Mordecai Gwin
and
Elizabeth (nee unk.)


Page Updated 14 Jan 2011
with corrections from Joyce Gwin Hornback
Page Updated 15 Jan 2011
with census data on the descendants of 22.05--Elizabeth Gwin and Chamberlain Hudson

The reformatting of the name font and census data for this page has been completed. --John M. Gwin, Nov 2011






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Little if any original research has been done by me as of yet.
Please use what is posted here with great
CAUTION.
For example, claim nothing listed here as fact
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Further, give credit
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but to the diligent researchers whose names
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SOURCES:
1.  A list of Mordecai's children with most of their dates and places of birth came from an Ancestry.com board posting by Judy Williams Yocom:
(http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.orange/2793.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx).

2. Beverly Lynn Hamilton shared data on Mordecai's two daughters who married Hamiltons; she credits her information to the research of Willie Flowers Carlisle, Dec 1936, which paper was submitted to her by Vaden McDonald, her cousin and researcher in Georgia: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnsumner/fahansfordhamilton.htm

3. In Dec 2000 Christopher Johnson posted some data on Mordecai's family on an Ancestry.com board.

4. In 2003-2004, Mr. Bob Franks posted the Issaquena Genealogy and History Project (Issaquena County, Mississippi) on Rootsweb, the Gwin Family portion of which project was submitted by Joyce Gwin Hornback.

5. In July 2010, Mr. Frank Mitchell contacted me with another look at some of Mordecai's descendants.  While there were some discrepancies with what we'd seen from others, I feel sure that he has at least the more recent parts of his own ancestral line documented, and I present his claims here for your consideration.  In October 2010 Frank and I got to visit by email and telephone, and he is updating his connections using Joyce Gwin Hornback's book he purchased from her.  Joyce's work may be the most definitive on Mordecai we've seen yet, and we are beginning to align this page with it.

6. In January 2011, Joyce Gwin Hornback contacted me and offered to help me clear up some of the untruths and partial truths that have been perpetuated regarding this line.  I have reproduced (below) her communication to me and am hoping to get all these corrections made as soon as possible.


7.  In Jan 2011, I found pages for many of the Hudson family (descendants of 22.05--Margaret Gwin and Chamberlain Hudson, Jr.) posted on Findagrave.com by Mr. Rick Koelz; most of these graves are located in the Old Hudson Cemetery a couple of miles north of Camden, Benton Co., TN.



An Outline of the Known Family
[JMG Note: Generation numbers in this outline are estimated and do not necessarily align with those of other pages on this site.  We plan to correct this as soon as any connections are verified.  One such unsubstantiated connection is claimed by a Yvonne McGlothin in her ca. 1890 book, Lincoln County, Its People.]


 

21.00--Mordecai Gwin, b. ca. 1718-20 in Ireland or Wales; d. ca. 1785; bd. in Orange Co., NC; m. ca. 1752 in (SC?) to Elizabeth (nee unk., b. unk. [Joyce Hornback Note: but on shipboard, says one of her grandson, with whom she lived in his family's home at Hamilton Station, TN, where the grandson was born]; d. unk.; bd unk.); at least nine ch.


[Joyce Hornback Notes, Jan. 2011: The name is spelled GWIN and has always been spelled that way since the first information that was found on Mordecai in 1738.
 
The first record of Mordecai was when he had a piece of land surveyed for him in PA in 1738.  He would have been 18 years old or older to have had this done, so this would make him being born in 1718 - 1720 or so.  He was not married at this time either.
 
By 1753, Mordecai and Elizbeth had married and had 2 or 3 children and had bought a piece of land in Orange County, NC.  Mordecai is buried on the land, and Elizabeth moved to Hamilton Station in Sumner Co. where she is buried.
 
Mordecai and Elizabeth were the parents of 10 children: 5 boys and 5 girls.  Mordecai and Elizabeth are the grandparents of 72 known grandchildren.]

 

22.01--William Gwin, Capt., b. ca. 1744 in Orange Co., NC; d. 27 Jan 1827 in Sumner Co., TN, age 83; bd. Ellis Cem., Sumner Co., TN--stone gives age, not DOB; m. 7 May 1782 in Orange Co., NC, to Hannah McCombe (b. ca. 1756 in Orange Co., NC; d. Apr 1841 in Sumner Co., TN [age 82]; bd. Ellis Cem., Sumner Co., TN--stone gives age, not DOB); 7 ch. listed in the paperwork Hannah filed for a widow's pension.
 
[Joyce Hornback Note, Jan 2011: William Rolling Quin is not the same person as William Gwin.  William Rolling Quin comes from one of the families in VA.]

 


William Gwin was born in 1744, where unknown, and died Jan 27, 1827 in Sumner Co, TN, age 83. William married Hannah McComb on May 7, 1783 in Orange Co NC. Hannah was born abt 1756 in Orange Co NC and died April 1841 in Sumner Co TN, age 82. They are both buried in the Ellis Cemetery there in Sumner Co TN.
William and Hannah were the parents of 7 children, 5 boys and 2 girls.

Sarah "Sally" Gwin b. Feb 19, 1783 Orange Co NC, mar Jeremiah Murphy June 14, 1803 Sumner Co TN -
Jesse Gwin b Jan 09 1785 Orange Co NC d. 1803 Sumner Co TN age 19 buried in the Ellis Cemetery. -
William Gwin, Jr. b. Mar 12, 1787 Orange Co NC mar Elizabeth ? Elizabeth is buried in the Ellis Cemetery.
Elizabeth Gwin b. Sep 03, 1789 Orange Co NC m Benjamin Wilkerson Dec 24, 1817 Sumner Co TN -
John Gwin b. June 15, 1792 Orange Co NC d. 1819 Sumner Co TN -
Ezekiel Gwin b. Mar 22, 1794 Orange Co NC. moved to White Co Ark. -
James Gwin, Jr. b. July 14, 1797 born Sumner Co TN.   On the census record you will find him listed as James Gwynne.

Most of this information comes from Hannah McComb's Bible record.

Joyce Hornback, Gwin Genforum #570, June 2010


23.01--Sarah "Sally" Gwin, b. 19 Feb 1783 in Orange Co., NC; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. 14 Jun 1803 in Sumner Co., TN, to Jeremiah Murphy (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

23.02--Jesse Gwin, b. 9 Jan 1785 in Orange Co., NC; d. 1803 in Sumner Co., TN, age 19; bd. Ellis Cem., Sumner Co., TN; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.03--William Gwin, Jr., b. 12 Mar 1787 in Orange Co., NC; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Elizabeth (nee unk., b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. Ellis Cem., Sumner Co., TN); unk. ch.

23.04--Elizabeth Gwin, b. 3 Sep 1789 in Orange Co., NC; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. 24 Dec 1817 in Sumner Co., TN, to Benjamin Wilkerson (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

23.05--John Gwin, b. 15 Jun 1792 in Orange Co., NC; d. 1819 in Sumner Co., TN; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.06--Ezekiel Gwin, b. 22 Mar 1794 in Orange Co., NC; moved to White Co., AR; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.07--James Gwin, Jr., b. 14 Jul 1797 in Orange Co., NC; listed as James "Gwynne" in census; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

22.02--Edward Gwin, Sr., b. 1747 in Orange Co., NC; d. 8 Oct 1831, Carroll Co., TN; bd. unk.; m1. Rosanna Brackin (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); 2 ch. (5 total); m2. Rachael Perry (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); 3 ch. (5 total).

23.01--Mordecai Gwin. Jr., b. abt 1781 Orange Co., NC; d. unk., but lack of further record suggests that he may have died young; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.02--John Gwin, b. abt 1783 Orange Co., NC; moved to TN; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

EG, Sr., m2. Rachael Perry;

23.03--unk. son, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.04--unk. dau., b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.05--Sarah J. Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

22.03--Mary Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk., but lack of further record suggests that she may have died young; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

22.04--Sarah "Sally" Gwin, b. ca. 1753 in Orange Co., NC; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. John Howell (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); five known ch.

23.01--unk. Howell, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
23.02--unk. Howell, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
23.03--unk. Howell, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
23.04--unk. Howell, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
23.05--unk. Howell, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

22.05--Margaret Gwin, b. 28 Mar 1760 in Orange Co., NC; d. 1 Jan 1797 in Sumner Co., TN; bd. unk.; m. 1779 in Orange Co., NC, to Chamberlain Hudson, Jr. (b. 14 Dec 1753 in Chesterfield Co., VA; d. 1843 in Benton Co., TN; bd. unk.); at least 7 ch.

23.01--Dawsey Philemon Hudson, b. 7 Jun 1785 in Orange Co., NC; d. 1866 in Benton Co., TN; bd. in unmarked grave at Old Hudson Cem., Benton Co. TN--Find A Grave Memorial#61966027; m. Frances Ann Comes (b. 1794 in SC; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

[listed as D. P. Hudson, 65, b. NC, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

[listed as Frances Hudson, 56, b. SC, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

[Christopher Johnson Note: Fact 1: Appears in 1812 List of Free taxable inhabitants, Humphrey's Co., TN; Facts 2 and 3: Appears in 1820 and 1830 censuses, Humphreys Co., TN; Fact 4: In 1828 he built the first cotton gin in Benton Co. on his farm near Camden; Fact 5: He is one of the first settlers of Benton Co., TN.

