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Name[1] Joseph Gist
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1677
Marriage to Ann Simpson

From Genforum.com post:

Re: John Simpson "Scotsman" - Gist Posted by: Erick Montgomery Date: August 26, 2000 at 19:37:57 In Reply to: Re: John Simpson "Scotsman" - Part Two by MarySapp of 71


The following deposition provides evidence that John Gist was born circa 1722, since he was aged about 26 in 1748. This fact provides collaborating evidence that John was the son, rather than the husband, of Anne Simpson Gist in the deposition that Mary Gregg cited in the previous post. I would like to thank Lee Lewis for sharing this information from his excellent research files.

WASHINGTON PAPERS, SPENCER-WASHINGTON GRANT OF 1748, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Mount Vernon, VA

The annexed Depositions of Anne Drakeford Daniel Ansdale Thomas Odford, John Gist & Jeremiah Sparks were taken before me the 29th Day of March one thousand sever hundred & forth eight

MSS-43 D, reverse side

John Gist of Fairfax County planter aged about twenty six years being produced as a Witness by the Deft & examined being first sworn on the Holy Evangelists deponeth & saith that the place now shown by his to the Surveyor & Jury is the place where Mr. Zachariah Wade committed the Trespass about six years ago for which he was sued by Mr. Darrell the now Deft & was as this Deponent has heard the said Zarhariah Wade himself say adjudged a Trespasser in the General Court & this same place was on the Survey in that Suit shown by this Deponent to Mr. Robert Brookes who was the County Surveyor being interrogated by the Plt he says that he heard his Mother say that Mr. Thomas Marshall the now Plt. Demanded Rent & Possession of her about four or five years ago which she refused him and further this Deponent saith not

John Gist

I hope this will help to set the record straight on John Gist's relationship to Joseph and Anne (Simpson) Gist.

Erick Montgomery Erickdm@@aol.com

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brøderbund Software, Inc. World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1. (Release date: November 29, 1995)
    Tree #2011.

    Date of Import: Jan 10, 1998

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