Re: Samuel Gibson (was Jordan & William Gibson, sons of Gideon)
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In reply to:
Re: Jordan & William Gibson, sons of Gideon
William LaBach 12/25/07
Bill,
It seems odd, as well as puzzling, that Mrs. Wilson would say that Samuel was born at“Hickory Grove”. First, it was not Gideon Gibson (d 1792 MS) who owned this property but his cousin of the same name (d 1781 SC) who owned it. Second, it was not acquired by that Gideon until May 1760 when Samuel would have been 11 years of age:
L&R: 25 & 26 Sep 1761 Gideon Gibson, merchant, St. Marks Parish, Craven Co. to Malachi Murfee of same place, for £1400, 462ac in Craven Co., near Pee Dee River, part of 1940ac called Hickory Grove, bounding SW on Paul Trapier & Hundleys; SE on vacant land; NW on Stephen Peek & Paul Trapier (the Mill tract); NE on Paul Trapier (called Campbell’s tract) & Stephen Peek. Whereas on 1 Jun 1750 Gov. James Glen granted Daniel Laroache 1940ac in Craven Co., commonly called Hickory Grove; & whereas Laroche on 23 & 24 Jan 1752 sold the 1940ac to George Saxby of Charleston; who conveyed the tract to Paul Trapier; who on 1 & 2 Mar 1759 a part, or 492ac to John Scott; who on 20 & 21 May 1760 sold the 462 to GIBSON: now GIBSON sells to Murfee. Wits: Samuel Buxton, Richard Sharp, William Chamberlin. Before Abraham Buckholts, J.P. on 1 Sep 1761. Rcd’d 2 Nov 1769 by R.P.H. Hatley, Dep. Register. [Bk. O-3, pp. 136-141 SC Deed Abstracts, Vol. IV (1767-1777), abstracted by Clara A. Langley, 1983, reprinted 2001, published Southern Historical Press, Greenville, p. 90/91]
Gideon did not sell all of his Hickory Grove tract to Malachi in 1761, he still held 432 acres there in 1767. The following Memorial confirms the same chain of title:
MEMORIAL: 7 Aug 1767 Gidion (sic) Gibson, 432ac near Pee Dee River, Hickory Grove, Craven Co, Originally Pt of a 1,940ac tract, summarizing chain of title to a grant to Daniel LaRoche of 1 Jun 1750. Names indexed: George Saxby, Paul Trapier, John Scott, Hendles/Hendley, Stephen Peek. [S111001, Vol. 9, p. 270, item 3]
It appears that this is part of the property which was inherited by Gideon’s grandsons:
29 May 1821 Thomas Godbold Senr planter to John Gibson for $1269 all Estate & interest of Gideon Gibson & Doctor John Gibson to land SE of Hickory Grove Marsh being part of 4 tracts heired by them from their granfather Gideon Gibson, plat annexed, which I purchased from them 11 Mar 1819 and 1 Aug 1818. Platt made by Emphram Hennagan 22 Nov 1820. Sig: Thos. Godbold. Wit: Jn. Mlenaghan (sic), Isaiah Dubose. Pr by Jno. MLenahan before Fras. A. Wayne, QU, 23 Oct 1821. Rec. & Ex. Thos Harllee RMC 4 Dec 1821. [K3-4, Marion County, SC Abstracts of Deeds - Books F-I, 1811-1823, Vol. 2]
By close examination of the above property transactions and others in which Gideon Gibson (d 1781 SC) was involved it becomes clear that he is the Gideon Gibson who was sometimes described as “merchant” of Craven County.
Katie Headley in her book “Claiborne County: The Promised Land”, p. 51 says the following about Samuel Gibson:
"Port Gibson, the county seat of Claiborne County, was founded by Samuel Gibson, who was born in North Carolina, August 1, 1748. He immigrated to the Natchez District when he was 24 years of age, and settled on a British grant on Boyd's Creek (Cole's Creek) October 1777. On December 11, 1777 he married Rebecca Coburn, daughter of Jacob Coburn, an immigrant from South Carolina. In 1788 he obtained 650 arpents of land on the waters of Bayou Pierre from the Spanish government, embracing the present location of Port Gibson. Hawkins has said, ‘Almost immediately he moved his family here and settled, the second man to penetrate this far from the river, having been preceded one year by Jacob Coburn, his father-in-law, who obtained a grant of eight hundred acres three or four miles to the south-west.’”
I believe it was you who told me some years ago that Rev. Jones stated somewhere that there were three distinctive branches of Gibsons in early Mississippi: that of Randall Gibson, Samuel Gibson, and Rev. Tobias Gibson. With the mention of Randall Gibson Rev. Jones must also be referring to Randall’s (proven) brothers David and Reuben. With the mention of Tobias Rev. Jones must also be referring to Tobias’ brothers Nathaniel, Malachi and Samuel. Had Samuel Gibson (of Port Gibson) been a brother of Randall it seems out of place that Rev. Jones considered him a separate branch of the family.
I suspect Samuel was the son of Gideon (d 1781 SC), but cannot prove it.