Gilbert Genealogy Y-DNA Project

              

             

     

 

 

 

 

 

Bucks Co, PA/Philadelphia/Cornwall, England Gilberts

The following Gilbert families all match genetically, but at present, how they connect is unknown.   To provide some geographic information, however, Byberry is the most northeastern neighborhood in the city of Philadelphia.   Bucks County is to Philadelphia's east and north, with Bensalem being right over the county line from Byberry.   Buckingham is in the middle of Bucks County, and Warminster is on the western border of Bucks County which borders Moreland in Montgomery County.   The Moreland is significant because Gilberts settled there also. 

The Byberry Gilberts

John Gilbert of Byberry, Philadelphia, PA first settled in Bensalem, Bucks Co., PA in the 1680s.   Deed records indicate he owned land there as early as 1683.  Quaker records place him in Cornwall, England with other Quakers who would settle in Bensalem.   Based on the dates of his activities in Cornwall, I believe he was born in the 1640s.  
 

1 John Gilbert b: circa 1640 probably in Cornwall, England d: 1711 in Philadelphia, PA
.... 2 Joseph Gilbert d: 1765 in Philadelphia, PA
....... 3 Benjamin Gilbert d: 08 Jun 1780 in Canada after being taken captive by Indians
.......... 4 John Gilbert b: 23 Jul 1743 in Richland, Bucks Co. d: Apr 1803 in West Caln, Chester Co., PA
.............. 5 Benjamin Gilbert b: bet. 1780-1790  d: Bef. 1850 in Chester Co., PA
.................. 6 Isaac Gilbert b: Abt. 1825
..................... 7 Isaac Gilbert b: Abt. 1859 in Chester Co., PA
........................ 8 Chester Granville Gilbert b: 08 Apr 1898 in Chester Co., PA d: Jul 1956
............................ 9 Chester J. Gilbert b: 22 Aug 1929 in Chester Co., PA d: 13 Oct 1990 in Chester Co., PA
............................... 10  Kit 51955

The Buckingham Gilberts

The Buckingham Gilberts descend from a Joseph Gilbert who first can be found in Bucks County, PA on the 1693 Bensalem Twp. tax list.  Because he was on this tax list, we know he was at least 21 years at this time and therefore was born in 1672 or earlier.  He bought land in Buckingham, Bucks Co. in 1704 and settled there after having married Deborah Pearson in the early 1700s.   This DNA match with the Byberry Gilberts ties him to them, but we know he was not John's son since John had son Joseph who was a distinctly different individual.   Joseph could have been John of Byberry's brother, nephew or cousin.   He is presumed to have been younger than John as he married a woman born in 1675, but that's certainly not definite.   All we know for sure is that he was born 1672 or earlier.

1 Joseph Gilbert b: 1672 or earlier d: Bef. December 17, 1710 in Buckingham, Bucks Co., PA
....2 Thomas Gilbert b: circa 1703 d: 1783 in Buckingham, Bucks Co., PA
......3 Caleb C. Gilbert b: January 14, 1740 in Buckingham, Bucks Co., PA d: 1806 in Newberry Co., SC
.........4 Thomas Gilbert b: Abt. 1772 in Newberry Co., SC d: January 20, 1835 in Limestone Co., AL
............5 David Gilbert b: November 22, 1796 in Newberry Co., SC d: August 12, 1871 in Limestone Co., AL
.............. 6 Carey Gilbert b: October 09, 1818 in Newberry Co., SC d: January 13, 1893 in Giles Co., TN
..................7 Tazwell G. Gilbert b: January 20, 1860 in Giles Co., TN d: January 27, 1940 in Prospect, Giles Co., TN
.....................8 Lyle Eslick Gilbert b: June 13, 1906 Giles Co., TN d: June 28, 1965
........................9 Kit 31131
...............6 James Monroe Gilbert b: June 1847 in Limestone Co., AL d: December 10, 1927 in Saline Co., AR
..................7 Private
.....................8 Kit 31041

 

The Warminster Gilberts

Very little is known about the Samuel Gilbert Sr. below.   His existence is supported by deeds from the very early 1700s (circa 1704) that reference "Samuel Gilbert of Byberry."   One later deed for Samuel Sr.'s son Nicholas (not the one below) refers to "my father, Samuel Gilbert of Byberry."  There is a history book that says John Gilbert of Byberry gave land to his son Samuel, but John's will makes no reference a son Samuel, nor to any grandchildren by him.  

1 Samuel Gilbert Sr. of Byberry
...2 Samuel Gilbert Jr.  b. 1688 d. 1750 Warminster, Bucks Co., PA
.... 3 Nicholas Gilbert b. 1719 d. 1765 Warminster, Bucks Co., PA
....... 4 Nathan Gilbert b. 1750 Bucks Co., PA d. 1786 Berkeley Co., WV
.......... 5 Nathaniel Gilbert b. 1786 d. 1846 Brown Co., OH
.............. 6 William Gilbert b. 1817 Brown Co., OH d. 1850 Brown Co., OH
.................. 7 William Gilbert b. 1851 Brown Co., OH d. 1927  Todd Co., SD
..................... 8 William Luther Gilbert b. 1874 Adams Co., OH  1945 Davison Co., SD
........................ 9 Stanley Dettmer Gilbert 1912 SD  d. 2002
............................ 10 Kit 151846

Other Matches

The Thomas Gilbert below was born in SC per census records and married a woman from Newberry Co, SC.   Two Gilberts from the Buckingham Gilbert line settled in Newberry County, but Thomas cannot be attributed to either of one of them to date.  There were, however, other Gilberts in the early Newberry censuses who have yet to be identified.  It's possible other members of this Gilbert line came to Newberry. 

1 Thomas Gilbert b. April 15, 1793 SC probably Newberry Co. d. Aug. 12, 1869 Miami Co., OH
 .... 2 John Coppock Gilbert b. April 23, 1825 Miami Co., OH d. Apr. 24, 1883 Mercer Co., OH
 ........ 3 John Wesley Gilbert b. June 13, 1869 Mercer Co., OH  d. Jan. 31, 1949 Putnam Co., OH
 ............ 4 Andrew Orpheus Gilbert b. Aug 17, 1898  d. Aug 11. 1987 Dayton, OH
 ................. 5 Kit 132901