Valentine Gibson, Sr.

Not Melungeon

Rev. Valentine Gibson

• Born about Dec 1723 in Hanover, Virginia
• Died 1800 in Stokes, North Carolina, United States
• Son of Thomas Gibson and Mary
• Husband of Frances Elizabeth (Garrett) Gibson — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
• Father of James Thomas Gibson Sr., Garrett Gibson I, Miles Ezekial Gibson, Archelous Gibson, Hannah (Gibson) Jackson and William Gibson

Biography

from Barnabas Gibson Family History; Compiled by Mrs. Dorothy G. Tuttle, 344 Saunders St. Murray, Utah 84107 801-266-3443 19 Sep 1994 p. 3 !

PUBLIC RECORDS:

Valentine and Elizabeth moved to Halifax Co., VA before 1762 as that is when they owned land on Cascade Creek. p. 289 New entry Book halifax Co., & Pittsylvania Co., VA. FHL # 975.5665 R2C & Film 33325 Pt 2.) Various Tax lists and Polls showing Valentine on p. 3 of above book source. 1766 Pittsylvania Co. was formed from Halifax Co. , Valentine is now living in Pittsylvania Co., VA

Valentine Gibson was the son of Thomas Gibson of Hanover Co., VA. (Will proved 7 Nov 1734). he must have been a minor when his father died as his sister and bro-in-law Edward nicks were left a legacy in order to bring up "my children John Gibson, Valentine Gibson and also William Robertson."

A land record dated 2 Oct 1794 proves Valentine to be the father of James Gibson.

CENSUS: 1790 for Stokes Co. One male oover 16 and 1 under 16 and 2 females 1800 Stokes Co. 1 male under 10, 1 under 16, 1 under 26 and he is over age 45; 2 females under 10, 1 under 26, 1 under 45 and 1 over 45. (Because of lack of proof of the names of Valentine & Elizabeth's children, a list of possible children has been prepared using deeds and other records. The same Gibson men are always living close by each other when they moved from place to place). AncestryImage

Notes

From https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KNNF-1GP

• Believed to be a Melungeon. Listed as a "FPC" (Free Person of Color) on the 1790 and 1800 North Carolina Census Records NOTE: I have not located these listings as of 1 Jan 2012
• Pittsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book 7, Page 25-Valentine Gibson sells land.
• Hanover County, Virginia Will of Thomas Gibson dated 7 November 1734, father of Valentine Gibson
• Archibald Gibson (unknown-1855); Find A Grave
• Legacy NFS Source: Archibald Gibson - Government record: Probate record or will: race: Melungeon. Listed as a Free Person of Color in 1790 and 1800 Federal Census;

Citations

• Year: 1790; Census Place: Stokes, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 541; Image: 313; Family History Library Film: 0568147
• Year: 1800; Census Place: Salisbury, Stokes, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 32; Page: 554; Image: 561; Family History Library Film: 337908
• North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc

Comments

From http://joannepezzullo.blogspot.com/search?q=valentine

Take Thomas Gibson who died in 1734 in Hanover County, Virginia for instance. Researchers were positive he was the ancestor of Thomas Gibson who is found in Orange County, North Carolina and is ancestor of at least some of the Melungeon Gibsons. DNA of four of Valentine Gibson's descendants, the son of Thomas died 1734 Hanover DOES NOT MATCH the Melungeon Gibsons proving they are not related. Further testing of autosomal also shows no 'cousin finder' matches between these two families. Still, there are those that insisted despite the Y DNA not matching they had to be related, perhaps an NPE [Non Parental Event] but one would think if they didn't have the same father but had the same mother, surely the 'cousin finder' would show all the descendants of Valentine matching the descendants of Thomas Gibson the Melungeon. But it does not, there are no matches. That doesn't seem to change anything, those who have sworn by the DNA matching for years, now discard it because it is proving something that they do not want to be proved, for whatever reasons. And now this is spilling over into the DNA projects. After 27 years of researching the family of Valentine and his father Thomas I have not found one record that shows who the mother of Valentine was. Yet thousands of trees report it was Mary Allen. Not one piece of evidence can be found as to the parents of Thomas Gibson who died in 1734 was, yet thousands of trees lists them as Nicholas and Deanna Martin Gibson. Where this comes from I have no clue. Most of these trees go on to claim Nicholas' parents as Thomas Gibson died 1652 in York with a wife Elizabeth BOUTH or SOUTH. Thomas who died in 1652 did indeed have a son Nicholas and a wife Elizabeth but I have written to half of the online trees asking for a source. Most don't answer and the ones that do simply reply they have no idea, they just copied it from someone else. Now Elizabeth BOUTH, daughter of Robeth Bouth received gifts from Thomas Gibson in York County "for reasons known only to him" and this is the basis for Elizabeth BOUTH being the wife of Thomas Gibson. However the daughter Elizabeth of Robert Bouth married to Patrick Napier, of that there is no doubt and after this was pointed how number times in the past years Elizabeth BOUTH then became Elizabeth SOUTH, again with not one bit of evidence.

Origins

Thomas Gibson's wife may have been Mary Allen? Some of his children were:

1. Frances Gibson (b. abt 1714, married Humphrey);
2. Mary Gibson (b abt 1716, married a Brook);
3. Thomas Gibson (b. abt 1718);
4. John Gibson (b. abt 1720); ;
5. Valentine Gibson (b. 1723):
6. Eunice Gibson (b. abt 1729, married Edward Nicks or Nix)

Links

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gibson-6401
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colettesite/Genealogy/Shar...
• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Sep 28 2017, 0:22:37 UTC
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Sep 28 2017, 0:25:33 UTC
• https://joannepezzullo.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/valentine-gibson/
• https://www.familytreedna.com/public/gibson?iframe=ycolorized “I-M253 - Lineage 2. Gibson Thomas Gibson d. 1734 Valentine Gibson”