Thomas Nathaniel Gist

Biography

Thomas Nathaniel Gist was born about 1790 in Virginia. He was the son of Nathaniel Gist and Judith (Bell) Gist.[1]

He was first married about 1813 in Tyler, Virginia to Ann Reed Barbour.[1]

He was married a second time 1 August 1844 to Mrs. Mary "Polly" (Clark) Cox, widow of Wyatt Cox..[1]

He passed away in 1856.

War of 1812

During the War of 1812, Dr. Thomas N. Gist was an assistant Surgeon in the 6th Regiment of Kentucky. He enlisted at Henderson, Kentucky, September 1, 1812. He was discharged February 1, 1813 at Vincennes, Indiana Territory, and detained for a month to take charge of the hospital at Vincennes. He served under Captain Barbour and Colonel P. Barbour.[1] [2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dosey, Jean Muir and Dorsey, Maxwell Jay. "Christopher Gist of Maryland and Some of His Descendants, 1679-1957", Publisher Chicago, Ill : J.S. Swift Co., [1958]; Pages 42-43
2. ↑ War of 1812, Bounty Land Files, 107144, National Archives, Washington D.C.
3. ↑ United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, FamilySearch database with images, Thomas N Gist, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602; roll 81; FHL microfilm 882,599.
Mentioned in “DAR Records, Volume #36” for father, Nathaniel Gist-49

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