Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameJane Gibson the Elder
Birthabt 1640, Province of Virginia
Death6 Aug 1681, Charles City, Charles County, Province of Virginia
Spouses
Birthabt 1617, St Martin's Parish, Hanover County, Byrd Creek, Goochland, Province of Virginia
Death20 Mar 1710, Province of Virginia
FatherThomson Gibson (~1585-<1658)
MotherFrancis Unknown
Notes for Jane Gibson the Elder
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https://lost-creek.org/genealogy/histories/evans-family.php
The exact tribal origin of the Evans family has also been a subject of a lot of debate among researchers. Morris Evans was noted as being a free person of color and we know from DNA testing that he was of at least partial African descent. It is unknown if his background included any Native American ancestry. Although he was born around 1665, the first confirmed records for him were at the end of his life in 1738. So there is a lot about Morris Evans' early life that we do not know about.
However Morris Evans' wife's mother Jane Gibson the elder and thus his wife were noted as being Indian, yet no tribe specified. Charles City County, VA which is where Jane Gibson the elder resided, is located in the heart of Powhatan territory and perhaps that is where her tribal ancestry comes from. There is another Powhatan descended family of Granville County - the Basses, that I blogged about previously and the Evans intermarried with them in Granville. There was also a Walter Gibson recorded as a chieftan in the Tuscarora Indian Woods reservation land deeds in Bertie County, NC in the 1770s. However, I have not seen any credible information that names his parents or children, so I'm not sure if he is at all connected to Jane Gibson of Charles City County. Another matter to consider is that Morris Evans and Jane Gibson's son Charles Evans moved to southside Virginia by the 1730s, about a decade after the Saponi reservation at nearby Fort Christanna was closed. Charles Evans and his family intermarried with the Saponi descendants residing in Virginia. The maiden name of Charles Evans' wife is unknown, so more research into her identity is needed.
https://lost-creek.org/genealogy/histories/evans-family.php
The exact tribal origin of the Evans family has also been a subject of a lot of debate among researchers. Morris Evans was noted as being a free person of color and we know from DNA testing that he was of at least partial African descent. It is unknown if his background included any Native American ancestry. Although he was born around 1665, the first confirmed records for him were at the end of his life in 1738. So there is a lot about Morris Evans' early life that we do not know about.
However Morris Evans' wife's mother Jane Gibson the elder and thus his wife were noted as being Indian, yet no tribe specified. Charles City County, VA which is where Jane Gibson the elder resided, is located in the heart of Powhatan territory and perhaps that is where her tribal ancestry comes from. There is another Powhatan descended family of Granville County - the Basses, that I blogged about previously and the Evans intermarried with them in Granville. There was also a Walter Gibson recorded as a chieftan in the Tuscarora Indian Woods reservation land deeds in Bertie County, NC in the 1770s. However, I have not seen any credible information that names his parents or children, so I'm not sure if he is at all connected to Jane Gibson of Charles City County. Another matter to consider is that Morris Evans and Jane Gibson's son Charles Evans moved to southside Virginia by the 1730s, about a decade after the Saponi reservation at nearby Fort Christanna was closed. Charles Evans and his family intermarried with the Saponi descendants residing in Virginia. The maiden name of Charles Evans' wife is unknown, so more research into her identity is needed.