I want to say while I have worked on these Gibsons over 35 years, I have collected many records etc., but no way are they figured out.
GiBeon Gibson who went to Mississippi with his three sons, may very well have left grown sons living on the Pee Dee with families - as William born 1743 is a toss up on parentage.
One:
Many if not most of the Gibsons were Traders, Packmen, Trappers, Surveyors, as early as mid 1600s. Gideon Gibson who first appears in South Carolina early 1731 on the Pee Dee River, Daniel and John was on the Congaree and Roger on the Wateree. When Governor Johnson called Gideon before him he said:
"That the Father of them here is named Gideon Gibson and his Father was also free"
He called Gideon Gibson before him and says 'the father of them here is Gideon Gibson. If he called Gideon Gibson husband of Mary Browne b. abt 1695, would not his father have been Gideon Gibson Sr.? 'And his father was free' - Johnson mentions three generations - first born 1640-50.
13 April 1736
Gideon Gibson recorded a plat for 200 acres on the northwest side of the Pee Dee River in Craven County
1746
Read the Petition of John Brown, planter shewing that the Petitoner had four persons in family for whom he has not received any lands pursuant to his Majesty's Royal bounty, and as there is a tract of land containing 800 acres surveyed above 10 years ago for Gideon Gibson and at pres't a Plat thereof in the Survey'r General's Office, as appears by his certificate, and is vacant, by not being applied for in the time prescribed in the Gazette, the Pet'r herefore humbly prays that the Survey'r General be directed to Certify the said Plat for the use of the Petitoner, and in his name that it may be granted him accordingly. To which was annexed a certificate by Geor Hunter... that 200 ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
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๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ 1736 ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐'๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐
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๐ด๐๐๐๐ 6๐๐, 1733, ๐๐๐
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๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐ 1736 ---๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
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๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ 5๐๐ 1743... ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
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12th December 1746
Read the Petition of Gideon Gibson, shewing That the Pet'r has been a residenter in this Province ab't 15 years and never having taken up any Lands in this Province, and now willing to Cultivate some of his Majesty's vacant land thereon, humbly prays that a Warrant do Issue for laying out to him 50 acres in a place called the Duck pond on the south side of the Pedee River. Decem'r 12th 1746. The prayer was thereof was granted.
Read the Petiton of Gideon Gibson Jun'r shewing That the Pet'r has four Persons in Family viz Himself, his wife and two children for whom as yet not any Land has been assigned him and being willing to Cultivate and improve some of his Majesty's vacant land humbly prays that by virtue of Family right that 200 acres of vacant land be laid out to him at a place called the Duck pond on the south side of Pedee River where the Pet'r at pres't resides.... The prayer thereof was granted.
12 November 1747
Gideon Gibson petitioned the South Carolina Council stating that he had been granted a warrant for 650 acres in the Welch Tract where he had settled fifteen years previous and had kept it as a cow pen with a servant on it for about two years. He had since settled in Persimmon Grove and had nine persons in his household: a wife, seven children and a slave
12 Nov 1747
Gideon Gibson had a Warrant for abt 650ac in the Welsh tract and settled it abt 15 years ago and kept it as a cowpen with a servant on it for about two years & paid tax for same, being the Plantation now of Colonel Pawleyโs and delivered up being in the Welch tract. And has since settled at a place called Persimon Grove and has nine persons in family to wit - wife, 7 children and one negro for which your Petโr never had any land but as above expressed, your petโr prays to order a warrant to run out the land for himself and family and that he may have grants for same. Sig: Gideon (his mark) Gibson. Prayer granted. Ordered that the Deputy Secretary prepare a Warrant for 450ac. [Page 54: Petitions for Land from SC Council Journals, Vol I 1734/5-1748, Brent H. Holcomb, SCMAR, Columbia, SC, 1996, p 297]
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Being a Trader I believe he went to the Cherokee Nation to the Town of Paradice - with Christian Priber - assoc of James Adair.
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