Peter Gilstrap

Peter was a Revolutionary War Patriot. DAR Ancestor #: A045330

Revolutionary War information for Peter from the Revolutionary Accounts of US with the state of North Carolina Historical Commission of Raleigh, North Carolina, book 1, page 5:

Below is Peter's will:

In the name of God, Amen, the 10th day of November 1795, I, Peter Gilstrap of the county and state afore said, Planter, being in perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say:

Principally and first of alI give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, and for my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executrix and Executor, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly estate wherewith in this life I give and dispose of the same in the following manner and form:

Imprimis, it is my will and I do order that in the first place all my just debts and funeral charges be paid and satisfied.

Item, that in this manner I lend to my beloved wife, Mary Gilstrap, the plantation whereon I now live, the same containing 76 acres, that is if she shall choose to sell it and go into the back country and carry the children with her, her deed shall be good, otherwise if she continues here at her death the land shall be sold and the money equally divided betwixt these four children: Polly Gilstrap, Bright Gilstrap, Welthy Gilstrap, and Winifred Gilstrap.

Item I lend in like manner as before mentioned to my well beloved wife, Mary Gilstrap, 96 acres of land on the gum pewson to be disposed of as the land before mentioned, the same lying near and adjoining the land I live on now.

Item I give to my beloved wife,Mary Gilstrap, during her natural lifeall the household furniture that I have and then to be equally divided between my children before mentioned, the three girls each to have a feather bed in their parts. Also I leave all my cattle, horses, and plantation tools for the same purpose before mentioned.

Item I give to my beloved son Benjamin Gilstrap- 5 shillings.

Item I give to my beloved son Richard Gilstrap- 5 shillings.

Item I give to my beloved daughter Ellender Johnson- 5 shillings.

Item I give to my beloved son Lewis Gilstrap- 5 shillings whom I likewise constitute, mark, ordain and appoint my executor with my beloved wife executrix of this last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this day and year above written, signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of us.

Thos Pryor his

Ephm Owen Peter X Gilstrap

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From the estates of Craven County, North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina:

"Inventory of Estate of Peter Gilstrap, returned June term, 1796 by Mary Gilstrap

Notes against Frederick lane and William Johnson.

Book accounts against Frederick Lane, Lewis Gilstrap, Daniel Steward, Thomas Green.

Horses, mare, saddles, bridles, cattle, corn, bacon, hogs, feather beds and furniture and other personalty."

Various records for Peter:

Peter Gilstrap Jr. purchased land in Craven County, North Carolina (Books 12 & 13, Page 218-1767)

Peter Gilstrap bought 100 acres of land in craven County, NC, USA. (Grant book 23, page 236- April 28, 1768)

Source: http://home.earthlink.net/~gilrschctr/FamHistory/PeterJr.htm

Individual Detail

Subject Peter Gilstrap Jr., (RevWar)[1]

Father Peter Gilstrap Sr. (b. circa 1705, d. Oct 1767-28 Apr 1768)

Mother Rachel Aydelott (b. circa 1710, )

Birth before __ ___ 1736 Somerset County, Maryland.[2],[3]

Milit-Serv __ ___ 1754 Johnston County, North Carolina; Muster Roll of Captain Fran's Mackelwain's Company: #48 PVT Gilstrap, John; #49 PVT Gilstrap, Peter.[4]

Son: between 1755 and 1774 James Gilstrap; Craven County, North Carolina.[5],[6]

Son: between 1760 and 1765 Lewis Wiley Gilstrap; Craven County, North Carolina.[7],[8],[9],[10]

CourtRecd 06 Jan 1763 Craven County, North Carolina; John Phillips vs Peter Gilstrap, Jr. or any other person: caveats his or any other person having William Sheet bound apprentice to him or any other person.[11]

Daughter: circa __ ___ 1764 Nancy Gilstrap; North Carolina.[12]

Marriage circa __ ___ 1764 Mary Jane ?Bright? (b. circa 1743, d. between 1802 and 1804); Craven County, North Carolina.[13],[14],[15]

Marriage: circa __ ___ 1764 Mary Jane ?Bright? (b. circa 1743, d. between 1802 and 1804); Wilmington, Craven County, North Carolina.[16],[17]

Son: __ ___ 1765 Hardy Gilstrap; Craven County, North Carolina.[18]

Son: __ ___ 1766 Benjamin Gilstrap; Craven County, North Carolina.[19],[20],[21]

Land Record: 26 Aug 1767 Craven County, North Carolina; Samuel Box sold land to Peter Gilstrap for £25 Proclamation money: land on the S side of Southwest Creek, lying on Cabin Branch, 125 acres.[22]

Land Record: __ Oct 1767 Craven County, North Carolina; Peter Gilstrap Jr purchased land: Deed Book 12 & 13, Pg 218. Purchased from Samuel Box, 125 acres; proved by William Easterling.[23],[24]

