John
Gibson
Born in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of William Gibson
and Margaret (Aitken) Gibson
Brother of
Robert Gibson, William Gibson, Elizabeth (Gibson) Warden, Agnes Gibson, Alexander Gibson, James Gibson, David Gibson and Peter Gibson
Husband of
Jean (Dickson) Gibson
— married
22 Mar 1801 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
James Gibson
Died
at age 93
in Ryegate, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jun 2016
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Biography
John was born on 14 September 1778 at Aushenloden farm (3 miles SW of Paisley), Abbey (Paisley), Renfrewshire, Scotland[1]. He was the son of William Gibson and Margaret Aitken.
He married Jean Dickson on 22 March 1801 at Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland[2]. They had the following children.
- Robert (1802 - 1893)
- Margaret (1804 - 1891)
- William (1806 -1888)
- John (1808 - 1892)
- Janet Spear (1810 - 1876)
- Alexander (1811 - 1817)
- Eliza (1813 - 1901)
- Thomas (1816 - 1816)
- James (1817 - 1881)
- Mary Jean (1819 - 1856)
- Agnes ( 1821 - 1865)
Soon after their marriage, they emigrated to the United States. They settled in Ryegate, Caledonia, Vermont[3].
He died on 23 October 1871 at Ryegate[4].
Sources
- ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY3C-R5T : 11 February 2020), John Gibson, Accessed 25 Sep 2020
- ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY3B-H4B : 11 February 2020), John Gibson, 1801.
- ↑ Miller, Edward and Wells, Frederic. History of Ryegate, Vermont from its settlement by the Scotch-American company of farmers to present time. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Caledonian Company, 1913. Internet Archive, retrieved on 25 September 2020
- ↑ Descendants of Alexander Gibson, retrieved on 25 September 2020
- Biography written by Margaret Bailey Allison
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
Marvin Bailey
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~3.12%
Barb (Jenkins) Bruce :
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~1.56%
Matthew Wilder :
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~1.56%
Cindi Bailey :
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~0.78%
Brian Lamothe :
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