Mary Gibson

Seen as daughter of Thomas Browne & Mary Browne Joyner.

However, she is also seen as daughter of William Brown, Gent., of Albemarle & Chowan and Martha Murphy, and named in her father’s will.

Biography

Wikipedia contributors, "Gideon Gibson Jr.," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, < Wikipedia > (accessed February 1, 2024).

1695: Gideon Gibson Sr. is born in Boston as a free man of color. He later marries a white woman, and they have children. His profession is carpenter. Their son, Gideon Gibson Jr. is born around 1721.

1730s: Gideon Gibson and his family, along with other settlers, leave Boston and travel south to settle in parts of the frontier. They eventually settle in the area that would become North Carolina.[2]

Family

http://www.choicemn.com/trees/gibson-tullis/4666.html

Spouses/Children:
Gideon GIBSON Sr. Born: Abt 1695 1) Mary Brown, he Married 2) to Martha (or was this wife of Gideon Gibson Jr?)

1. William GIBSON Born: 15 Sep 1743, Prince Frederick Parish, Craven County, Carolina [?? Or son of Gideon Gibson Jr.]
2. John GIBSON Born: Abt 1730
3. Agnes GIBSON
4. Gideon GIBSON Jr.+ Born: Abt 1721. Marriage: Martha
5. Jordan GIBSON Born: ca. 1730

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Older notes

Born on Saraw Creek, north point of Bennett's Creek

Mary Anne Gibson, was born in Bledsoe - Parsons - Sizemore Church, Bledsoe, NC , Wilmington, New Hanover County, NC, United States. Her parents were NOT William Brown, Gent., of Albemarle & Chowan and Mary Austin (Bnu) Vernon. Florence Historical Society has Thomas Brown as the parent.

Mary married Trader Gideon Gibson of the Congaree River on October 22, 1728. Together they had the following children: Gideon Gipson; Jordan Gibson; John Gibson IV; Mary Holland Riddle Gibson; Luke Gibson; Daniel Gibson; Samuel Gibson; Sarah Jane Gibson; Rev. Tobias Gibson; Levi Gibson; Agnes Gibson; William Gibson.

She died on October 13, 1754 in Parsons Family Plot, per the Gibson Family Association, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Colonial America.

Disputed that her mother was Braswell due to the court record showing that Gideon Gibson, II was FPOC and that came down from the mother per Colonial law; Mary (Browne) is the Pee Dee Craven Co Family denoted mother of Gideon Gibson, Jr.. 1 Marriage* 22 October 1728 Gideon Gibson Sr. married Mary Anne Brown, daughter of William Brown and Martha Braswell, on 22 October 1728 in NC.

Death* February 1781 Gideon Gibson Sr. died in February 1781 in Pee Dee in SC.1

From https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clinardj...

Mary Anne Brown , (Thomas Browne , 3, John Browne Brown , Immigrant2, John Brown , Sr.1) wife of Gideon Gibson Sr (Thomas Browne , 3, John Browne Brown , Immigrant2, John Brown , Sr.1) was born ABT 1706 in IOW VA or Bertie Precinct, Chowan NC, and died 13 OCT 1754 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, NC. She married Gideon Gibson , Sr. & FPC & R1b ABT 1720 in http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valvz/gibson_of_pee_dee.html, son of Hubbard Gibson , Sr. VA to SC & R1b and Mary (?) Poythress. Gideon Gibson I's court appearance in front of Gov Gabriel Johnston on SC. (Source: James Adairs' Expansion of South Carolina). IT is not the mother of Regulator Gideon Gibson who was Cheraw, he had that from his paternal side. His white mother's legal status also made him a FPOC. [http://rylandscott.com/CRScott-o/p563.htm] Gideon Gibson I. was born circa 1700 in Middlesex in VA.

Children of Mary Anne Brown and Gideon Gibson , Sr.

• + 2 i. Gideon Gibson , Jr. & in SC by 1731 was born ABT 1721 in NC, and died FEB 1781 in Craven SC. md Mary Ann Browne
• + 3 ii. Mary Gibson , wife of Moses Riddle was born ABT 1722 in NC, and died in VA.
• + 4 iii. John Gibson was born ABT 1723 in NC.
• 5 iv. Jordan Gibson , traveled with Daniel Boone was born ABT 1724 in NC, and died 1788 in TN.
• 6 v. Luke Gibson , fought against Cherokee was born ABT 1725 in NC, and died in SC.
• 7 vi. Daniel Gibson was born ABT 1726 in NC, and died in SC.
• 8 vii. Agnes Gibson was born ABT 1730 in NC/SC, and died in Craven County, South Carolina.
• 9 viii. William Gibson was born 9 OCT 1743 in Winyaw, , South Carolina, and died 1785 in Tennessee.

comments

wrong wife

Origins

http://www.choicemn.com/trees/gibson-tullis/4667.html

William BROWN Died 1719.

