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William Thomas BARCLIFT II
(Abt 1677-1749)
Ann DURANT
(1681-1749)
William (James?) GIBSON
(1710-After 1788)
Mary BARCLIFT
(1715-Bef 1765)
Thomas GIBSON
(Abt 1736-1803)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Bidda

Thomas GIBSON

  • Born: Abt 1736
  • Marriage: Bidda
  • Died: 1803, Onslow County, NC about age 67

  Noted events in his life were:

• Land: 100 acres, 1774, Onslow County, NC. File No. 808, Thomas Gibson
State Records
Secretary of State Record Group
Land Office: Land Warrants, Plats of Survey, and Related Records
Onslow County
1774, 1790
S.108.930; Frames:607-613
Archives Search Room (Raleigh)
12.14.94.874 (Folder)
Warrants, Plats
Geographic Names:
Horse Pen Neck
White Oak River
Personal Names:
Gibson, Thomas
Acres:100
Grant Number:347
Issued:Jul. 22, 1774
Entry Number:125
Entered:Nov, 21, 1790
Book, Page:1.183333
Location:S. W. side of White Oak river called the Horse Pen Neck


• Tax List, 1781, Onslow County, NC. A list of the taxable Propertie in the White Oak District appraised Oct'r. the 6th 1781.

Name Value Money (£, S)
Wm. Gibson Sen'r 1440-0-0 40
Wm. Gibson Jun'r 128-0-0 50
Ja's Talman worth less than £100
John Talman worth less than £100
Abraham Gibson worth less than £100
Isaac Gibson 7120-0-0 320 '96
Tho's. Gibson 222-0-0 20 '96
Tobias Koone's Orphans given in by Tho's. Gibson '965 - Money at interest £20 '96

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/onslow/tax/1781tax.txt

• Land: 150 acres, 1784, Onslow County, NC. File No. 915, Thomas Gibson
State Records
Secretary of State Record Group
Land Office: Land Warrants, Plats of Survey, and Related Records
Onslow County
1778, 1784
S.108.930; Frames:968-972
Archives Search Room (Raleigh)
12.14.94.981 (Folder)
Warrants, Plats
Geographic Names:
White Oak River
Personal Names:
Gibson, Thomas
Acres:150
Grant Number:254
Issued:Nov. 9, 1784
Entry Number:136
Entered:Sept. 4, 1778
Book, Page:25:08:00
Location:S. side of White Oak River


• Land: 50 acres, 1790, Onslow County, NC. File No. 1590, Thomas Gibson
State Records
Secretary of State Record Group
Land Office: Land Warrants, Plats of Survey, and Related Records
Onslow County
1790, 1791
S.108.933; Frames:150-154
Archives Search Room (Raleigh)
12.14.94.1656 (Folder)
Warrants, Plats
Geographic Names:
White Oak River
Personal Names:
Gibson, Thomas
Acres:50
Grant Number:606
Issued:Dec. 20, 1791
Entry Number:114
Entered:Aug. 21, 1790
Book, Page:77:345
Location:On the S. Wt. side of the White Oak River

• Land: 100 acres, 1791, Onslow County, NC. File No. 1591, Thomas Gibson
State Records
Secretary of State Record Group
Land Office: Land Warrants, Plats of Survey, and Related Records
Onslow County
1772, 1791
S.108.933; Frames:155-158
Archives Search Room (Raleigh)
12.14.94.1657 (Folder)
Warrants, Plats
Geographic Names:
White Oak River
Personal Names:
Gibson, Thomas
Acres:100
Grant Number:607
Issued:Dec. 20, 1791
Entry Number:63
Entered:May 11, 1772
Book, Page:77:345
Location:On the S. west side of White Oak River


• Land: 100 acres, 1791, Onslow County, NC. File No. 1592, Thomas Gibson
State Records
Secretary of State Record Group
Land Office: Land Warrants, Plats of Survey, and Related Records
Onslow County
1790, 1791
S.108.933; Frames:159-163
Archives Search Room (Raleigh)
12.14.94.1658 (Folder)
Warrants, Plats
Personal Names:
Gibson, Thomas
Gibson, William
Acres:100
Grant Number:608
Issued:Dec. 20, 1791
Entry Number:113
Entered:Aug. 21, 1790
Book, Page:77:345
Location:Joining lines of Wm. Gibson and his own

