Jonas Gilson Jr. (1728 - 1759)

Born 31 Aug 1728 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Divoll) Carter — married 29 Jan 1756 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died 1759 at about age 30 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

JONAS GILSON,^[1] b. at Lunenburg, 31 Aug 1728 son of Jonas Gilson and Hannah Goodridge;^[2] d. at Lunenburg, 1759 (probate 1759); m. at Lunenburg by Rev. David Stearns, 29 Jan 1756,^[3] SARAH DIVOLL, b. at Lancaster, 22 Mar 1733^[4] daughter of John and Sarah (Osgood) Divoll;^[5] Sarah d. at Lunenburg, 7 Apr 1767.^[6] Sarah married second James Carter at Lunenburg on 3 Dec 1761.^[7]

In 1743, Jonas, aged about 15 years, nominated Jonathan Willard of Lunenburg to be his guardian.^[8]

Jonas and Sarah resided in Lunenburg where Jonas had a small farm.

Jonas Gilson did not leave a will and his estate was administered by his widow Sarah, later Sarah Carter wife of James Carter. The estate inventory was made 6 December 1759 with real estate £67. The real estate was sold to settle the estate and after payment of debts and costs, there was an estate balance of £18.8.3 of which £17.15.6 was the amount of the dower (one-third of the sale value of the real estate) and the remainder for the heirs.^[9] On 17 January 1763, Sarah and James Carter petitioned the General Court to be allowed to sell the real estate which was of little value in order to pay the debts of the estate and to allow some funds for the support of Jonas’s two children.^[10]

Jonas and Sarah were parents of two children born at Lunenburg.^[11]

i SARAH GILSON, b. at Lunenburg, 11 Feb 1757; m. at Lunenburg, 17 May 1779, BENJAMIN WALKER, b. at Lunenburg, 20 Feb 1749 son of Obadiah and Elizabeth (Geary) Walker;^[12] Benjamin d. after 1805 when the family relocated from Westmoreland to Coventry, NH. Sarah and Benjamin had six children whose births are recorded at Westmoreland.

ii EUNICE GILSON, b. at Lunenburg, 11 May 1759; d. at Rockingham, VT, 24 Nov 1843; m. 4 Feb 1785, WILLIAM HAZELTINE, b. at Lunenburg, 8 May 1755 son of Amos and Eunice (Gilson) Hazeltine; William d. at Rockingham, 5 Mar 1832. William served in the Revolution and received a pension related to his service.^[13]

Sources and Footnotes

1. ↑ Family summary taken from Abbott, Patricia A., The Descendants of John and Elizabeth Stevens of Andover Through Six Generations, 2021, In Press
2. ↑ Cunningham, George Alfred, "Cunningham's history of the town of Lunenburg : from the original grant, December 7th 1719 to January 1st, 1866", Lunenburg Massachusetts Historical Society, pg 205 ... https://archive.org/stream/cunninghamshistoeh00cunn#page/n189/
3. ↑ In the Early Records of The Town of Lunenburg...pg 250...https://archive.org/stream/earlyrecordsofto00lune#page/250/ ..."Jonas Gilson and Sarah Dival both of Lunenburg were married Janvary ye 29th 1756 by the Rev. Mr. David Stearns, minister of Lunenburg"
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZKR-MH4 : 15 January 2020), Sarah Divol, 1733.
5. ↑ The will of John Divoll of Lunenburg written 30 June 1757 (probate 1761) includes a bequest to daughter Sarah Gilson. Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Case 16907
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-TP95 : 10 November 2020), Sarah Carter, 7 Apr 1767; citing Death, Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934225.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-TVC2 : 10 November 2020), Sarah Gilson in entry for James Carter, 3 Dec 1761; citing Marriage, Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934225.
8. ↑ "Probate records v. 101-105 1737-1758" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-S1MN  : 22 March 2024), Film# 007704228, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 401, Vol 102, Page 80.
9. ↑ Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Case 23870
10. ↑ Massachusetts Land Records, Worcester County, 49:211
11. ↑ The Births of the Children of Jonas Gillson and his wife Sarah at ,,,The Early Records of The Town of Lunenburg...pg 292....https://archive.org/stream/earlyrecordsofto00lune#page/292/
12. ↑ Westmoreland History Committee. 1976. History of Westmoreland (Great Meadow) New Hampshire: 1741-1970, and Genealogical Data. Westmoreland, NH: Westmoreland History Committee. p 563
13. ↑ U. S. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, Case W19697