Charles Ryland Scott Family
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Peter Gilstrap, Jr.
M, b. 1735, d. 10 March 1795
Parents
| Father | Peter Gilstrap, Sr. (b. about 1705) |
| Mother | Rachel Aydelott (b. about 1704, d. 1736) |
Children with Mary Jane Bright (b. 1743, d. after 1803)
| Daughter | Charity Gilstrap (b. 1762, d. 1850) |
| Daughter | Nancy Gilstrap (b. 1764) |
| Son | Benjamin Gilstrap+ (b. 1766, d. 1805) |
| Son | Hardy Gilstrap+ (b. 10 October 1766, d. 7 December 1829) |
| Son | Richard Gilstrap+ (b. 6 May 1768, d. 18 December 1835) |
| Son | Lewis Wiley Gilstrap+ (b. 1770, d. 21 May 1854) |
| Daughter | Ellender Gilstrap+ (b. 1772, d. 1832) |
| Daughter | Mary ("Polly") Gilstrap (b. 1774, d. 1805) |
| Daughter | Eleanor ("Nelly") Gilstrap+ (b. 1774, d. 1832) |
| Son | Bright Gilstrap+ (b. 1776, d. 23 December 1835) |
| Daughter | Wealthy Gilstrap+ (b. 1778, d. 1825) |
| Daughter | Winifred Gilstrap+ (b. 1785, d. 15 August 1838) |
| Son | Barnett Gilstrap+ (b. 1790, d. 1844) |
| Pedigree Chart | |
| Included in charts - lists | Carol Gilstrap Ancestors Descendants of Peter Gilstrap Jr b. ca 1735 Pedigree Indented - Carol |
| Relationship | 5th great-grandfather of Carol Jay Gilstrap 7th great-grandfather of Isaac Silas Vaughn 7th great-grandfather of Katherine Gilstrap Scott 7th great-grandfather of Joseph Ryland Scott 7th great-grandfather of Charles Parker ("Parker") Scott 7th great-grandfather of Orly Marie Vaughn 7th great-grandfather of Avital Catherine Vaughn |
Person Exhibits
Biography
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| Anecdote | Peter Jr. was born in 1735 in Somerset County, Maryland, and died in 1795 in Craven County, North Carolina. He is buried in Wilmington, North Carolina. Peter Jr.'s wife was named Mary Jane, but her maiden name is not known for sure. It was possibly Bright, which shows up repeatedly in later generations as a commonly used first name. They were married in 1764 in Craven County, North Carolina. Mary was born in 1743 and died sometime after 1803. Peter Jr. was a Revolutionary War soldier and he has been well established in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). His National DAR number is 358598. According to his last will and testament, Peter Jr. was a planter and he apparently did not have much affection for the state of North Carolina. When Peter Jr. died in 1795 he appointed his wife Mary and son Lewis as executors of his estate. Interestingly, in Peter Jr.'s will he left his land holdings in North Carolina to his wife Mary, but with specific conditions attached. Peter Jr. left her the plantation on which they lived containing 76 acres, and a close-by tract containing 96 acres, "that is if she shall chuse to sell it and go into the back country and carry the children with her, her deed shall be good". The Pendleton District of South Carolina made up most of what was referred to as the "back country". Peter Jr.'s will goes on to say that "otherwise if she continues here, at her death the said land shall be sold and the money equally divided betwixt these four children: Polly Gilstrap, Bright Gilstrap, Welthy Gilstrap, and Winifred Gilstrap." It appears that Mary took at least part of her husband's advice because on October 19, 1796, Mary sold a tract of 65 acres and another tract of 93 acres for £150 to Thomas Kent. The acreage shown on the deed transfers is a little off from that described in the will, but this appears to be the land Peter Jr. left her. She didn't move to the "back country" but she did move almost all the way across the state of North Carolina. In 1797 Mary purchased 400 acres on the waters of Crows and Abbotts Creeks, in Rowan County, North Carolina. Rowan County is in the area around the current town of Salisbury, North Carolina. This land was sold on August 9, 1803, by Mary, Richard, Hardy, and Bright, widow and sons of Peter Gilstrap, to Lewis Beard for £400. Mary may have then moved to the "back country" with sons Lewis and Hardy. | |
| DNA Verified | 67 DNA matches through Peter Gilstrap, Jr., | |
| Person Source | He had person sources.1 | |
| Birth | 1735 | He was born in 1735 in Somerset County, Maryland, United StatesBGO.1 |
| Marriage | 1764 | He and Mary Jane Bright were married in 1764 in Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United StatesBG.1,2 |
| Residence | 1769 | He lived in No Township Listed, Craven County, NCBG, in 1769.3 |
| Residence | 1770 | He lived in No Township Listed, Craven County, NCBG, in 1770.3 |
| Residence | 1790 | He lived in Craven, North Carolina, United StatesBGO, in 1790.4 |
| 1790 Federal Census (fam) | 1790 | He and Mary Jane Bright appeared in the 1790 federal census in 1790 in Craven, North Carolina, United StatesBGO. |
| Death | 10 March 1795 | He died on 10 March 1795 at age ~60 in Wilmington, Craven County, North Carolina, United StatesBG.1,2 |
| Last Edited | 9 April 2019 |
Citations
- [S188] Gary Neal Gilstrap, A Wiley Bunch (, Nov 2004), p. 4. Hereinafter cited as A Wiley Bunch.
- [S127] mhamilton176, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/2050618/person/1302157731, (.)
- [S374] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
- [S256] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Craven, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 431; Image: 574; Family History Library Film: 0568147
