Mourning (Barksdale) Gilbert (abt. 1791 - abt. 1822)

Born about 7 Jun 1791 in Charlotte County, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of John W Gilbert — married 1812 in Marion County, Mississippi

Descendants

Died about 3 Nov 1822 at about age 31 in Pike County, Mississippi

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Biography

Mourning (Morning) Barksdale Gilbert born 1791 in Hancock County, Georgia (daughter of Abner Barksdale and Elizabeth "Betsy" Garrett) Mourning was about 19 years old when she married John Gilbert in Marion County area of the Mississippi territory about 1812.

Records indicate that John Gilbert was living in the area of Hancock County, Georgia when the Gilbert, Barksdale, Garrett, and Butler families traveled to settle in the new territory of Mississippi.

They made their home in Marion County, Mississippi. ^[1]

Married: 13 Oct 1812 in Marion County, MS

Estate of John W. Gilbert^[2] Be it remembered that on the 22d day of May 1815 a County and Orphans Court was began and held at the Court House of Marion County Justices Present Robert McGowen J.Q. Dugal McLaughlin Es. Rees Perkins Es.

Ordered that morning Gilbert widow of John W. Gilbert Deceased of Marion County be Granted letters of Administration on the Estate of John W. Gilbert Deceased by Executing a proper Bond to the Clerk and that James Y. McNabb be appointed to appraise the said Estate.(Page 57 Mississippi Territory Marion County)

Be it remembered that on the first day of November 1815 There was an Orphans Court began at Mr. Ralph Stovalls being the place appointed by law to hold sd. Court for said county. Their Honors Present Dugald McLaughlin C.J. Rees Perkins Henry Quin

Ordered that Morning Gilbert Administratrix of the Estate of John W. Gilbert deceased be granted an order to sell the Estate of the said deceased. (signed) D McLaughlin, Rees Perkins, Henry Quin

Research Notes

It should be noted that there is a second John Gilbert (most likely a cousin) located in Wilkinson County, Mississippi (Natchez) who was an attorney that later would be killed in a duel.

There is some debate among Gilbert researchers about these two John Gilberts'. In Hancock County, Georgia there are several Gilbert Families that John W Gilbert could be a member of. There is however no doubt about the marriage of John and Mourning nor whose daughter Mourning is.

It is quite possible that John and Mourning could be cousins.

Sources

1. ↑ This information is taken from Mississippi Territory Records showing Mourning Gilbert, widow of John Gilbert granted Administrator Papers over the estate of John W Gilbert.
2. ↑ *MARION COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS by E. Russ Williams, The page number that this information is on is page 263 of the book, but the information came from Book 1, 1812-1818 of the “Mississippi Territory, Marion County”. The information is not dated, but on the page before p. 263 in the book, the date given for a transaction just a few pages before is 22 May 1815. The actual information from Book 1 is located in that Book on page 53 or 54.

• "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2Z1-KYP : accessed 15 March 2015), John Gilbert and Morening Barkesdale, 15 Oct 1812; citing Marion,Mississippi; FHL microfilm 879,989.