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Thomas Gaskins III (abt. 1727 - bef. 1785)

Thomas Gaskins III
Born about in Northumberland County, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married 14 Sep 1741 in Northumberland Co., Virginiamap
Husband of — married 25 Feb 1765 in Northumberland Co., Virginiamap
Husband of — married 21 Feb 1770 in Northumberland Co., Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , and
Died before before about age 58 in Northumberland County, Virginiamap
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Biography

Thomas Gaskins, son of Thomas and Mary (Conway) Gaskins,[1] was born about 1727.

Thomas, born c1720 in Heathsville, Northumberland County, Virginia, married at least three times:[2]

  1. Sarah Eustace
  2. Ann Kerr
  3. Sarah Lee

Thomas had at least three children:

  • Henry Lee Gaskins, married Judith Ball[2]
  • Thomas Gaskins, married Hannah Hull[2]
  • Sarah Gaskins, married John Hull[2]

Thomas died before 12 April 1785 in Heathsville, Northumberland County.[2] Thomas's will was proved 12 April 1785.[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ Mayflower Families Vol. 17 p. 183-184.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 29 September 2018), "Record of Thomas Gaskins, Sr.", Ancestor # A043312.
  3. ↑ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (accessed 20 January 2020):
    Gaskins, Thomas, son of Thomas Gaskins and Mary Conway, daughter of Colonel Edwin Conway, was burgess for Northumberland county in 1766-1768; lieutenant-colonel, justice, etc. He married Sarah Eustace, and was father of Thomas Gaskins, lieutenant-colonel of the Fourth Virginia Regiment in the revolution. His will was proved April 12, 1785.
  • DAR #A044314; SAR #93825; SAR #63352; SAR #14508




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Linda (Johnson) Leslie
Gaskins-592 and Gaskins-281 appear to represent the same person because: they share similar vital statistics (the exact same death year), the same parents, the same siblings, the same spouse, Sarah Lee Eustace, and three of the same children.
posted by Linda (Johnson) Leslie
Craig Albrechtson
Gaskins-299 and Gaskins-281 appear to represent the same person because: Information appears the same
posted by Craig Albrechtson
Ramsey-1224 Cindy (Ramsey) Barnett
The birth date needs confirmed. Right now he would have been 2 years old when his son was born.
posted by Cindy (Ramsey) Barnett

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