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OF MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, FAIRFIELD CO SOUTH CAROLINA, ALABAMA & POINTS BEYOND
Before Greenberry and Eley Lee came to Westover, Covington County, Ala. in the 1820s, Greenberry had acquired a mistress, Margaret Gibson. The Gipsons/Gibsons have apparently kept better records than the Lees. Our research willl explore the Gibson/Gipson family in hopes of revealing more the Gibson/Lee links to Maryland. An interesting note: For years I have assumed that the Gibson family is of the same branch as those in Maryland associated with the Philip Lee family. We have Gideon as a given name in the Lees of Covington County, but I thought it came from Gideon Howard, father of Margaret Howard Lee. There is, however, a Gideon Gibson who was in Halifax N.C. prior to moving to Williamsburg, S.C. (Greenberry Lee's brother Eli Lee was born Williamsburg, S.C. prior to theri claiming Putnam County, Ga) Gideon Gibson's descendants are found in Monroe County, Alabama -- which with Covington, Butler and Conecuh are the heart of Lee migratrion country. MANY pages on this site link with names on this Gibson page. I will link them, one by one, so that all you have to do is click! Please give me info to add to this! Sandra Taylor FOR MORE ON GIDEON GIBSON and the Gibson relationship with Col. John Lee, who is possibly the same as uncle of Light Horse Harry
Many of the records on this page (unless otherwise noted) come from a terrific site on the Mobley family from which one can download entire books on Mobleys, Colemans, Winns, Lyles, etc. I have lost its URL, but will put it here as soon as I can find it. (Any of you Mobleys out there, send it to me!) USE YOUR "FIND" ON YOUR BROWSER TO SEARCH FOR YOUR NAME
Fairfield was practically free from Indian troubles, and the killing of Ephraim Lyles and others of his family at a date before this, is now generally accepted to have been done by white men disguised as Indians on account of a dispute as to lands in North
1753, July 4 - Fairfield S.C. - Two years before, at a conference in Charleston beginning July 4, 1753, negotiations were had with the Creeks and Cherokees, whereby in the fall of that year a large area was purchased and a fort erected at Keowee. Fairfield, Chester and Richland are sometimes stated to have been included in this purchase, but that does not seem likely as Fairfield and Chester were under Catawba Indian control, and the Catawbas had been limited to a reservation of 15 square miles in what is now the upper part of York County, by a treaty made at Augusta, Ga., 1763, and attended by a large number of Indians and representatives of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
1765, Feb 28 FAIRFIELD CO SC - John Gibson has 100 acres on the south side of Wateree River on Wateree Creek, Feb. 28, 1765, survey by John Winn . The Mobberlys (Mobley), Edward, John, Samuel, William, Clement. Eleazer, and Benjamin, are found with many grants recorded from 1769 to 1775, but probably settled ten or more years before the recording dates. Probably there was much more but roughly calculated these amount to about 4,000 acres. 1759, April 5 - FAIRFIELD COUNTY S.C . In the office of the register of mesne conveyance in Charleston, book V-V 268, there is a conveyance April 5, 1759 (32nd year of the reign of George II) of 100 acres by Solomon McGraw, planter, and his wife Anne, to James Leslie, blacksmith, the land being on the west side of Little River. The witnesses are John Gibson and Elizabeth McGraw. In the same office there are several grants to Samuel Mobberly, (Mobley) yeoman, one of 100 acres by Thomas Meador, book C-4, 201. This is on Beaver Creek, north side of Broad River in 1770, and two in 1772, by John Waggoner (Hans Wagner), miller, 150 acres on Little River, bounded by lands of William Alls, and Richard Spencer, witnessed by Selah Delashmet, (married John Lee???? ) book C-4-205, and another by John Waggoner, book C-4, 210, the witnesses being Selah Delashmet and John Halsey (See Hassell who m. Greenberry Lee & Martha Jane Taylor or Eley Lee & Sarah Piles in Montgomery 1820s. WERE ANY OF THESE FAMILIES IN MONTGOMERY BEFORE MOVING TO COVINGTON CO ALA?) , sworn to before Richard Winn. There are doubtless scores of other such transfers, and these are given to indicate the activity in real estate immediately before the Revolution, and following the influx from Virginia and upper colonies following Braddock's defeat in 1755.
