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128. Guisbert Guisbertson255,257,316 was born about 1710.316 He died on 19 May 1766 at the age of 56 in Allenstown, Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey.61,316 He had his estate probated on 19 May 1766 in Monmouth, New Jersey. New Jersey Colonial Documents, Calendar of Wills 1761-1770, page 167:
[1750, April 13] Guisbertson, Guisbert, of Monmouth County, yeoman, will of:
Wife, Hannah, use of all my lands, a house in Allentown and 3 lots near the same town; and after her death, all to be sold, and L50 given to each of my son, John's children, and the rest to be given to my own daughters. To Guisbert Guisbertson, the son and heir to my eldest son and heir, John, deceased, 5 shillings. To Guisbert Guisbertson and William Guisbertson, (my sons), the plantation where I live. Moveable estate to be sold and money divided between my daughters, Elizabeth, Esther, Hannah, Meribah, Helena, Lydia, and Mary Guisbertson; but Elizabeth and Esther shall have L20 less than the others.
Executors--wife, Hannah; son, Guisbert Guisbertson, and my brother-in-law, Samuel Parent.
Witnesses--Daniel Williams, John Cox, William Lawrence.
Proved May 19, 1766
[1766, May 9] Inventory, 1,147 Pounds and 13 Shillings, made by David Gordon, Samuel Forman, Jr., and Moses Laird. [Lib 12, p 443] THE LOYALISTS OF NEW JERSEY - THEIR MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, CLAIMS, ETC. FROM ENGLISH RECORDS by E. Alfred Jones. It is available from Heritage Books, Inc. , 1540E Pointer Ridge Place, Bowie, Maryland 20716. Gilbert GIBERSON (GUISBERTSON) (Captain)
He is described as a farmer , of Monmouth county, New Jersey, where he was born. Here he was appointed in 1775 Capt. of American militia and continued in this service until the Declaration of Independence, when he resigned. The documents in A. O.(Audit Office) 13:18, consist of: 1. An official description of his tract of land, which was left by will of his father, Guisbert GUISBERTSON, to be divided between this son, Gilbert (or Guisbert) and another son, William.
2. A copy of the will of Guisbert GUISBERTSON, yeoman, in which are mentioned his wife, Hannah; the children of his son ,John: Guisbert GUISBERTSON, son and heir of his son John, deceased; and his two sons above named, dated April 13th, 1758.
3. The original deed, dated Oct. 26, 1764 between Oliver de LANCEY and Henry CUYLER,Jr., merchants in the city of New York, for property in Monmouth Co., NJ, sold to "Guisbert GUISBERTSON and William GUISBERTSON"
4. The original release of certain property by William GUISBERTSON to Guisbert GUISBERTSON, dated Mar. 8, 1768.
5. A schedule of this Loyalists confiscated real property, which was sold in Monmouth Co.,NJ for £3,950 in 1779 and a copy of the inquisition. In 1786 he was residing in Pennsylvania. (A. O. 12:63, f. 48; A. o. 12:15,ff.376-381). Guisbert was Dutch.20 1731 Taxable inhabitants of Upper Freehold, New Jersey show two GIBERSONs:
Guisbert Guisbertson 100 acres
John Guisbertson 150 acres 1758 Taxable inhabitants of Upper Freehold, New Jersey show two GIBERSONs:
Guisbert Guisbertson 300 acres
John Guisbertson 10 acres In 1755 Gisburt Giboison is listed as a freeholder in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County, NJ, according to the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey [17:66] Dutch spelling GYSBERTSZEN From: Dorothy Koenig <dkoenig@library.berkeley.edu>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 18:12:09 -0800 (PST) Dear Geneen, Many Dutch families did not always use surnames that were "inherited" in each generation. In earlier times they used the patronymic naming system in which a child took his or her father's first name -- given name -- in its possessive form. For example, say a man was named Cornelis Pieterszen. You would know immediately that Cornelis' father's
first name was "Pieter". Let us say that Cornelis had a daughter Sara and a son Jan. Sara would be called "Sara Cornelis" and Jan would be called "Jan Corneliszen". And now to your specific case. In 1663 on the ship "The Rosetree" two brothers came to New Netherland with their families. They came from the village of Over Pelt in the Prince Bishopric of Liege (now in Belgium). In Europe their family used the surname Lanen. Their father's name was Jan. So the two brothers were called "Teunis Janszen Lanen van Pelt" and "Mattys Janszen Lanen van Pelt". The first wife of Mattys was a woman named "Maryken Guisberts" (Mary, the daughter of Gilbert -- giving the Dutch names their English equivalents). Gisbert had been born on 2 Dec 1646 in the village of Tuil, Gelderland Province, of the Netherlands, and he was the eldest child of Mattys and Maryken. In the New World Gisbert Tyssen Lanen -- "Tys" is the nickname of his father's name, Mattys -- married Jannetje Adriaens Smith. (The Smith family had come to America on the same ship, "The Rosetree", in 1663.) Gisbert and Jannetje moved to New Jersey where most of their descendants adopted the surname LANE. Their sons would have had the patronymic
