OFFICERS

PRESIDENT

JAMES STEWART GIBSON

22 Clinton Aue., Montclair, N. 1.

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT

JOHN ARTHUR GIBSON, JR.

Un'v. W. Va., Morgantown, W. Va.

SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT

ELEANOR GIBSON VINCENT (MRS_ F. D.)~~= "--:1:030 W_ River ~t., Wilkes Barre, Penna.

THIRO VICE-PRESIDENT

FLORENCE RUSK ROSS (MRS. J. S.)

2502 Francis s«, St. Joseph, Mo.

FOURTH VICE-PRESIDENT

DORIS POWELL SCOTT (MRS. C. W.)

6044 1ackson St., Pittsburgh, Penna.

RECORDER

FRANCES H. CRAVEN (MRS.)

108 W. Court St., Doylestown, Penna.

TREASURERROBERT FITZRANDOLPH GIBSON

190 Sylvan Aue., Leonia, N. J.

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

GERTRUDE GIBSON TOOMB (MRS. W. R.)

14 M.t, Greenwood Rd., Truclesuille, Penna.

REGISTRAR

HELEN ANTOINETTE BROCK (MIss)

566 Walnut St., Meadville, Penna.

GENEALOGIST

CHARLES BLYSTONE JARRETT2205 Beechwood Aue., Pittsburgh, Penna.

NECROLOGIST

MARY BELLE GIBSON BROCK {MRS. G. H.J

566 Walnut St. Meadville, Penna.

HISTORIAN

JOHN ARTHUR GIBSON

701 No. McKean St., Btttler, Penna.

CH NeE OR

WILMOT HENRY GIBSON

Boise, Idaho

CHAPLAIN

HAROLD MARIS SHEPHERD

1030 Maccabees Bldg., Detroit, Mich.

ARCHIVIST

NELLIE GIBSON (MISS)

2930 So. Broad St., Trenton, N. 1.

CUSTODIAN OF MONUMENT

ANNA M. ARMSTRONG (MISS)

15 W. Court St., Doylestown, Penna.

OFFICIAL JEWELERWALLACE A. WILSON

223 Chestnut St., Meadville, Penna.

HONORARY MEMBERS

REGENT BUCKS CO. D.A.R.

JOSEPHINE l. ELY (MRS. W. S.)

326 E. State St., Doylestown, Penna.

OWNER OF OLD HOMESTEAD

SAMUEL L. SHADDINGERPlum steaduille, Penna.

The Captain Roben CibsonMemorial Association

OF DOYLESTOWn PE7\{N,SYLVAN,IA

December 15, 1936Dear Cousins:

I thank you for the man¥ ¥tile-tidegreetings ef la&t season and the numerouletters during the past year. I only wishthat all might share in this evidence of agenuine camaraderie developing in our Clan •.

I wi sh each and everyone of you A HerryChristmas and Happy New Year .•

We have been most fortunate in discoveringa new lead in our ancestral historyt bycontacting Dr , David H ..Gibson (The University,1039 l'Iassachusets Avenue, Cambridge 1 I,~ass.)who is an acknowledged authority on Gibsonanaboth in this country and abroad. I inclose anabstract of some data he has already furnished~He promises to try to bridge the gap between1607 and 1745 ,and perhaps our own enthusiasticg:enealogist will join him in this fascinatingwork.~Received.

If you have not made your 1936dollar contribution to theSesquicentennial, to do so will

--:~--==-'~----1"~elp 0 ma e 'EnD. occasion thegrC'Uldsue cess we all wi sh it to be •.

