Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameThomson Gibson
Birthabt 1585, England
Deathbef 1658, York County, Province of Virginia
OccupationTrader
Spouses
DeathKilmarnock, Northumberland County, Province of Virginia
ChildrenMingo Thomas Jackson (~1617-1710)
Notes for Thomson Gibson
The name LIGHTFOOT mentioned as being the person to whom FRANCES & TOM EVANS were bound has the following possibilities.
There were 2 brothers who arrived in Gloucester County, VA, JOHN & PHILIP LIGHTFOOT, sons of JOHN LIGHTFOOT, barrister-at-law, of Northampton Co., England. Apparently, one son was the more prominent inthe New Kent records - JOHN LIGHTFOOT, who received the King’s grant on June10, 1670, as auditor-general of Virginiain place of THOMAS STEGG, deceased. But on May 25, 1671, the commission wassuspended because the King had supposedly previously promised it to someone else. It was mentioned in 1681 that JOHN had married ANNE GOODRICH, daughter of THOMAS GOODRICH, who was BACON’s Lt. General in 1675.
In 1687, there was mention of the birth of a Negro belonging to JOHN LIGHTFOOT in the St. Peter’s Parish register, New Kent Co. In 1699, he wascollector for the country between James & York Rivers. He was commander inchief of King & Queen Co. He waslisted in St. Peter’s Parish register as being deceased: COL. JOHN LIGHTFOOT, Anno Dom. 1707. Another record shows him deceased in June 1707. Hehad apparently remarried to a MARY ______ prior to his death since his children were GOODRICH, SHERWOOD, THOMAS,and ALICE LIGHTFOOT; there is a record in St. Peter’s Parish register asfollows:
December 25, 1698, ALICE, daughter of JOHN LIGHTFOOT, Esq,and ANNE, his wife, was born and baptized.”
In 1711, slavesbelonging to Madam MARY LIGHTFOOT in New Kent County,were baptized.
GOODRICH LIGHTFOOT was vestryman at St. George Parish; in Spotsylvania Co. in 1727, he was a layreader at Germanna Church, and he was a member of St. Mark’s Parish; his death was announced on April 14, 1738 ashaving died in Orange Co., VA at his brother’s house. His children who’s births were included inSt. Peter’s Parish register were ANNE, b. 1708, *JOHN, b. 1711/ d. 1735 Orange Co., VA, GOODRICH, b. 1713, MARY, b. 1717, plus other records show WILLIAM and ELIZABETH.
*The will of JOHN LIGHTFOOT, probated June 17, 1735 Orange Co., gives Negroes and land to his brother, WILLIAM, sisters MARY &ELIZABETH, father COL. GOODRICH LIGHTFOOT SR., and to MRS. MARTHA CHEW; executor was his father, witnesses THOMAS CHEW, JOHN HOWARD, ISAAC SMITH.
According to the narrative, MRS. MARTHA CHEW was MARTHA TAYLOR, wife of THOMAS CHEW ,and sister of ERASMUS & GEORGE TAYLOR.
The LIGHTFOOT family seems to have moved to other locations after these years, so depending on the time frame of the actual ages of the EVANS family, it is possible that it was either JOHN Sr., who died in 1707 or GOODRICH, d. 1738, who was the owner of FRANCES & TOM EVANS. Since TOM was hanged in Hanover County, which wasn’t formed until 1721,however, it is more likely that it was GOODRICH LIGHTFOOT who was the owner whowas just referred to as “LIGHTFOOT” in the court petitions.
Source: Virginia Genealogies #2, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Vol. III, The LightfootFamily.
There were 2 brothers who arrived in Gloucester County, VA, JOHN & PHILIP LIGHTFOOT, sons of JOHN LIGHTFOOT, barrister-at-law, of Northampton Co., England. Apparently, one son was the more prominent inthe New Kent records - JOHN LIGHTFOOT, who received the King’s grant on June10, 1670, as auditor-general of Virginiain place of THOMAS STEGG, deceased. But on May 25, 1671, the commission wassuspended because the King had supposedly previously promised it to someone else. It was mentioned in 1681 that JOHN had married ANNE GOODRICH, daughter of THOMAS GOODRICH, who was BACON’s Lt. General in 1675.
In 1687, there was mention of the birth of a Negro belonging to JOHN LIGHTFOOT in the St. Peter’s Parish register, New Kent Co. In 1699, he wascollector for the country between James & York Rivers. He was commander inchief of King & Queen Co. He waslisted in St. Peter’s Parish register as being deceased: COL. JOHN LIGHTFOOT, Anno Dom. 1707. Another record shows him deceased in June 1707. Hehad apparently remarried to a MARY ______ prior to his death since his children were GOODRICH, SHERWOOD, THOMAS,and ALICE LIGHTFOOT; there is a record in St. Peter’s Parish register asfollows:
December 25, 1698, ALICE, daughter of JOHN LIGHTFOOT, Esq,and ANNE, his wife, was born and baptized.”
In 1711, slavesbelonging to Madam MARY LIGHTFOOT in New Kent County,were baptized.
GOODRICH LIGHTFOOT was vestryman at St. George Parish; in Spotsylvania Co. in 1727, he was a layreader at Germanna Church, and he was a member of St. Mark’s Parish; his death was announced on April 14, 1738 ashaving died in Orange Co., VA at his brother’s house. His children who’s births were included inSt. Peter’s Parish register were ANNE, b. 1708, *JOHN, b. 1711/ d. 1735 Orange Co., VA, GOODRICH, b. 1713, MARY, b. 1717, plus other records show WILLIAM and ELIZABETH.
*The will of JOHN LIGHTFOOT, probated June 17, 1735 Orange Co., gives Negroes and land to his brother, WILLIAM, sisters MARY &ELIZABETH, father COL. GOODRICH LIGHTFOOT SR., and to MRS. MARTHA CHEW; executor was his father, witnesses THOMAS CHEW, JOHN HOWARD, ISAAC SMITH.
According to the narrative, MRS. MARTHA CHEW was MARTHA TAYLOR, wife of THOMAS CHEW ,and sister of ERASMUS & GEORGE TAYLOR.
The LIGHTFOOT family seems to have moved to other locations after these years, so depending on the time frame of the actual ages of the EVANS family, it is possible that it was either JOHN Sr., who died in 1707 or GOODRICH, d. 1738, who was the owner of FRANCES & TOM EVANS. Since TOM was hanged in Hanover County, which wasn’t formed until 1721,however, it is more likely that it was GOODRICH LIGHTFOOT who was the owner whowas just referred to as “LIGHTFOOT” in the court petitions.
Source: Virginia Genealogies #2, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Vol. III, The LightfootFamily.