William
Gibson
Born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Son of James Gibsone
and Jeane (Ewing) Gibsone
Brother of
Alexander Gibsone
Husband of
Hannah (Phippen) Gibson
— married
about 1673 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Hannah Gibson, Aquila Gibson, James Gibson, William Gibson, Benjamin Gibson, Elizabeth Gibson, Eleanor Gibson, Aquila Gibson, William Gibson, Ann Gibson, Margaret Gibson, Mercy Gibson, David Gibson, Mehitable (Gibson) Beach and Gamaliel Gibson
Died
at age 69
in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jan 2018
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Biography
This profile is part of the Gibson Name Study.
William Gibson immigrated from Scotland to New England
He married Hannah Phippen, daughter of Gamaliel and Sarah (Purchase) Phippen, about 1672 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Their children were Hannah. Aquila, James, William, Benjamin, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Eleanor, a second Aquila, Ann, Margaret, Mercy, David, Mehitable and Gamaliel Gibson
Sources
- Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
- Abbott, Susan Woodruff. Families of Early Milford, Connecticut (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979) Page 299.
- Find A Grave has a memorial stating William Gibson's birth date is Sept 11, 1634. Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland. Death : 18 Sep 1703 (aged 69) Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut.
- Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms 1564- 1950 lists baptism date as 11 September 1634 and birth place as Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland: Parents James Gibsone and Jeane Ewing. Other children of James and Jeane from this record include:
- Alexander 7 Mar 1626
- Margaret 13 Jan 1628
- Jeane 10 Dec 1630
- Christian 7 Mar 1632
- Williame 11 Sept 1634
- Issobelle 2 Apr 1636
Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1Y8-4L1 : 16 September 2021), James Gibsone in entry for Williame Gibsone, 1634.
- Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700 records a marriage between WIlliam Gibson and Hannah Phippen on or before 1673 in Boston. Also lists a previous marriage to a Sarah Purchase on or before 1663 in Boston/Lynn.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.39%
John Calaman
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