PLAN TO ATTEND THE REUNION, MEMORIAL DAY, 1938

THE SESQUICENTENNIAL OF THE DEATH OF CAPT. GIBSON

GIB-SOlT rJ C ~ S TRY

From 1715, ~'v"hen~lm. Buchanan of Auchmar , Scotland,published his book. "Ancient Scottish Surnanes," until thepresent, his statenent that the- u_Gibsons were a sept of theBuchanan Clan" WfJ:..S generally bell eved , It was not untilthe ancient "Records of Glasgow ::Jiocese?l were found in1847 and trrolslated fro~ the Latinr that his statenent Wasproved erroneous. Gibsons hae intermarried vdth Buchanansbut were not a Sept of family of that Clan. Dr. David H.Gibson) of Harvard, is translating, for publication, these"Reco:.r:-c.sof 11th, 12th and 13th century Scottish-Norman,Danish and Saxon Families" at the r eque st of Sir FrancisG'rant, the present "Lor d Lyon of Scotland." I quote from him:-

"Sir Rober-t of Mahor Gibson" Br.r-st.apLe , Essex,mr.r-r-icd Emrnr..deW~,ke, grnnddnughtor of Hor ewar-d de VVGke~ l~stSnxon to hold out :J.g,l.inst \'{illiam the Conqueror.. Sir Robort'soldest son, Sir Richr:rd of Manor' Gibson •. mr.rried Alice do

!,,---....~~=-~.IIo-ri~i:of t/lor}Joth,. r. dcs'c'crrdrin't of Prince l\'lr;'Idrea of Scotl::"na;henco c.Ll, Gibsons :-:re royn.l Scottish nnd so registered byLord Lyon. {These records ere found in tho Chr;rtulc,rios ofNcwrninstor Abbcy , Morpcth rmd Nort.humbor Ltn d, }

"The Gibsons are Soxon in or Lgln , The first known~-"'''--~--mQle a cesto , Ed-ricusr; J!;,eldorman of rkcrc:ta ~ I11arrfed a

dl.:mg!.lter of Et heLr-ed and his first wife the Saxon noblewoman,Aefleda" (Ethe Ired was -the last but one of t he old A..'1glo-Saxon Kings of England.) "Cor butd onua , son of Edricus,was friend and counselor of KIng Edwllrd the C<'nfessor, hisfirst cousin in the f emaLe line. 1JVhenVVilliam the Cenquerorcrrived, Corbutionus, who had possessed the lands ofGubo.nnium or Oobnnnt um was dead. (G\;,bnnniurl or Oobann Lum,IfLtel.~ .ibbr-ev.Lnt ed G'L,bion-md Gobion, booome f LnnLl.y byNorman=Ercnch corrupti on 1 Gibso n , Gubf~nniUJ!lwas n plnce-name now known cs Abergevenny •.)

"Tho threo sons of Corbutionus de Gubr.nniuL1orOob cnn.ium, Y1illiffi11of Studley, -::fc'lrvvickshire (whose mnl.eline fC'.iled in time of EO,w::'..rdI); Robert of Manor' Gubian,Bru-st npIc , bSSOX, r.nd Hugh, r.. pr l cst , survived him. ThoirLr.nds :::re listod in tho Conqueror's DoomcsdrryBook, in Vvo..rwick,.Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk~

"Sir 'Ihomns , c. gr nndson of Sir Ri ch'''.rd :;no Ali cc del<'lcrl~.i, inhe ri tad tho Gibson ost 0.tes , He mnrr-Lo0. 1I~n.rg;'retG:-~lbrr;ith, hoiross of the do Coymn f:unily of Kilbri do,Scotl[',nd. A grr.ndaon of this couple, Sir John Gibson,I11~'.rriodAgnes Doug.Lr.s, gr:-mddr:.ughtcr of Sir Jrimcs of Da.Ikonbh ,frien:! of Robort Bru co , (3nglish Exchoquer Rocor-ds , c.lsoCh::rtor Records of Georgo TiT.)'

