Guisbert (Guisbertson) Giberson Sr. (1704 - 1766)

Born 1704 in New York, British Colonial America

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Died 19 May 1766 at about age 62 in Allentown, Upper Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, British Colonial America

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Biography

Dutch spelling GYSBERTSZEN[1]^[1]

Guisbert Guibertson was a major land owner and a man of considerable stature in the township. He married Hannah Parent and raised a large family on the home place in Crosswicks, Upper Freehold Township. Guisbert died in 1766 or 1767; Hannah a few years later. At that time, they must have felt very proud of their family and their position in society and the community. Their children were intermarrying with some of the "best" families in and around Crosswicks and Allentown and the future must have looked very secure indeed. No doubt they felt that their six daughters and at least three sons would ensure a virtual Giberson dynasty in New Jersey. They could not have known that within a very few years, this very promising future would be totally devastated by the Revolutionary War.

Guisbert, Sr. died at his house in Allentown, Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth Co., New Jersey. In his will dated April 13, 1750, proved May 19, 1766, Guisbert, Sr. left to his “wife Hannah, use of all my lands, a house in Allentown and 3 lots near the same town, and after her death, all to be sold and 50 lbs cash given to each of my son John’s children, and the rest to be given to my own daughters. To [grandson] Guisbert Guisbertson, the son and heir of my eldest son and heir, John deceased, 5 shillings. To Guisbert Guisbertson and William Guisbertson (my sons), the plantation where I live [the 200 acre farm on Empty Box Brook in what was by then Imlaytown, Upper Freehold Twp.]. Moveable estate to be sold and money divided between my daughers, Elizabeth, Esther, Hannah, Meribah, Helena, Lydia and Mary Guisbertson... Executors, wife, Hannah; son, Guisbert Guisbertson; and my brother-in-law Samuel Parent. Witnesses Daniel Williams, John Cox, William Lawrence.”[1] Hannah’s will, dated July 19, 1766, completed the execution of Guisbert’s wishes. Actual date of her death is not known, but apparently shortly after her husband. All the non-Dutch names delineated in these wills testify to the high degree of integration into the general population that the family had achieved just prior to the Revolution.

Guisbert, Jr. and William jointly bought an additional 200 acres of adjoining property also on the brook to supplement their inheritance of their father’s plantation. For unknown reasons,William later deeded his share to Guisbert. The third son and probably the eldest, John, had died sometime before his father's will was written in 1754, but tax records indicate that John's widow, the former Maribah Robins, also had a 200 acre farm in Upper Freehold, undoubtedly for the future benefit of John's son, John, Jr. Following normal Dutch tradition, Guisbert’s will had only provided the usual modest cash benefit from their father’s estate. However the family would always make sure the daughters were adequately taken care of until such time as they might marry.

It must be remembered the Gibersons were members of a cultural minority, being of Dutch extraction, and had only recently felt that they had been accepted into main-stream America after perhaps a hundred years of residence in this country. The Dutch, like the Germans, Scotch, French Calvinists, negros freed by the British, Indians, and others still not fully Americanized, felt more secure with the English government's established respect of minority rights under the Magna Carta. Many feared an American republic would inevitably decline into anarchy and end up in despotism, becoming a satellite of a foreign power or perhaps begging for re-entry into the British Empire. The view was widely shared with the classes loyal to England. In arguing their position, those against independence pointed to the amazing growth and prosperity of the colonies within the Empire and to the great freedom already enjoyed -- how much more could a reasonable man want? they asked -- and many argued that, if anything, the power of the masses should be diminished.

Beside the well-to-do, others with strong ties to England included merchants who depended upon trade with the Empire, office-holders in the Colonial government, members of the Anglican Church, and professionals who had been educated in England. An early historian said of the Monmouth county Tories: "They were of the most honorable class of tories, or loyalists, as they called themselves -- persons of education, wealth and standing, and for that reason their advocacy of the British cause was very injurious to the Americans."

Most Loyalists were also convinced that the military and naval power of the British Empire, the most powerful in the world at tha time, would quickly quell any attempts at independence, making armed rebellion unthinkable. This, of course, was the prevailing view in Europe, and was a great fear among a great many American colonials as well.

