Person:David Gass (2)

Name	Capt. David Gass
Gender	Male
Birth`^?`	1729	Prob. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Marriage	1760	Prob. Virginiato Sarah Unknown (Cowan?)
Death`^?`	5 May 1806	Madison County, Kentucky

1 Documentation
2 Overview
3 Sources
4 Notes
5 Notes

Gass Tapestry

……………………..The Tapestry
Families	Old Chester	OldAugusta	Germanna
New River	SWVP	Cumberland	Carolina Cradle
The Smokies	Old Kentucky

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Documentation

Source: This article was begun on FamilyPedia

Source:Woods,1901

Data. Roster of the Albemarle Militia, 1758

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Overview

From:Source:Woods,1901 "History of Albemarle County, Virginia", by Rev. Edgar Woods, pub. 1901, pg. 363:

DAVID GASS - Capt. David Gass was born in Pennsylvania in 1729. He settled early in Albemarle Co., Va., where he was serving in the militia in 1758. In 1769 he moved to Castlewood and prepared to go with Boone to Kentucky in 1773. After the Indians attacked Boone's party in Powell Valley, Boone came to Castlewood and lived in a cabin on Capt. Gass's land until he moved to Boonesboro in 1775. Capt. Gass made seven trips to Kentucky before finally moving his family there in 1777. Gass sold his home place on the Clinch to his brother-in-law, Capt. William Cowan, who in turn sold it to James Osborne, Gass died in Madison Co., Ky."

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Sources

Kentucky Land Grants, 1782-1924; Book 7; 14 Dec 1782; David Gass 550 acres Stoners Fork, Fayette County

Kentucky Land Grants, 1782-1924; Book 3; 25 Dec 1782; William Cowan 400 acres Licking Creek, Fayette County (became Bourbon County).

Bourbon County, Kentucky, Deed Book B, pp. 72 and 74 (two deeds). 14 Sep 1790. William Cowan of Greene County, North Carolina to Alexander Breckenridge of Washington County, Virginia, 400 and 1000 acres on the waters of Stoner, a branch of Licking Creek in Bourbon County, District of Kentucky. Land corner to David Gass.

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Notes

There are indications that David Gass was a brotherinlaw to the Moore family. That might indicate that his wife's last name was "Moore". This might also mean that one of the Moore's, for example might have married a brother or sister of David Gass, which would give no indication of the last name of David's wife.

From Chalkley's Augusta County Records:

Page 202.--10th October, 1749. William Magill's will--Wife, Margaret, and her son, David Gass; sons, James and William, adjoining Charles Campbell; son, John; grandchild, James' son; daughter, Elizabeth. Executors, Robert Cravens, Hugh Campbell. Signed William Magill, Margaret Magill. Teste: Andrew Erwin, Charles Campbell. Proved, 29th November, 1749, when Margaret renounced the will.