24.01--George W. Hudson, b. ca. 1810-12 in TN; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. date/place to Elizabeth (nee unk.; b. ca. 1815 in TN; d. unk., but likely btw. 1850 and 1860, since she is not mentioned in the Jul 1860 census; bd. unk.); 7 known ch.
[listed as Geo W. Hudson, 40, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]
[listed as W.G. W. L. Hudson, 49, b. TN, in the 13 Jul 1860 census of Benton Co., TN]
[listed as Washington Hudson, 68, b. TN, in the 7 Jun 1880 census of Benton Co., TN, and living next door to the family of his son Willis]

[listed as Elizabeth Hudson, 35, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.01--Mary Hudson, b. ca. 1836; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Mary Hudson, 14, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]
[listed as Mary Hudson, 21 (sic), b. TN, in the 13 Jul 1860 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.02--Edward Hudson, b. ca. 1838; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Edward Hudson, 12, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]
[listed as Edward Hudson, 19 (sic), b. TN, in the 13 Jul 1860 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.03--Lucinda Hudson, b. ca. 1840; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Lucinda Hudson, 10, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]
[listed as Lucinda Hudson, 17 (sic), b. TN, in the 13 Jul 1860 census of Benton Co., TN]
[listed as Lucinda Hudson, 36, b. TN, in the 7 Jun 1880 census of Benton Co., TN, and living next door to the family of her brother Willis]
25.04--Thomas Hudson, b. ca. 1842; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Thomas Hudson, 8, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]
[listed as Thomas Hudson, 15 (sic), b. TN, in the 13 Jul 1860 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.05--Josephine Hudson, b. ca. 1844; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Josephine Hudson, 6, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]
[listed as Josephine Hudson, 12 (sic!), b. TN, in the 13 Jul 1860 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.06--James K. Polk Hudson, b. ca. 1846; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Polk Hudson, 4, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]
[listed as J. K. Polk Hudson, 10 (sic), b. TN, in the 13 Jul 1860 census of Benton Co., TN]
[listed as James K. Hudson, 34, b. TN, in the 7 Jun 1880 census of Benton Co., TN, and living next door to the family of his brother Willis]

25.07--Willis Hudson, b. ca. 1848; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Elizabeth Lou (nee unk., b. ca. 1857; at least one ch.
[listed as Willis Hudson, 2, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]
[listed as Willis Hudson, 8 (sic), b. TN, in the 13 Jul 1860 census of Benton Co., TN]
[listed as Willis Hudson, 27, b. TN, in the 7 Jun 1880 census of Benton Co., TN, and living next door to his father and 3 siblings]

26.01--Etta Mary Hudson, b. ca. 1879; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Mary Hudson, 1, b. TN, in the 7 Jun 1880 census of Benton Co., TN]

24.02--Eliza Hudson (possible twin of W. A.?), b. ca. 1813; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. date/place to Mr. Hubbard (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least four ch.
[listed as Eliza Hubbard, 37, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.01--Jane Hubbard, b. ca. 1839; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Jane Hubbard, 11, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.02--Mary Hubbard, b. ca. 1843; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Mary Hubbard, 7, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.03--Henry Hubbard, b. ca. 1844; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Henry Hubbard, 6, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.04--Jackson Hubbard, b. ca. 1846; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Eliza Hubbard, 4, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

24.03--William Anderson Hudson (possible twin of Eliza?), b. 30 Apr 1813 (from gravestone); d. 3 Oct 1870 (from gravestone); bd. Old Hudson Cem., Benton Co., TN--Find A Grave Memorial# 33189988; m. unk. date/place to Martha Southard (b. 6 Sep 1812; d. 27 Aug 1899; bd. Old Hudson Cem., Benton Co., TN--Find A Grave Memorial# 33189984); at least eight ch.
FIVE CHILDREN ON FINDAGRAVE.COM
[listed as W. A. Hudson, 37, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

[listed as Martha Hudson, 38, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.01--Mary Hudson, b. 2 Sep 1833 (from gravestone); d. 21 Feb 1914 (from gravestone); bd. Old Hudson Cem., Benton Co., TN--Find A Grave Memorial# 33189971; m. William Oliver Herrin; unk. ch.
[listed as Mary Hudson, 16, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.02--James Hudson, b. ca. 1836; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as James Hudson, 14, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.03--John Harper Hudson, b. ca. 1838; d. 1861; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as John Hudson, 12, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.04--Felix Hudson, b. ca. 1840; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Felix Hudson, 10, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.05--Schelle Hudson, b. ca. 1842; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Mary Hudson, 8, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.06--"Betty" Elizabeth Hudson, b. 1845 (from gravestone); d. 1930 (from gravestone); bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Elizabeth Hudson, 6, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.07--Henry Washington Hudson, b. 4 Dec 1847 (from gravestone); d. 5 Mar 1921 (from gravestone); bd. Old Hudson Cem., Benton Co., TN--Find A Grave Memorial# 33189975; m. Martha Cowell (b. 1846 (from gravestone); d. 1918 (from gravestone)); five known ch.
[listed as Henry Hudson, 4, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

 26.01--Luna Hudson 1876 - 1928

 26.02--James Luther Hudson 1878 - 1963

 27.00--James Reuben Hudson (1923 - 1997)

 26.03--Hattie Hudson, b. 1879; d. 1949; bd. ; m. Mr. Diviney (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

 26.04--Rosa Hudson, b. 1881; d. 1935; bd. ; m. Mr. Diviney (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

 26.05--Charles A. Hudson, b. 1884 - 1903

25.08--Stephen Con "Babe" Hudson, b. 1850; d. 1938; bd. unk.; m. Martha Turpin (b. 1846; d. 1943; bd. ); at least one ch.
[listed as Babe Hudson, 0, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

 26.00--Clara Hudson, b. 1877 (from gravestone); d. 1960 (from gravestone); bd. Old Hudson Cem., Benton Co., TN--Find A Grave Memorial# 33189991; m. ca. 1894 to Louis B. Trombla (b. 1873 (from gravestone) in KS/KS/KS; d. 1943 (from gravestone); bd. Old Hudson Cem., Benton Co., TN--Find A Grave Memorial# 33189991); one of one ch. reported lvg. in 1900
[listed as Clara Trombla, 31, b. TN/TN/TN, in the 16 Apr 1910 census of Ward 3, Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co., OK]

[listed as Louis Trombla, 32, b. KS/KS/SK, in the 16 Apr 1910 census of Ward 3, Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co., OK]

27.00--Nicolas Trombla, b. ca. 1906 in OK; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Nicolas Trombla, 4, b. OK/KS/TN, in the 16 Apr 1910 census of Ward 3, Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co., OK]

24.02--A. J. B. Hudson, b. ca. 1816; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as A. J. B. Hudson, 34, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

24.03--A. J. Hudson, b. ca. 1818; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. date/place to Jemima (nee unk.; b. ca. 1823 in NC; d. unk.; bd. unk.); 4 known ch.
[listed as A. J. Hudson, 32, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

[listed as Jemima Hudson, 27, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.01--Felix Hudson, b. ca. 1838; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Felix Hudson, 12, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.02--Elizabeth Hudson, b. ca. 1843; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Elizabeth Hudson, 7, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.03--Doszey Hudson, b. ca. 1846; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Doszey Hudson, 4, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

25.04--Albert Hudson, b. ca. 1848; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Albert Hudson, 2, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

24.04--James R. Hudson, b. ca. 1825; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Jas. R. Hudson, 25, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

24.05--Riley Hudson, b. ca. 1829; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Riley Hudson, 21, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

24.06--Mary Hudson, b. ca. 1831; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Mary Hudson, 19, b. TN, in the 15 Oct 1850 census of Benton Co., TN]

Name: D L Hudson
[D P Hudson] 
[Dawsey Philemon Hudson] 
Age: 65
YOB: abt 1785
POB: North Carolina
Gender: Male
Home in 1850: Benton, TN
House-
hold:
Name Age
D L Hudson 65
Frances Hudson 56
A J B Hudson 34
Jas R Hudson 25
Riley Hudson 21
Mary Hudson 19
Eliza Hubbard 37
Jane Hubbard 11
Mary Hubbard 7
Henry Hubbard 6
Jackson Hubbard 4
Name: Geo W Hudson
Age: 40
YOB: abt 1810
POB: Tennessee
Gender: Male
Home in
1850:
Benton, TN
House-
hold:
Name Age
Geo W Hudson 40
Elizabeth Hudson 35
Mary Hudson 14
Edward Hudson 12
Lucinda Hudson 10
Thomas Hudson 8
Josephine Hudson 6
Palk Hudson 4
Willis Hudson 2
Name: W G WHudson
Age in
1860:
49
Birth Year: abt 1811
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1860: District 5, Benton, Tennessee
Post Office: Camden
Household Members:
Name Age
W G W L Hudson 49
Mary Hudson 21
Edward Hudson 19
Lucinda Hudson 17
Thomas Hudson 15
Josephine Hudson 12
J K Polk Hudson 10
Willis Hudson 8
Name: Washington Hudson
Home in
1880:
District 5,
Benton, TN
Age: 68
YOB: abt 1812
POB: TN
R2HOH: Self 
FPOB: NC
MPOB: NC
House-
hold:
Name Age
Washington Hudson 68
Lucinda Hudson 36
James Hudson 34
Lucilla Wilson, servant
22
Name: Willis Hudson
Home in
1880:
District 5,
Benton
, TN
Age: 27
YOB: abt 1853
POB: Tennessee
R2HOH: Self 
Spouse: Lou Hudson
FPOB: NC
MPOB: NC
House-
hold:
Name Age
Willis Hudson 27
Lou Hudson 23
Mary Hudson 1
Name: Polk Hudson
[John M. Gwin Note:  There's no proof yet that this is our Polk.  Evidence that suggests he might be ours, however, includes his given name (perhaps not as common), his marriage date (seems about right), and the proximity of Weakley Co. to Benton Co.  Evidence that suggests he is NOT ours is his listing in 1880 as single and living with his father and other single siblings.]
Spouse: Rachel A Mize
Marriage Date: 15 Mar 1872
Marriage County: Weakley
Marriage State: Tennessee
Name: Willis Hudson
Home in
1900:
Civ. Dist. 5, Benton, TN
[Camden, Benton, TN] 
Age: 50
DOB: Feb 1850
POB: Tennessee
R2HOH: Head
FPOB: Tennessee
MPOB: Tennessee
Spouse: Elizabeth L Hudson
YOM: 1879
House-
hold:
Name Age
Willis Hudson 50
Elizabeth L Hudson 46
Etta M Hudson 20
Ellen Fausett 34
Name: W A Hudson
Age: 37
YOB: abt 1813
POB: Tennessee
Home in
1850
:
Benton, TN
House-
hold:
Name Age
W A Hudson 37
Martha Hudson 38
Mary Hudson 16
James Hudson 14
John Hudson 12
Felix Hudson 10
Schelle Hudson 8
Elizabeth Hudson 6
Henry Hudson 4
Babe Hudson 0
Name: A J Hudson
Age: 32
YOB: abt 1818
POB: Tennessee
Gender: Male
Home in
1850:
Benton, TN
House-
hold:
Name Age
A J Hudson 32
Jemima Hudson 27
Felix Hudson 12
Elizabeth Hudson 7
Dorsey Hudson 4
Albert Hudson 2
Name: Louis Trourbla
[Louis Trombla
Age: 32
YOB: abt 1878
POB: Kansas
R2HOH: Head
FPOB: Kansas
MPOB: Kansas
Spouse: Clara Trombla
Home in
1910:
Shawnee Ward 3,
Pottawatomie, OK
House-
hold:
Name Age
Louis Trourbla 32
Clara Trombla 31
Micholas Trombla 4
William Sloat
boarder
28
James Sloat
boarder

30
Louis Willmot
boarder

48



23.02--Edward Gwin Hudson, b. 20 Feb 1790 in Orange Co., NC; d. 1836 in Benton Co., TN; bd. in unmarked grave at Old Hudson Cem., Benton Co., TN--Find A Grave Memorial# 33189974; m. Margaret S. (nee Harper?, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least one ch.

