transportation of Thomas Wooldridge, John Wooldridge (another by that name), and Timothy Wooldridge.
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URL http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=346&last=&g_p=P10&collection=LO Patent
Title Kennon, William.
Publication 22 January 1717.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Note Location: Henrico County.
Description: 42 acres on the north side of Appamattocks River, begg. &c. on the west side of Peirces Stile Creek near the head.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 10, 1710-1719, p. 346 (Reel 10).
Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal Kennon, William. grantee.
Subject - Topical Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Henrico County.
Subject -Geographic Henrico County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century.
Genre/Form Land grants -- Virginia -- Henrico County.
Added Entry Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774.
Library of Virginia. Archives.

System Number 000780291

• Residence: migration, 1740. Their migration journey began in the 1740's and ended on Newman Ridge about 1790. I can only document a very small number of them who lived to make this complete journey. They were Thomas and Mary Gibson , their sons Charles and Thomas Gibson. Charles was the oldest living Melungeon on Newman Ridge when he filed his Revolutionary War Pension Application in 1839 stating that he was born in Louisa County, Virginia. He enlisted near Salisbury, North Carolina. Benjamin Collins, Jonathan Gibson and Jordan Gibson testified that Charles Gibson was reputed to be a Revolutionary War Soldier in their neighborhood. Charles Gibson was the son of Thomas Sr. and Mary Gibson. They sold their land on the Pamunkey River in 1749 to Thomas Mooreman. This land was located on the south side of the Pamunkey River adjoining Gilbert Gibson's land. Gilbert was the father of Gedion, Jordan, and George Gibson. [Louisa County, Va., deeds and wills]

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• Land: possible reference, 1741, Henrico County, VA. TYPE: Patent - ref VPB 20 p33-34 Date: 15 October 1741 to Thomas Gibson contract 40 Shill. Ref: 400 acres Henrico County loc -110024 2528 F127 L0 P255 - Point A) at Baugh's Corner Hiccory standing in the County line Thence on Baugh's line S85E; 170 Poles; Baugh - Point B) a corner Pine Thence S41