Andrew Gilson1

b. 22 January 1792, d. 17 October 1832
FatherWilliam Gilson2
MotherMary McBroom2
Birth22 Jan 1792 Andrew Gilson was born on 22 Jan 1792 in Virginia.3 
Marriage13 Mar 1817 He married first Anne Jett, daughter of Stephen Jett, on 13 Mar 1817.4 
Marriage9 Sep 1819 He married second Mary Moffett, daughter of Capt. John Moffett and Isabel Davis, on 9 Sep 1819.5,1 
Migration1820 Andrew and Mary left Virginia and settled in Rushville Township, Rush County, Indiana, sometime after the 1820 census was recorded in August of that year. Some records list their year of migration as 1822.6,3,7,8 
Public Serv1822 He served as overseer of the poor for Union Township, Rush County, in 1822.9 
Religion1829 When the Ben Davis Christian Church was organized in Union township in 1829 Andrew was a charter member. 
Death17 Oct 1832 Andrew died of cholera on 17 Oct 1832 in Rush County, Indiana, at age 40.10,11,12 

Family 1

Anne Jett d. 5 Jul 1819
Child
  • Anna Elizabeth Gilson13,14,15 (circa 1819 - )

Family 2

Mary Moffett b. 7 Dec 1796, d. Aug 1845
Children
Last Edited30 Mar 2012

Citations

  1. [S10] "Journal of Mary Jane Beaty (Davis) Moffett", p. 16.
  2. [S301] Clan Moffat in America Project, "Mary Moffett-Andrew Gilson family group sheet". This FGS is partially typed and partially completed in an unidentified script.
  3. [S1928] Atlas of Rush County, Indiana, p. 14.
  4. [S2078] Gilson Family Records.
  5. [S1943] Watt, "Andrew Gilson-Mary Moffett" family group sheet. Anne cites descendants of Andrew Gilson who state their information came from a family bible.
  6. [S475] History of Rush County, Indiana, p. 338.
  7. [S505] Citizens Historical Association, Biographical Sketches of Rush Co., IN. Article dated April 18, 1942 provides biographical information on Dayton Herschel Gilson; states Andrew and Mary came to Rush Co. in 1822.
  8. [S621] And- Gilson household, 1820 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, p. 944 (added script), p. 211 (stamped in lower right corner), viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2005, image 19 of 48. Andrew Gilson, hd of household; 1 M (under 10); 1M (10-15); 1M (26-44); 1 F (under 10); 1F (16-25).
  9. [S475] History of Rush County, Indiana, p. 292.
  10. [S301] Clan Moffat in America Project, "Mary Moffett-Andrew Gilson family group sheet". This FGS is partially typed and partially completed in an unidentified script. It was submitted to William Thomas Moffett, Athens, IL who collected the Clan information after the death of George West Maffet. Andrew's death was a typed entry: 17 Oct. 1832 Rush Co., IN.
  11. [S475] History of Rush County, Indiana, p. 379. This source provides year and cause of death.
  12. [S505] Citizens Historical Association, Biographical Sketches of Rush Co., IN. Article dated April 18, 1942 provides biographical information on Dayton Herschel Gilson. This source states that Andrew died in 1832 of cholera.
  13. [S694] Stephen Jett will (1832), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 6: 270. The will names Stephen's granddaughter Ann Gilson and leaves her a horse, saddle and bridle.. "which I intend for her mothers part of my estate".
  14. [S1930] Petition to sell land (Aug. 1837), Rush Co. Indiana Probate Complete Order Book Vol. 2: 211. Mary Gilson guard of Ann, John, Isabella, Washington, and Hannah Gilson, infant heirs of Andrew Gilson, dec.
  15. [S7] Ann Gilson was named in the will of Stephen Jett in 1832 in Washington Co. Virginia. It is clear from the wording of the will that Ann's mother was deceased. Andrew Gilson is known to have married Stephen Jett's daughter (also named Ann). Ann Gilson is named as Andrew's heir in probate papers filed after Andrew Gilson's death. Oddly, however, she is not named as Andrew's daughter in family records compiled by the Gilson family themselves. They state that Andrew Gilson marr Anne Jett on 13 March 1817 and that the one child of this marriage was born and died on March 13, 1819. Since Ann Gilson lived well into adulthood I cannot explain this discrepancy.