24.00--John Harper Hudson, b. ca. 1811; d. 1854; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.03--Elizabeth Hudson, b. 1 Nov 1787 in NC; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m1. unk. date/place to Benjamin Hudson (b. 1769 in Worchester Co., MD; d. 1823 in Humphreys Co., TN; bd. unk.); unk. ch. by Mr. Hudson; m2. 30 May 1812 in Sumner Co., TN, to Peter Reed (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch. by Mr. Reed; m3. bef. 1822 to Mr. Dorris (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch. by Mr. Dorris; unk. ch.

23.04--John B. Hudson, b. 31 Aug 1780 in Orange Co., NC; d. 1850-1851; m1. on 15 Sep 1804 in Sumner Co., TN, to Elizabeth Dorris (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch. by Ms. Dorris; m2. 20 Jan 1808 in Sumner Co., TN, to Elizabeth "Betsy" Ellis (b. 1788 in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk ch. by Ms. Ellis; unk. ch.

23.05--Sarah Hudson, b. 3 Sep 1782 in NC; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.06--Mary "Polly" Hudson, b. 7 Jun 1792 in Sumner Co., TN; d. 1860 in Portland, Sumner Co., TN; bd. unk.; m. 10 Mar 1810 in Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN, to Isaac Ellis (b. 1788 in VA; d. 1864 in Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

23.07--Margaret "Peggy" Hudson, b. 20 Sep 1794 in Sumner Co., TN; d. 1851 in Vernon Co., MO; bd. unk.; m. 14 Nov 1810 in Sumner Co., TN, to Snelling "Simellin" Ellis (b. 1785 in [prob.] Loudoun Co., VA; d. ca. 1829 in Sumner Co., TN; bd. unk.); unk. ch. -- [Christopher Johnson Note:  Fact 1: From 1816 to 1819 he held 200 ac. near his brothers on Barrens River; Fact 2: In 1812 he served in War in 1st Regiment Wynnes' (Gwin's?) W. TN Militia.]

22.06--Jane Gwin, {JMG Note: Data for this family taken mostly from Beverly L. Hamilton's page; birth order and other data from Joyce Hornback, 2011.} b. 18 Feb 1762 in Orange Co., NC; d. 8 Sep 1843 in McKenzie, Carroll Co., TN (age 81 yr., 6 mo., 21 da.); bd. unk.; m. 7 Feb 1782 in Salisbury Dist., Guilford Co., NC, to James A. Hamilton (b. 1 May 1757 in Salisbury Dist., NC; d. 27 Apr 1831 in McKenzie, Carroll Co., TN; bd. Shiloh Cem. near McKenzie, TN); ten known ch.

23.01--Ann Hamilton, b. 1 Mar 1783 in Guilford Co., NC; d. 27 Nov 1848 in Gibson Co., TN; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.02--Jane Hamilton, b. 1 Oct 1784 in Guilford Co., NC; d. 19 Apr 1855 in Clarksville, Red River Co., TX; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.03--Elizabeth "Betsy" Hamilton, b. 27 Dec 1786 in Orange Co., NC; d. 1819 in Columbia, Maury Co., TN; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.04--Thomas A. Hamilton, Jr., b. 10 May 1789 at Hamilton Station, White House, Sumner Co., TN; d. 18 Jun 1879 in McKenzie, Carroll Co., TN; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.05--Mary "Polly" Hamilton, b. 13 Jun 1792 in Sumner Co., TN; d. bef. 15 Nov 1854 in Humphrey Co., TN; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.06--James A. Hamilton, Jr., b. 22 Nov 1794 in Sumner Co., TN; d. ca. 1857 in Carroll Co., TN, by drowning; bd. unk.; m. in 1815 in Humphreys Co., TN, to Margaret "Peggy" Lankford (b. ca. 1798; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

23.07--Robert Shaw Hamilton, b. 5 Jun 1796 at Hamilton Station, Sumner Co., TN; d. 17 Mar 1876 near Clarksville, Red River Co., TX; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.08--Alexander Hamilton, b. 20 Oct 1798 in Sumner Co., TN; d. bef. 1841; bd unk.; m. 12 Jun 1823 in Wilson Co., TN, to Jane East (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

23.09--John G. Hamilton, b. 1 Mar 1803 in Sumner Co., TN; d. 1841 in Hopkins Co., TX; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.10--Sarah "Sally" Hamilton, b. 22 Feb 1806 in Sumner Co., TN; d. 31 Jan 1883; bd. unk.; m. ca. 1826 in TN to Henry Lankford (b. ca. 1802; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

22.07--Alexander Gwin, b. Nov 1763 in Orange Co., NC; d. 11 Aug 1842 in Humphreys Co., TN; bd. unk.; m1. ca. 1786 to unk.; 2 ch. (6 total); m2. ca. 1772 to Sarah (nee unk., b. 1780 in NC; d. 1850 in Humphreys Co., TN; bd. unk.); 4 ch. (6 total)

23.01--unk. Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
23.02--unk. Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

AG m2. Sarah (nee unk.);

23.03--unk. Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
23.04--unk. Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
23.05--unk. Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
23.06--unk. Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

22.08--John Gwin, b. 15 Dec 1764 in Orange Co., NC; d. aft. 1840 in Dyer Co., TN; bd unk.; fought in Revolutionary War; m1. Sarah Harper (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); possibly 3-4 ch. [John Gwin Note: Joyce states that these children (or possible the number thereof) are not proven.]; m2. Sarah Donnell (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); 9 ch. [Joyce Gwin Hornback Note: These 9 children are all proven.]; John is Frank's and Joyce's ggg-grandfather


CAUTION
Frank Mitchell sent some interesting data on his line from Mordecai and Elizabeth through their son John and his 2nd wife Sarah Harper.  While I have little of his material's documentation yet, everything in this section which comes from his emails is listed here in this dark turquoise color, and I include it here for the reader's consideration.  In the table below, the left column is my transcription of material he sent me in July 2010, and the right column is my transcription of material he sent me in October 2010, if I have understood it correctly.  And I certainly may not have understood it correctly, as the two columns do not seem to be completely aligned.


23.01--Edward Gwin, b. 1799, Sumner Co., TN; d. unk.; bd. unk.; served 1822-1836 as Clerk of Carroll County, TN; m. 1824 to Margaret Webb Bowden (b. 1799, Guilford, NC; d. 1873, Carroll Co., TN; bd. unk.); at least two ch.

24.01--Robert Donnell Gwin, M.D., b. Oct 1829 in Carroll Co., TN; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Sep 1877 to Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" Bomar (b. 11 Nov 1828 in McKenzie Co., TN; d. 1884 in McKenzie, TN; bd. unk.); at least 3 ch.

25.01--Gladys Bomar Gwin, b. 26 Nov 1878 in McKenzie, TN; d. unk.; bd. unk.; edu. Bethel College, Cincinnati Conservatory, Chicago College of Music; was church accompanist for Cumberland Presbyterian; m. 12 Nov 1903 at Holdenville, OK, to William Driskell Kelley, DMD (b. 1870; d. 3 May 1912 at Selma, AL; bd. Live Oak Cem., Selma, AL); at least one ch.

26.00--Frank's parent [PRIVATE]

27.00--Frank Mitchell, contributor [PRIVATE]

25.02--Robert Donnell Gwin II, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

25.03--Edward Gwin, M. D., b. 1880, McKenzie, TN; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Birdie (nee unk., b. 1885 d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

24.02--Caroline Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.02--Samuel Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.03--Sarah Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.04--Elizabeth Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.05--Margaret Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.06--Mary Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.07--Martha Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
23.01--John Donnell Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.; (MS 1828 land dealings?)

23.02--Elizabeth Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.03--Edward Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.; (MS 1826/28 land dealings? 1870 beq/ land to Robert D. and John E.)

24.01--William Edward Gwin, b. 1876; d. 1913; bd. unk.; m. Mattie Mae Watson (b. 1880; d. 1980?; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

24.02--Alice Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

24.03--Helen Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

24.04--May Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

24.05--William Rayford Gwin, Sr., b. 1907; d. 1994; bd. unk.; m. Vera Godbold (b. 1908; d. 1983?; bd. unk.); at least three ch.

25.01--Melinda Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

25.01--William Rayford Gwin, Jr., b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

25.01--James Godbold Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

24.06--Elizabeth Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

24.07--Ann Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.04--James Madison Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.; (moved to MS in 1830's)

23.05--Robert Bell Gwin, b. ca. 1812-1820; d. 1909; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.; (bought land from James Madison Gwin 1839 in Holmes City)

23.06--William Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.07--Martha Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.08--Rosannah Brackin Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.09--Littleton Wright Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.10--Mary Polly Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.00--Joyce's gg-grandparent

24.00--Joyce's g-grandparent

25.00--Joyce's grandparent

26.00--Joyce's parent

27.00--Joyce Gwin Hornback, b. in McKenzie, Carroll Co., TN; keynote contributor  [PRIVATE]

[Joyce Gwin Hornback Note:  The John Gwin of Carroll Co TN is the son of Mordecai and Elizabeth Gwin of Orange Co., NC. John was my g-g-g-grandfather.  You asked if Capt. Richard Gwyn and his wife Sarah Ransome had a son name John. No, they did not. They had five children:  1. Richard Ramsome Gwyn b. 1765 d. 1822 lived in Wilkesboro, NC. In 1789 married Martha Lenoir b. 1768 d. 1829 d/o Thomas Lenoir.     2. Humphrey K. Gwyn married 28 Feb 1800 Wilkes Co., NC, Sarah/Sally Thurmond. Moved to Tennessee.     3. James Gwyn b. 8 Mar 1768 Gloucester Co., VA; d. 1850; lived at "GreenHill", Wilkes Co., NC.  Married Amelia Lenoir, b. 10 Jun 1765; d. 25 May 1848, d/o Thomas Lenoir.     4. Sarah Gwyn; d. 1817 married Absalom Blanchard of Camden SC. Moved to Pearl River, Mississippi.     5. Elizabeth Ann Gwyn, b. 1779; d. 1842 married Rev. James Jenkins, b. 1764; d. 1847 of Camden SC.  {This note was copied from Joyce's post #207 of 26 Apr 2001 on the Gwin Family Forum at Genforum.com.  --John Gwin}]

22.09--Elizabeth Gwin, {JMG Note: Data for this family taken mostly from Beverly L. Hamilton's page where MUCH more date exists--Thank you Beverly!  Birth order has been corrected by Joyce G. Hornback, 2011.} b. ca. 1766 in Orange Co., NC; d. btw. 1830 and 1840 in Sumner Co., TN; bd. unk.; m. ca. 1785 to Thomas Hamilton, Jr. (b. 24 Dec 1762 in Salisbury Dist., Guilford Co., NC; d. 14 Feb 1841 in Monroe Twp., Gallatin Co., IL; bd. Wolf Crk. Cem., Saline, IL); at least 11 ch.

