The Gibson and Related Families

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Summary: Accuracy
Review: I have not read this book, I am sure the Linder's put many hours developing the information found in the book. However, I don't believe their conclusions are accurate based on the review I read, because I believe most of the information was developed online which has not been validated by multiple sources. Also, the only area I am totally familiar with is the John Gibson line, of whom my wife's family are decendants. The review I read quotes about this line and I would like to set the record straight. Yes one of John's son was George and one of the first settlers in Lancaster County., PA. George had 7 children, 3 boys and 4 girls. Two of his son's, John was Gen. John Gibson, of Fort Pitt, Logan's Speech fame, and he became the first Secretary of the Territory of Indiana in 1800, and it's Acting Governor from 1811 to 1813. Brother George, was indeed Colonel George Gibson , former Capt. of the "Gibson Lambs" and Col. of the Ninth Virginia. He was wounded in 1791 at St. Clair's defeat in western Ohio, and died Dec. 14, 1791 at Fort Jefferson, Ohio. He had married Anne West of Carlisle, and left 4 young sons to be raised and taught by their mother. This is where the book begins to go off in a totally wrong direction. George did not have a son Moses, and didn't settle in VA. The confusion may start because he was in the Virginia Ninth. At that time the Carlisle, PA was actually part of VA. VA began west of the Susquenna River. The 4 son's left by Col. George are a story themselves. Briefly, these boys were raised and educated by their mother at a place called Gibson's Rock, in the Sherman Valley northwest of Carlisle. The boys names were Francis W. Gibson (1774), George (1775), John Bannister (1780), and William Chesney (1784). Francis was a distinguished Musician & Poet. George became General George (a bachelor), who as a Colonel, served as Quartermaster General of the Southeran Division 1816-1818. He became Commissary General in 1826. At the time of his death, Sept. 30, 1861, he was the oldest officer in the Army at 87 years. He was buried in the Congressional cemetery in Washington. John Bannister was a lawyer and studied at Dikinson College in Carlisle. He was appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of PA in 1812 by Gov. Snyder. He was later appointed to the Supreme Court of PA and Chief Justice where he remained for 37 Years, Dying in Philadelphia in 1853. William Chesney became a supercargo out of the Port of Baltimore working for his Uncle, William West. While crossing Sherman's Creek one winter he became ill and died. I am not sure of the year. These were the 4 son's of Col George and none of them were named Moses. I believe that information from some of these Geneology books should only be a starting point for research, that should at least be validated by several sources. The Linder's books serves the purpose of that starting point. Maybe that was their intent.