Oh those Gaskins Women!

So this post will be about just the Gaskin lady's!  Those that were brave enough to marry into this wild and crazy family, have kids and leave behind a legacy!  Enjoy and please  look to the right and join this page so I can quit posting it on Facebook!

Elizabeth Betty Paul who was married to Ozias Gaskins is where we will start!  Her family liniage is from England.  They sailed over between 1717-1758.  I am sorry but this will be a short post because I didn't do much history on the wives until we get closer to our year.  There isn't alot of information on the lady's from back then unless they did something outragious!  Some of them you can't find anything on not even a last name.  Oh how the world has changed.

Then there was Hansalona ?. I don't have a last name for her.  See what I mean.  I do though have a photo.  Thank you Grandpa...



Hansilona ?
 



So that leaves me with the lady that we all know Lela Mea Purifoy.  She was born to Leonard Oscar Purifoy and Ida J. Rowe, but we will get more into that at another time!

 

Wanna see Lela?  Yep she was pretty.....She had 5 kids total.  Belma and William lived with her

 parents at one time or another.  That is what the census for that year states and well I am not one to doubt what was written before I was born.  After she moved to Texas with her husband it shows that she once again has all of her kids.  She later got a job at Sears I believe.  I also have a photo of her at work and one with her husband Paul.  

Lela and Paul on a road trip in 55'



 

Where did I leave off on the Gaskins?

Ah yes I remember....

Thomas Gaskins.  As you can tell by reading yesterdays post, he is a little harder to do.  Put that on top of the fact that there isn't anyone I can go to for questions besides my grandpa, so......

What I do know is that Thomas was born in Virgina but died in North Carolina.  It is believed to be that he was married to Hannah Bright but I also have down that he may have married a Hannah Hull first.  Now when I looked at it more I see that if it was so that he had in fact married both then they were married at the same time :/?  I say that because the kids were intermingled with the dates they were born.  I will put it all down for now but I may change it later when I find out for sure!

Hannah Hull was first...
      Sarah Eustance  1782-1824

Hannah Ann Bright
      Harman  1750-1826
      Elizabeth  1755-1833
      Thomas  1755-1790
      Alice  Peachy  1774-1860
      David  1778-1866
      Fisher  1780-1848
      Levi  1788-1844
     
See what I am talking about?  It is weird but hey maybe he cheated and never married Hannah Hull.  I guess we will have to wait and see!

So Levi is our ancestry and he married Mary Warren in 1806 and they only had two kids that I see.

      Needham  1820-1855
      Maryann   1822-1864

They lived in North Carolina for their whole lives.

Now Needham Married Alice Stapleford and they had one child named Ozias which was born in 1848 and died in 1890 at the age of only 42.

In his short life he did marry of course.  Her name was Elizabeth Betty Paul.  They were married in her father's house William Timothy Paul.  They had several kids....

      Eli Graham  1876-1957
      Emer B  1879-1916
      Elvira Jane  1879-1974
      William Lubbie  1881-1965
      Alice B 1872-1976
      Annie  1884-1978
      Julia  1886-1968
      Unity  1888-1980

Other than the fact that they lived in the same town fairly close to one another there isn't much there yet, but I just started this about a year ago.

Eli Graham Gaskins my grandpa Hubert remembers.   He married Hansilona and they had Six kids!

   

I have a photo of Hansilona also but I want to show you when I do the wives!

 

So six kids wow!   

 

      Lora  1901-

      Lloyd  1905-

      Vera  1906-

      Paul  1913-

      Cecil  1916-

      Elvin  1920-

 

Now we are getting to the fun part!  Paul is my great-Grandpa! 

 

 

 He married Lela Purifoy.  They together had 3 boys; but Paul raised 2 of Lela's from before they were married Belma Rhea 1928-2000 and William (I will have to get that date for you)!

      Hubert Earl  1933- Living

      Cleo  1938- (get back with ya)

      Darrel (Gene)  1946-1997 (He used to chase us around the pool trying to suck our Eyeballs out!)