23.01--William Henry Hamilton, b. 25 Dec 1786, Sumner Co., TN; d. 1872, Pope Co., AR; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.02--Jacob Brown Hamilton, b. 1788, Sumner Co., TN; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.03--Eupha Hamilton, b. 1790, Sumner Co., TN; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.04--Nancy Hamilton, b. 1792, Sumner Co., TN; d. 3 Aug 1851, Saline Co., IL; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.05--Elizabeth Hamilton, b. ca. 1794, Sumner Co., TN; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.06--Thomas Hamilton, b. 1796, Sumner Co., TN; d. bet. 1840-1850, Gallatin Co., Il; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.07--Andrew Jackson Hamilton, b. ca. 1798, Sumner Co., TN; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.08--Patsy Hamilton, b. ca. 1800, Sumner Co., TN; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. 27 Oct 1842 in Gallatin Co., IL, to John P. Clark (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

23.09--Ann Hamilton, b. ca. 1802, Sumner Co., TN; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.10--Jane Hamilton, b. ca. 1806, Sumner Co., TN; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.11--Frederick Hamilton, b. ca. 1810, Sumner Co., TN; d. aft. 1860; bd. unk.; m. Nancy Hampton (b. ca. 1817; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

22.10--James A. Gwin (Methodist minister), b. 16 Jan 1769 in Orange Co., NC; d. 3 Aug 1841 in Vicksburg, MS (age 72); bd. City Cemetery, Vicksburg, MS; m. 1790 in VA to Mary Adair McAdams (b. Jan 1773 in York Co., PA; d. 30 Jun 1858 in Issaquea Co., MS; bd. City Cemetery, Vicksburg, MS; m); (at least) 8 ch. --

[Christopher Johnson Note: Fact 1: In 1790 he emigrated from Granville, Orange Co., NC, to Sumner Co., TN; Fact 2: He was Methodist; Fact 3: In 1798 he was appointed Justice and Coroner; Fact 4: In July 1796 he was a member of the Court; Fact 5: In 1830 he is listed on census of Carroll Co., TN.]

[Joyce Gwin Hornback Note: James and Mary Adair McAdams Gwin were the parents of the following children:]

23.01--Thomas W. Gwin, b. ca. 1791 in Orange Co., NC; d. 10 Oct 1833 at Clinton, Madison Co., MS; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.02--Samuel Gwin, b. ca. 1794 in Sumner Co., TN; d. 1838 in New Orleans, LA; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.03--Asa B. L. Gwin, b. 25 Mar 1797 in Sumner Co., TN; d. 14 Apr 1809; bd. Fountain Head Cem., Sumner Co., TN; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.04--Margaret Gwin, b. 7 Apr 1800; d. 2 Jul 1863 in Issaquena Co., MS; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.05--William McKendree Gwin (M.D./U. S. Marshall/U.S. Senator), b. 9 Oct 1805 in Sumner Co., TN; d. 3 Sep 1885 in New York City; bd. Mt. View Cem., Oakland, CA; m. bef. 1843 to Mary E. (nee unk., b. ca. 1817 in KY; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least 4 ch.;
[listed as William M. Gwin, quartz miner (sic--see WMG Jr., below; it appears to me that the census taker may have inadvertantly switched the father's and son's occupations) age 64, b. in TN, estate val. $25k real/$50k pers, in the 19 Aug 1870 census of San Andreas, Twp. 6, Calaveras Co., CA];
[listed as Mary E. Gwin, age 53, b. in KY, in the 19 Aug 1870 census of San Andreas, Twp. 6, Calaveras Co., CA];

24.01--William McKendree "Willie" Gwin, Jr. (quartz miner?), b. 1843 in MS; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as William M. Gwin, Jr., Rep. in Legislature (sic--see WMG, Sr., above; it appears to me that the census taker may have inadvertantly switched the father's and son's occupations) age 27, b. in MS, in the 19 Aug 1870 census of San Andreas, Twp. 6, Calaveras Co., CA];

24.02--Carrie Gwin, b. 1849 in LA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Carrie Gwin, age 27, b. in LA, in the 19 Aug 1870 census of San Andreas, Twp. 6, Calaveras Co., CA];

24.03--unk. dau. Gwin, b. unk., birth order uncertain; d. 1853 in Washington, D. C., of a "swamp fever of the Potomac"; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

24.04--unk. dau. Gwin, b. unk., birth order uncertain; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.


from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress:  1774 - Present, located at http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=g000540
GWIN, William McKendree,
 (1805 - 1885) Senate Years of Service: 1850-1855; 1857-1861; Party: Democrat; Democrat; Photo: Library of Congress

GWIN, William McKendree, a Representative from Mississippi and a Senator from California; born near Gallatin, Sumner County, Tenn., October 9, 1805; pursued classical studies; graduated from the medical department of Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky., in 1828; practiced medicine in Clinton, Miss., until 1833; United States marshal of Mississippi in 1833; elected as a Democrat from Mississippi to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1842; moved to California in 1849; member of the State constitutional convention in 1849; upon the admission of California as a State into the Union was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from September 10, 1850, to March 3, 1855; reelected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy occurring at the expiration of his term, caused by the failure of the legislature to elect, and served from January 13, 1857, to March 3, 1861; chairman, Committee on Naval Affairs (Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses), Committee on Post Office and Post Roads (Thirty-sixth Congress); an outspoken proponent of slavery, was twice arrested for disloyalty during the Civil War; traveled to France in 1863 in an attempt to interest Napoleon III in a project to settle American slave-owners in Mexico; retired to California and engaged in agricultural pursuits; died in New York City September 3, 1885; interment in Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.

Bibliography
Dictionary of American Biography; Quinn, Arthur. The Rivals: William Gwin, David Broderick, and the Birth of California. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1994; Steele, Robert V. (Lately Thomas). Between Two Empires: The Life Story of California’s First Senator. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1969


23.06--Catherine P. Gwin, b. ca. 1807 in Sumner Co., TN; d. 20 May 1893 in San Francisco, CA; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.07--Elizabeth Gwin, b. 30 Jul 1812 in Sumner Co., TN; d. Sep 1844 in Vicksburg, MS; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.08--Alexander Mosby Gwin, b. ca. 1817 in Sumner Co., TN; d. 30 Mar 1867 in Issaquena Co., MS [Joyce Gwin Note: Alexander Mosby Gwin suffered a fatal accident on Brunswick Plantation, and died there on April 11, 1867.]; bd. unk.; m1. Elizabeth Caroline Lowry (b. unk.; d. 17 Aug 1851 in Issaquena Co., MS; bd. unk.); m2. btw. 1851 and 1855 to Sarah "Sallie" Catherine Crichlow (d/o James Crichlow and Sarah Howell Nelson; b. 14 Jun 1826 in Murpheesboro, TN; d. Feb 1916 at Brunswick Plantation; bd. Cedar Hill Cem. in Vicksburg, MS); at least 9 ch.
[listed as Alexander M. Gwin, planter, age 33 and b. in TN, in the 13 Aug 1850 census of Issaquena Co., MS]; [listed as A. M. Gwin, planter, age 43 and b. in TN, in the 1 Jun 1860 census of Issaquena Co., MS];
[listed as Elizabeth C. Gwin, age 24 and b. in SC, in the 13 Aug 1850 census of Issaquena Co., MS];
[listed as Sarah C. Gwin, age 32 and b. in TN, in the 1 Jun 1860 census of Issaquena Co., MS];
[listed as S. W. Gwin, age 37, and b. in Lou, in the 30 Jun 1870 census of Oakland, Alameda Co., CA];
[listed as Sarah C. Gwin, age 51, boarder,  and b. in TN, in the 8 Jun 1880 census of San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA];
[listed as Sallie S. Gwin, age 68, widow, and b. Sep 1831 in TN/TN/TN, in the 30 Jun 1900 census of Bt. 2, Warren Co., MS];
[listed as Sallie C. Gwin, age 84, widowed, and b. in MS/MS/MS, in the 18 May 1910 census of Bt. 2, Warren Co., MS, and living with sons Tho. W. and Frank]

24.01--Ida Hampton Gwin, b. 16 Jul 1844 in Warren Co., MS; d. 27 Jun 1851 in Issaquena Co., MS; bd. unk.; m. never; no ch.
[John M. Gwin Note: Closer observation of Joyce's material shows that Ida died 27 Jun 1851, a mere 51 days before the death of her mother, Elizabeth. What a blow this must have been to Alexander!];
[listed as Ida H. Gwin, age 6 and b. in MS, in the 13 Aug 1850 census of Issaquena Co., MS];

AMG m2. Catherine Crichlow Gwin:

24.02--Thomas William Gwin, b. 13 Dec 1854 in Issaquena Co., MS; d. 18 Feb 1948 in Vicksburg, MS; bd. Cedar Hill Cem. in Vicksburg; bd. unk.; m. probably never (still single at age 75); prob. no ch.
[listed as Thos. W. Gwin, age 5 and b. in MS, in the 1 Jun 1860 census of Issaquena Co., MS];
[listed as Thomas W. Gwin, age 16, at school, and b. in Lou, in the 30 Jun 1870 census of Oakland, Alameda Co., CA];
[listed as Thomas W. Gwin, age 26, boarder, clerk in store, and b. in MS, in the 8 Jun 1880 census of San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA];
[listed as Thomas W. Gwin, age 45, single, mdse. salesman, and b. in MS/TN/TN, in the 30 Jun 1900 census of Bt. 2, Warren Co., MS];
[listed as Tho. W. Gwin, age 56, single, lvg. on own income, and b. in MS/MS/MS, in the 18 May 1910 census of Bt. 2, Warren Co., MS, and living with mom and bro. Frank];
[listed as Thomas W. Gwin, age 65, single, hay farmer, and b. in MS/TN/TN, in the 28 Apr 1920 census of Bt. 2, Warren Co., MS, and living with bro. Frank];
[listed as Thomas W. Gwin, age 75, single, farmer, and b. in MS/TN/TN, in the 7 Apr 1930 census of Bt. 2, Warren Co., MS, and living with bro. Frank];

24.03--Alexander Mosby Gwin, Jr., b. ca. 1856-58 (19 Apr 1858?) in Issaquena Co., MS; d. unk.; bd. Cedar Hill Cem., Vicksburg; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Alex. M. Gwin, Jr., age 4 and b. in MS, in the 1 Jun 1860 census of Issaquena Co., MS];
[listed as Alex M. Gwin, age 12, at school, and b. in Lou, in the
30 Jun 1870 census of Oakland, Alameda Co., CA];
[listed as Alexander M. Gwin, age 24, boarder, clerk in store, and b. in MS, in the 8 Jun 1880 census of San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA];
[listed as A. M. Gwin, age 40, lodger, clerk, and b. in USA/USA/USA, in the 2 Jun 1900 census of San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA];

