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Rachel Gibson 1717 – 1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1717

Birth Location: Rapidan, Orange County, Virginia

Death Date: 19 February 1761

Death Location: Orange County, Virginia

Father: Jonathan Gibson

Mother: Elizabeth Thornton

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Children(s):

Rachel Gibson was born in 1717 in Rapidan, Orange County, Virginia, the child of Jonathan Gibson and Elizabeth Thornton. Rachel Gibson passed away in 1761 in Orange County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Rachel Gibson was born in 1717 in Rapidan, Orange County, Virginia, the child of Jonathan Gibson and Elizabeth Thornton.
  • Rachel Gibson passed away in 1761 in Orange County, Virginia.

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Spouses(s)

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Rachel Gibson's Ancestors

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Rachel Gibson
1717 – 1761
Birth Place: Rapidan, Orange County, Virginia
Parents
Jonathan Gibson
1700 – 1745
Port Conway ?, Richmond Co., Virginia Colony
Elizabeth Thornton
1674 – 1732
Old Rappahannock County, Virginia
Grandparents
Elizabeth Thornton
1674 – 1732
Old Rappahannock County, Virginia
Col. (Francis William Thornton,) I
1651 – 1726
Petsworth Parish, Gloucester co, Virginia Colony
® (Alice Stafford (Savage)) Thornton
1653 – 1692
Savage Neck, Gloucester County, Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
Col. I
1651 – 1726
® Thornton
1653 – 1692
Captain II
1605 – 1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain II
1605 – 1695

Rachel Gibson's Timeline

4 Records

1717
4 May 1717
Birth of Rachel Gibson in Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
1717
4 May 1717
Birth of Rachel Gibson in Rapidan, Orange County, Virginia
Rapidan, Orange County, Virginia
1761
19 Feb 1761
Age 44
Death of Rachel Gibson in Rapidan, Orange County, Virginia
Rapidan, Orange County, Virginia
1761
19 February 1761
Age 44
Death of Rachel Gibson in Orange County, Virginia
Orange County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1717
    Event Place: Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1717
    Event Place: Rapidan, Orange County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1761
    Event Place: Rapidan, Orange County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 February 1761
    Event Place: Orange County, Virginia

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