John L. GIBSON

  Noted events in his life were:

• Legal: division of estate, 1880, Louisa County, VA. To the Hon. Wm. S. Barton Judge of the Circuit Ct of Louisa Co

Humbly complaining shows to your Honor your orators and oratrix Joshua F. Gibson, B.F. Gibson, Nannie Chambers & Nathan Gibson, Eliza Branham & Pinkard Branham & Nathan Gibson Jr That in 1861 or 2 Phillip Gibson died seized and possessed of a tract of about 40 acres of land in Louisa County VA and that at his death the said tract of land descended to his father Nathan Gibson Sr the said Phillip having died intestate & without issue, that sometime about the year 1863 the sd Nathan Gibson died having the following children,

1st Henry Gibson dead and leaving one child Joshua F. Gibson

2 Susan who died before her father without issue

3 Wm Gibson dead, leaving a son F. F. Gibson

4 Jno Gibson dead, leaving children

............Nanny Chambers
............Nathan Gibson

5 Mary Ann Kennon who was Mary Ann Gibson

6 Eliza Branham who was Eliza Gibson

7 Phillip Gibson, dead & no issue

8 Nathan Gibson, Jr.

That at the death of sd Nathan Gibson, Nathaniel Kennon the husband of sd Mary Ann Kennon took possession of the personal property of sd Nathan Gibson and has never given any account of the same or made any settlement of the estate. That for the last six years the sd Nat Kennon has occupied said land & enjoyed the profits rising therefrom. That owing to the number of the parties interested (one word is unintelligible) small (one word is unintelligible) of said tract of land, that it cannot conveniently be divided in kind & your orators are desirous that the same be sold and the proceeds thereof divided among the parties entitled. For as much as grown remediless save in a court of equity when all such matters are cognizable and relievable they pray that Mary Ann Kennon, Nathaniel Kennon, Robert F. Moss, shff of Louisa Co. & as such admin of the estate of Phillip Gibson and Nathan Gibson dec'd may be made parties defts to this bill and required to answer the allegations thereof on oath as fully and particularly as if they were here repeated & they specially interrogated thereto. That all proper accts may be taken necessary to wind up the estate of said Phillip Gibson & nathan Gibson dec'd. That said Nat Kennon may be held accountable for the rents and profits of sd tract of land for the time he has been in possession of the same. That said land may be sold and the proceeds distributed to the parties entitled, and that your orators may have all such other further & general relief as the nature of their case may require as to equity can meet and your orators will unto pray or ............(untelligible abbreviations).

Signed:
Thoms. M. Fowler
B. R. Henson


Gibson vs. Gibson
Chancery File Box 93, Louisa County, VA
Final Decree 1898
Notes received from Emma Turner


Pats. Joshua F. Gibson, B. F. Gibson, Nannie Chambers, Nathan Gibson, Eliza Branham who sues by her husband Pinkard Branham, Nathan Gibson, Jr. filed 16 July 1880.

List of Parties who surrendered their right to Mr. Nathan Gibson

I, William Gibson heirs who are Franklin, Joseph, Edward, Rosa, Church Gibson, Drscilla and her husband Lewis L. Herring, Molly and George Butler her husband, Angelina Butler and R. Butler her husband, but by no written statement. Butlers have a written statement and send it to them. Send the contract to Franklin Gibson to ask him to send it to the others the address Madison Run, Orange Co., VA.


Parties acting tender?
To be enjoined Lewis Napper and Nat Kennon boys William & Mack Kennon


Account C An account of the prties entitled toshare in the said 40 3/4 acres of land based on the allegations in the bill - the shares of each not now ascertainable as to the amount in money The parties entitled are the heirs-at-law or distributees of Nathan Gibson, dec'd. As follows

1st - Joshua F. Gibson, son of Henry Gibson, dec'd, son of Nathan Gibson, dec'd.
2nd - 7 (looks like 3 was attempted to be erased) children of William Gibson, dec'd, son of Nathan Gibson, dec'd
3rd - Children of John Gibson, dec'd. 1/14; 1/2 of 1/7 each
.......Nanny Chambers
.......Jenny Gibson
4th - Mary Ann Kennon, duaghter of Nathan Gibson,dec'd.
5th - Eliza Branham
6th - Nathan Gibson, Jr., son of Nathan Gibson, Sr.
7th - Phillip Gibson [dec'd, no issue]

Joshua - 1/6 of 1/7 = 1/42
William Gibson - 7 children 1/6 of 1/7=1/42
Nanny Chambers - 1/6 of 1/7=1/42=1/84
Jenny Gibson - 1/6 of 1/7 = 1/42=1/84
Mary Ann Kennon - 1/6 of 1/7=1/42
Eliza Branham - 1/6 of 1/7 = 1/42
Nathan Gibson, Jr. - 1/6 of 1/7 = 1/42

MEMORANDUM A.
with
ACCOUNT C
William Gibson's heirs

R. F. Gibson
J. M. Gibson
Angelina Butler
Mollie Butler
William E. Gibson
Ammarelous Herring
Louisa Gibson
John Gibson's heirs
Jenie Gibson
Nanie Chambers

Henry Gibson's heirs
Joshua F. Gibson

"This is the heirs of them all three brothers. Sig: Nathan Gibson [This will be Nathan Gibson, Jr.]

Tax slips Philip Gibson, white, male

Lewis Napper bought some of the land

G. W. Kennon bought 20 acres of the southern part of the 43-1/3 acres in 1882. Signed Lewis Napper and Theodosha Gibson m. 22 october by Rev. William Cooke.

Deposition 14 February 1881 by James Napper says that Nathaniel Kennon is living on the land standing in the name of Philip Gibson, dec'd about 14 years.

John married.