These expectations that the British army would quickly get things back to normal kept the Loyalists from getting organized as quickly as the Rebels, even though in Upper Freehold and many other Townships and counties in New Jersey, there were nearly as many who wanted to continue under British rule as there were rebels, or "Patriots," who were demanding independence.

New York colony, including the city, was the most loyal of all the colonies with three or four times more Tories than any other colony, at least a third of whom were active in support of the British. South Carolina, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania also had strong loyalist support, followed by North Carolina, Connecticut, Virginia, and Georgia. The fewest loyalists were to be found in Maryland, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Delaware.

On FamilySearch.org 4 sources of information for:

Name • • Guisbert Guisbertson Last Changed: November 26, 2012

Sex • • Male Last Changed: May 24, 2012

Birth • • 1704 New York, Reason This Information Is Correct: Christening Record from Dutch Reformed Church Records of New York City, all boroughs Last Changed: June 11, 2016

Christening • • 4 October 1704 New York City, New York County, New York, Reason This Information Is Correct: Christening Record from Dutch Reformed Church Records of New York City, all boroughs Last Changed: June 11, 2016

Death • • 16 May 1766 Allentown, Monmouth, New Jersey, Reason This Information Is Correct: will was proved on this date, so he had to have died earlier in the month of May. Will was written 13 April 1750 Last Changed: June 11, 2016

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Other Information

Alternate Name • Birth Name Guisbert I Giberson Last Changed: May 24, 2012

Alternate Name • Birth Name Guisbert Guisbertson Last Changed: January 25, 2014

Alternate Name • Also Known As Gilbert Gilbertson Reason This Information Is Correct: signed daughter, Hannah's wedding record Last Changed: June 11, 2016

Custom Event • MARR 1730 Last Changed: May 24, 2012

Occupation • 13 April 1750 Allentown, Monmouth, New Jersey, Yeoman Reason This Information Is Correct: will written on this date & it said that he was a yeoman Last Changed: June 11, 2016

Residence • 1774 Burlington County, NJ Last Changed: May 24, 2012

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Birth

ABT 1710^[2]

Death

19 MAY 1766 Allenstown, Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey^[3][2]

Probate

19 MAY 1766 Monmouth, New Jersey

Nationality

Dutch^[4]

Marriage

Husband: Guisbert Guisbertson

Wife: Hannah Parent

Marriage ABT 1730^[3][2]

1. Child: John Giberson
2. Child: William "Loyalist" Giberson
3. Child: Elizabeth Giberson
4. Child: Esther Giberson
5. Child: Hannah Giberson
6. Child: Helena Giberson
7. Child: Meribah Giberson
8. Child: Lydia Giberson
9. Child: Mary Giberson
10. Child: Guisbert Giberson

Husband: James Guisbertson

Wife: Elizabeth (MNU) Guisbertson

Marriage BEF 1710 New Jersey^[3][2]

1. Child: Guisbert Guisbertson
2. Child: John Guisbertson
3. Child: Joseph Guisbertson
4. Child: Hannah Guisbertson
5. Child: Hester Guisbertson
6. Child: Meribah Guisbertson
7. Child: Helena Guisbertson
8. Child: Lydia Guisbertson
9. Child: Mary Guisbertson

Sources

• https://sites.google.com/site/earliestguibersonancestors/colonial-guisbertsons
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHBB-4K1

1. ↑ https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~abenaki/genealogy/We_Are_All_Related/Giberson/b5020.htm
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Source: #S74 Guisbert Guisbertson - b. abt 1710, d. 19 May 1766 Quality: 2 Source: D Information: S EVID D
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Source: #S74 William "the Loyalist" Giberson - b. abt 1733 Quality: 2 Source: D Information: S EVID D
4. ↑ Source: #S1702 Dist 32 Sub L Pg 19 HH 80+ Quality: 3 Information: P

• WikiTree profile Guisbertson-1 created through the import of mike_walton_2011.ged on Aug 20, 2011 by Mike Walton.

• Source: S1702 Abbreviation: 1881 Gordon, NB, Canada (Victoria) Title: 1881 Gordon, NB, Canada (Victoria)
• Source: S74 Abbreviation: IGI - International Genealogical Index Title: IGI - International Genealogical Index