John Ambrose Lipscomb, Sr.

Lipscomb, 300 years in America, 1679-1979 pp 21-22
https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/p15999coll9/id/2403

Children:
Anderson b c 1720-1725
George b c 1725
Daniel b c 1728
John b c 1730
William (no data)

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(See Royal Families,also) Mary's father was Richard Gissedge. Notes: Richard Gissedge's land was in Pamunkey Neck, on the east side of Cohoke Swamp,extending downward from the tract which had been patented by Ambrose Lipscomb, and which lay below the courthouse. He gained title to 2000 acres, within the Indian Ring, in June 1699, by the action of a committee appointed to settle the claims to land in Pamunkey Neck already developed [Malcolm Hart Harris, MD, OLD NEW KENT COUNTY; SOME ACCOUNT OF THE PLANTERS ETC., IN KING WILLIAM COUNTY, ST. JOHN'S PARISH, Vol. II, privately printed, West Point, VA, 1977, 671]. He previously had received a patent to 337 acres in St. Stephen's Parish of New Kent County, for the transportation of seven persons into the colony [SHELTON FAMILY GENEALOGICAL NOTES, Manuscript Collection #30057, LVA]. The will of Richard Gissedge, written 3 Mar 1702/3 and entered for probate on 20 May of the same year, no longer exists. Richard Gissedge divided his real property into four parts, but does not specify to whom it was to be left. He is more specific concerning Mr.Gissedge's personal property which was divided into three parts; one-third to his widow, Sarah, one-third to his daughter, Mary Lipscomb, wife of Ambrose Lipscomb; and one-third to his daughter, Christian Gissedge [who married a Poindexter, and one of their descendants was the Hon. George Poindexter, first delegate to Congress from the Territory of Mississippi, later a governor of the state and a U.S. Senator]. Bequests were made to his friends William Noyes, Daniel Miles, and Robert Sercey.

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The Immediate Family additions made Jan. 2018 were added from diligent notes taken around & sometime after Dec. 2015. The notes were made from various census reports, birth/death records, gravesite photos & other official records from sources found through internet searches. Great effort was made to continually cross-reference numerous sources to verify my notes in great detail as much as possible. I admittedly note some information added to be confusing with potential discrepancies, especially regarding the grandchildren of Ambrose Lipscomb III "The Immigrant" (sometimes noted as "The 1st" based on the 1st in America upon immigration" & his wife Mary Fry Lipscomb (one of his 3 wives) with Mary Johnson Lipscomb & Lettice Lawson Lipscomb noted as his other wives. Many documents showed Ambrose & Mary Fry having 3 sons (William Joel, Ambrose Lipscomb II & John Ambrose) who had a step-brother named Ambrose Lipscomb IV (with Mary Johnson as his mother). Confusion arose when I found genealogy notes from other "lay-researchers" indicating Lettice Lawson Lipscomb as the mother of Ambrose Lipscomb IV. Especially confusing were some researchers noting John Ambrose Lipscomb & wife Dinah McGehee Lipscomb as having only 2 or 3 children. I found documents that showed them having 6 or 7 children. I also found detailed the names with birth & death dates of their wives as well as their children. I will add those as well. I still intend to verify every addition & welcome verifications for confirmation &/or corrections. One notable uncertainty that REALLY causes me to question the the accuracy of the 7 children added as those of John Ambrose & Dinah's are the names given to grandchildren. For instance, the 5th son (John Ambrose Lipscomb Jr.) who is also the younger brother of George Major Lipscomb, named HIS son George Major Lipscomb. He was therefore not listed as a "Jr." (since not the son of his older brother George Major). Although it might cause questions, it was not unheard of to honor a brother by giving your son the name of your older brother. Also, in looking back at John Ambrose Lipscomb's brother (Ambrose Lipscomb II), they have the same birth year. Are they twins with the older one taking on the father's name? Or were they each born in 1680, one early 1680 & one late 1680? Or, were they close enough in years born, but unable to validate so "circa 1680" has been given to both? Also worth noting is that Ambrose Lipscomb II was married to Mary Gessedge (Gissedge) but his brother John Ambrose Lipscomb & wife Dinah's son, George Major Lipscomb (wife unknown), named his son Richard "Gissedge" Lipscomb! That would be the Great Aunt's Family name (George Major's Aunt Mary's family)! There could be many logical reasons. Families lived close by, even on the same property. Maybe the census taker lumped all the kids together under one name although they were actually cousins. (Maybe the census worker cared more about bottom line numbers than parentage accuracy - getting off the porch and home to "supper" was likely more important)! Often times brothers or uncles & nephews of one family married sisters or cousins or niece's of another family. So, since I don't know the name of George Major's wife, it wouldn't be unlikely that she would have the same family name of his uncle's wife, living in the same community for many generations. By the way, George Major's son (Richard Gissedge Lipscomb) was b. 1750 d. 1812 and was married to Frances Lipscomb. I'm adding other children & wives names from my notes as soon as able. I have confirmed my Lipscomb Family link through Anderson Lipscomb born in King William Co. VA like all the other brothers. I don't know the name of Anderson's wife but they had a son Thomas Lipscomb b. 1766 d. 1807 who was married to Dorothy Palmer and a 2nd son William Archibald "Archer" Lipscomb b. 1763 in King William Co. VA. His 1st wife was Mary Power & his 2nd wife was the widow of his older brother (Dorothy Palmer)! They ended up in NC. Although my Lipscomb grandparents were in AL, I am now in MD, very close to King William County VA & have found a 1st cousin who knows many of my AL family & also lives in MD not too far from King William! I've found some interesting stories & other links that loop & connect my mother & father's families. (They are related & didn't know it!!) My 1st cousin & I are excited to meet for the 1st time & take that relatively short trip to King William where it all started with Ambrose Lipscomb III "The Immigrant". (Ambrose Lipscomb I in America). Then with high hopes to visit Devon England to see the Lipscomb Family Wesleyan Church. I am ecstatic to have finally found the genealogy out of the US. Many generations of our Lipscomb family have been seeking this connection with a great deal of hard, long hours of foot work and conversations in courthouses, cemeteries on front porches and around the family tables. Our Lipscomb Family reunions in AL hold a special place in my heart and I cherish the years growing up, playing around & working in The Lipscomb Family Cemetery, even after moving into TN. My twin brother, Wendell, has moved back to AL, living close enough to occasionally visit & continue caring for the site where many of the Lipscombs (including the bodies of my PaPa, MeMa & Mom are laid to rest: James Gilbert Lipscomb, Alpha Omega Bentley Lipscomb & Doris Wynelle Lipscomb Day).