Ok So that brings us up to speed on the Gaskins!  You can take it where you want from here!  I will still be posting stories and photo's as I get them.  I will also still be putting up memroabillia and such!

Gaskins time!

Ok so the Gaskins go way back to England in the 1600's so far.  I know, long way right!  Anyways the First Gascoigne (that is the way it was origanlly spelt) was Henry Gascoigne. 

Henry was born in Yorkshire England in 1566. WOW!  He met and married his wife Ann Hobbs and they had children.  The only child right now that I have on file for them was Thomas.  He was born on May 16, 1601 also in Yorkshire England. 

It shows that Thomas was married to Sarah Elizabeth Gambling. 

Together they had 5 children Josiah Gascoyne 1617-1675; Henry Gascoyne 1622-1691; Josias Gascoyne 1626-1675; Mary Gascoyne 1626 (twins); Thomas Gascoyne 1626-1676; Alice Gascoyne 1628-1702.

Henry Gascoyne is the one I followed because he is my Ancestor and yours also.

Please keep in mind while reading this that I am just doing the paternal side this go around.  I will try in the near future to do a blog on just the Wives of the years!

Came from England in abt 1627

Ok so sometime after Henry and the others were born they sailed over here. 


After they arrived Henry met a young lady named Elizabeth Gaskin.  Elizabeth was born in 1654-1701.  She had a short life but was able to produce 5 children, which were all born in Virgina.


    

Henry Gascoyne 1669-

Elizabeth Gascoyne 1677-1719

Thomas Gascoyne 1681-1738

William Gaskin Gascoyne 1682-1718

John Gascoyne 1683-1720

 

 

So following the Paternal side, Henry married an Elizabeth and had one child named Robert.  He was born in 16?? and died in 1709.  ?  Red flags are waving here!  I will figure this out and get back to it another time.  Carrying on.....Later he remarried to Unknown and had 4 more kids.

 

Henry Gascoyne 1704-1775

Elizabeth Gascoyne 1706-?

Susanna Gascoyne1708-?

Thomas Gascoyne 1709-1874

 

Now Robert is the one we will follow which is why I said I will have to get back to you on the details.

 

Robert Gascoyne Married Anne Fisher, and they had 5 kids 3 of which were Triplets it looks like.  :/  again I am stumped on that because it was very unlikely that they would have all survived.

 

Bridget Gascoyne 1696-1718

Harmon Gascoyne 1696-1771

Tamar Gascoyne 1696- 1799

Dent Gascoyne 1698-

Jane Gascoyne 1700-1718

 

It seems to me that people back then didn't move all that much.  They are still in Virginia. 

 

Ok so we will go with Harmon.  He lived to be 75 years old!  Holy Moly that is really old for back then!  At the age of 24 he married Rachel Benthall and had 2 kids. 

                       Pay close attention because somewhere in here the name changed to Gaskins

 

Fisher Gaskins 1725-1757

Thomas Gaskins 1725-1787

 

Thomas is a little tricky.  I don't quite understand all of his yet.  When I get it all down pat I will share it but until then here is Thomas's Last Will and Testiment.

 

Thomas GASKINS¹ was born about 1724 in Northampton Co., Va..² He signed a will in 1787 in Craven Co., NC. 1791 In the Name of God, Amen. I, Thomas Gaskins of Craven County and State of North Carolina & bein (being) meek of body But sound in mind and memory. Blesed (blessed) be God for it, and knowing the mortality of mankind that is appointed for all men once to die do there fore make this my last will and testment (testment) ?as ?touching this ? wordly been Pleas (please) god to bless me with in this life. I will and bequeath unto my beloved son Thomas Gaskins all my land one hundred and fifty acres with the ?manas (manor) plantation and 50 acres joining it & 40 acres joining on the other side and any still all so (also) leave to my son Harmon Gaskins. I all so (also) give to my Fisher Gaskins one fellow named Manuel. Item I give to my daughter Sarah Kemp on Negro wench cauld (called) Pacients I all give to my daughter Elesebeth Arther one wench cauled (called) Fillis. I allso (also) lend to my well beloved wife Hannah Gaskins all my stock of cattle, horses, sheep & hogs and household furnetur (furniture) during her life and my plantation I leave with my plantation and after her deceas (decease) the stock & forneture (furniture) to be equally divided between my sons William Gaskins, Harmon Gaskins, & Fisher Gaskins & my daughters Sarah Kemp and Elesebeth Arther. I do hereby appoiunt my beloved son Thomas Gaskins and my beloved friend James Pearce my executors. Sealed this Twenty third of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven
James Pearce Thomas Gaskins
David Hill mark He died before 10 Dec 1791 in Craven Co., NC.² DAR Patriot Index Centennial Editon/1990, Part II, page 1132. Thomas Gaskins is listed with Patriotic Service.