• Land: 100 acres, 1802, Onslow County, NC. [could be son]

File No. 1826, Thomas Gibson
State Records
Secretary of State Record Group
Land Office: Land Warrants, Plats of Survey, and Related Records
Onslow County
1801, 1802
S.108.934; Frames:102-107
Archives Search Room (Raleigh)
12.14.94.1901 (Folder)
Warrants, Plats
Personal Names:
Gibson, Thomas
Gibson, William
Acres:100
Grant Number:906
Issued:Nov. 19, 1802
Entry Number:789
Entered:Oct. 13, 1801
Book, Page:116:333
Location:Beg. at a pine Wm. Gibsons corner


• Will, 1803, Onslow County, NC. ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Thomas Gibson, 17 Mar 1803
Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina

In the name of God, Amen: I, Thomas Gibson of Onslow County in the State of
North Carolina, being of sound mind & memory do make this my last will and
testament as follows: In the first place, I give up my soul to God & my body
to be buried in a decent manner & for all my just debts to be paid out of my
estate. Secondly I lend to my loving wife Bidda Gibson the use & benefit of
my plantation whereon I now live with all the stock thereon consisting of
horses, cattle, hogs & CC., also all of my plantation tools & household
furniture so long as she shall remain my widow.
ITEM: I give to my son Elijah Gibson one cow & calf and the money that I have
paid him and is to pay for his part of my land which is the sum of one hundred
pounds which I think the full worth of his share of my estate.
ITEM: I give & devise to my son Tom Gibson the plantation where on he now
lives & one half of my piney land lying on the lowest side of Bare Branch &
Lorrel Branch, called the Horse Pen Neck, to him, his heirs and assigns
forever and one yoke of steer that he has in possession.
ITEM: I give and devise to my son John Gibson a piece or parcel of land
joining of Joshuway's land laid off by a division of marked trees, also all
the piney land I have above the Jumpin Run Branch on the northwest side of
Bear Branch, to him, his heirs and assigns forever & one cow and calf by the
name of Cheera, to her and CC.
ITEM: I give and devise to my son Joshuway Gibson a piece or parcel of land
bordering on a division of marked trees betwixt he & John Gibson on the north
side of Bear Branch to the Jumping Run Branch & one yoake of steers that he
has in possession to him, his heirs and assigns forever.
ITEM: I give and devise to my son David Gibson a plantation lying betwixt Tomy
& John Gibson lands on the north side of Bear Branch & also the other half of
Horse Pen Neck, joining of Tomy's half to him, his heirs & assigns forever,
also one mare by the name of Bird, but her increase for the good of the
younger children.
ITEM: I give & devise to my son Samuel Gibson a piece or parcel of land lying
on the south side of Bare Branch joining of Tomy Gibson's land & the
plantation whereon I now live, laid off by marked trees & one small colt by
the name of Nick, also my musket (musket) to him, his heirs & assigns forever.
ITEM: I give & devise to my son Solomon Gibson the house & plantation whereon
I now live, the small room and one fireplace is excepted for my three youngest
daughters as long as they live single and them for him, his heirs and assigns
forever, also, I give him my small shotgun.
ITEM: I give & devise to my daughter Polly Barber my riding Sulcy after my
wife's death, also my will is that the household furniture and all of the
cattle that haven't exposed of o be equally betwixt my three youngest
daughters Rachel, Narcessa & Dovy Gibson. Also, I want all of my tools to be
equally divided betwixt four of my sons, Joshuway, David, Samuel & Soloman
Gibson. The carpenters, coopers, & shewmakers tools to be divided equally at
my death & the plantation tools at my wife's death are also to be divided.
Also I give my big chest and all of my doctor's books and means to my son
Soloman Gibson. Also, I leave plantation on Trent to be rented out and the
money to be put to the use of schooling and raising of my small children.
Lastly, revoking all former will, I constitute and appoint my two sons Tomy &
Joshuway Gibson my executors to execute this my last will and testament
according to the true intent and meaning thereof in witness whereof I have set
my hand and seal this the seventeenth day of March Eighteen Hundred & Three.

Thomas Gibson -(seal)

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of:
John Gibson
David (his X mark) Gibson
David Barry

Onslow County: In court January Term 1803, this will of Thomas Gibson was
proved in open court by John Gibson.

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/onslow/willa/gibson02.txt


Thomas married Bidda. (Bidda was born about 1740.)



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