Son of Benjamin Gilbert (1711-1780) & Sarah Mason (1711-1759) resided in Byberry.
His birth recorded in Byberry MM as 23 Fifth 1743 (OS dating), conv month July.
The Gilbert family, the Carver family and the Duffield family, North American Family Histories, pg. 6. No. 17. Also in The Comly Family Pg. 65, No: 5-10.
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John married Ann Stackhouse in 1768, Bucks Co, PA. Source: Middletown Monthly Meeting. Their children mostly linked:
Mary (Coates), Sarah, Martha, Isaac Gilbert b. 1774, Benjamin Gilbert 1776-1848, Rachel, Ann, and Elizabeth (Coates).
On 31 Mar 1795 in Chester, Pennsylvania, membership accepted at Bradford Friends-Monthly Meeting. The family relocated to West Caln, Chester, PA.
John Gilbert, son of Benjamin Gilbert, the Indian captive, commenced to preach in 1769, but was never an acknowledged minister. He left Byberry in 1796, and died in Chester county in 1802.
Source: the History of Byberry and Moreland in Philadelphia; Preachers of Byberry, pg. 94
http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoftownshi00mart#page/94/mode/2up
In April 1780, his father Benjamin and Fourteen family members were captured and taken through the wilderness to Niagra for a month. Many publications speak to this story. John Gilbert may have been a captive during the ordeal, as noted above, but his name was not included in the narrative by William Walton: The Captivity of Benjamin Gilbert and His Family, 1780-83. In retrospect, John suffered much from the trauma to his family and the loss of his father in August, 1780. John served as administrators to his late father's estate, as he was the oldest son.
John died at 59 years of age. He doesn't appear to have sourced MM records that indicate a burial at Bradford Friends, there was once a memorial and has been deleted.
His will filed, In Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993.
Probate Date 2 Apr 1803, Chester, Pennsylvania, Item Description Will Books K-M, Vol 10-12, 1797-1817. Page 402;
May 16, 1802: Apr. 2, 1803. (Filed & Probate Date)
To wife Ann 1/3 of estate and £50, &c. To son Isaac Gilbert £50. To sons Isaac and Benjamin 2/3 of remainder of estate and the remaining 1/3 as follows: To daughter Mary Coates 1/6 part and remaining to daughters Rachel and Elizabeth.
Executors: David Wilson of West Caln, and son Isaac Gilbert
His sons Isaac & Benjamin placed the plantation for sale.
Pennsylvania Gazette: Jan 19 1803, pg. 4, (photo)
Son of Benjamin Gilbert (1711-1780) & Sarah Mason (1711-1759) resided in Byberry.
His birth recorded in Byberry MM as 23 Fifth 1743 (OS dating), conv month July.
The Gilbert family, the Carver family and the Duffield family, North American Family Histories, pg. 6. No. 17. Also in The Comly Family Pg. 65, No: 5-10.
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John married Ann Stackhouse in 1768, Bucks Co, PA. Source: Middletown Monthly Meeting. Their children mostly linked:
Mary (Coates), Sarah, Martha, Isaac Gilbert b. 1774, Benjamin Gilbert 1776-1848, Rachel, Ann, and Elizabeth (Coates).
On 31 Mar 1795 in Chester, Pennsylvania, membership accepted at Bradford Friends-Monthly Meeting. The family relocated to West Caln, Chester, PA.
John Gilbert, son of Benjamin Gilbert, the Indian captive, commenced to preach in 1769, but was never an acknowledged minister. He left Byberry in 1796, and died in Chester county in 1802.
Source: the History of Byberry and Moreland in Philadelphia; Preachers of Byberry, pg. 94
http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoftownshi00mart#page/94/mode/2up
In April 1780, his father Benjamin and Fourteen family members were captured and taken through the wilderness to Niagra for a month. Many publications speak to this story. John Gilbert may have been a captive during the ordeal, as noted above, but his name was not included in the narrative by William Walton: The Captivity of Benjamin Gilbert and His Family, 1780-83. In retrospect, John suffered much from the trauma to his family and the loss of his father in August, 1780. John served as administrators to his late father's estate, as he was the oldest son.
John died at 59 years of age. He doesn't appear to have sourced MM records that indicate a burial at Bradford Friends, there was once a memorial and has been deleted.
His will filed, In Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993.
Probate Date 2 Apr 1803, Chester, Pennsylvania, Item Description Will Books K-M, Vol 10-12, 1797-1817. Page 402;
May 16, 1802: Apr. 2, 1803. (Filed & Probate Date)
To wife Ann 1/3 of estate and £50, &c. To son Isaac Gilbert £50. To sons Isaac and Benjamin 2/3 of remainder of estate and the remaining 1/3 as follows: To daughter Mary Coates 1/6 part and remaining to daughters Rachel and Elizabeth.
Executors: David Wilson of West Caln, and son Isaac Gilbert
His sons Isaac & Benjamin placed the plantation for sale.
Pennsylvania Gazette: Jan 19 1803, pg. 4, (photo)
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Unable to locate records to support burial. His old memorial had burial at Bradford MM, but was removed from FAG system. If you have a record please forward.
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