"GIST CROSSING"


Christopher Richard Gist born bet 1655-1659 in England- died February 1690 in Baltimore County, Maryland. Will proved March 10, 1690.
Spouse - Edith Cromwell - born abt 1660 in England - died November 24, 1694 in Baltimore, MD
Children: NOTE: Christopher settled in Baltimore County, MD before 1682. He took the land on the Patapsco River along with his brother-in-law Richard Cromwell. He became a man of great importance and held many offices in the state. On September 4, 1684, he was commissioned "Justice and Commission for Regulating Affairs civil for Baltimore County."

The will of Christopher Gist:
In the name of God -- the 17th day of February Anno Domo - 1690. I Christopher Guest of Baltemore County being weak in body but of good and perfect memory - thanks to G. and calling to membrance the uncertain estate of this transitory life and that all of us must yield unto death, when it shall please God to call -- do make constitute fordaine and declare this my last will and testament -- Therefore I give my dearly beloved wife full power to receive all debts owing unto her and likewise to pay all debts -- and being paid I give her full power to dispose of all my lans and goods -- and when disposed, the same to be equally divided between my beloved wife and child, she being my only exr. in this my last will. Item: I give unto John Robinson a 2 year old heifer. Item: I give my brother Richard Cromwell's child a 2 year old heifer. The Lord have mercy upon my soul. Amen! Item: I give unto my mother Guest the sum L5 stg. if she be alive. So I bid the world farewell! Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of John Brown, John Robinson, Richard Cromwell. Source: Baltimore Co. Deeds R.M. No. H.S. p. 331

A. Richard Gist (known as "Captain") - born 1684 - died August 28, 1741 in Baltimore County, MD. Buried in St. Thomas Churchyard, Garrison Forest, MD.
Spouse - Zipporah Murray - born abt 1684 - died 1741
Married - December 7, 1704
Children:
A-1 Christopher Gist - died 1759
Spouse - Sarah Howard - born Abt 1710
Children:
A-2 Nathaniel Gist - born Abt 1707
Spouse - Mary Howard - born Abt 1714
Children: NOTE: Christopher explored Ohio and part of Kentucky for the Ohio Company in 1750, and was the guide and companion of Washington on his journey to Lake Erie in 1753. With his sons Nathaniel and Thomas, he took part, as guide and scout, in Braddock's expedition, and was present on the fatal field of battle, where that officers' troops were cut to pieces. On October 1, 1755, Christopher Gist was commissioned Lieutenant in the Virginia forces (Va. Mag., i. 285), and in 1756 he was captain of a company of scouts which he raised for service on the frontier. The same year he went to the Carolinas to enlist Cherokee Indians for the English service, and for a time he served as Indian Agent. He died in the summer of 1759 of smallpox, in South Carolina or Georgia. (From a book entitled "Maryland Genealogies".
A-2-2 Christopher Gist - born September 21, 1734
Spouse - Lucy McNeil
Children:
A-2-3 Nathaniel Gist - born October 15, 1733
Spouse - Judith Carey Bell
Children: NOTE: He was commissioned in the Revolution on January 11, 1777, Colonel of the Additional Continental Regiment; was taken prisoner at Charleston on May 12, 1780, and was retired January 1, 1781 (Heitman's Register). He settled in Kentucky where he built his homestead "Canewood", and died early in the nineteenth century at an advanced age.
A-3 William Gist - born 1711 - died November 19, 1794
Spouse - Violetta Howard - born 1716 - died 1783
Married on October 22, 1737
Children:
A-3-1 Joseph Gist - born September 30, 1738 - died January 22, 1803 in Brooke, VA
Spouse - Elizabeth Elder - born 1743 - died April 6, 1814 in Brooke, VA
Married on August 30, 1759
Children:
A-3-1-1 John Elder Gist - born January 1, 1761
Spouse - Frances Trippe
Married on November 13, 1783
Children:
A-3-1-6 Cornelius Howard Gist - born January 25, 1770 - died 1830
Spouse - Clara Reinecker
Children:
A-3-1-7 William Gist - born June 6, 1772 - died 1855 in Edgar, IL
A-3-4 Thomas Gist - born May 19, 1750
Spouse - Ruth Bond
Children:
A-4 Thomas Gist - born 1713
Spouse - Susan Cockey - born November 2, 1714 - died 1803
Married on July 2, 1735
Children:
A-4-4 Morcedai Gist - born February 22, 1742/3 - died August 2, 1792
Spouse - Cecil Carnan - born 1742 - died July 21, 1770
2nd Spouse - Mary Sterrett
Children: 3rd Spouse - May Cattell
Children:
A-5 Edith Gist - born Abt 1709
Spouse - Abraham Vaughn - born 1706 - died 1763
Children:

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