William Gibson, of Cumberland County

• Not the son of William Gibson, II, Quaker
• Brother of Robert Gibson (Abt 1700 - 1754); George Gibson (Abt 1704 - 1761)
• Not the same as William Gibson, of Onslow County in North Carolina

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William Gibson

• Born before 1717 in Stewartstown, County Tyrone, Ireland
• Died Jan 1771 after age 54 in Newton Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
• Son of Unknown Gibson [uncertain] and [mother unknown]
• Brother of Robert Gibson and George Gibson
• Husband of Margaret (Unknown) Gibson — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

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William Gibson was born in 1717 Tyrone, Ireland. In 1723 [??] he came to America as a bonded passenger. He arrived in Maryland. In March 13, 1729 he married Margaret [Jane Spurgeon - sic: unknown]. By 1770 he had become a yeoman which is a man holding and cultivating a small landed estate, a free holder. Which sure mean's a lot to the Irish. This was in Newton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

Disambiguation

There was a Margaret Jane Spurgeon, who was born in Scotland about 1705, and died in NC in 1749. She married a William Gibson, who was born in Bull and Mouth, England about 1705. - Gary T. Gibson

William Gibson, was born before 1717 in Stewartstown, Ireland. He died January 1771 in Newton Twp., Cumbeland Co., PA. He married Margaret Unknown.
-their children are:

1. Robert, b. bet. 1740-1747, Lancaster Co., PA.
2. John, b. bet. 1742-1749, Lancaster Co., PA. (served in Cumberland Militia 1777)
3. William, b. bet. 1744-1751, Lancaster Co., PA.
4. Jannett, b. bet. 1746-1753.
5. Ann, b. bet. 1748-1755.
6. Charles, b. bet. 1750-1769, Cumberland Co., PA. This Charles Gibson may have lived from abt 1750-1803, married Esther Graham, and removed to Westmoreland Co., PA, by the time to be included in the 1790 Census.
7. George, b. bet. 1750-1769, Cumberland Co., PA.
8. Gideon, b. bet. 1750-1769, Cumberland Co., PA. This Gideon Gibson may have lived from 1764 to 1843, married Abigail C. Crawford, and removed to Armstrong Co., PA.
9. James, b. bet. 1750-1769, Cumberland Co., PA.
10. Samuel, b. bet. 1750-1769, Cumberland Co., PA. .
11. Unknown Child, b. 1771, Cumberland Co., PA.

Research Notes

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gibson-8218

This William Gibson is not the third in line of other William Gibsons for their origins are from London, England. He is not the son of the London haberdasher. He is also not a son of a John Gibson III, who was born in Cambridge, or Philadelphia, as seen in Hay Genealogy (from Thomas K. Gibson) -Gary T. Gibson.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-303188

Margaret's birth date and death date are unknown as is her maiden surname. There is no source that tells us her maiden name. Many people have guessed and added in names without any proof.

References

1. https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:William_Gibson_(65) cites
2. http://webspace.webring.com/people/vg/gibsongt/JohnGibsonScotland.h... Gibson (dead link)
3. WikiTree contributors, "William Gibson (bef.1717-1771)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gibson-8218 : accessed 15 November 2024). cites
   1. "Gibson Genealogy c1730-1910" written by Sarah Davidge Gibson in 1910
   2. "Narrative of Hugh Gibson"
   3. Gibson Genealogy ca 1730-ca1910, Sarah D. Gibson, 1910
   4. Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records 1683-1993