Carolina claimed by Lyles. But while Fairfield was free from Indian troubles it has troubles in company with the whole up-country because of its distance from Charleston, the capital of the colony, and the place of sittings for all courts
1758 FAIRFIELD CO SC - While orderly settlers had come following the defeat of Braddock, disorderly soldiers of fortune came upon the ending of the French and Indian wars in 1758. Soon the settlers in the up-country were the prey of organized bands of robbers and horse thieves, and law officers were in Charleston, 150 miles away. "In the absence of courts of justice within their reach the inhabitants of this section found it necessary to form an association, which was called Regulation, and the persons composing it called Regulators." (McCrady, p. 594) By reference to the plat books in the office of the Secretary of State, in Columbia, it will be seen that Moses Kirkland owned 3,843 acres of land in ten grants, scattered over the colony, 1,000 being in Ninety-six district, 942 in Berkeley, 500 in Saxe-Gotha others elsewhere and one of 100 acres being in Fairfield, (book 5, p. 417) on Wateree Creek. Evidently he was an energetic, enterprising man. He became a leading "Regulator," others being Thomas Woodward and Barnaby Pope (see Popes of Halifax NC) , the latter being in Newberry. Pope does not appear to have had lands in Fairfield, his grants generally being west of Broad River, on the Saluda. .
1775 August , from FAIRFIELD COUNTY S.C. book. Certain it is that in August, 1775, the Committee of Safety in Charleston sent William Henry Drayton, who had become an ardent radical, the Rev. William Tennent, a Presbyterian minister, the third of his name from New Jersey, who was then pastor of the Independent Church in Charleston, Col. Richard Richardson and the Rev. Oliver Hart, a Baptist minister "to make progress through the back-country to explain the causes of the present disputes between Britain and the Colonies, to secure a general union, and they were authorized * * * to call upon the officers of the militia and rangers for assistance, support and protection." (Howe, "History of Presbyterian Church in South Carolina, pp. 366,-8-9). To Mr. Tennent individually, it seems, was assigned the territory between the Broad and Catawba Rivers. He is found preaching at Jackson's Creek Presbyterian Church . And while he indicates "great uneasiness already pervading the section. Captain Woodward's company of Rangers, of the Western part of Fairfield, all signed the Association, but in the same section about Jackson's Creek a large number were 'obstinantly fixed against the procedings of the Colony' though proper argument brought them to sign." (Leah Townsend's " South Carolina Baptists ,"
"Another distinguished godly man and scholar, John Nicholas Martin , a Lutheran preacher from Germany, in those early days built Bethesda Auf der Morven, a church in the southwestern part of Fairfield which was used by any denomination for services. Being an itinerant, he preached and taught over much of the county far north of Winnsboro , thus stamping his culture and piety on these scattered settlers. After many changes, even to its location, old Bethesda Aufder Morven, at last found itself on the site of the present Crooked Run Churc h, which many years hence became a Baptist church and received the name Crooked Run. It is said the old church was sold and the timbers were largely used to build a house near where Alex Robinson lives. This place in Revolutionary days was owned by Stephen Gibson 1st, whose wife was a daughter of Barnaby Pope, the old Regulator. Two other famous Regulators were Thomas Woodward.
1805 - Dec. 27 - Land Deed Book H--page 437--December 27, 1805. John Gibson conveyed a certain tract of land to William Coleman; significance of this is that it was done in the presence of Philip Coleman and Patsey Coleman. (DAR Lineage Book, Volume 56, National No.55464: Charles Coleman served as armorer in South Carolina militia 178?- 81. Born in Virginia 1762, died in 1842, in Alabama. Married Elizabeth Gibson. Their son, James Buchanan Coleman, married Asenath Davis, born 1815, died December 21, 1890, daughter of J. Thomas Davis and Esther Hines, of Longtown, Fairfield County, South Carolina.