"Gisbertson". Most of the descendants of Mattys' brother, Teunis Janszen Lanen Van Pelt, adopted the surname VAN PELT. So Lanes and Van Pelts are cousins. Dorothy From: Joyce Cummings <havalind@sbt.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 11:55:47 -0600 Hello Everybody-- I just received some new information which may be enough to break through on one of my 15-yr searches. The following was found (by someone else) in THE LOYALISTS OF NEW JERSEY - THEIR MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, CLAIMS, ETC. FROM ENGLISH RECORDS by E. Alfred Jones. It's out-of-print so I have put out a request with my bookseller. Guisbert GUISBERTSON, yeoman, wife Hannah, of Monmouth County, New Jersey left a will dated 13 Apr 1758. He mentioned sons Gilbert/Guisbert and William and children of his deceased son John. There is also a deed, dated 26 Oct 1764, for property in Monmouth County between Oliver de LANCEY and Henry CUYLER, Jr., merchants in the city of New York sold to Guisbert GUISBERTSON and William GUISBERTSON. William GUISBERTSON signed a release for certain property to Gilbert (Guisbert) GUISBERTSON ON 8 Mar. 1768. Gilbert (Guisbert) GIBERSON is described as a farmer, of Monmouth Co. N.J. where he was born. Here he was appointed in 1775 Capt. of American militia and continued in this service until the Declaration of Independence when he resigned. It says there is a schedule of this Loyalist's confiscated real property, which was sold in Monmouth Co. in 1779. In 1786 Gilbert was supposedly living in Pennsylvania. I believe these must be the family of my John GIBERSON who served with the King's American Dragoons, a loyalist regiment, during the Am. Rev. and received a grant at Beaver Harbour, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick in 1784. His wife was supposed to have been a Betty BROWN also from New Jersey. Is the GUISBERTSON surname Dutch? Does anyone recognize this family? Thanks for anything you can offer to help me "put it all together". Joyce Cummings havalind@sbt.net Hannah Parent and Guisbert Guisbertson316 were married about 1730.255,316 129. Hannah Parent255,257,316,317 was born about 1712 in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey.255,316,317 She died on 19 July 1766 at the age of 54 in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey.316,317 She had her estate probated on 3 January 1767 in Monmouth, New Jersey. Children were: | i. | John Giberson255,257 was born about 1730 in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey.111,255,257 He died before 13 April 1758 at the age of 28 in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey.111,255,257 | 64 | ii. | William "Loyalist" Giberson Sr.-5019. | | iii. | Elizabeth Giberson was born about 1734 in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey.111 | | iv. | Esther Giberson255 was born about 1735 in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey.111,255,318 | | v. | Hannah Giberson was born about 1736 in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey.111 | | vi. | Helena Giberson was born about 1737 in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey.111 | | vii. | Meribah Giberson255 was born about 1738 in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey.111,255 Listed in "Revolutionary Census of New Jersey" by Kenn Stryker-Rodda
in
Upper Freehold Monmouth County II
List II has ratables from 1778-1780 | | viii. | Lydia Giberson was born about 1738 in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey.111 | | ix. | Mary Giberson was born about 1739 in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey.111 | | x. | Captain Guisbert Giberson , the "Loyalist"255,257 was born on 22 September 1752 in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey.111,255,257 Another source indicated birth in 1748, but Tombstone is quite
specific:Gilbert Giberson, d 12/21/1843, aged 91 years, 2 months, 29 days.
The date of birth is thus calculated as 9/22/1752 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF LOYALISTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
by Gregory Palmer, Meckler Publ. Westport, London p. 313
GIBERSON, GILBERT AO12/15/376, AO12/109/158
Of New Jersey and New York. A native of America, when the Revolution began Giberson was living in Monmouth County, New Jersey where he had 205 acres in Freehold Township (about half cleared). In 1775 he was appointed a captain in the American militia, but he resigned following the Declaration of Independence. He claimed that he had only accepted the office at the request of Loyalists, who did not want a "troublesome" man named. Giberson also at one point signed an association with the Whigs. When he attempted to join the British, he was charged by the Americans, but later acquitted. Giberson joined Cornwallis at New Brunswick, New Jersey, and served for the rest of the war. While employed on secret service, he was able to return to Monmouth to see his family. After the war he went to Shelburne, Nova Scotia, but in the fall of 1784 he returned to Monmouth, where he remained until the spring of 1786. Giberson then moved with his family to Pennsylvania because of harassment in New Jersey, returning to New Brunswick only to give evidence in support of his claim. His land was not confiscated. He claimed a loss of L682 sterling, and received L430 sterling. He was buried in 1843 in Old Yellow Meeting House Cemetery, Imlaystown, New Jersey.111 He died on 21 December 1843 at the age of 91 in Monmouth, New Jersey.111,257 2nd Battalion of Foot Militia, County of Monmouth, NJ Page 81 of "The Loyalists of New Jersey, their memorials, petitions, claims, etc." by E. Alfred Jones, ISBN 1-55613-110-0; as follows:
Gilbert Giberson (Guisbertson)(Captain)
He is described as a farmer, of Monmouth County, New Jersey, where he was born. Here he was appointed, in 1775, Captain of the American Militia and continued in this service until the Declaration of Independence, when he resigned. Listed in "Revolutionary Census of New Jersey" by Kenn Stryker-Rodda in
Upper Freehold Monmouth County II
List II has ratables from 1778-1780 Manumission Book of Monmouth County, New Jersey, 1791-1844;
Lists Gilbert Gibertson, Upper Freehold Township, as having freed the slave, Yafff Sambo, on 10/15/1802.
Lists Gilbert Giberson, Upper Freehold Township, as having freed the slave, Lill, on 4/13/1813. "Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution", By George Palmer, 1984, at page 313:
Giberson, Gilbert A012/15/376, A012/109/158
Of New Jersey and New York. A Native of America, when the Revolution began Giberson was living in Monmouth County, New Jersey, where he had 205 acres in (Upper) Freehold Township (about half cleared). In 1775 he was appointed a captain in the American militia, but he resigned
following the Declaration of Independence. He claimed that he had only accepted the office at the request of Loyalists, who did not want a "troublesome" man named. Giberson also at one point signed an association with the Whigs. When he attempted to join the British, he was charged by the Americans, but later acquitted. Giberson joined Cornwallis at New Brunswick, New Jersey, and served for the rest of the war. While employed on secret service, he was able to return to Monmouth to see his family. After the war he went to Shelburne, Nova Scotia, but in the fall of 1784 he returned to Monmouth, where he remained until the spring of 1786. Giberson then moved with his family to Pennsylvania because of harassment in New Jersey, returning
to New Brunswick only to give evidence in support of his claim. His land was not confiscated. He claimed a loss of L682 sterling, and received L430 sterling. Ellis Index, 1973, for History of Monmouth County, lists
Benjamin, loyalist, property confiscated, 1779, page 226
Gisbert, loyalist, property confiscated, 1779, page 226
Malakeath, loyalist, property confiscated, 1779, page 226
William, Jr., loyalist, property confiscated, 1779, page 226 New Jersey Tax Records
Normalized Name County Township Tax Date Name listed,
if different
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Giberson Gilbert Middlesex E Windsor 1808
Giberson Gilbert Middlesex E Windsor 1809
Giberson Gilbert Middlesex E Windsor 1810 Giberton, Gilbert
Giberson Gilbert Middlesex E Windsor 1817
Giberson Gilbert Middlesex E Windsor 1817 Jun Giberton, Gilbert
Giberson Gilbert Middlesex E Windsor 1818 Jun Giberson, ___ 1830 Federal Census for Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County,
lists Gilbert Giberson as head of household, at page 346;
The household consisted of the following:
1: male age 10-15
1: male age 15-20
1: male age 30-40
1: male age 70-80
1: female age 0-5
1: female age 5-10
1: female age 20-30
1: female age 30-40
1: female age 40-50
1: female age 70-80
2: male slaves age 10-24 |
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