Thomas Gaskins purchased a 100 acre tract of land on the Upper Broad Creek, Craven Co, from Daniel West on January 17, 1748 and an additional 150 acres from Chris Dawson in August 1757.

Thomas Gaskins is named in Fisher Gaskins will dated November 15, 1757, as brother and executor.

North Carolina Tax Payers 1701-1786, page 75, pub 1986. List Thomas Gaskins as the only Gaskins in Craven Co in 1769 to pay taxes. Craven Tax years included were 1719, 1720, and 1769.

Heritage of Craven Co, NC pages 144-146/1984. Thomas Gaskins will was dated 1787 and he died in 1791. Thomas is listed as being in the Militia during the Revolutionary War.

1790 US Census Heads of Families at The First Census of the United States, Taken in the Year 1790/1908, page 133.
Free White Males 16+ including heads of Families: 1
Free White Males under 16: 0
Free White Females including heads of families 1
Slaves 5

It is possible that Thomas married a Bright daughter, but was it Ann?
1748 January 17. Thomas Gaskins purchased a 100 acre tract of land on the Upper Broad Creek, Craven Co, from Daniel West on January 17, 1748 and an additional 150 acres from Chris Dawson in August 1757.

1755 Oct 9. Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774, by Murtie June Clark, pub 1983, page 753, North Carolina Militia (French and Indian War). A list of the Militia Commanded by Captain Joseph Bryan, Craven County, North Carolina, commanded by Colonel Edward Griffith, October 9, 1755. Number 41, Thomas Gaskins, Private.

1756 Feb-May 1756, Craven County NC, Court Minutes, Book IV, page 326 List Thos. Gascoyne (8) as being on the Petit Jury.

1757 November 15. Thomas Gaskins is named in Fisher Gaskins Will as brother and executor.

1769 North Carolina Tax Payers 1701-1786, page 75, pub 1986. List Thomas Gaskins as the only Gaskins in Craven Co in 1769 to pay taxes. Craven Tax years included were 1719, 1720, and 1769.

1770 Craven Co, NC, Court Minutes, 1767-1778, Book VII. page 97. March 1770. A Deed of Sale from Thomas Gaskins to William Gaskins for Fifty Acres of Land was proved in open court by the Oath of James Arthur.

1779, North Carolina Taxpayers, 1679-1790. Tax list of Craven County, list Thomas Gaskins; submitted by Tonya Hall.

1784-1787 State Census of NC, page 12. List taken by Jas. Campbell, Esq. Inhabitants on Capt. Freemans District. Feby. Term 1787. Stevens Gray, C.C. List 1m 21-60, 1m -21-60+, 2f, 4 slaves.

1787 Heritage of Craven Co, NC pages 144-146/1984. Thomas Gaskins will was dated 1787 and he died in 1791. Thomas is listed as being in the Militia during the Revolutionary War.

