Person:Matthias Gossett (1)

Watchers
Matthias Gossett, Sr.
  • HMatthias Gossett, Sr.Abt 1740 - 1811
  • WMary LittlerAbt 1740 - Abt 1800
m. Abt 1766
  1. Matthias Gossett, Jr.Abt 1767 - Abt 1820
  2. John B. GossettAbt 1769 - 1823
  3. Jacob Gossett1770 - 1852
Facts and Events
Name Matthias Gossett, Sr.
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1740 Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Marriage Abt 1766 Virginiato Mary Littler
Death[1] 7 Sep 1811 Bourbon County, Kentucky

Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

  • N-17: Mattias Gossett of Frederick County, 350 acres on Opeckon in said County. Surv. Thomas Rutherford. Adj. Richard Fidgeway, Samuel Duncan, Richard Chapman, John Reagan. 2 June 1766. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 169].
  • P-176: Matthias Gossett of Frederick County, 31⅞ acres on Opeccon in said County. Surv. Richard Rigg. Adj. Richard Ridgway, John Reece, James Steer. 5 Dec. 1772. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 219].

Records in Virginia

  • N-152: Lewis Neill of Frederick County, 392 acres on Opeckon in said County. Surv. Thomas Rutherford. Adj. Richard Ridgway, Simeon Taylor, on Waggon Road, William Neill, John Baylis, Matthias Gossett. 25 Aug. 1766. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 176].
  • O-168: Robert Blackburn of Frederick County, 500 acres on Opeckon in said County. Surv. Thomas Rutherford. Adj. Widow Siers, Reason Reagen, his Lordship, Richard Ridgway, Matthias Gossett, Jno. Regen. 6 Aug. 1768. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 197].
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).