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Descendants of Benjamin Gilbert

Generation No. 1

1. Benjamin¹ Gilbert was born Abt. 1770 in presentday Ohio Co, KY , then MD or VA Terr., and died Abt. 1818. He married Nancy Unknown. She was born Abt. 1770 in MD, and died Aft. 1816.

Notes for Benjamin Gilbert:
Rootsweb MD 1999 Archival entry by Valerie Williams-France: Fayette County was one of the three original districts ... forty counties were ... made from Fayette. It was formed November 1, 1780, as part of Virginia ... and named in honor of General ... La Fayette. All of what is now Kentucky, and part of what is now Virginia, was designated as Fincastle County, Virginia in 1772.
... that same year, 1803, the Courthouse itself burned, again destroying most of the records.

Web sources indicate he moved from MD to KY .
Rootsweb - 1810 Census of Ohio Co, KY :
Written Page#455 Males Females All
Head of Household to-10 10-16 16-26 26-45 45+ to-10 10-16 16-26 26-45 45+ Others Slaves
83 Gilbert Benjamin 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1

Children of Benjamin Gilbert and Nancy Unknown are:

+	2	i.		Elizabeth² Gilbert, born Abt. 1794 in MD; died Aft. 1848 in Lincoln Co, MO.
	3	ii.		Samuel Gilbert, born 01 March 1796 in MD; died 20 January 1886 in Monroe Co, MO. He married (1) Dorcas Dunn 29 December 1821 in Garrard Co, KY. He married (2) Sabra Trumbo 22 November 1840 in Paris, Monroe Co, MO.

Notes for Samuel Gilbert:
Haigh: Dorcas and Samuel had seven children born in KY and MO.
Sabra and Samuel had eight children born in MO.

More About Samuel Gilbert:
Burial: Monroe Co, MO in Midway Cem.

+	4	iii.	Andrew Gilbert, born Abt. 1798; died Abt. 1845 in AR.
+	5	iv.	John Tilman Gilbert, born 31 January 1801 in Ohio Co, KY; died 16 April 1879 in Catahoula Par, LA.
+	6	v.	Thomas Benjamin Gilbert, Sr., born 03 January 1803 in Ohio Co, KY; died 05 June 1855 in Catahoula Parish, LA.
	7	vi.	Unk. Gilbert, born Abt. 1804.
	8	vii.	Cytha E. Gilbert, born Aft. 1805 in Ohio Co, KY.

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