1790 US Census Heads of Families at The First Census of the United States, Taken in the Year 1790/1908, page 133.
Free White Males 16+ including heads of Families: 1
Free White Males under 16: 0
Free White Females including heads of families 1
Slaves 5

1791 In the Name of God, Amen. I, Thomas Gaskins of Craven County and State of North Carolina & bein (being) meek of body But sound in mind and memory. Blesed (blessed) be God for it, and knowing the mortality of mankind that is appointed for all men once to die do there fore make this my last will and testment (testment) ?as ?touching this ? wordly been Pleas (please) god to bless me with in this life. I will and bequeath unto my beloved son Thomas Gaskins all my land one hundred and fifty acres with the ?manas (manor) plantation and 50 acres joining it & 40 acres joining on the other side and any still all so (also) leave to my son Harmon Gaskins. I all so (also) give to my Fisher Gaskins one fellow named Manuel. Item I give to my daughter Sarah Kemp on Negro wench cauld (called) Pacients I all give to my daughter Elesebeth Arther one wench cauled (called) Fillis. I allso (also) lend to my well beloved wife Hannah Gaskins all my stock of cattle, horses, sheep & hogs and household furnetur (furniture) during her life and my plantation I leave with my plantation and after her deceas (decease) the stock & forneture (furniture) to be equally divided between my sons William Gaskins, Harmon Gaskins, & Fisher Gaskins & my daughters Sarah Kemp and Elesebeth Arther. I do hereby appoiunt my beloved son Thomas Gaskins and my beloved friend James Pearce my executors. Sealed this Twenty third of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven
James Pearce Thomas Gaskins
David Hill mark

1791, Dec 10th. A just and true inventory of all and singular the goods and chattels belonging to estate of Thomas Gaskins deceased taken this 10th day of December 1791.
Viz
38 Head of Hogs including large and small
4 Ditto of horses young and old
29 head of sheep including 10 at Fishers G
84 head of Black Cattle young and including 4 at Fisher Gaskins
2 Bar plows and their tackling
1 Fluke ditto
1 Three hoed harrow
11 Hoes large and small
2 Grubbing hoes
1 Spade
1 Ox Yoke
1 Whell barrow
1 Whip saw
1 Cross cut ditto
1 earthen - - - -

4 - - - -
19 Old barrels
1 Wolf trap
2 Riddles
A small quanity of flax in the straw
1 Cloth loom with its apparatus
3 Sides of Tanned leather
A small quanity of bricks
1 Grind stone
6 Iron pots large and small
4 pair of pot hooks
2 Trammels
1 Set of pewter measures
3 Gin cases with empty bottles
1 Frying pan 1 pair of flesh forks
1 hand mil and 1 griddle
1 Flax Break?
3 Men's saddles adn bridles
1 Large pair of Steelyards
1 Small ditto
5 Small earthen bowls
1 Box of iron and heaters
3 Skillets
1 Coffee mill
2 Mouse traps
6 Yellow porringers
1 Coffee pot
8 Pewter dishes large and small
9 Pewter basins large and small
2 dozen pewter spoons
1 1/2 dozen pewter plates
1 Large stone dish
10 stone plates
1/2 dozen pewter tea spoons
1 Basket of glass and earthen ware
1 Iron spice mortar and pestle
1 pair of cotton cards
2 pair of Woolen cards
2 linen wheel
3 woolen ditto

1 Flax hackle
3 Reap hooks
4 bells large and small
2 Augurs
1 Gouge
1 Chisel
1 Broad Ax
1 Carpenters ax
8 Club axes
1 new drawing knife
1 Iron square
3 Pieces of iron chains
2 Hand saws
One parcel of old iron
2 baskets of wool
50 weight of yarn numbered 1
8 wt. of picked cotton in a bag No1
90 wt. of thread in a large bag No 2
29 wt. of ditto in a for trowes? No 3
15 wt. of thread & cotton No 4

1792 Division of land occured in 1792; submitted by Linda G. Hall.

Due to the mention of Harmon Gaskins in 1754 in William Brights will, it leads me to believe that Harmon was the 1st son of Thomas Gaskins and Hannah Bright. Also looking at the census' it would bear out that Fisher, Thomas Jr. and Elizabeth would be Harmon's full siblings with Sarah and William his half siblings. This concurs with the listing of sons in Thomas Gaskins will, as Thomas Jr. is listed 1st(he was left so much because as the youngest he had yet to recieve his share as the older children had already), William 2nd, Harmon 3rd, and Fisher 4th. With daughers Sarah being listed 1st and Elizabeth as 2nd.