HEADS OF FAMILIES CAMDEN DISTRICT FAIRFIELD SC , FIRST CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES TAKEN IN THE YEAR 1790
David Andrews, 5-1; James Andrews, 9; John Andrews, 6; William Austin, 9--5; Owen Andrews, 6; Edward Andrews,7-5; Samuel Alston, 9-7; Amos Arledge, 7; Joseph Arledge, 7 ; James Andrews, 6-1; Clements Arledge, 9; Samuel Arnat, 8; James Austin, 10; George Ashford, 2; Thomas Amons, 9; Robert Adams, 7; Walter Aiken, 4; James Arnat, 11; James Arthur, 3; William Alsup, 10; Sarah Aiken, 7; William Adam, 4; Richard Adam, 3; John Aperson, 1; Belithe Adair, 8; Frederick Arick, 2; Joseph Ashley, 3; Mary Atchison, 6; John Aitheson, 5; Thomas Addison, 8; Christopher Addison, 6; James Alcorn, 5; John Armstrong, 4-1; Moses Ayers, 4; George Ashford, 1; John Abbot, 2; Isaac Arledge, 2-5; Moses Arledge, 1; Paul Anthony, 1; Ancrums, 100 slaves; Solomons Andrews, 10
William Bell, 3; Andrew Boyd, 5; John Bell, 2; William Boyd, 5; James Brown, 11; Patrick Brown, 2; Robert Boyd, 6; Mark Busby, 11; Mrs. Bennit, 1-3; John Bell, Jr., 4-6; John Briant, 3; Patrick Bishop, 5; Muscoe Boulware, 6; James Burks, 4; Fanny Blake, 4; Adam Blair, 9; William Brice, 3; Robert Brady, 2; Robert Bolard, 6; William Baird, 7; James Bowls, 6; John Brice, 4; Jacob Boney, 8; John Brunt, 8; Jesse Brown, 8; Joshua Badger, 7-1; Thomas Brewenton, 4; Mary Brown, 6; Alex. Brunt, 8; Samuel Boyd, 7; Jno. Brown, 2; Mrs. Bennet, 2--3; John Burns, 10; Elizabeth Burk, 5; John Boner. 10; David Boyd, 5; John Burns, 7; John Bishop, 8; John Brown, 5; William Burns, 8; Thomas Burns, 8; Thomas Brady, 3; Samuel Barker, 5; Jacob Barker, 6; Jacob Barker, Jr. 7; Benjamin Barker, 4; Brasil Brashear, 7; Jesse Beam, 5; Albert Beam, 9; George Bell, 5; Peter Betho, 5; William Broom, 9; John Blanton, 9-15; Jacob Brewbaker, 6; Thomas
Bradford, 3-2; Margret Beesly, 2; George Beassly, 5; Samuel Beaty, 5; James Butler, 9; Ephraim Butler, 5; Jno. Blake, 2; Archibald Blake, 1; Wm. Ber'y, 3; Wm. Briant, 3; George Brown, 2-3; William Bradly, 7; Jacob Bethany, 8-2; Joseph Bishop, 8-6; Drury Bishop, 10-1; Lewis Boltner, 6-2; John Buchanan, 2--3; Hugh Branon, 7; Sherard Bradley, 3; John Bradley, 1; William Bradley, 1; Dennis Burn, Jr., 5; Jonathan Belton, 4-10; Frederick Bugs, 6--4; Lewis Bradley, 1; Luke Bishop, 1; William Briant, 6; James Bishop, 7; John Bradford, 6; Benjamin Boyd, 9-4; Archelaus Blake, 5; John Briant, 6; Wm. Brazeal, 4; Jno. Blake, 2; Michael Bird, 6; Edw. Briant, 1; Wuldrim Boylstone, 2-1; Geo. Boyleston, 2; Dennis Burns, 3; Stephen Brown, 4; Jno. Bradley, 1; Wm. Bradley, 2. Dudley Currey, 10-5; George Coon, 4; James Cameron, 4-1; Simon Cameron, 6; James Cameron, 3; Mary Campbell, 3; Jane Cardin, G; James Craig, 7-7; Jane Cameron, 3; Jacob Currey, 7-5; Peter Curry, 6-2; William Craig, 7; John Chappell, 1; Thomas Cameron, Jr., 2; Thomas Cameron, Sr., 6; Jas. Cameron, Burrill