I hope this helps some of you to make a closer connection to family & enables you to appreciate & truly cherish the special choices, paths & interesting lives that have brought us to where & who we are! I am truly blessed, thankful & grateful for the sacrifices, joy & love that has made us a "Family", proud of the heritage that makes us privileged & honored to be American, to have the precious freedoms our forefathers braved & fought to secure for us! They worked hard & cared to create a better and enduring life for those who were to come after them. We must pass along a torch of commitment to reflect on our past with respect for family heritage, history, hardships faced and overcome, honoring differences between generations, appreciating simplicities of time together, keeping the memories alive through our stories, traditions, connections and legacies for future generations to come. Thank you for sharing what you can to enable accurate documentation of a world soon lost without our collaborative efforts. From our house to yours & back again! Wynelle, G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-Granddaughter of Thomas & Jane Lipscomb(e) + a newly found (today) generation of grandparents earlier in the 1500s from Silverton Parish, Devon England.

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GEDCOM Note

Biography

Family historian Dorothy Garr Helmer recorded a tradition proposing that John and Dinah had the following five children:

1. Anderson
2. George
3. Daniel
4. John
5. William

Sources

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• Helmer, Dorothy Garr, Lipscomb, 300 years in America, 1679-1979, (Indiana IN : 1979), Pages 21-22.
• https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&a...

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GEDCOM Note

Dinah McGehee, b. Bef 1694, d. Aft 1727, St. John's Parish, King William County, Virginia

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https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LKCW-JC7/john-ambrose-lipscom...

Spouse
John Ambrose Lipscomb
Male
1702–1760

Dinah Mackgehee
Female
1685–1730

Children (6)
Moses Lipscomb
Male
1720–1767
Anderson Lipscomb
Male
1720–1785
Ambrose Lipscomb
Male
1722–1775
George Major Lipscomb
Male
1725–1801
Henry Lipscomb
Male
1730–1772
Jesse Lipscomb
Male
1730–1780

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