Jonathan Edmund Gibson (1633 - 1703)

Born 1633 in England

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Died 23 Jul 1703 at about age 70 in Orange, Virginia

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Biography

This profile is part of the Gibson Name Study.

There is great debate over whether or not the "Edmund Gibson who married Jane Langhorne and became a bishop of London." ^[1] was the father of, the brother of, or no relation at all of the immigrant Jonathan Gibson who married Elizabeth Thornton. And although it is widely repeated in unsourced online genealogies, ^[2] there are compelling arguments against the relationship. ^{[3] [4]}

Bishop of London

• 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

• > Great grandsons were,
• > Lord Edmund Gibson b. 1669, Bishop of London from 1723 to 1748,

• Jonathan, born in 1660, married Mary Catlett in 1710, and emigrated to Virginia in 1696. Their son, Jonathan Catlett, married Elizabeth Thornton and was the first of five generations of Jonathan Catlett Gibsons.

• Descendants of Jonathan and Mary were ancestors to many famous Virginians including Geo. Washington through his mother Mary Ball Washington.
• A Famous descendant of Alexander is Sir Alexander Gibson 1926-1995, conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and founder of the Scottish Opera.
• Famous descendants of William are James Gibson-Craig with his son William Gibson-Craig, both having served high positions in the Scottish Parliament.
• A descendant of Thomas is Thomas Milner Gibson, 1806-1884, a member of the British Parliament. Many Canadian Gibson also descended from this branch.

Sources

1. ↑ Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica, by Hamilton, Adams, and Company, 1888, pp. 195-196
2. ↑ Rootsweb: Gibson-L Archives: Jonathan Gibson, by Elreeta Weathers, 13 Apr 1999
3. ↑ Boyajian, Ned. No connect. between Jonathan GIBSON and the Bishop of London? June 11, 2005.
4. ↑ La Bach, William. Re: No connect. between Jonathan GIBSON and the Bishop of London? June 14, 2005.

See also:

• http://www.haygenealogy.com/hay/gibson.html

Profile history:

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