Person:John Gamble (26)

John Gamble was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Land Records

• 20 June 1747 - John Gamble was granted 150 acres in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

• 9 May 1751 - John Gamble was granted 200 acres in Carnarvon Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [Deed Book C-51].

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Notes

Family tradition claims that John Gamble came from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and migrated to Augusta County, Virginia in the early to mid 1750's, but there are no land or court records to prove his existence there. His son Josiah Gamble is mentioned as providing a deposition in two court records ["Christopher Acklin vs. Francis Walker", 1802 and "John Vance vs. Francis Walker", 1803], listed in Chalkely's Vol. 2, surrounding a dispute regarding land on "Wolf Hill Tract", which was in nearby Washington County, Virginia, which became the town of Abingdon. It is believed by this researcher that John Gamble's family likely was located in Washington County, Virginia and not Augusta County, which appears to be likely supported by these records. Additional research is needed.

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   http://www.familycentral.net/index/family.cfm?ref1=6198:10782&ref2=6198:10783

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   A John Gamble was granted 150 acres in Lancaster County, PA on June 20, 1747 and "his family settled in Augusta County, Va. prior to 1755." This is reported by Charles E. Kemper in an article, "Early Settlers in the Valley of Virginia."
   Whether or not this is the John Gamble who fathered Josias [b.1747], Moses [b.1750-65] and David in either Lancaster County or Chester County PA is not known but seems likely. Josias and Moses eventually settled in Blount County TN with stops in various southwestern VA places in between. David settled in Augusta County, VA.
   
   http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GAMBLE/2001-07/0995731544