Will: abstract, 1718, Albemarle County, VA. dated 15 Dec 1718, proved 21 Jun 1719

Of Arbarmarll [Albemarle*] Co. "sick & weak in body", Probated in Chowan Precinct

• Wife - bed & furniture & horse
• Eldest son John 150ac, etc.
• Son Thomas 150ac, horse.
• Son Jacob 150ac, horse.
• John Carner - 50ac where his father was killed.
• Daughter Martha - 150ac adj. Carner.
• Dau Mary - 150ac.
• Daughter Sarah - 150ac.
• Remainder of land to wife & 7 children, excepting 100ac to William Boon's father.
• Sons John, Thomas, Jacob to live with their mother until they are age 19;
• daughters Ann, Martha, Mary & Sarah to live with her until they are age 18.

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Browne-4892

Mary was born about 1706. She is the daughter of William Browne . [1]

Mary was probably born about 1702/3, the daughter of William Brown(e), Gentleman of Albemarle Co., NC and Martha Braswell.

Bertie Co. Records: BC C-91, dated 3 March 1728/29. James Millikin & Henry Gustin to Barnabe Mackinnie…15 pounds for 150 acres , part of 640 acres patent to Willliam Brown 1 April 1713. This 150 acres sold by Gideon Gibson and wife, Mary, to Millikin & Gustin. Commonly called ?Walnut Forte Survey: adj. Joseph Joyner, William Brown. wit: Thomas Craghill, William Dewitt (?). May Court 1729. Robert Forster C/C (This is without a doubt the William Browne I associate with the Indian Trader… his daughter married Gideon Gibson)

Origins

Martha Braswell (Richard Braswell , Sr.3, Robert Braswell , Sr. & Rev.2, Richard Braswell1) was born ABT 1675 in IOW VA, and died 15 DEC 1745 [?] in NC. She married 2nd to William Murphey.

Family
From https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clinardja&id=I59803

She married William Brown , Gentleman of Albemarle ABT 1699 in IOW VA, son of John Brown , Immigrant and Mary Haeward. He was born 1672 in IOW VA, and died 15 DEC 1718 in Chowan Co., NC.

Children of Martha Braswell and Thomas William Brown , Gentleman of Albemarle are:

2 i. John Brown was born ABT 1700 in IOW VA.
3 ii. Thomas Brown was born ABT 1701 in IOW VA.
+ 4 iii. Mary Anne Brown , wife of Gideon Gibson was born ABT 1706 in IOW VA or Bertie Precinct, Chowan NC, and died 13 OCT 1754 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, NC. [discrepancy]
5 iv. Jacob Brown was born ABT 1704 in IOW VA.
6 v. Ann Brown was born ABT 1706 in IOW VA, and died 1762.
+ 7 vi. Martha Browne was born ABT 1710 in Bertie Precinct, Chowan NC.
8 vii. Sarah Brown was born ABT 1712 in IOW VA

Also seen

4. Mary Brown [married William Parrish married 2nd John McKinnie] [discrepancy]

Sources

1. ↑ https://andersonnc.wordpress.com/?s=gibsonA
2. https://sites.google.com/site/braswellgenealogy/0000---descendant-o...
3. https://sites.google.com/site/braswellgenealogy/0003---sarah-is-not...
4. https://sites.google.com/site/braswellgenealogy/0001-susannah-burge...
5. http://braswellgenealogy.blogspot.com/2007/09/martha-braswell-brown...
6. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226621407/gideon-gibson Gideon Gibson died in Liberty, South Carolina, was born in either Great Britain or Virginia of a free man of color and Caucasian wife around 1695. He emigrated to North Carolina about 1720, and married a white woman, Mary Browne, in 1728. They owned slaves to help work the land.

• “Mixed-race freedman, Revolutionary War hero to get SC recognition in Florence mural” (Jun 1, 2019 Updated Sep 14, 2020) < thepostandcourier.com >

1. Van Zee, Valentine (2012) GIBSON FAMILY OF PEE DEE, (CRAVEN → LIBERTY → MARION CO. < link >; (document attached)