24.04--Mary G. Gwin, b. ca. 1857 (19 Apr 1858?) in Issaquena Co., MS; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Mary G. Gwin, age 3 and b. in MS, in the 1 Jun 1860 census of Issaquena Co., MS];

24.05--James Gwin, b. ca. Sep 1859 in Issaquena Co., MS; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as James Gwin, age 9mos and b. in MS, in the 1 Jun 1860 census of Issaquena Co., MS];

24.06--Julia Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk., but prob. bef. Jun 1870; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[not listed as living with the family in the 30 Jun 1870 census of Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, and assumed deceased];

24.07--Katherine Gwin, b. 1 Oct 1864 in Ascension Par., LA ; d. unk., but prob. bef. Jun 1870; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[not listed as living with the family in the 30 Jun 1870 census of Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, and assumed deceased];

24.08--Margaret Gwin, b. ca. 1866 in LA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Margt. Gwin, age 5, and b. in Lou, in the 30 Jun 1870 census of Oakland, Alameda Co., CA];
[listed as Margaret Gwin, age 14, boarder, at school, and b. in LA, in the 8 Jun 1880 census of San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA]

24.09--Frank Gwin, b. ca. 1867 in MS; d. aft. 7 Apr 1930; bd. unk.; m. probably never (still single at age 63); prob. no ch.
[listed as Frank Gwin, age 3, at school, and b. in Lou, in the 30 Jun 1870 census of Oakland, Alameda Co., CA];
[listed as Frank Gwin, age 13, boarder, at school, and b. in MS, in the
8 Jun 1880 census of San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA];
[listed as Frank Gwin, age 41, single, and b. in MS/MS/MS, in the 18 May 1910 census of Bt. 2, Warren Co., MS, and living with mom and bro. Tho. W.];
[listed as Frank Gwin, age 52, single, landing keeper freight ldg., and b. in MS/TN/TN, in the 28 Apr 1920 census of Bt. 2, Warren Co., MS, and living with bro. Thomas W.];
[listed as Frank Gwin, age 63, single, plantation asst. mgr., and b. in MS/TN/TN, in the 7 Apr 1930 census of Bt. 2, Warren Co., MS, and living with bro. Thomas W.];



[JMG Note: Generation numbers in this outline are estimated and do not necessarily align with those of other pages on this site.  For example, I have consistently (though arbitrarily) used generation 28 as my own on all my own pages.  We plan to correct any differences on this Mordecai Gwin page as soon as any connections are verified.]

Some Relevant Contributions

http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.orange/2793.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx

WILL OF MORDECAI GWIN 1785 ORANGE CO NC

All eleven postings in this section are from 2005.


Joan Morris:        Hello, How would I go about finding the will of my ancestor Mordecai Gwin? I have found online that his will was listed in Orange Co NC in 1785. I don't have any clue how to go about finding it.. I emailed a volunteer named Robert listed on the Orange Co. website, but he never answered me. I would really like to get a copy of my ggggg-grandfather's will. I would appreciate any help you could give me about the will or about any of my Gwin relatives.

Judy Williams Yocom:        hi, i too am a descendant of mordecai gwin. to get a copy of the will, try contacting the probate court of that county, with as much info as possible, or go to an LDS library if one is near you. i just learned of this will today, and will see what i can do, as i would like a copy of it. thx judy

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Joan Morris:        Hello Judy, I did try to go through Orange Co. NC. On their website, there was a volunteer who looked up wills. I emailed him, and he never answered. I don't honestly understand why all these people put their names online as volunteering to help, when they will never answer you back. It really irritates me. But anyway, I guess we are distantly related somewhere down the line. I now have a copy of the will. I will gladly share it with you if you want.

Judy Williams Yocom:       
joan, good for you. i would love a copy of the will. so many people do not respond. my e address is papa32@citlink.net. i usually put it in messages but failed to the one time i should have. where did you get the copy of the will? my great-grandmother was the great-granddaughter of mordecai. he is as far back as i have on this line; i find him born in va and also in wales. do you have info about him.??? i live in az., but my line was thru william and into texas. thx so much. judy
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Stephen P. Gwin:        Hello descendants of Mordecai Gwin! I am trying to find out if i also am one of his descendants. Do any of you know if Mordecai was related to Reverend James Gwin of Sumner county, Tennessee?

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Joan Morris:        Hello Stephen, Rev. James Gwin who married Mary Adair McAdams is the son of Mordecai Gwin.

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Stephen P. Gwin:        Great!! My third great grandfather, Col. William Gwin is reported to be a first cousin of William Mckendree Gwin, son of James.  This means that one of James' brothers was Col. William's father. Do you know anyone who has info on Mordecai's children and grandchildren?

Judy Williams Yocom:        my e-mail is papa32@citlink.net the gwin children were: edward b 1747orange,nc---sarah b 1749 nc---elizabeth b1751 nc---alexander b 1755nc--- james.b 1757 nc---margaret b 1759 nc ---jane b 1761 nc---william, b. 1760 orange,nc. and died 9-jan-1827 sumner,tn. ---john b 15-dec-1764 orange,nc died 14-sept-1832 carrol,tn. i believe his wife's first name was elizabeth. if you have any generations back or info of his wife, i would appreciate it. thx jwy

Judy Williams Yocom:        stephen, go to www.familysearch.org it is a free site from the LDS Church, and it is great. with the list of children i sent, you should be able to find most of them. jwy

Joan Morris:        Stephen, Seems that several of James' brothers had sons named William. William Gwin Sr had a son William Gwin Jr, John Gwin had a son William, and Alexander Gwin had a son William M. Gwin.  Don't you love it? I guess the William you are searching for could be any one of them.  Hope this helps!

Cynthia Vorhis--SC:        Hello Joan,  I ran across your posting tonight & noticed that you mention having a copy of Mordecai's will. I too descend from him & just started researching the line. I have no documentation, so if you would be willing to share, that would be great.  Look forward to hearing from ya.

From the page at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnsumner/fahansfordhamilton.htm

Hamilton Genealogy

Contributed by
Beverly Lynn Hamilton
© 2003
4. JAMES A.3 HAMILTON (THOMAS2, HANSFORD1) was born May 01, 1757 in Guilford Co., North Carolina (Salisbury District), and died April 27, 1831 in McKenzie, Carroll Co., Tennessee. He married JANE GWIN February 07, 1782 in Guilford Co., North Carolina, daughter of MORDECAI GWIN and ELIZABETH UNKNOWN). She was born February 18, 1762 in Orange Co., North Carolina, and died September 08, 1843 in Carroll Co., Tennessee. Notes for JAMES A. HAMILTON: Quoted from research paper by William Flowers Carlisle Dec 1936: " James son of Thomas and Jane McCraken Hamilton, was born May 1757, in North Carolina. He enlisted in Colonel Paisley's North Carolina Regiment, November 1778, and was in the battle of Brier Creek. He served five months in an expedition against the Cherokee Indians. He was in the Revolutionary Army for three years and 4 April 29, 2003 12:18 AM was in the battles of Pyles Defeat, Whitsalls Mills, Guilford County Court House an Laidlaw's Mill. In an engagement at Lynch's Creek he was wounded in the head and leg. He was in several other skirmishes with the Tories. James Hamilton married Jane Gwin Feb. 7, 1782, in Guilford County, North Carolina. She was born February 18, 1762. In 1789 James was in Sumner County, then a part of Davidson County, where he established Hamilton;s Station, protecting about a dozen families. In 1808 he moved to Humphreys County and in 1822 he moved to Carroll County, Tennessee, where he died in April 27, 1831 and he was buried in the Shiloh Cemetery, near McKenzie.

Children of James and Jane Gwin Hamilton were:
Ann, Jane, Elizabeth, Thomas, Polly, James Jr., Robert Jr., Alexander, John, Sally. Four sons, Thomas, James JR., Robert JR., Alexander were in the War of 1812. being in the Tennessee Militia in the years of 1814 and 1815, and all were in the battles of New Orleans. James Jr. drowned in 1857 in Carroll County, Thomas died in 1879 in Carroll County, Jane married James Latimer and moved to Texas in 1833 with Robert and their families. Hamilton's Station, north of Nashville, was a large rock house, surrounded by a high rock fence. It stood for more than a hundred years. A few years ago (1930's) the rock was used for road making in the vicinity."

Notes for JAMES HAMILTON: JAMES HAMILTON'S WILL
In the name of God, Amen. I James Hamilton of the County of Carroll and State of Tennessee considering the uncertainty of this immortal Life and being of Sound mind and memory Blessed be Almighty God for the same do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following (viz) First I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Jane Hamilton all the money that I may be possessed of at the time of my decease by notes or otherwise also first choice of the horse beasts that I may own. Also one cow and calf to be chosen by herself also two Sheep to be chosen. In the same manner and as many hogs as She may think proper To Keep together with the household and Kitchen Furniture the bed and their furniture to be entirely at her disposal the balance of the plunder above bequeathed after supporting her at her decease to To be Sold to the best advantage and the moneys arising therefrom To be equally divided among my children and the children of Jacob and Betsy McKee, deceased giving to the last mentioned Children one Share is to be equally divided among Them. I also give and bequeath to my Son John the horse that he now has in possession which he recd. from John Madon, Esqr. in part pay of my land which be sold to said Madan, together with all the Profits arising from the Sale of Said land - To my Grandson Thos. Hamilton now living with me I give and bequeath one Sorrel Colt and my Rifle gun and ax, also give and bequeath to my wife Such of my farming tools as She may stand In need of also a Saddle and bridle my wagon and gear and all other plunder not before mentioned it is my wish that it be Sold to the best advantage and the profits of Said Sale be equally divided among my children giving to the children of my deceased Daughter Betsy McKee one Share which Share is to be equally divided among them. I hereby appoint James Latimere and Thos. Hamilton executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other will by me made, in witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 27th day of February 1826 Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us
Robert Wilson Jur, Thos. Latimere Jur
James Hamilton his mark
State of Tennessee)
Carroll County Court) September Term 1831
The last will and testament of James Hamilton deceased was this day produced in open court and proved by Robert Wilson one of the Subscribing witnesses thereto and at December Term 1831 it was proven by Thos. Latimer the other subscribing witness thereto to be the act and deed of the said James Hamilton Deceased and ordered to be recorded. Recorded 9th day of February 1832.

