William Gilson and Alice Shirley

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Husband William Gilson ^{1 2 3}

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           Born:  - England
     Christened: 
           Died: 1807 - Oil Creek Twp, Crawford Co, PA 1
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 

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Wife Alice Shirley ^{1 3}

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           Born: Abt 1748
     Christened: 
           Died: 1844 - ? Crawford Co, PA
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Children

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1 M John Gilson ^{1 2 3}

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           Born:  - Maryland
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Anna Bell (      -      ) 1
           Marr: Abt 1800

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2 M Thomas L. Gilson ^{4 5}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Abt 1850
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         Spouse: Eleanor McGuire (      -      ) 6

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3 M William Gilson ^{2 4}

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4 M Richard Gilson ⁴

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: Unknown (      -      )

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5 M Peter Gilson ⁴

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: Unknown (      -      )

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6 M Benjamin Gilson ⁴

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: Unknown (      -      )

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7 F Anna Gilson ⁸

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            AKA: Sarah Gilson 7
           Born: 
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         Spouse: Michael Gorman, Sr. (1761-1859) 7 8

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8 F Charity Gilson ^{7 8}

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           Born: 
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           Died: 1869 7
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         Spouse: Samuel McGuire (1788-1865) 8 9

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9 F Martha Gilson ⁸

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         Spouse: Patrick Shirley (      -      ) 8

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General Notes: Husband - William Gilson

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Authorities on nomenclature state that the name of Gilson or Gillson is derived from Gill or Giles. In his book on words, Archbishop Trench states concerning the name Gilson that some pronounced the G hard and others soft; he accounts for it by saying that those who pronounce their name with the G hard are descendants of Gilbert, and the other class of Giles. Jelson and Jillson are other forms of the same name.

In 1800 the Gilsons, a large family, settled in the Oil Creek township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. William Gilson, the progenitor, an Englishman, a Revolutionary soldier, who had served in the Continental army, came from Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and settled on what is now known as Gilson Ridge.

1 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 914.

2 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 936.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1606.

4 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 552.

5 Editor, Book of Biographies, 37th Judicial District, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 531.

6 J. S. Schenck, History of Warren County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1887), Bios xviii.

7 J. S. Schenck, History of Warren County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1887), Pg 458.

8 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 553.

9 J. S. Schenck, History of Warren County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1887), Pg 457.