Born about in Virginia
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Tryon Gibson
— married
about 1795 in Russell, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Isaac Gibson, Benjamin Gibson, Margaret Cynthia (Gibson) Wilson, William Gibson, Hezekiah Gibson, Caroline Bratton (Gibson) Vivion-Vivian and Leroy P Gibson
Died after
after about age 68
in Newton, Missouri, United States [uncertain]
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Biography
That her maiden name was Riley is a guess based on the fact that more than one of her children used the name "Riley" as a middle name for one of their children.
Based on census records[1][2], she was born between 1771 and 1775.
Her name is given as both Peggy and Margaret in primary records, Peggy a nickname for Margaret. She and Tryon Gibson were probably married about 1795 in Russell County, VA.
She released her dower rights in several deeds[3][4][5], the only mention of her in primary records aside from census records. She made her mark so was illiterate.
She died sometime after 1840, possibly in Newton or Jasper County, MO.
Sources
- ↑ Tennessee, Lincoln County, Federal Census, 1820, age over 45, born before 1775.
- ↑ Missouri, Newton County, Federal Census, 1840, age 60-69, born 1771-1775.
- ↑ Virginia, Tazewell County, Deed Book 1, pp. 392-3.
- ↑ Missouri, Pike County, Deed Book E, page 496
- ↑ Missouri, Pike County, Deed Book D page 569
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
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~1.56%
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~0.78%
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Riley-9646 and Riley-5910 appear to represent the same person because: Merge needed since spousesof these two (same) women were merged and they now need to be merged.
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Rejected matches › Margaret (Tibbs) Risley (1770-) › Margaret Jane (Riley) Stringfellow (abt.1770-abt.1840) › Mary Margaret (Riley) Rhodes (1772-1851) › Margaret (Gibson) Collins (abt.1773-aft.1850) › Margaret Gibson (bef.1774-abt.1870) › Margaret Gibson (1772-)
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