Daughter: circa __ ___ 1768 Charity Gilstrap; North Carolina.[25],[26]

Land Record: 28 Apr 1768 Craven County, North Carolina; Peter Gilstrap patented 100 acres in Craven on S side of Nuce River, E side of Moseleys Creek, joining Richard Carlton.[27]

Son: 06 May 1768 Richard Gilstrap; Craven County, North Carolina.[28],[29],[30],[31]

Tax Record __ ___ 1769 Craven County, North Carolina; 1 white taxable, no black taxables.[32],[33]

Land Record: 10 Apr 1769 Craven County, North Carolina; Peter Gilstrap sold for £20 Proclamation money to William Trewhitt: land on S side Neuse River, E of Moseley's Creek, 1 acre.[34]

Tax Record: __ ___ 1770 Craven County, North Carolina; AIS Search system listing.

Daughter: circa __ ___ 1772 Eleanor 'Nellie' Gilstrap; Craven County, North Carolina.[35],[36],[37]

Land Record: 17 Feb 1772 Craven County, North Carolina; Peter Gilstrap sold 125 a. of land for £40 to Andrew S. Hopkins.[38]

Land Record 14 May 1772 Craven County, North Carolina; William West patented 100 acres of land in Craven County between the Neuse and Trent Rivers on E side of Hammon's Pocoson, joining Peter Gilstrap.[39]

Land Record __ ___ 1773 Craven County, North Carolina; John Carlton sold land to Peter Gilstrap for £50 Proclamation money: land on E side of Heath Swamp known as "the Islands", 100 acres.[40]

Land Record: 30 Jan 1773 Craven County, North Carolina; James Stevenson patented 220 acres in Craven on SE side of Half Moon Swamp, joining PEARSON, LOFTIN, WEST, and near Peter Gilstrap.[41]

Daughter: __ ___ 1774 Mary Polly Gilstrap; Craven County, North Carolina.[42],[43]

CourtRecd: __ ___ 1774 Craven County, North Carolina; Peter Gilstrap purchased items from the estate sale of Ephraim and Sarah Lane.[44]

CourtRecd: __ Sep 1774 Craven County, North Carolina; The Deed of Sale from Thomas Preratt to Peter Gilstrap for 420 acres of land in Craven County was proved.[45]

CourtRecd: __ Sep 1774 Craven County, North Carolina; Deed of sale from John Carlton to Peter Gilstrap for 100 acres of land in Craven County was proved.[46]

Son: __ ___ 1775 Bright Gilstrap; Newbern District, Craven County, North Carolina.[47]

Milit-Serv between 1776 and 1783 North Carolina.[48]

CourtRecd 20 Feb 1776 Craven County, North Carolina; Will of Richard Blackledge Sr - land may be sold to David and Peter Gilstrap. Also mentions his wife Ann, sons Richard Jr, Benjamin Jr (a minor), Thomas, William, Daughter Elizabeth (m. Spire Singleton), Ellender (m. Capt John Jones), Ann.[49]

Daughter: __ ___ 1778 Welthy Gilstrap; Craven County, North Carolina.[50],[51]

Land Record: __ ___ 1778 Craven County, North Carolina; Peter Gilstrap purchased 125 a. land for £70, S side of Neuse River, from William and Elizabeth Arnold.[52]

Land Record: 02 Nov 1778 Duplin County, North Carolina; Peter Gilstrap of Duplin County, sold land for £85 to Ninion Wyse of Craven County: land at Red Oak, along Richard Blackledge's corner.[53]

Land Record: 02 Nov 1778 Craven County, North Carolina; Peter Gilstrap sold 12 acres of land for £85 to Ninian Wise of Craven County, part of a larger tract granted to Levi Trewhitt.[54]

Daughter: __ ___ 1782 Winifred Gilstrap; Craven County, North Carolina.[55],[56],[57]

Land Record: __ ___ 1783 Craven County, North Carolina; Peter Gilstrap purcahse land: Book 24 Page 325.[58]

Land Record: 10 Jan 1783 Duplin County, North Carolina; Peter Gilstrap sold land for £200 to John Carlton: 100 acres in forks of Stewart's Creek; 50 acres adjoining the forks of Stewart's Creek & Millard Swamp.[59]

Land Record: 10 Nov 1784 Craven County, North Carolina; Peter Gilstrap of Craven sold land to David Carlton of Duplin Co for £50, 380 acres between Stewarts Creek and Millers Swamp... near Thomas Carlton's line.[60]

Land Record: 27 Feb 1787 Craven County, North Carolina; Peter Gilstrap enters 100 acres of land bordering Frederic Lane. Issued 1 MAY 1787.[61]