James and his father Thomas fought in the Revolutionary War from Guilford County, North Carolina, enlisting with the Continental Army in November 1778 and serving until after the surrender of Cornwallis, 19 October 1781. They brought their families to Sumner County, then part of North Carolina, prior to 1786. In 1788 after Indians had murdered several settlers, they built a large fortified house on Drake's Creek that was known as Hamiltons Fort. They also brought with them from North Carolina Elizabeth Gwin, widow of Mordecai Gwin, mother of Jane with her youngest children. After James Hamilton died his widow, Jane Gwin Hamilton, received a revolutionary War widow's pension, W 155. James Hamilton served 3 years during the Revolutionary War, enlisting with the Continental Forces in November of 1778 and served until after the surrender of Cornwallis, October 19, 1781.
DAR papers #554528
More About JAMES A. HAMILTON: Burial: McKenzie, Carroll Co., Tennessee Shiloh Pres. Church. Residence: 1789, Sumner County (Davidson County) established Hamilton's Station protecting about a dozen families.

Children of JAMES HAMILTON and JANE GWIN are:

10. i. ANN4 HAMILTON, b. March 01, 1783, Guilford Co., North Carolina; d. November 27, 1848, Gibson County, Tennessee.
11. ii. JANE HAMILTON, b. October 01, 1784, Guilford Co, North Carolina; d. April 19, 1855, Clarksville, Red River County, Texas.
12. iii. ELIZABETH BETSY HAMILTON, b. December 27, 1786, Orange Co., North Carolina; d. 1819, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee.
13. iv. THOMAS HAMILTON, b. May 10, 1789, Hamilton Station, White House, Sumner Co, Tennessee; d. June 18, 1879, McKenzie, Carroll County, Tennessee.
14. v. MARY "POLLY" HAMILTON, b. June 13, 1792, Sumner Co, Tennessee; d. Bef. November 15, 1854, Humphriey County, Tennessee.
vi. JAMES A. JR. HAMILTON, b. November 22, 1794, Sumner Co, Tennessee; d. Abt. 1857, Carroll Co, Tennessee; m. MARGARET PEGGY LANKFORD, 1815, Humphreys County, Tennessee; b. Abt. 1798. More About JAMES A. JR. HAMILTON: Cause of Death: Drowned Military service 1: 1812, War of 1812, Military service 2: Bet. 1814 - 1815, Tennessee Militia & was in the Battle of New Orleans More About JAMES HAMILTON and MARGARET LANKFORD: Marriage: 1815, Humphreys County, Tennessee
15. vii. ROBERT SHAW HAMILTON, b. June 05, 1796, Hamilton Station, Sumner Co, Tennessee; d. March 17, 1876, Near Clarksville, Red River Co., Texas.
viii. ALEXANDER HAMILTON, b. October 20, 1798, Sumner Co, Tennessee; d. Bef. 1841; m. JANE EAST, June 12, 1823, Wilson County, Tennessee. More About ALEXANDER HAMILTON and JANE EAST: Marriage: June 12, 1823, Wilson County, Tennessee
16. ix. JOHN G. HAMILTON, b. March 01, 1803, Sumner Co., Tennessee; d. 1841, Hopkins Co., Texas.
x. SARAH SALLIE HAMILTON, b. February 22, 1806, Sumner Co, Tennessee; d. January 31, 1883; m. HENRY LANKFORD, Abt. 1826, Tennessee; b. Abt. 1802. More About HENRY LANKFORD and SARAH HAMILTON: Marriage: Abt. 1826, Tennessee

5. THOMAS JR.3 HAMILTON (THOMAS2, HANSFORD1) was born December 24, 1762 in Guilford County, North Carolina, and died February 14, 1841 in Gallatin Co., Illinois. He married ELIZABETH GWIN9 Abt. 1785, daughter of MORDECAI GWIN and ELIZABETH UNKNOWN). She was born Abt. 1770 in NC, and died Bet. 1830 - 1840 in Sumner County, Tennessee. More About THOMAS JR. HAMILTON: Name 2: Thomas Hamilton. Census: 1820, Gallatian, Sumner County, Tennessee Page 181. More About ELIZABETH GWIN: Name 2: Elizabeth Betsy Gwin. Date born 2: 1751, Virginia. Died 2: 1824, Carroll Co, Tennessee. More About THOMAS HAMILTON and ELIZABETH GWIN: Marriage: Abt. 1785

Children of THOMAS HAMILTON and ELIZABETH GWIN are:
17. i. WILLIAM HENRY4 HAMILTON, b. December 25, 1786, Sumner County, Tennessee; d. 1862, Pope County, Arkansas.
ii. JACOB BROWN HAMILTON, b. 1788, Sumner County, Tennessee.
18. iii. EUPHA HAMILTON, b. 1790, Sumner County, Tennessee.
19. iv. NANCY HAMILTON, b. 1792, Sumner County, Tennessee; d. August 03, 1851, Saline County, Illinois.
20. v. ELIZABETH HAMILTON, b. Abt. 1794, Sumner County, Tennessee.
21. vi. THOMAS HAMILTON, b. 1796, Sumner County, Tennessee; d. Bet. 1840 - 1850, Gallatin Co., Illinois.
vii. ANDREW JACKSON HAMILTON, b. Abt. 1798, Sumner County, Tennessee.
viii. PATSY HAMILTON b. Abt. 1800, Sumner County, Tennessee m. JOHN P. CLARK October 27, 1842, Gallatin County, Illinois. More About JOHN CLARK and PATSY HAMILTON: Marriage: October 27, 1842, Gallatin County, Illinois
ix. ANN HAMILTON, b. Abt. 1802, Sumner County, Tennessee.
22. x. JANE HAMILTON, b. Abt. 1806, Sumner County, Tennessee.
xi. FREDERICK HAMILTON, b. Abt. 1810, Sumner County, Tennessee; d. Aft. 1860, Illinois; m. NANCY HAMPTON; b. Abt. 1817.




From: Elizabeth Khan < erkhan@home.com>
Subject: [GUINN] Mordecai Gwin
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000


Hello everyone, I am looking for information on the ancestry of Mordecai Gwin b. c. 1736 d. Feb 1785 in Orange Co, NC married Elizabeth c. 1752 possibly in SC. Elizabeth died in Carroll County, TN. Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks so much.  Christopher Johnson

1 Mordecai Gwin 1736 - 1785 b: 1736 in Ireland or Wales? d: Feb 1785 in Orange Co., SC Fact 1: 1786 will probated in Hillsboro, NC; m. Elizabeth Abt 1740 (b: Abt 1740 in Virginia? )m: 1752 in SC?; d: in Carroll Co., TN

2 Margaret Gwin 1760 - 1797 b: March 28, 1760 in Orange County,North Carolina d: January 1, 1797 in Humphrey's County or Sumner Tennessee +Chamberlain Hudson, Jr. 1753 - 1843 b: December 14, 1753 in Chesterfield County, Virginia m: 1780 in Orange County, North Carolina d: 1843 in Benton County, Tennessee

3 Dawsey P. (Philemon) Hudson 1785 - 1866 b: June 7, 1785 in Orange County, North Carolina d: 1866 in Benton County, Tennessee Fact 1: 1812 List of Free taxable inhabitants, Humphrey's County, Tennessee Fact 2: 1820 Census Humphrey's County, Tennessee Fact 3: 1830 Cesnsus Humphrey's County, Tennessee Fact 4: 1828 Bulit the first cotton gin in Benton County on his farm near Camden Fact 5: One of the first Settlers of Benton County, Tennessee +Frances Ann Comes 1794 - b: 1794 in South Carolina

3 Edward Gwinn Hudson 1790 - 1836 b: February 20, 1790 in Orange County, North Carolina d: 1836 in Benton County, Tennessee Fact 1: Buried in Old Hudson Cemetery, Benton Co, TN +Margaret S. ?Harper

3 Elizabeth Hudson 1787 - b: November 1, 1787 in North Carolina +[1] Benjamin Hudson 1769 - 1823 b: 1769 in Worchester County, Maryland d: 1823 in Humphrey's County, Tennessee *2nd Husband of Elizabeth Hudson: +Peter Reed m: May 30, 1812 in Sumner County, Tennessee *3rd Husband of Elizabeth Hudson: +Unknown Dorris m: Bef 1822

3 John B. Hudson 1780 - 1850-1851 b: August 31, 1780 in Orange County, North Carolina d: 1850-1851 +Elizabeth Dorris m: September 15, 1804 in Sumner County, Tennessee *2nd Wife of John B. Hudson: +Elzaibeth "Betsy" Ellis 1788 - b: 1788 in Virginia m: January 20, 1808 in Sumner County, Tennessee

3 Sarah Hudson 1782 - 1821 b: September 3, 1782 in Nort Carolina d: July 27, 1821 in Humphrey's County, Tennessee +[1] Benjamin Hudson 1769 - 1823 b: 1769 in Worchester County, Maryland m: November 28, 1805 in Sumner County, Tennessee d: 1823 in Humphrey's County, Tennessee

3 Mary "Polly" Hudson 1792 - 1860 b: June 7, 1792 in Sumner County, Tennessee d: 1860 in Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee +Isaac Ellis 1788 - 1864 b: 1788 in Virginia m: March 10, 1810 in Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee d: 1864 in Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee

3 Margaret "Peggy" Hudson 1794 - 1851 b: September 20, 1794 in Sumner County, Tennessee d: 1851 in Vernon County, Missouri +Snelling "Simellin" Ellis 1785 - Abt 1829 b: 1785 in Probably Loudoun County, Virginia m: November 14, 1810 in Sumner County, Tennessee d: Abt 1829 in Sumner County, Tennessee Fact 1: 1816-1819 Held 200 acres near his brothers on Barrens River Fact 2: 1812 Served in War in 1st Regiment Wynnes W. Tennessee Militia

2 Col. Edward Gwin Abt 1753 - 1831 b: Abt 1753 in Orange County, North Carolina d: October 8, 1831 in Carroll County, Tennessee Fact 1: Soldier in the Revolutionary War Fact 2: After the war moved to Rutherford County, Tennessee+Rosannah *2nd Wife of Col. Edward Gwin: +Martha Permenter *3rd Wife of Col. Edward Gwin: +Rachel Perry 1804 - b: December 25, 1804 in Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee

2 Capt. William Roling Gwin Abt 1760 - 1827 b: Abt 1760 in Orange County, North Carolina d: January 9, 1827 in Sumner County, Tennessee +Hannah McCombe Abt 1756 - 1841 b: Abt 1756 in Orange County, North Carolina m: May 4, 1782 in Orange County, North Carolina d: April 1841 in Sumner County, Tennessee

