Person:William Gibbs (27)

!Source: "The Lundy Family & Their Descendants" by W. C. Armstong, page 288/9. William removed, about 1829 (after he had married Sarah Dixon) to Corydon, Warren county, PA. He was a Justice of the Peace for many years. When William left NJ, his daughter Edith remained at her grandfather George Lundy's, where she died about 5 years afterward. The following is an extract from a letter written by William Gibbs to Samuel Laing of Johnsonburg, NJ in Nov 6, 1831; letter is headed, "Corydon, PA." "I live on the Alleghany river where the state of NY and PA crosses said river. I am getting on in years and cannot stand portage. My family is well. They started the 6 of July in the evening and landed at Buffalo the 15th and at home the 16th. I wish there could be some way for me to get Edith here. I should have sent for her when I sent for the others, but I thought she had one year to stay with her grandmother. If you or any safe person should come near this place, I will pay the expense if you will bring her here. The best way to get here is to take the canal and come to Buffalo, thence to Portland, and by land 8 miles to Mayville, then by water to Jamestown, then by land 25 miles to this place. I live 4 or 5 miles from the Pounds, that is, Thomas, Daniel, and Jonathan."