Cook, 3; John Cook, 12-33; David Cambell, 4; Stafford Curry, 11; Joseph Cathcart, 9; William Colvill, 7; Joseph Cameron, 4; Labon Cason, 1; Canon Cason, 5; John Caldwell, 5; Thomas Caldwell, 2; Moses Cockrell, 9; Samuel Colwell, 4-1; Moses Cockral, 6; Jeremiah Cockral, 3; Jane Clayton, 4; Peter Cooper, 4; Robert Coleman, 2; Thomas Coleman, 6; Francis Con, 7; Thomas Cockral, 4; George Cannamore, 7; Robert Coleman, Sr., 10-11; William Chapman, 9; William Coleman, 10; David Coleman, 4; John Cameron, 4; John Cork, 10; Andrew Cameron, 5; Emily Colaman, 6; Samuel Curry, 6; William Cason, 7; William Cato, 6; John Carter, 6; Daniel Cockran, 7-1; Catherine Craig, 7; Peter Crim, 8-4; Joseph Cloud, 6 ; Adam Cooper, 7; Edward Carrell, 3; Edward Calvert, 5; John Compte, 5-22; John Craig, 7; Peter Calvit, 8; John Calvit, 4; John Crosslin, 5; Daniel Crabb, 6; Samuel Crosslin, 4; Widow Cole, 6; William Cloud, 5-2; Joseph Cloud, 6; John Clayton, 1-12; Peter Crim, 8-4; Whitis Cason, 3-4; Widow Charleston, 5-6; Isaac Campbell, 4; Henry Crumpton, 6. John Dabney, 5; William Daniel, 14-15; James Daniel, 3-42; James Dodds, 4; John Dodds, 6; Jesse Dunn, 5; John Dunlap, 3-1; Joseph
Dodds, 2; Thomas Dodds, 2; Joseph Davidson, 2; Robert Duncan, 2; Sarah Dunklin, 5; John Dickey, 9; Samuel Dodds, 1; James Dillard, 9; Edmond Dillard, 2; David Doughty, 6; John Dye, 8; Edward Day, 7-2; Hinson Day, 6; Bollard Day, 1; Benjamin Dove, 5; Benjamin Dove, Jr., 9; Leander Duggins, 3; William Dunn, 10; John Dortch, 5; Chirtopher Day, 3; Jonathan Dungan, 7; Prudence Durphy, 8-11; Charnell Derham, 7-2; William Dent, 4; Richard Duggans, 10; Joel Dunn, 9;
Celia Dilashmate, 6; Moses Duke, 7-3; David Dunn, 7; Thomas Duke, 9-1; Robert Duke, 4; Samuel Duke, 11; William Dortch, 8-7; Hinson Day, 6-1; Mrs. Dansbie, 6-1; Edmund Davies, 4; George Durand, 5; Levi Davies, 2; James Dickason, 7; John Dozier, 5; John Dugins, 1;
William Duggins, 3; Richard Dawkins, 9; Jesse Dawkins, 1; Adam Davies, 3; Thomas Dawkins, 6-1; Joshia Derham, 7-3; James Davies, 7--6; Matthew Day, 8. James Elliott, 2; John Ellison, 6-9; John Elliot, 7; Robert Ellison, 9; David Evans, 6-4; John Elliot, 7; John Elliot, Jr., 3; Robert Ewing, 4; William Ewing, 3: John Elders, 5; Christopher Ederington, 10-2; James Ederington, 7-5; Adam Ephart, 5; R. Davis Evans, 1-2; Robert Ellison, 9-15; John Elkin, 7; John Elliott, 10; Johnson Elkin, 8.
Jesse Fort, 5-2; John Folley, 5; John Flowers, 6; John Friday, 7; Andrew Frazier, 3; Thomas Fletcher, 5; Rebecca Freeman, 8; William
Frazire, 7; Timothy Foy, 2-1; George Foy, 3--4; Hezekiah Ford, 4-8;
Gardner Ford, 6-5; Matthias Fellows, 2--2; Elizabeth Frazier, 3; Mary
Frazier, 8; Harriss Freeman, 7-3; William Fairie, 5; Henry Fundenburg, 3 3--4; ; Andrew Feester, 8; Joseph Frost, 4; Field Farrar, 8-15; John Findley, 6-1; Jesse Fulgim, 2; John Findlay, 3-1; Adam Free, 10--3.