2 Elizabeth "Betsy" Gwin Abt 1755 - 1824 b: Abt 1755 in Orange County, North Carolina d: 1824 in Carroll County, Tennessee +Thomas Hamilton, Jr. 1762 - 1841 b: December 24, 1762 in Salisbury District, Guilford County, North Carolina d: February 14, 1841 in Monroe Township, Gallatin County, Illinois Fact 1: February 14, 1841 Buried in Wolf Creek Cemetery, Saline, Illinois

2 Jane Gwin 1762 - 1843 b: February 16, 1762 in Orange County, North Carolina d: September 8, 1843 in McKenzie, Carroll County, Tennessee +James A. Hamilton 1757 - 1831 b: May 1, 1757 in Salisbury District, Guilford County, North Carolina m: February 7, 1782 in Salisbury District, Guilford County, North Carolina d: April 27, 1831 in McKenzie, Carroll County, Tennessee

2 Mary Gwin

2 John Gwin 1764 - 1832 b: December 15, 1764 in Orange County, North Carolina d: September 14, 1832 in Carroll County, Tennessee +Sarah Harper - Abt 1797 d: Abt 1797

2 Rev. James A. Gwin 1768 - 1841 b: 1768 in Orange County, North Carolina d: August 3, 1841 in Vicksburg, MIssissippi Fact 1: 1790 Emigrated from Granville, Orange County, NC to Sumner County, TN Fact 2: Methodist Fact 3: 1798 Appointed Justice and Coroner Fact 4: July 1796 Member of the Court Fact 5: 1830 Listed on census of Carroll County, Tennessee +Mary Adair McAdams 1767 - 1858 b: January 1767 m: 1790 in Virginia d: June 30, 1858 in Issaquea County, Mississippi

2 Alexander Gwin 1762-1770 - 1850-1854 b: 1762-1770 in Orange County, North Carolina d: 1850-1854 in Humphrey's County, Tennessee +Sarah 1780 - 1850 b: 1780 in North Carolina d: 1850 in Humphrey's County, Tennessee

2 Sarah Gwin Abt 1753 - b: Abt 1753 in Virginia

2 Edwin Gwin




The following is from Mr. Bob Frank's excellent page located at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~msissaq2/gwin.html

A special thanks to Joyce Gwin Hornback for sharing her excellent and definitive family research for the preparation of this article.

The Gwin Family

One family who held considerable lands in Issaquena County during its early years was the Gwin family. The patriarch of the Issaquena Gwin family was Rev. James Gwin, a Methodist minister. James Gwin was born on January 16, 1769 in Orange County, North Carolina. While in North Carolina he married Mary Adair McAdams, and during 1790 he removed his family with twenty other families to Tennessee and settled at Fountain Head on the border between Kentucky and Tennessee. James Gwin with his brothers served in the Revolutionary War. His father was born in Wales and his mother was a native of Ireland. At the time of their migration to Tennessee, Nashville was known as French Lick. At that time the country was full of Indians fiercely resenting the encroachments of the white settlers. There were many battles, and in these, James Gwin exhibited valor and skill, especially in those of Caney Fork in 1792 and Nickajack. James Gwin's preaching circuits extended as far south as Alabama, west to the Mississippi, and north to Ohio, often accompanied by Bishop McKendree. James Gwin was a close friend to Andrew Jackson.

Rev. James Gwin started preaching to local slaves around Nashville in 1829.  Under his leadership, they formed the "African Mission" until it had 819 members in 1833.  In 1853 it became the Capers Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) church in Nashville, Tennessee. The church is still in existence.

During the 1830s, James Gwin removed his family to the lower country of Mississippi settling at first in Madison County and later the Vicksburg area. Shortly after 1830, one of James' sons, Samuel Gwin, was appointed by President Andrew Jackson as the register of the land office at Mount Salus (now, Clinton, in Madison County). When appointed, he was living in Washington, D. C., where he worked in the Postmaster General's office. On October 14, 1831, he wrote the following letter to Senator George Poindexter of Mississippi in relation to his appointment as register of the Mt. Salus land office:

"My recent appointment, Register of the Land Office at Mount Salus, makes it my duty to explain to you, why I sought the position, and to say something of my antecedents. I am a native of Tennessee, was a volunteer under General Jackson in his Indian campaigns; was in Coffee's brigade in the assault and capture of Pensacola in 1814, and in all the engagements with the British below New Orleans. I lost my health by long protracted exposure, and to this day am a habitual sufferer. In 1829 the Postmaster General was good enough to give me a clerkship in his Department, since which I have never been absent a day from my post. My beloved wife is now threatened with confirmed consumption, and I am advised that the only hope for her recovery is to take her to a warmer climate. Under this advice, and with this hope, and for the happiness of a young family, I submitted the case to the President, and, with the noble sympathies of his nature, he conferred on me the Mount Salus appointment. I do not apprehend that any one will doubt my qualifications or character, but I fear my non-residence may be considered an objection. For this I must ask indulgence. I have never resided in Mississippi, but I have shed my blood on her soil, in her defense, as the records of our battles will attest. My venerable father, and six brothers, were soldiers of the Revolution. The whole Tennessee delegation in Congress, a majority of the members from Kentucky, and the late member from Mississippi, Gen. Thomas Hinds, recommend my confirmation. Many citizens of Mississippi will unite in this recommendation. I was introduced to you during the siege of New Orleans, by my friend, Gen. Carroll, but you have probably forgotten the incident. I shall enter on my duties with a determination to discharge them faithfully, and to the satisfaction of the government and the people. When I applied for the place not a single application had been received from the State of Mississippi, though there were several from other States. Within a few days past, some applications from Mississippi have been made. I have the honor to be, Respectfully, your obedient servant. SAM'L GWIN"

More than likely, Samuel Gwin's appointment in Mississippi and his brother, William McKendree Gwin's appointment as U.S. Marshall in the region during 1833 (having practiced medicine in Madison County for six years), is what brought Alexander Mosby Gwin to settle in the region. Shortly after 1830, James Gwin and his sons, Samuel, William McKendree, and Alexander Mosby purchased tracts of land in Issaquena County.

By 1840, it seems that James Gwin had become dissatisfied with the low country in Mississippi. On February 5, 1840, Andrew Jackson wrote the following: "I had the pleasure of meeting with my old friend Father Gwin in good health but dissatisfied with the lower country, and has a wish to return and spend his last days in Tennessee, if it meets the views of his wife, to whom he wrote by me. I enclosed the letter to Mrs. Gwin, requesting to know her determination - as yet have not heard from her. To have this good old man my neighbor in my declining life would be a great pleasure to me."

Just over a year after this letter was written, James Gwin died on August 8, 1841 in Vicksburg. James and Mary Adair McAdams Gwin were the parents of the following children:

1. Thomas W. Gwin: born about 1791 in Orange County, North Carolina, died October 10, 1833 at Clinton, Madison County, Mississippi

2. Samuel Gwin: born about 1794 in Sumner County, Tennessee, died during 1838 in New Orleans, Louisiana

3. Asa B. L. Gwin: born March 25, 1797 in Sumner County, Tennessee, died April 14, 1809, buried in Fountain Head Cemetery, Sumner County, Tennessee

4. Margaret Gwin: born April 7, 1800, died July 2, 1863 in Issaquena County, Mississippi

5. William McKendree Gwin (Dr/Senator): born October 9, 1805 in Sumner County, Tennessee, died September 3, 1885 in New York City, buried in Mt. View Cemetery, Oakland, California

6. Catherine P. Gwin: born about 1807 in Sumner County, Tennessee, died May 20, 1893 in San Francisco, California

7. Elizabeth Gwin: born July 30, 1812 in Sumner County, Tennessee, died during September of 1844 in Vicksburg, Mississippi

8. Alexander Mosby Gwin: born about 1817 in Sumner County, Tennessee, died March 30, 1867 in Issaquena County, Mississippi

After the death of James, his widow Mary continued to live in Vicksburg until the 1850s when she moved to Issaquena County to live with her son, Alexander Mosby. Mary died in Issaquena County on July 5, 1858. Alexander wrote an obituary about her to Rev. Drake of Port Gibson, Misssissippi, for a Methodist publication. The obituary reads:

"Mary Gwin was born December 2, 1773 in Orange County, North Carolina and was married and removed to Tennessee in 1790 where they lived in Forts for two years in consequence of the hostility of the Indians. After the country became more settled they settled a place in a few miles of the Fort where they lived in constant fear of an attack from the Indians, until they were finally driven from the Country.

I have often heard my mother speak of the dangers they passed through in their early life. Short after they left the Fort for their own Cabin she was in hearing of the guns of the Indians when they attacked and murdered the family of a neighbor, and could see the light of their burning Cabin. She was alone, my father being out after the Indians at the Time, and with her infant baby lay secreted in an oats patch in light of her Cabin the remainder of the night expecting momentarily to hear the Indians make an attack upon it. It was a number of years after their removal to Tennessee before they could live at their homes with security. Even at that early period Methodist Preachers were among them and had to be guarded from one appointment to another and a guard placed to prevent a surprise during preaching. Every man carried his gun to church and was ready at any moment to receive the Savage foe. My mother was a great deal alone, as my father had to serve as patrol at stated periods. Many sleepless nights she spent when thus alone.

After my father entered the Itinerancy she was alone sometimes for months at a time, and the whole care and support of the family devolved upon her, for Methodist preacher as pittances were not secured to them then as it is now. She had to labor with her own hands for their support. Whatever of good there is in her children we owe mostly to the moral training of our dear Mother. A short time before her death in conversation with Mr. Mosby she said God has been good to me all my life. He has preserved my life to extreme old age with a mind unimpaired. My recollection is as good now as it was forty years ago, and blessed be God I can read my Bible with the first Spectacles I ever used. He has blessed me with an affectionate family who has waited on me tenderly in all my afflictions without tiring, and none of them have ever done anything to make me ashamed of them.

In her last sickness she spoke of many scenes in the Revolutionary was she was an eye witness to, among other things, of the British troops driving the last milk cow of her Grandmother off to butcher it for the use of the army, and of the destitute condition of the family in consequence of the united ravages of the British troops and Tories.

She named the birth day of each of her children and grandchildren, when each married and the date of the death of those who had died. I mention these things to show how clear her memory was even a few days before her death. She spoke with great composure of her condition, and manifested not the least anxiety about her future happiness. For weeks before her death her hourly prayer, while awake, was that the struggle was over with her, and that she was with her Savior, but would conclude each prayer with a Thy will, O God! Be done, and not mine. She made provision for her old faithful servants. She left gold pieces to each as a keepsake from her and requested that they should be kept together after her death.

After sending affectionate messages to all the members of her family who were absent she said Send an affectionate farewell to Brother Marshall & family and to Brother Drake. Tell them I love them all. Let the books good Brother Fulton gave me remain on my table for family service, and put my name in each as coming from him and from me to each of your children. Preserve my good old Family Bible.

