Jonas Gilson (1701 - 1739)

Born May 1701 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Goodridge) Buttrick — married 8 Nov 1726 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 20 Oct 1739 at age 38 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Jonas was the son of Joseph Gilson and his second wife Elizabeth. The genealogy of the Gilson and Jillson family states that Jonas Gilson married Hannah Goodrich on November 8, 1727 in Groton, Massachusetts. The Early vital records of Massachusetts show he married Hannah Goodridge on November 8, 1726 in Groton, Both of Turkey Hill. They moved to Lunenburg by 1728

The genealogy of the Gilson and Jillson Family has Jonas without a birth date found. There is no record in Groton, Chelmsford, Concord or even Lunenburg in the early vital records for Jonas' birth. A search with various spellings, Gilson, Gilsom, Gillson, Gellsun and Jillson done. Cunnighams History of Lunenburg gives his birth date as May 1707

In the Early Records of The Town of Lunenburg...pg 66....https://archive.org/stream/earlyrecordsofto00lune#page/66/ ....Jonas Gillson and David Gould were chosen as Tything Men in the town of Lunenburg on March 11th 1729/30

Cunnighams history of Lunenburg....https://archive.org/stream/cunninghamshistoeh00cunn#page/n189/mode/2up ...pg 295... https://archive.org/stream/cunninghamshistoeh00cunn#page/n189/mode/2up ....Jonas was Selectman in 1733 and Constable in 1739, also Cunningham gives his birth as May 1701. states he married Hannah Goodrich, but also mentioned Goodrich and Goodridge were the same.

The Births of the Children of Jonas Gillson and his wife Hannah at The Early Records of The Town of Lunenburg...pg292....https://archive.org/stream/earlyrecordsofto00lune#page/292/

Jonas died after September 5, 1733 and before March 5, 1744

On September 5, 1733, Jonas, deceased is mentioned when land was surveyed for Jonathon Whitney " The Proprietors' records of the town of Lunenburg, Massachusetts...pg 80... https://archive.org/stream/proprietorsrecor1729lune#page/n183/mode/2up but note is says Jonas Gibson....Errata Page states it should be Jonas Gilson... https://archive.org/stream/proprietorsrecor1729lune#page/n23/mode/2up/search/Gilson

Jonas was mentioned March 5, 1744 in a description of a lot granted to William Wheeler and Francis Alexander ..."runs fouth thirty fix degrees weft on Jacob Goulds land and land belonging to the Heirs of Jonas Gilson Defeased,,," The Proprietors' records of the town of Lunenburg, Massachusetts...pg 87... https://archive.org/stream/proprietorsrecor1729lune#page/n197/

The genealogy of the Gilson and Jillson Family states Jonas died Oct 1737. Cunningham History of Lunenburg states that Jonas died Oct 20, 1737.

Probate

Jonas Gilson of Lunenburg, yeoman died intestate and on 7 November 1739, his widow Hannah was granted the administration of his estate.^[1][2]

His inventory was taken on 1 November 1739 in Lunenburg.^[3]

In 1744, an account of his estate by his widow Hannah was recorded which included a legacy from his father, cash received, doctor, funeral charges, debts paid, bringing up the children, and administration fees.^[4]

In 1750, his estate was set out to his widow Hannah, now wife of Francis Butterick, and his children, Eunice Hazeltine, Joseph Gilson, Jonas Gilson (eldest son), and Prudence Gilson.^[5]

In 1750, Nathaniel Page of Lunenburg was appointed guardian of his son, Joseph, aged about 11 years old.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Probate records v. 101-105 1737-1758" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-S9M6-W : 4 February 2024), Film# 007704228, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 52 Vol 101, Page 28.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Worcester County, Probate Files, 1731-1925," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89KJ-GG4W : 11 August 2014), Worcester > Case no 23840-23933, Gilman, George A-Gleason, Abigail, 1731-1881 > image 322 of 1212; Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Boston.
3. ↑ "Probate records v. 1 1731-1739, 1778-1814, 1863-1870" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9Y5-BDNT  : 9 February 2024), Film# 00774407, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 241, Vol 1, Page 437-438.
4. ↑ "Probate records v. 2 1739-1748, 1790-1827" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-KF3Y : 29 February 2024), Film# 007704427, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 187, Vol 2, Page 331.
5. ↑ "Probate records v. 3 1748-1751, 1793-1837, 1865-1898" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-F38Y-7 : 27 March 2024), Film# 007704428, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 171-175, Vol 3, Page 323-330.
6. ↑ "Probate records v. 101-105 1737-1758" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-SBF2  : 5 April 2024), Film# 007704228, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 643, Vol 103, Page 110.

• Cunningham, George Alfred, "Cunningham's history of the town of Lunenburg : from the original grant, December 7th 1719 to January 1st, 1866", Contributor Lunenburg Massachusetts Historical Society ,https://archive.org/stream/cunninghamshistoeh00cunn#page/n189/mode/2up

• Jillson, David, "Genealogy of the Gillson and Jillson family", Central Falls [R.I.] E.L. Freeman & co., book and job printers, 1876 - pages 239-40: https://archive.org/details/genealogygillso00jillgoog/page/n282 ; pages 244-245: https://archive.org/details/genealogygillso00jillgoog/page/n286

• Lunenburg (Mass. : Town); Fitchburg (Mass.). City Council; Davis, Walter A. (Walter Alonzo), b. 1846, The early records of the town of Lunenburg, Massachusetts, including that part which is now Fitchburg; 1719-1764. A complete transcript of the town meetings and selectmen's records contained in the first two books of the general records of the town; also a copy of all the vital statistics of the town previous to the year 1764", Fitchburg, Pub. by authority of the City council, 1896 - https://archive.org/details/earlyrecordsofto00lune

One sample image from this source, showing an early survey of the heirs of Jonas Gilson's land in or near Lunenberg. (page 93)

• Massachusetts Vital Records- Marriages-Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Research Notes

Offering my humble thanks to everyone who has either worked on or contributed to this profile earlier!! No work (yet?), but adopted May 2020 because of direct 7x grandfather link.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Gilson-104 created through the import of Newmans.ged on Nov 14, 2011 by Kathryn Newman. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kathryn and others.