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DAR Patriot Index Centennial Editon/1990, Part II, page 1132. Thomas Gaskins is listed with Patriotic Service.

Thomas Gaskins purchased a 100 acre tract of land on the Upper Broad Creek, Craven Co, from Daniel West on January 17, 1748 and an additional 150 acres from Chris Dawson in August 1757.

Thomas Gaskins is named in Fisher Gaskins will dated November 15, 1757, as brother and executor.

North Carolina Tax Payers 1701-1786, page 75, pub 1986. List Thomas Gaskins as the only Gaskins in Craven Co in 1769 to pay taxes. Craven Tax years included were 1719, 1720, and 1769.

Heritage of Craven Co, NC pages 144-146/1984. Thomas Gaskins will was dated 1787 and he died in 1791. Thomas is listed as being in the Militia during the Revolutionary War.

1755 Oct 9. Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774, by Murtie June Clark, pub 1983, page 753, North Carolina Militia (French and Indian War). A list of the Militia Commanded by Captain Joseph Bryan, Craven County, North Carolina, commanded by Colonel Edward Griffith, October 9, 1755. Number 41, Thomas Gaskins, Private.

1756 Feb-May 1756, Craven County NC, Court Minutes, Book IV, page 326 List Thos. Gascoyne (8) as being on the Petit Jury.

1757 November 15. Thomas Gaskins is named in Fisher Gaskins Will as brother and executor.

1769 North Carolina Tax Payers 1701-1786, page 75, pub 1986. List Thomas Gaskins as the only Gaskins in Craven Co in 1769 to pay taxes. Craven Tax years included were 1719, 1720, and 1769.

1770 Craven Co, NC, Court Minutes, 1767-1778, Book VII. page 97. March 1770. A Deed of Sale from Thomas Gaskins to William Gaskins for Fifty Acres of Land was proved in open court by the Oath of James Arthur.

1779, North Carolina Taxpayers, 1679-1790. Tax list of Craven County, list Thomas Gaskins; submitted by Tonya Hall.

1784-1787 State Census of NC, page 12. List taken by Jas. Campbell, Esq. Inhabitants on Capt. Freemans District. Feby. Term 1787. Stevens Gray, C.C. List 1m 21-60, 1m -21-60+, 2f, 4 slaves.

1787 Heritage of Craven Co, NC pages 144-146/1984. Thomas Gaskins will was dated 1787 and he died in 1791. Thomas is listed as being in the Militia during the Revolutionary War.

1790 US Census Heads of Families at The First Census of the United States, Taken in the Year 1790/1908, page 133.
Free White Males 16+ including heads of Families: 1
Free White Males under 16: 0
Free White Females including heads of families 1
Slaves 5

1791 In the Name of God, Amen. I, Thomas Gaskins of Craven County and State of North Carolina & bein (being) meek of body But sound in mind and memory. Blesed (blessed) be God for it, and knowing the mortality of mankind that is appointed for all men once to die do there fore make this my last will and testment (testment) ?as ?touching this ? wordly been Pleas (please) god to bless me with in this life. I will and bequeath unto my beloved son Thomas Gaskins all my land one hundred and fifty acres with the ?manas (manor) plantation and 50 acres joining it & 40 acres joining on the other side and any still all so (also) leave to my son Harmon Gaskins. I all so (also) give to my Fisher Gaskins one fellow named Manuel. Item I give to my daughter Sarah Kemp on Negro wench cauld (called) Pacients I all give to my daughter Elesebeth Arther one wench cauled (called) Fillis. I allso (also) lend to my well beloved wife Hannah Gaskins all my stock of cattle, horses, sheep & hogs and household furnetur (furniture) during her life and my plantation I leave with my plantation and after her deceas (decease) the stock & forneture (furniture) to be equally divided between my sons William Gaskins, Harmon Gaskins, & Fisher Gaskins & my daughters Sarah Kemp and Elesebeth Arther. I do hereby appoiunt my beloved son Thomas Gaskins and my beloved friend James Pearce my executors. Sealed this Twenty third of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven
James Pearce Thomas Gaskins
David Hill mark

