Person:Gideon Macon (3)

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Gideon Macon, Sr.
b.Abt 1648 Allerey, Saône-et-Loire, France
d.1702 New Kent, Virginia, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1633
  1. Gideon Macon, Sr.Abt 1648 - 1702
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m. Abt 1680
  1. Gideon Macon1682 - Aft 1704
  2. Ann Macon1685 - Aft 1728
  3. Martha Macon1687 - 1716
  4. William Macon1690 - 1693
  5. William Macon1693 - 1773
  6. John Macon1695 - 1762
  7. James Macon1701 - 1768
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Facts and Events
Name Gideon Macon, Sr.
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1648 Allerey, Saône-et-Loire, France
Occupation[1] From 1671 to 1681 York, Virginia, United StatesAttorney
Occupation[1] 1677 Virginia, United StatesSecretary to Gov. William Berkeley
Marriage Abt 1680 Virginiato Martha Woodward
Occupation[1] 1693 House of Burgesses of Virginia
Occupation[1] 1696 House of Burgesses of Virginia
Occupation[1] 1702 House of Burgesses of Virginia
Death[1] 1702 New Kent, Virginia, United States
Reference Number? Q5559625?


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Gideon (or Gedeon) Macon (c. 1648–1702) was an early American settler.

There are conflicting theories regarding Gideon Macon's lineage. The one which has been commonly set forth is that his parents were from Loire, France, but Gideon had to have either been born in England or have become an English citizen to have been permitted to come to Virginia because only English citizens could live in the colony at the time. Because his family was believed to have been of Huguenot descent, they may have lived for a time in England. Many Huguenots fled France during the French Wars of Religion.

A second theory is that Gideon Macon is the son of William Macon and Ann Garland. William was born in Nottingham, England, in 1615 and sailed to Virginia Colony aboard the Merchant Ship "Bonaventure" in 1634. There, William held a Royal Patent for 400 acres in the Powhatan County (Land Office of Patents and Grants of Virginia). William also owned a tavern house in James City. Following Bacon's Rebellion, he leased the tavern house to the Colonial Government of Virginia because its office buildings had been burned down during the rebellion. Upon William Macon's death, income from the building was paid to his widow, Ann (Garland) Macon. Upon her death in 1699, her will left items to Gideon Macon and his children. This will provides additional evidence as proof that Ann (Garland) Macon was the mother of Gideon Macon. Similar evidence is unavailable to prove that Gideon Macon is of Huguenot descent.

Gideon Macon moved to Virginia sometime before 1672.[1]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Gideon Macon, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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