"Tho second son of this mr;rri,'l.go, Sir Thomns, lTh"rriodAgnes de Guthrio, gr anddr-ugh'tcr' of Sir Dnvid Li ns ny , Duko ofHontroso, in lino of Jr..mos I of Scotl:'..nd. Thoir first threosons r.r-o most intoresting to us, vVilli.:,lm, .TrJl10S nnd 'Ihomns,

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1~--~-:--~----=-----nSi'r iLcrn-os- mEtl'rie tlrc h-o-irDss ef e-n:f!::FOW, Scotl".nd ,,---_-_whose fn.mily nCJ!lOW::.S Knox. This couple became c.ncestors tof'.. Lar go f rm i Ly in Dumbr.r tonah Lr-o t Glp.sgo'v'l)Ruthcrglen,. endLr-nnrk , Tho oldest son, Sir Mn.urice, succeeded to the cs tnt csof his unc Lo , Sir iVillic.:r.l the Bishop.. (Se ottish exchequerRecords, ~d Ch~rter of Uhiversity of Gk.sgow of BishopJc.n1(;sBor.ut on , published by Mc.itlf'.nd Club of Scot Lnn d , ) ThoRuthorglen Gibsons m~rried Hrrmiltons nnd in 1607 p~t oftnom Were sent to Armr.gh , Lr cLend by J[U11c;S VI whore theyreceived Innd gr",-nts.

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)'8ir YVilli.:'1l1,unmrr r Lc d , wr:.sBishop of Liborir.Coc.djutor to C:'.rdinc:l Bcnt.oun , (Ch::-~rtor of Arbr-ont.hvl HeWf'.S sont rs Ambn.ssc.dorby King JCIJlOS Vof Scotln,nd to Rome••It W'lS from Pop c Clement VIr t.hn t, he recoived the GibsonAr:r.lori''(I Bcnr-i ng known r.s the Gibs on CO[,t of Arms: "Gulosthree keys f e s swnys in pr.Lo downwru-d , or ", nnd its motto:nCoc..lostcs Prmd i,te Po rt nc " (lVInytho gntos of Horivcn boopGned to you). Its c~est is n polic~n in hor piety.These bo crunc tho Arms r.n d l\Iotto of his brothors, Sir ,jr'.mcs«nd Sir Thom:::.sr.Ls o ,

"Sir 'Ihomas mc.rriod Isobol Grc.hcunof Old Montrose,Scotl'l.nd. (C(~rdin::.l Bertoun Roco rd s , ) From the elder linein this r rml Ly Dr. D'1vid H. Gibson, eut.hor of this history,is desc~nded; from the younger line, cnme Lord Durie.

'~This occurred ['.t tho time of tho "Irish Sottlomont"whon J".mos VI of Sc ct.Lrmd , (Jm.1Gs I of Englnnd), trnnsforrodIDL.:.nyf cmi lios from tho Sc ottiS-h Low.Len d Counties of Dumbc.rton,~umfries an d Renfrew, :::cross the Channc L, to t nko tho Lcrid sof t.hoeo E:\rls of Lr-o Ir..nd whoso Rebellion he h ad just ond ed ,Their dos ccndrmt s beer-me the "Scotch-Irish" of history. APrinceton professor tells us this tterm wns first used intho Scottish Universitios to designc.te tho students resortingto thom froM Ulster. They wero cfl.lled "Scoto-Hybornus."Rev. Fr-nnc'ls IV~~~Kemicthe notod d l v.i.no, was enrolled inGl"~sgowUniversi t.y es "Fr nnciscus Hr.Kemius J Scoto-Hyb8nlus. ft

I-~~=~~~-------'-'-"~!l tb- €leisi:v.e RovGlu-tiGn ot 16W", culminp.ting intho "Siege of Londonderry" cn d the "B"..t t.Lc of the Boyho," itwis these r'Seotch-Irish" who sr.ved the Pr-o to s tnrrt c aus orind theroby s nvod tho liberties of the whole English-spef'.kingr r.cc , H,~nyof their do s cendnn t a c.uno from Ulster to Amorion,~g:\in seeking freedom. Thousn.nds upo~ thousr:.ncs of thosohn r dy pioneers spref'.d ovur tho vo LLcys ~.~ndr.Lcng the ri vcrsof this New \furld. History rocords not only their porsonc.lpiety but elso their rigid enforcoment of l~w 2nd ordor~And it is r. :r.l~~tter of rocord thn.t in tho Rcvo Lutd oncr-yforcos thoro wore Gibsons from. ovoryono of tho thirteoncolonies".

~. Stowr:.rt Gibson

Decomber 15, 1936