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Peter Gilstrap, Sr.
M, b. about 1705
Parents
| Father | Thomas Gilstrap (b. 1680) |
| Mother | Hannah Haseling (b. 1680, d. 1700) |
Children with Rachel Aydelott (b. about 1704, d. 1736)
| Son | James Gilstrap (b. about 1733) |
| Son | John Gilstrap (b. about 1733, d. after 1806) |
| Son |  Peter Gilstrap, Jr.+ (b. 1735, d. 10 March 1795) |
| Son | Idolet Gilstrap (b. about 1737, d. 1803) |
| Pedigree Chart | |
| Included in charts - lists | Carol Gilstrap Ancestors |
| Relationship | 6th great-grandfather of Carol Jay Gilstrap 8th great-grandfather of Isaac Silas Vaughn 8th great-grandfather of Katherine Gilstrap Scott 8th great-grandfather of Joseph Ryland Scott 8th great-grandfather of Charles Parker ("Parker") Scott 8th great-grandfather of Orly Marie Vaughn 8th great-grandfather of Avital Catherine Vaughn |
Biography
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| Anecdote | The surname "Gilstrap" is an old English name. As with most things Gilstrap, origins of the name are imprecise. One account traces it back to an ancient weapon of war know as a Galtrap. A Galtrap (sometimes Caltrap) was an ancient military instrument with four points, arranged so that when it was thrown on the ground, it always landed on three of the four points, with the fourth pointing up. Galtraps were scattered in the path of an enemy to impede and endanger the horses. A more civilized origin of the name points to Nottinghamshire, England as far back as the late 14th century in relation to a place named "Gelsthorp",or Village (Thorp) of Gold (Gels). Whatever the origin, the name has been spelled and pronounced differently through time and has come to be its present day self as Gilstrap, or occasionally Gillstrap. The story of the first Gilstraps to come to America is not too clear and is alsosubject to some speculation. The story has long been that four brothers immigrated to colonial North Carolina from England (or Scotland) and settled inthe area around New Bern, North Carolina around 1750. Recent research has revealed that there were two Gilstraps, James and Peter, living in Somerset County, Maryland. James appears to have died without any children, but Peter married Rachel Aydelotte (or Idolet) in 1731 and they were the parents of the four brothers mentioned earlier. Their names were Peter, Jr., James, Idolet and John. This changes the earlier belief that the four brothers had immigrated here. Peter Gilstrap, Sr., is estimated to have been born about 1705 in England. This estimate is based on the knowledge that he signed an indenture with John Taylorin London in 1726. Although the original indenture document no longer exists, records of it indicate that it said Peter was bound for Jamaica. John Taylor also had dealings in Maryland and it appears that Peter went on to Maryland. It is not known how the family eventually got to the New Bern, North Carolina area, but the first Federal Census, in 1790, identifies Peter Jr., James and Richard Gilstrap living in Craven County North Carolina; Henry, Idolet and Isaac Gilstrap living in adjoining Jones county. | |
| Person Source | Peter Gilstrap, Sr., had person sources.2 | |
| Birth | about 1705 | He was born about 1705 in England, United KingdomBGO.2 |
| Marriage | 1731 | He and Rachel Aydelott were married in 1731 in Somerset, Maryland, United StatesBGO.2 |
| Last Edited | 2 August 2017 |
Citations
- [S127] mhamilton176, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/2050618/person/1302157731, (.)
- [S188] Gary Neal Gilstrap, A Wiley Bunch (, Nov 2004), p. 4. Hereinafter cited as A Wiley Bunch.