Lord George Gibson, of Goldingstones

Biographical Summary

"George Gibson of Goldingstons, was served heir to his father, and got a charter under the great seal of the lands of Harlaw, in the Lordship of Wemyss, dated anno 1549...

...He obtained a charter of several other lands, dated anno 1577...

...He married Mary Airth, a daughter of the ancient family of Airth of that Ilk in Stirlingshire. He died about the year 1590, leaving two sons."

SOURCE: The Baronage of Scotland, 1798, page 568

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Lord George Gibson III (1545-1644), second Son of George II, chartered Fourth Baron, Parliament Lord of Session, and Judge of the of High Court of Scotland. George was a Free Baron under Charter by King James VI of Scotland, and King Charles I. (ref.) (ref.) (ref.) (ref.) (ref.) He married Lady Mary Elizabeth Airth Married in 1565, Mary was born in Castle Stirling in 1549 from the ancient and noble Scottish family of Airth. (ref.) (ref.) (ref.) (ref.)

1. John Gibson (1566-?) was Sir John Gibson of Pentland, Lord Baronet, who carried on the line of the family and married Jean Hay, of noble birth and royal ancestry. (ref.)

2. Jean Gibson (~1568-?) -- descendancy unknown (Unfortunately, very little information was recorded of the Gibson Ladies. Jean is probably Jean Hay who married Sir John Hay.) (ref.) (ref.)

3. Elizabeth Gibson (~1569 I have not been able to find any information on Elizabeth and Mary, the daughters of George Gibson III. (ref.) (ref.) (ref.) (ref.) (ref.)

4. Alexander Gibson (1571-1644), First Lord Durie, First Lord Baronet and Lord Clerk Register m. Lady Margaret Craig, daughter of Sir Thomas Craig, Lord Advocate and Judge.

5. George Gibson IV (1574-1641) was Lord George IV of Balhouffie, a Free Baron, who had a son, grandson and great grandson named George, all wealthy barons.

6. William Gibson (1576-1658), a Free Baron, was Lord of Session and had a son John, b. 1606 who fled to Galway, Ireland in 1640, and is recorded by some as Sir John Sr. below.

7. Archibald Gibson (1578 -1647) raised six children with many descendants in Scotland, England, Canada and the British colonies (ref.) (ref.), including merchant James Gibson.

8. Thomas Gibson (1580 -1650) Many colonial Gibsons descended through Thomas's son, James Thomas, who was b. 1607. His son Edmund was born in 1633 and married Jane Langhorn.

9. Mary Gibson (~1581-?) -- descendency unknown

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Not a Lord - complete nonsense.

See Complete Baronetage, vol II, p. 347

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George was a Free Baron under Charter by King James VI of Scotland, and King Charles I. When Lord GEORGE Gibson was born in 1545 in Fife, Scotland, his father, Lord, was 28 and his mother, Lady, was 25. He married his first wife in 1565 in England. On December 16, 1623, he married his second wife. He died in 1644 in Fife, Scotland, at the impressive age of 99.