Warren County GaArchives Biographies.....Gibson Sr., John 1750 - 1829 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Milton Gibson mrg@cablelynx.com and Nalda Gibson K835c9@cablelynx.com January 7, 2008, 9:06 pm Author: Milton Gibson John Gibson Sr., Born 1750 A Revolutionary Soldier, who served in the 1st South Carolina Regiment under Col. Charles Pinckney, (DAR). John Gibson Sr. was born about 1750. Some writers say he was born in Cheraw SC. Some have stated that John Gibson Sr. was the son of Gideon Gibson, of SC. DNA has proven that John Gibson Sr. his Ancestors and Descendents do not match DNA Ancestors and Descendents of Gideon Gibson SC. Research must begin again. The first Land Record I have of my gggg Grandfather John Gibson Sr. says that he is "A Blacksmith", when he purchased land in Edgefield Co. SC., 1788. A Churchill Gibson witnessed the land transaction, who I believe is John Sr's brother. The First Wife and Mother of his children is Unknown. Children of John Gibson Sr. Nancy Gibson, m. John Gorman (2) Thomas Eades (3) Odum (?) John Gibson Jr. m. Frances (Fanny) Flewellen Churchill Gibson, m. Mary Brantley (2) Frances Brantley Henry Gibson, m. Mary Coffee Sarah Gibson, m. Isaiah Tucker John Gibson Sr. married 2nd Clarissa Matthews Butts, widow of William Butts, Warren Co GA. June 8, 1813 page 42. John Sr. and Family moved to Wilkes Co GA, abt. 1790, which later became Warren Co. GA. He accumulated about 1000 acres of land and had many slaves. Most of the Children grew up and married in Warren Co. GA, they lived on Middle Creek for about 25 years. John Gibson Sr. wrote his Last Will and Testament in 1826 while living in Warren Co. GA., stating that "he was weak in body but still sound in mind," soon after writing his Will he and Clary moved to Campbell Co. GA. As far as record states none of John's children lived in Campbell Co. John's grandson, Claiborn Gorman lived in Campbell Co and is buried in the Adderhold/Kolb/Beall Cemetery at Sand Town GA. on the Chattahoochee River. According to our research, and some records, our Old Revolutionary Soldier John Gibson Sr. is buried in the Adderhold Cemetery. Recently we located record that his 2nd wife Clary is also buried in this cemetery near her two daughters, Sarah B. Butts who married Jessie Beall, who was killed at the massacre of Goliad, Texas, and Susan T. Butts who married Martin Kolb, a prominent pioneer of Warren Co. We located the grave stones of Sarah B. Butts Beall, Susan T. Butts Kolb and Martin Kolb in the abandoned Adderhold/Kolb/Beall Cemetery, at Sand Town Georgia. There are two old broken stone (rocks) graves that are near Sarah and Susan's grave site that interest us, could these be our John and Clary Gibson's grave sites? John Gibson Sr. died in 1829 Campbell Co. GA. I have a copy of his original Will that was hand written in 1826 in Warren Co., and is recorded in Monroe Co., Forsyth, GA. His Executor's were sons, Churchill, Henry and Friend Martin Kolb who probated his Will in Forsyth, GA. At the death of John Gibson Sr. he owned property in Warren, Houston, Campbell and Coweta Counties in Georgia. mrg@cablelynx.com Additional Comments: There were at least two John Gibsons in Warren Co. Ga. at one time. One of them was John Gibson who lived on Long Creek. Our John Gibson Sr. lived on Middle Creek. The reason our John Gibson Sr. is not on the Revolutionary Soldier Monument in Warren Co. he did not die in Warren Co. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/warren/bios/gibsonsr342bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb