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 1797 - 1859 (62 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
| 2. | William Gibbs was born in 1765 in Caroline County, VA (son of Francis Gibbs and Ann Head); died on 31 Jan 1828. Other Events and Attributes:
- Will: Mar 1828, Elbert County, GA
Notes:
He was a doctor. He probably lived in Elbert County, Georgia at the time of his death, as that was where his will was probated. One source says that he died in February 1828.
William married Elizabeth Fortson in 1794 in Caroline County, VA. Elizabeth (daughter of Jr. Thomas Fortson and Rachel Winn) was born in 1767 in Caroline County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
| 4. | Francis Gibbs was born on 27 Dec 1734 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA; died on 6 Jun 1810 in Madison County, VA. Notes:
Revolutionary War soldier in Capt. Hoggs' Rangers.
Francis married Ann Head. Ann was born about 1735. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Ann Head was born about 1735. Children:
- 2. William Gibbs was born in 1765 in Caroline County, VA; died on 31 Jan 1828.
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| 6. | Jr. Thomas Fortson was born on 1 May 1742 in Caroline County, VA (son of Thomas Fortson and Elizabeth Richards Winn); died on 15 Feb 1824 in Elbert County, GA. Notes:
In 1782 he and Rachel were living in Orange County, Virginia with a family of eight whites and six servants. In 1774 he had leased from William Stanard for twenty-one years a farm plantation on the west side of the south branch of the Rapidan River in Orange County. In 1785 they were living in Orange County with a family of nine whites. He had furnished supplies for the Revolutionary Army and in 1780 was appointed a lieutenant in Captain Edmund Shackleford's company. He and Rachel must have moved to Georgia by 1792, when Thomas Carter deeded to Thomas 330 acres on Beaverdam Creek in that part of Wilkes County that became Elbert County in 1790. They lived in the Ruckersville area of Elbert County and were members of Vann's Creek Baptist Church. One record gives the name of the Fortsons' Elbert County home as Gatewood. They were slave owners, and he has been described as a man of education, culture, and unusual refinement. He was justice of the peace during the period 1790-1805. His will, dated 24 Jan 1824, was probated in Elbert County 13 Mar 1824 and is reprinted at pages 61-62 of Boyd's family history. His estate, including nineteen slaves, was valued at $6,942.68. Thomas and Rachel were second cousins.
Thomas married Rachel Winn in 1764 in Caroline County, VA. Rachel (daughter of Benjamin Winn and Ann Taverner) was born about 1743 in Caroline County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
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