Land Record: 11 Feb 1789 Craven County, North Carolina; Peter Gilstrap enteres 100 acres of land including the plantation where he lives. Issued 1 MAY 1789.[62]

Land Record: 26 Nov 1789 Craven County, North Carolina; Peter Gilstrap entered a land grant at £10 for every 100 acres.[63]

Census __ ___ 1790 Newbern District, Craven County, North Carolina; 2 white males 16+; 1 white male < 16; 6 females, no slaves.[64]

Land Record: 20 Dec 1791 Craven County, North Carolina; Peter Gilstrap entered 76 3/4 acres at £10 per 100 acres.[65]

Land Record: 22 Sep 1792 Craven County, North Carolina; William and Prudence Jump sold 100 a. of land to Peter Gilstrap for £50.[66]

Land Record: __ ___ 1794 Craven County, North Carolina; land grant to Peter Gilstrap for 93 acres at Frederick Lane's corner, S side of Neuse River.[67]

Death: __ ___ 1795 Wilmington, Craven County, North Carolina.[68],[69]

Land Record: circa __ Apr 1795 Duplin County, North Carolina; Peter Gilstrap sold 380 a. of land to John Carlton.[70]

Will 10 Nov 1795 Craven County, North Carolina; Peter Gilstrap made his mark (X).[71],[72]

Death before __ Mar 1796 Craven County, North Carolina.[73],[74]

Probate __ Mar 1796 Craven County, North Carolina.[75]

Probate 11 Jun 1796 Craven County, North Carolina; Mary Gilstrap signed the inventory of the estate of Peter Gilsrtap decd.[76],[77]

Note __ ___ ____ National DAR #358598.[78]

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Printed on: 24 Mar 2004

Endnotes

[1]Hoyte Sessions Gilstrap, "Research: Hoyte Sessions Gilstrap" (Odessa TX).13 SEP 1994. Hereinafter cited as "Research of Hoyte S. Gilstrap".

[2]Gilstrap, "Research of Hoyte S. Gilstrap".

[3]Murtie June Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the South 1732 - 1774 (Baltimore MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1983), To be age 18 by 1754. Hereinafter cited as Colonial Soldiers of the South.

[4]Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the South.

[5]1790 Census, North Carolina, Craven County: James Gilstrap.

[6]1800 Census, North Carolina,, Orange County, James Gilshafe, Pg 510.

[7]Ibid., Duplin County: Lewis Gilstrap p 402.

[8]1810 Census, South Carolina,, Pendleton District: Lewis Gilstrap, Pg 142.

[9]1830 Census, South Carolina,, Pickens County: Lewis Gilstrap Pg 308.

[10]1840 Census, South Carolina,, Pickens County: Lewis Gilstrap Pg 366.

[11]Weynette Parks Haun, Craven Precinct-County, North Carolina, Court Minutes 1712-1715, 1730-1778, Books 1-7 (Durham NC: W. P. Haun, 1978), Book V, 1757-1763. Hereinafter cited as Craven Co., NC Ct Minutes 1712-1715, 1730-1778.

[12]Barbara M. Howard Thorne, The Heritage of Craven County, North Carolina (Winston-Salem NC: Eastern NC Gen’l Society, 1984).

[13]Gilstrap, "Research of Hoyte S. Gilstrap".

[14]Gilstrap Family by W. J. Gilstrap, Memoirs, c. 1948.

[15]Early History of the Gilstraps, Manuscript, c. 1914.

[16]International Genealogical Index, version 3.00 Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150.

[17]NSDAR, DAR Patriot Index, (Washington DC: NSDAR, 1966-1974). No surname for wife.

[18]1784 - 1787 North Carolina State Census, Duplin County: Hardy Gilstrap.

[19]Gilstrap, "Research of Hoyte S. Gilstrap".

[20]1800 Census, North Carolina. Rowan County; Benjamin Getstrap Pg 403.

[21]Early History of the Gilstraps, Manuscript, c. 1914.

[22]Craven County, North Carolina Deed Books: Deed Book 12, Page 218.

[23]Craven County, North Carolina Register of Deeds 1740-1868. Hereinafter cited as Craven Co., NC Deed Register.

[24]Haun, Craven Co., NC Ct Minutes 1712-1715, 1730-1778, Book 7, 1767-1778.

[25]Marcus Gilstrap, "Research: Compiled by Marcus Gilstrap" (San Angelo, TX). . Hereinafter cited as "Research: Marcus Gilstrap".

[26]Herman Geschwind, "Research: Herman Geschwind files - dated 1996".

[27]Margaret M. Hofmann, Colony of North Carolina 1735-1775 Land Patents, Volumes 1 & 2 (Weldon NC: The Roanoke News Company, 1984), Grant Book 23, Page 236. Hereinafter cited as NC Colonial Land Patents.

