Gideon Gilpin (1738 - 1825)

Born 14 Oct 1738 in Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Gregg) Gilpin — married 1 Dec 1762 in Center Monthly Meeting, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 20 Aug 1825 at age 86 in Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Private Gideon Gilpin served with Chester County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

Gideon Gilpin is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A045283.

Gideon Gilpin is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-166651
Rank: Private

Gideon was born 14 Oct 1738 Chester, Deleware County, Pennsylvania ^[1].

Marriage

Gideon married Sarah Gregg on 01 Dec 1762 at Center Meeting House, Concord, Deleware, Pennsylvania^[1].

Children

Sarah and Gideon had eight children^[1]:

• Bernard, b. 27 Oct 1763; d. 8 Apr 1847; m. (1st) Sarah Thomas, 21 Aug 1793; (2nd) Letitia (Canby) Gilbert, 24 Aug 1807
• Samuel, b. 26 Mar 1765; d. Aug 1793; unm.
• Alban, b. 20 Mar 1768 in Concord Twp., Chester, Pennsylvania; d. 26 Sep 1838, in Bowling Green, Ky, and it is said that he was the father of 17 children, each of whom d. unm.
• Hannah, b. 20 Mar 1770; d. 25 Nov 1858; m. Moses Palmer, 10 Oct 1804
• Joshua, b. 11 Aug 1772; d, Sep 1777
• Lydia, b. 4 Sep 1775; d, 18 Jan 1810; m. Samuel Smith, 16 Apr 1794
• Joseph, b. 17 May 1780; d. 29 Mar 1858; m. Sarah Pierce
• Ann, b. 31 Dec 1787; d. 12 Nov 1810; m. Samuel Hewes, 24 Apr 1811

Battle of Brandwine

Gideon's house was used as Generals Washington and LaFayette's headquarters the day before the battle of Brandywine, The day of the battle, LaFayette was wounded and carried to Gideon's house^[2]. After the battle, British troops slept on his farm and plundered it. After this misfortuine, Gideon ran a tavern in his home to help support his family^[3].

In 1825, LaFayette toured the old battlefield and pointed out the place where he had been wounded. While there, he visited Gideon who was in the last days of his life^[4].

Death

Gideon was buried at Birmingham-Lafayette Cemetery, West Chester, Pennsylvania. His memorial has links to those of family members.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Harlan, A. H. b. 1848. (1987). History and genealogy of the Harlan family. (pp 114).Tricentennial reprinted. 1987. Baltimore: Gateway Press . Accessed 15 Nov 2018 from: https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy00harl/page/114
2. ↑ Harlan, A. H. b. 1848. (1987). History and genealogy of the Harlan family. (pp 114).Tricentennial reprinted. 1987. Baltimore: Gateway Press . Accessed 15 Nov 2018 from: https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy00harl/page/114
3. ↑ Brandywine Historic Site. (1999-2018). Gideon Gilpin House. Accessed 16 Nov 2018 from: http://www.ushistory.org/brandywine/gilpin.htm
4. ↑ Lewis, Charlton K. (1896). LaFayette at Brandwine; Containing the Proceedings at the Dedication of the Memorial Shaft Erected to Mark The Place Where LaFayette Was Wounded In The Battle Of Brandywine; With Supplement Paper On Lafayette And The Historians. (pp 77, 86). West Chester, PA, The Chester County Historical Society. Accessed on 15 Nov 2018 from: https://archive.org/details/lafayetteatbrand00ches/page/86
5. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial#163852169 Gideon Gilpin

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 18, 2016), "Record of Gideon Gilpin", Ancestor # A045283.

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Susanne Hertz and Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile.

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