Folder title: 1770
Information: Indictment against Thomas GASKINS for obstructing the road from
Lenfields Ferry and Wiggins1s point, through the Thoroughfair to Core Point
Date: 1 May 1770
County: Craven
Thomas GASKINS and Hannah "Ann" BRIGHT were married about 1750 in Craven Co., NC.²

 

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In the Name of God, Amen. I, Thomas Gaskins of Craven County and State of North Carolina & bein (being) meek of body But sound in mind and memory. Blesed (blessed) be God for it, and knowing the mortality of mankind that is appointed for all men once to die do there fore make this my last will and testment (testment) ?as ?touching this ? wordly been Pleas (please) god to bless me with in this life. I will and bequeath unto my beloved son Thomas Gaskins all my land one hundred and fifty acres with the ?manas (manor) plantation and 50 acres joining it & 40 acres joining on the other side and any still all so (also) leave to my son Harmon Gaskins. I all so (also) give to my Fisher Gaskins one fellow named Manuel. Item I give to my daughter Sarah Kemp on Negro wench cauld (called) Pacients I all give to my daughter Elesebeth Arther one wench cauled (called) Fillis. I allso (also) lend to my well beloved wife Hannah Gaskins all my stock of cattle, horses, sheep & hogs and household furnetur (furniture) during her life and my plantation I leave with my plantation and after her deceas (decease) the stock & forneture (furniture) to be equally divided between my sons William Gaskins, Harmon Gaskins, & Fisher Gaskins & my daughters Sarah Kemp and Elesebeth Arther. I do hereby appoiunt my beloved son Thomas Gaskins and my beloved friend James Pearce my executors. Sealed this Twenty third of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven
James Pearce Thomas Gaskins
David Hill mark
Division of land occured in 1792

 

 

So Let's began with the Starcher's

Ok well I am going to figure out what works best for all involved, but for now I will give you what I know on the Starcher's side.

Hiram Ed Starcher Born in 1871 in West Virginia and died in 1908 in West Virginia.
          As far as I can tell he lived in Roan County his whole life.  He did marry, but his wife to his 5 kids is unknown.  Unless it is in fact Louisa F. Lynch.  The five children were...

                     Olive, Commadore, Homer, Bessie, and Mannie in that order.  Just so happens that I have a photo of Commadore.

So onward now.  Commadore married Louvena Carpenter when he was 21 and she was around 14.  They in turn had 5 children in the following order....

                            Max, Fay, Vandel, Raymond, Coy. 

Coy married Mary Lou Kindler on Dec. 6, 1952.... Wanna see the Marriage Licence?

 As far as I can tell they lived in Ohio and then moved to Texas sometime later.  They had the following kids...

Rodney, Virginia, Carol, Glen,Wanda, Kimberly, Robert. 



                     Wanna see my dad?





Rodney is my dad who married my Mom Vickie Lynn Gaskins on July 28, 1978. 

                  They had Me and My sister :)

I started with the Starchers because I don't have alot of information on them so it was just easier to start here. 


I will try to get the next one started in the next couple of weeks. 

Hope you enjoyed this one though.  

Hello and welcome

Hi, Well I just figured that MY Family as in My mom and My dad's sides of the family would love to know what I find when I do all of my research.  If you are here it is because you want to be here! 

Thank you for wanting to know more about our family.

 I am sure that you all know that I am Melinda and my mom is Vickie and my dad is Rodney.  I also have a sister named Suezanne. 

This page will be here for me to post all of my family gatherings hence the name :)  I will post all that I find on here when I find it.  I will also post pictures on here. 

I have made a website for my Maternal side of the family because I was asked, but I thought that my Paternal side needed something too.

This is also going to be here for those of you that don't want to sign up for the website and I don't blame you. 

There is a place on the side here that you can push to follow or put your email in and it will let you know when I post something new.  Just like any blog.  If you find something and would like to add it on here let me know and I will add it asap! 

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