John Gilson IV (1750 - 1811)

Born 14 Jun 1750 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Died 12 Mar 1811 at age 60 in Warren, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

John Gilson was born in Groton, Massachusetts on Jun 14, 1750. He was son of John Jr. and Hannah. ^[1]

He married Patience, daughter of Reuben Graves, in 1769. ^[2]

They lived in Sunderland, Massachusetts as late as 1783. They had a child Lydia, born Dec 30, 1769 and "perhaps others". ^[2]

His father and he moved to Warren County, Pennsylvania where they were among the earliest settlers. ^[3]

"John Gilson, who resided in Sheffield for many years and attained an age of nearly ninety, stated, years before his death, that his father, John Gilson, sr., was a native of New England, either Massachusetts or Connecticut, but before removing to Warren had resided for some years at a point on the Delaware river in New York.

"Gilson's family, accompanied by two other families, reached Warren in May, 1803, floating down from Olean on a raft. John Gilson, jr., was the youngest of a family of eleven children, all of whom lived to be seventy-five or more years of age. During the first year of their arrival here (1803) his father built a house on the site of Ephraim Cowan's former residence on Water street. This was the second building erected upon the in lots of Warren, counting the Holland Land Company's storehouse as the first.

"In 1804 James Morrison built his house, previously referred to, and Gideon Gilson, son of John, sr., built a house on C. P. Henry's corner. These three houses were built of pine timbers hewn square. Stephen Gilson, son of Gideon, was born soon after their arrival here, and without doubt he was the first white native of the town.

"John Gilson, sr., died in March, 1811, and was buried in a small plot set apart for such purposes on the farm of Daniel Jackson."

John is buried in North Warren, Pennsylvania at Wetmore Cemetery. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Groton - Births - Massachusetts Vital Records
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} History of the town of Sunderland, Massachusetts by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. (p. 344)
3. ↑ History of Warren County Pennsylvania Edited by J.S. Schenck, assisted by W.S. Rann; Syracuse, N.Y.; D Mason & Co., Publishers; 1887 CHAPTER XXXII.HISTORY OF THE BOROUGH OF WARREN
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 September 2020), memorial page for John Gilson IV (14 Jun 1750–12 Mar 1811), Find A Grave: Memorial #64322771, citing Wetmore Cemetery, North Warren, Warren County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Jonathan Hart (contributor 47139119) .

• Eddie Babcock, Babcock Web Site, MyHeritage.com

• "Joseph Gilson of Groton, MA & Some of His Descendents" Merriam & Bennet. 1959, pages 40 & 44.

• "History of Town of Groton" by Caleb Butler; 1848; pg 403.

• "Genealogy of Gillson & Jillson Family" by David Jillson; 1876; pg : 252.

• Soldier in Revolution. Early settler of Warren, PA. May have had other : children.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Greg Wendt for creating WikiTree profile Gilson-178 through the import of Wendt.ged on May 26, 2013.