Not the same as Nathan Gibson, of Haywood County

Please see

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Melungeon_Roots-1
• GIBSON, Toby D. "The Melungeons of Newman's Ridge: An Insider's Perspective." Appalachian Heritage, vol. 41, 2013, pp. 58-66. Project MUSE, https://muse.jhu.edu/article/523673
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melungeon: "From about the mid-19th to the late 20th centuries, [the term Melungeon] referred exclusively to one tri-racial isolate group, the descendants of the multiracial Collins, Gibson, and several other related families at Newman's Ridge, Vardy Valley, and other settlements in and around Hancock and Hawkins counties, Tennessee.[5]"
• Roberta J. Estes, Jack H. Goins, Penny Ferguson and Janet Lewis Crain, "Melungeons, A Multi-Ethnic Population", Journal of Genetic Genealogy, April 2012, accessed 25 May 2012
• http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/

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Gibson>Gipson>Saponi Native Americans of VA>NC By Frances Franklin November 04, 2007

In reply to: Re: Gibson>Gipson>Saponi Native Americans of VA>NC Marion Pezzullo 11/03/07

Joanne,

My Nathan GIBSON-GIPSON was on the mortality schedule for Macon, NC in 1860. He was born circa 1775 in Burke, NC and he was married to Lucretia (Cresy) ELLISON-ALLISON b. abt. 1777 in VA d. aft. 1860 in NC.

I have four children for them:

• Francis (female) b.?
• George b.?
• John b. abt. 1804 in Buncombe, NC
• Margaret b. bet. 1816-1820 in Buncombe, NC

I have been searching along with others for years as to the parentage of my Nathan GIPSON-GIBSON. If Stephen GIBSON-GIPSON was my Nathan's father how can we prove this? You say Stephen's father came from England. I know that my GIBSON line were of mixed race. This could have come from the women they married.

1810 United States Federal Census Record about Nathen Gibson Name: Gibson, Nathen Township: Morganton County: Burke State: North Carolina

• 3 males o to 10
• 1 male 26 to 45
• 2females 0 to 10
• 1 female 10 to 16
• 1 female 26 to 45

1850 TENNESSEE VALLEY, Macon, North Carolina Page 382 House/Family #

• 895/ 910- GIPSON NATHAN 75 M M FARMER 50 BURKE
• GIPSON CRESA73 F -VA
• GIPSON HUGH26 M MBUNCOMBE
• GIPSON Mary Ann 22 F MMACON
• *GIPSON Rhoda 7 F MMacon
• *GIPSON John N. 16 M M Laborer Macon

Next to them is their daughter. *Rhoda & *John are Margaret's children. Margaret had children out of wed lock and while married.

• 896 911 Margaret GIPSON 32 F M Buncombe
• Jason 11 M M Haywood
• James H. 6 M M Haywood
• Elijah M. 3 M M Macon
• Harvey E. 2 M M Macon
• Edmond 2/12 Macon

As you can see all except Cresa are listed as Mulatto. I do not live in NC and am unable to go there to do any research. Finding info on this family has been very difficult. I would appreciate any help.

Jeanette