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John Gibson 1601 – 1694 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1601

Birth Location: Edurie, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 2 Dec 1694

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: George Gibson

Mother: Lady Craig

Spouse(s): Rebecca Wood

Children(s): Rebecca Gibson

John Gibson Sr was born in 1601 in Edurie, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of George Alexander Gibson and Lady Margaret (Gibson) Craig. John Gibson Sr married Rebecca Wood, and had children including Rebecca Gibson. John Gibson Sr passed away in 1694 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • John Gibson Sr was born in 1601 in Edurie, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of George Alexander Gibson and Lady Margaret (Gibson) Craig.
  • John Gibson Sr married Rebecca Wood, and had children including Rebecca Gibson.
  • John Gibson Sr passed away in 1694 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Gibson
1570 – 1600
Birth Location: Durie, Fifeshire, or Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England
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Lady Craig
1575 – 1625
Birth Location: Craigston, Leitrin, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Wood
1613 – 1691
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Rebecca Gibson
1635 – 1681
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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John Gibson's Ancestors

Self
John Gibson
1601 – 1694
Birth Place: Edurie, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
George Alexander Gibson
1570 – 1600
Durie, Fifeshire, or Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England
Lady (Margaret (Gibson)) Craig
1575 – 1625
Craigston, Leitrin, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Judge Thomas Craig of Riccarton, Esquire, Chancellor of University of) Edinburgh
1538 – 1608
Craigfintray Castle, Kildrummie Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Helen (Rae) Heriot
1540 – 1620
Gladsmuir East Lothian Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Katharine Miller
1510 – 1591
James Heriot
1509 – 1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gibson's Descendants

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John Gibson (1 Dec 1601 – 2 Dec 1694) m. Rebecca Wood (1613 – 1691)
  1. 1. Rebecca Gibson (29 Mar 1635 – 30 Jun 1681) m. Charles Stearns (5 Apr 1625 – 9 Sep 1695)
    1. 1. John Stearns (24 January 1657 – 22 Feb 1722) m. Judith Lawrence (12 MAY 1660 – BEF 02 APR 1713)
      1. 1. Capt. (John) Stearns (1692 – 26 Oct 1728) m. Deliverance Bigelow (22 Sep 1695 – Aug 1762)
        1. 1. Jotham Stearns (22 Jun 1718 – 24 Aug 1751) m. Mary Flagg (21 Jul 1721 – 17 Sep 1795)

John Gibson's Timeline

2 Records

1601
1 Dec 1601
Birth of John Gibson Sr in Edurie, Fifeshire, Scotland
Edurie, Fifeshire, Scotland
1694
2 Dec 1694
Age 93
Death of John Gibson Sr in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1601
    Event Place: Edurie, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1694
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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