Person:Gideon Ison (1)

1. ID: I584# Name: Gideon ISON# Sex: M# Title: Sir# Birth: 1650 in Shropshire, England# Death: 24 DEC 1701 in Ireland# Burial: Ireland# Note:Member British ParliamentHad four sons, but only one who emigrated to the US, by way of Ireland.Name available in the Shropshire burial record is Gidia Idson, was initially buried in England. His burial site was moved to Ireland.About 1700, as a reward for Gideon's faithfulness and loyalty in the fight for his crown, King William III of England, bestowed knighthood upon him. When Gideon's son John wanted to marry a commoner, Gideon forbid it. In spite of this, John's love for this comely lass led him to rebel against his father's wishes and he married her anyway. They soon ran away to America.

Marriage 1 Mary UNKNOWN b: ABT. 1653 in England Children 1. Has Children John ISON , Sr. b: ABT. 1680 in Shropshire, England

1. ID: I17988# Name: Gideon (Sir\Knight) ISON# Sex: M# Birth: 1650 in Worthen Parish, Shopshire, England# Death: 24 DEC 1701 in Ireland# Fact 5: Ison 1st was a lord in England# Fact 6: 1700, appointed Lord by William III, King of England# Fact 7: orginal name was Isbens# Fact 8: Spelled both Ison or Isom# Note: Sir Gideon was a member of the House of Lords. It is thought that the reason for the disagreement between Sir Gideon and his son , John was partly because she was a servant in Sir Gideon's houshold and also because she was Roman Catholic and Sir Gideon was a stanch Anglican. sir Gideon died while in ireland on business. His son eloped to Jamestown, Va. with Elizabeth Huff.

1 NAME Gideon /Ison/2 SOUR S170243 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 16, 20011 BIRT 2 DATE BET. 1635 - 16502 PLAC Shropshire, England2 SOUR S099992 SOUR S170243 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 16, 20012 SOUR S170243 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 16, 2001 [isomfamily.ged] About 1700, as a reward for Gideon's faithfulness and loyalty in thefight for his crown, King William III of England, bestowed knighthoodupon him. When Gideon's son John wanted to marry a commoner, Gideonforbid it. In spite of this, John's love for this coumely lass led himto rebel against his father's wishes and he amrried her anyway. Theysoon ran away to America. This particular line of Isons in America began with John and MarthaElizabeth Huff. In spite of Gideon's displeasure with them they namedtheir first born child after Gideon. 1. Burial Shropshire Register Ancestry, Vol. 4, p. 546, Gretchen Isom,(IS-50) Buried in Worthan Parish, Lord of Ireland, Lord in EnglishParliment, moved to Ireland. (Notes M. M. Elliott, IS-46) 2. Gideon reportedly disapproved of John's marriage to Martha Huff. 1 NAME Gideon /Ison/2 SOUR S170243 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 16, 20011 BIRT 2 DATE BET. 1635 - 16502 PLAC Shropshire, England2 SOUR S099992 SOUR S170243 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 16, 20012 SOUR S170243 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 16, 2001 [isomfamily.ged] About 1700, as a reward for Gideon's faithfulness and loyalty in thefight for his crown, King William III of England, bestowed knighthoodupon him. When Gideon's son John wanted to marry a commoner, Gideonforbid it. In spite of this, John's love for this coumely lass led himto rebel against his father's wishes and he amrried her anyway. Theysoon ran away to America. This particular line of Isons in America began with John and MarthaElizabeth Huff. In spite of Gideon's displeasure with them they namedtheir first born child after Gideon. 1. Burial Shropshire Register Ancestry, Vol. 4, p. 546, Gretchen Isom,(IS-50) Buried in Worthan Parish, Lord of Ireland, Lord in EnglishParliment, moved to Ireland. (Notes M. M. Elliott, IS-46) 2. Gideon reportedly disapproved of John's marriage to Martha Huff. 1 NAME Gideon /Ison/2 SOUR S170243 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 16, 20011 BIRT 2 DATE BET. 1635 - 16502 PLAC Shropshire, England2 SOUR S099992 SOUR S170243 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 16, 20012 SOUR S170243 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 16, 2001 BIOGRAPHY: Sir, Lord Gideon Ison was Knighted by William II, for services rendered

Sir Gideon ISOM ISON Pedigree Sex: M Family Event(s): Birth: 1650 , Shropshire, , England Death: 24 Dec 1701 , , Ireland Burial: 24 Dec 1701 , , , Ireland

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