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Margaret Peggy Gist 1796–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1796

Birth Location: Fayette County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1873

Death Location: Jessamine, Kentucky, United States

Father: WILLIAM GIST

Mother: Mary Gist

Spouse(s): William Bryan

Children(s): Massie Bryan, William Jr, Sarah Barr, George Bryan, John Bryan, Lewis Bryan, Daniel Bryan, James Bryan, Morton Bryan, Margaret Bryan, Alexander Bryan, Andrew Bryan, Christopher Bryan

The story of Margaret Peggy Gist began in 1796 in Fayette County, Kentucky, USA. Margaret Peggy Gist married William Turner Bryan, and had children including Alexander C Bryan, Andrew G Bryan, Christopher C Bryan, Daniel Boone Bryan, George B Bryan, James Preston Bryan, John Bryan, Lewis Bryan, Margaret A Bryan, Massie Bryan, Morton Bryan, Sarah Bryan Barr, William Turner Bryan Jr. Margaret Peggy Gist passed away in 1873 in Jessamine, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Peggy Gist began in 1796 in Fayette County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Margaret Peggy Gist married William Turner Bryan, and had children including Alexander C Bryan, Andrew G Bryan, Christopher C Bryan, Daniel Boone Bryan, George B Bryan, James Preston Bryan, John Bryan, Lewis Bryan, Margaret A Bryan, Massie Bryan, Morton Bryan, Sarah Bryan Barr, William Turner Bryan Jr.
  • Margaret Peggy Gist passed away in 1873 in Jessamine, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Gist's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Gist
1796–1873
Birth Place: Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
WILLIAM GIST
1760–1834
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Mary (Gatewood) Gist
1770–1842
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Col. (Nathaniel Gist "Battle of Kings Mountain" Rev. War) Hero
1707–1780
St Pauls Parish, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Mary Howard
1713–1755
Garrison Forest, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Capt (Andrew) Gatewood
1738–1794
Essex, Virginia
Margaret Kay
1750–1827
Essex, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Gist
1684–1741
Zipporah Murray
1685–1760
Joshua Howard
1665–1738
Joanna O'Carroll
1675–1763
Isaac Gatewood
1706–1757
Mary Faver
1715–1799
John Kay
1716–1769
Mary Reynolds
1720–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher Immigrant"
1650–1690
Edith Gist
1660–1694

Margaret Gist's Descendants

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Margaret (Peggy) Gist (25 Aug 1796–22 May 1873) m. William (Turner) Bryan (2 Dec 1787–28 Jul 1854)
  1. 1. Massie Bryan 1840–1909
  2. 2. William (Turner Bryan) Jr 1814–1852
  3. 3. Sarah (Bryan) Barr 1816–1894
  4. 4. George (B) Bryan 1818–1839
  5. 5. John Bryan 1819–1838
  6. 6. Lewis Bryan 1821–1851
  7. 7. Daniel (Boone) Bryan 1824–1900
  8. 8. James (Preston) Bryan 1826–1832
  9. 9. Morton Bryan 1828–1832
  10. 10. Margaret (A) Bryan 1831–1832
  11. 11. Alexander (C) Bryan 1833–1863
  12. 12. Andrew (G) Bryan 1835–1863
  13. 13. Christopher (C) Bryan 1838–

Margaret Gist's Timeline

5 Records

1796
1796
Birth of Margaret Peggy Gist in KY
KY
1796
25 Aug 1796
Birth of Margaret Peggy Gist in Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
1813
1813
Age 17
Margaret Peggy Gist was married in KY
KY
1850
1850
Age 54
Margaret Peggy Gist resided here in District 2, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA
District 2, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA
1873
22 May 1873
Age 77
Death of Margaret Peggy Gist in Jessamine, Kentucky, United States
Jessamine, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: KY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1796
    Event Place: Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8930.201; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Jessamine, Kentucky; Roll: 208; Page: 58A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1813
    Event Place: KY

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 2, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Jessamine, Kentucky; Roll: 208; Page: 58A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Washington and Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1873
    Event Place: Jessamine, Kentucky, United States

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