Joseph Gilson III (abt. 1694 - aft. 1760)

Born about 1694 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Shedd) Gilson — married about 1717 in Groton, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died after 11 Jun 1760 after about age 66 in Groton, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

JOSEPH GILSON the son of Joseph and Hepzibah GILSON was born about 1694, probably in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He died after 11 June, 1760 in Groton.

Joseph was married in Groton in 1717 to Mary SHEDD, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (BOWERS) SHEDD, who was born in 1695 in Groton.

He was a farmer and was one of the earliest residents of Groton. He was with Capt. Lovell in April of 1725 in a fight with the Indians. A battle took place 8 May, 1725 at Piggwacket in Fryberg, Maine. Seven men from Groton took part in the troop; three were killed, three were wounded, and Joseph alone returned unhurt.^[1]

Children all born in Groton

• Mary b. 16 February 1719;
• Elizabeth b. 11 February 1721; d. 1770 in Groton, Mid’sex Co., MA
• Ann b. 25 July, 1721; d. 1788 in Chester, Windsor Co., VT
• Sarah b. 27 September 1724; d. 1809
• Joseph b. 1 December 1726; d. December 1726 in Groton
• Ruth b. 21 March, 1729;
• Jonathan b. 7 January, 1730/31; d. 16 March 1817 in Putney, VT
• Joseph b. 27 May, 1733;
• Daniel b. 28 March, 1736; d. 13 January 1779 in Schenectady, NY

Sources

1. ↑ THE GILSON FAMILY OF NEW ENGLAND IN AMERICA Compiled by S. Gordon Gilson 1995

• THE GILSON FAMILY OF NEW ENGLAND IN AMERICA Compiled by S. Gordon Gilson 1995, https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE10480455
• Green, Samuel Abbott. A Brief Account of Some of The Early Settlers of Groton, Massachusetts (John Wilson & Son, Cambridge, 1878) page 7; "Joseph Gilson signed a petition dated June 11, 1760" His death occurred after this date.
• Stearns, Ezra Scollay. Lovewell's Men, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, 1909) Vol. 63, Page 294. His wife's name was Sarah ____.