[28]Gilstrap, "Research of Hoyte S. Gilstrap".

[29]Cemetery Marker: Richard Gilstrap: Photo included in Ron Gilstrap's FGS.

[30]Ron Gilstrap, "Research: Ron Gilstrap" (Wichita KS). kain54@msn.com, Given to him by Carl Gilstrap, 26 SEP 1997.

[31]Geschwind, "Research: Herman Geschwind files".

[32]Gilstrap, "Research: Marcus Gilstrap", North Carolina Genealogy Spring 1965 - Summer 1966: "Craven (and Jones) County Taxables, 1769".

[33]Clarence E. Ratcliff, North Carolina Taxpayers 1701-1786, 1679-1790, Vols 1-2 (Baltimore MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1984). Hereinafter cited as NC Taxpayers 1679-1790.

[34]Craven County, North Carolina: Deed Book 17, Page 227.

[35]Geschwind, "Research: Herman Geschwind files".

[36]Gilstrap, "Research: Marcus Gilstrap".

[37]Gilstrap, "Research of Hoyte S. Gilstrap". Date Stamped 29 AUG 1994.

[38]Craven Co., NC Deed Register: Book 22, Page 337.

[39]Hofmann, NC Colonial Land Patents.

[40]Craven County, North Carolina: Deed Book 72, Page 87.

[41]Hofmann, NC Colonial Land Patents.

[42]Gilstrap, "Research: Marcus Gilstrap".

[43]Geschwind, "Research: Herman Geschwind files".

[44]Elizabeth Moore, Records of Craven County, North Carolina, Volume 1 (Bladensburg MD: Genealogical Recorders, 1960). Hereinafter cited as Records of Craven Co., NC.

[45]Haun, Craven Co., NC Ct Minutes 1712-1715, 1730-1778, Book VII, 1767-1778.

[46]Ibid.

[47]NC Gen’l Society, Index of North Carolina Ancestors (Raleigh NC: NCGS, 1981-1984).

[48]NSDAR, DAR Patriot Index.

[49]Stephen E. Bradley Jr., Early Records of North Carolina. Probates, Administrations, Inventories. 1677-1798. From the Secretary of State papers. (Keysville VA: S.E. Bradley Jr., 1992-), Volume 8. Hereinafter cited as Early Records of North Carolina.

[50]Gilstrap, "Research of Hoyte S. Gilstrap".

[51]Geschwind, "Research: Herman Geschwind files".

[52]Craven Co., NC Deed Register: Book 23, Page 240.

[53]Craven County, North Carolina: Deed Book 23, Page 239.

[54]Craven Co., NC Deed Register: Book 23, Page 239.

[55]Geschwind, "Research: Herman Geschwind files".

[56]Ancestral File, 4.12. Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150.

[57]Gilstrap, "Research of Hoyte S. Gilstrap". Date stamped 27 MAR 1995.

[58]Craven Co., NC Deed Register.

[59]William E. Railey, Duplin County, North Carolina Abstracts of Deeds 1784-1813, Volume 1 (Baltimore MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997), Deed Book 7, Page 452. Hereinafter cited as Duplin Co., NC Abstracts of Deeds.

[60]Ibid., Book 3A Page 335.

[61]Land Entries Book of Craven County, North Carolina 1778-1796: Page 139 No 811 (329). Hereinafter cited as Craven Co., NC Land Entries.

[62]Ibid., Page 181 No 1027 (543).

[63]Craven Co., NC Deed Register: Book 2 Pg 234.

[64]1790 Census, NC, Craven County, Newbern District: Peter Gilstrap.

[65]Craven Co., NC Deed Register: Book 2 Pg 242.

[66]Ibid., Deed Book 30, Page 23.

[67]Ibid., Grant Book 3 Page 131.

[68]Gilstrap, "Research: Marcus Gilstrap".

[69]NSDAR, DAR Patriot Index.

[70]Railey, Duplin Co., NC Abstracts of Deeds, Deed Book 3A, Pg 335.

[71]Fred A. Olds, An Abstract of North Carolina Wills from about 1760 to about 1800 (Baltimore MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1972), Will Book A, Page 360. Hereinafter cited as NC Wills Abstract, 1760-1800.

[72]Gilstrap, "Research of Hoyte S. Gilstrap". Date Stamped 27 MAR 1995.

[73]Olds, NC Wills Abstract, 1760-1800, Will Book A, Page 360.

[74]Early History of the Gilstraps, Manuscript, c. 1914.

[75]Gilstrap, "Research of Hoyte S. Gilstrap". Date Stamped 27 MAR 1995.

[76]Ibid., Date stamped 27 MAR 1995.

[77]Early History of the Gilstraps, Manuscript, c. 1914.

[78]Gilstrap, "Research of Hoyte S. Gilstrap". Date Stamped 27 MA