My Mother was confined to her bed two months and died at half past nine o'clock Tuesday evening June the 22nd in her eighty sixth year."

James and Mary's son Alexander Mosby owned Brunswick Plantation in Issaquena County. On September 13, 1843 he married Elizabeth Caroline Lowry (born 1826 in North Carolina, the daughter of William Lowry of Fairfield Dist, South Carolina) in Madison County, and shortly thereafter removed to Issaquena County. Brunswick, Alexander's Issaquena plantation, was located near Eustatia plantation, owned by the Eustis family, northeast of the present-day Chotard community. Issue of Alexander Mosby and Elizabeth Caroline Lowry Gwin was: Ida Hampton Gwin (born July 16, 1844 in Warren County and died June 27, 1851 in Issaquena County). Elizabeth Caroline, wife of Alexander, died on August 17, 1851 in Issaquena County. After the death of Elizabeth Caroline, Alexander married Sarah "Sallie" Catherine Crichlow  (daughter of James Crichlow and Sarah Howell Nelson, born June 14, 1826 in Murpheesboro, Tennessee, died during February of 1916 at Brunswick Plantation, buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg). Issue of Alexander and Catherine Crichlow Gwin were: Thomas William (born December 13, 1854 in Issaquena County, died February 18, 1948 in Vicksburg, buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg); Alexander Mosby (born April 19, 1858 in Issaquena County, buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg); Mary G. (born April 19, 1858 in Issaquena County); James (born 1859 in Issaquena County); Julia; and Katherine (born October 1, 1864 in Ascension Parish, Louisiana). Alexander Mosby Gwin suffered a fatal accident on Brunswick Plantation, and died there on April 11, 1867.

Alexander Mosby Gwin's brother, William McKendree, removed from Missisippi during 1849 to California where he became California's first senator. William McKendree Gwin was a Jacksonian Democrat (nation first - states second), not a pro-slavery Democrat. The following is taken from the Congressional Biographical Guide:

"GWIN, William McKendree, a Representative from Mississippi and a Senator from California; born near Gallatin, Sumner County, Tenn., October 9, 1805; ..... graduated from the medical department of Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky., in 1828; practiced medicine in Clinton, Miss., until 1833; United States marshal of Mississippi in 1833; elected as a Democrat from Mississippi to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841-March 3, 1843); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1842; moved to California in 1849; member of the State constitutional convention in 1849; upon the admission of California as a State into the Union was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from September 9, 1850, to March 3, 1855; reelected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy occurring at the expiration of his term, caused by the failure of the legislature to elect, and served from January 13, 1857, to March 3, 1861; chairman, Committee on Naval Affairs (Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses); .... retired to California and engaged in agricultural pursuits; died in New York City September 3, 1885; interment in Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif."

A special thanks again to
Joyce Gwin Hornback
for sharing her definitive family research
for the preparation of this article.
GENEALOGICAL NOTES

1850 Issaquena County Federal Census
Page 296A
1-1
Alexander M. Gwin: age 33, Planter, Tennessee
Elizabeth C.: age 24, South Carolina
Ida H.: age 6, Mississippi
Robert C. Dameron: age 30, Physician, Mississippi

1860 Issaquena County Federal Census
Page 3
21-21
A.M. Gwin: age 43, Planter, Tennessee
Sarah C.: age 32, Tennessee
Thos. W.: age 5, Mississippi
Alex M. Jr.: age 4, Mississippi
Mary G.: age 3, Mississippi
James: age 9/12, Mississippi

Buchanan, Margaret Gwin, DuVals of Kentucky from Virginia, 1794-1935 : descendants and allied families Lynchburgh, Va.: J. P. Bell Co., 1937

Claiborne, J. F. H., Mississippi as a Province, Territory, and State: with biographical notices of eminent citizens: Power & Barksdale, Jackson, Miss., 1880

Back to the Issaquena Genealogy and History Project

Entire Contents Copyright © 2003, 2004 Bob Franks.
THE ISSAQUENA GENEALOGY AND HISTORY PROJECT




For all of you who are looking for William Gwin, the son of Mordecai and Elizabeth Gwin, I have the following information for you.

William Gwin was born in 1744, where unknown, and died Jan 27, 1827 in Sumner Co, TN, age 83. William married Hannah McComb on May 7, 1783 in Orange Co NC. Hannah was born abt 1756 in Orange Co NC and died April 1841 in Sumner Co TN, age 82. They are both buried in the Ellis Cemetery there in Sumner Co TN.

William and Hannah were the parents of 7 children, 5 boys and 2 girls.

Sarah "Sally" Gwin b. Feb 19, 1783 Orange Co NC, mar Jeremiah Murphy June 14, 1803 Sumner Co TN -
Jesse Gwin b Jan 09 1785 Orange Co NC d. 1803 Sumner Co TN age 19 buried in the Ellis Cemetery. -
William Gwin, Jr. b. Mar 12, 1787 Orange Co NC mar Elizabeth ? Elizabeth is buried in the Ellis Cemetery.
Elizabeth Gwin b. Sep 03, 1789 Orange Co NC m Benjamin Wilkerson Dec 24, 1817 Sumner Co TN -
John Gwin b. June 15, 1792 Orange Co NC d. 1819 Sumner Co TN -
Ezekiel Gwin b. Mar 22, 1794 Orange Co NC. moved to White Co Ark. -
James Gwin, Jr. b. July 14, 1797 born Sumner Co TN.   On the census record you will find him listed as James Gwynne.

Most of this information comes from Hannah McComb's Bible record.

Joyce Hornback, Gwin Genforum #570, June 2010


[John M. Gwin Note: In July 2010, Mr. Frank Mitchell contacted me with another look at some of Mordecai's descendants.  While there are some discrepancies here with what we've seen above in the earlier generations, I'm sure that he has at least the later parts (if not all) of his own ancestral line documented, and for your consideration, I present here in my outline format the abridged, in-progress version he sent.]:

[John M. Gwin Update: In Oct 2010, Mr. Mitchell contacted me again with another look at some of Mordecai's descendants.  He assured me that only some of what appears below is correct, as he has now purchased Joyce Hornback's book and seen some of his errors.  He and I are now in contact by email and telephone, I'll be correcting his (and others') errors as they become clear to me.]:

21.00--Mordecai Gwin m. Elizabeth (nee unk.)

22.01--John Gwin, b. 15 Dec 1764; d. 9 Nov 1839; bd. Carroll Co., TN; m. 26 Feb 1782, Orange Co., NC, to Sarah Harper (b. unk.; d. 1808; bd. unk.); 7 ch. of 13 total; m2. 1809 to Sarah Donnell (b. unk.; d. 1818 in Robertson Co., TN; bd. unk.) 6 ch. of 13 total

23.01--Edward Gwin, b. 1799 in Sumner Co., TN; d. unk.; bd. unk.; served as County Clerk, Carroll Co., TN, fr. 1822 to 1836; m. 1824 to Margaret Webb Bowden (b. 1799 in Guilford, NC; d. 1873, Carroll Co., TN; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

24.01--Robert Donnell Gwin, M. D., b. Oct 1829 in Carroll Co., TN; d. unk.; bd. unk.; edu. Preparatory School in Princeton, KY, and Bethel Seminary; M.D. earned at Jefferson College, Philadelphia; occ.: physician; m. Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" Bomar (b. 11 Nov 1828 in McKenzie, TN; d. 1884 in McKenzie, TN; bd. unk.); at least three ch.

25.01--Gladys Bomar Gwin, b. 26 Nov 1878 in McKenzie, TN; d. unk.; bd. unk.; edu. Bethel College, Cincinnati Conservatory, Chicago College of Music; occ. Instructor of Piano, Harmony, and Musical History at Bethel College; church accompanist at Cumberland Presbyterian Ch.; m. 12 Nov 1903 in Holdenville, OK, to William Driskell Kelley (b. 1870 in Childersburg, AL; d. 3 May 1912 in Selma, AL; bd. Live Oak Cem., Selma, AL); at least one ch.


26.00-- Frank's parent [PRIVATE]

27.00--Frank Mitchell, contributor [PRIVATE]

25.01--Robert Donnell Gwin II, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

25.01--Dr. Edward Gwin, b. 1880 in McKenzie, TN; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Birdie (nee unk., b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

24.02--Caroline Gwin,

24.03--unk. Gwin,

23.02--Samuel Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.03--Sarah Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.04--Elizabeth Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.05--Margaret Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.06--Mary Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.07--Martha Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

John Gwin m2. Sarah Donnell

23.08--James Madison Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; Methodist preacher; m. Mary (nee unk., b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

24.01--William McKendree Gwin, b. 9 Oct 1805 in Sumner Co., TN; d. 3 Sep 1885 in CA; bd. unk.; edu. Transylvania Univ., Lexington, KY; occ., politician; m. Caroline Sampson (b. unk.; d. ca. 1834; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

23.09--John Donnell Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.10--Littleberry W. Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.11--Rosanna Bracken Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.12--Robert Bell Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

23.13--(possibly Joseph) Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

22.02--William Gwin, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.


[Frank Mitchell Note:  The John Gwin in our family tree [JMG: i.e., 21.01] would be my ggg-gf.   His father Mordecai started out in the US here .....  http://gwynnsislandmuseum.org/gwin.html.  John was married twice.   Along the way there was time in Sumner Co., Tenn, & an Andrew Jackson connection .... he sent John's grandson, Wm McKendrick, to Cal from Ms (Wm had played role in removing Indians), Wm was there during gold rush & became 1st Senator thru Civil War.  g-gUncle Ed Gwin was govt agent on removal of Indians from Al to Okla where he remained.  He was my grandmother's Uncle who she joined in Holdenville, OK, where she taught music and met her husband (Wm. Driskell Kelley) born in Childersburg, but strong connection with Dallas Co. where he is buried alongside his brother, about which I'm still trying to piece rest of story.  Wm., a dentist, was serving in the Indian Territory and became ill; they returned to Selma, and he died at 37 leaving widow with 4 young children.  It was his father (Emory Kelley) who had Mercantile Store in Wilsonville.  Wm's parents died young leaving 4 children orphans, oldest 7 at the time.





Posted By: Michael Gwinn
Email: gwinnma at aol dot com
Subject: Re: latimer married gwinn
Post Date: July 14, 2004
Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/latimer/messages/1293.html
Forum: Latimer Family Genealogy Forum
Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/latimer/


Descendants of Mordecai "* GWIN

21. Mordecai GWIN (b.1736-IRELAND or WALES; d.Bef Feb 1785-Hillsborough, Orange Co., NC)
-- sp: Elizabeth (w. Mordecai GWIN) (b. Abt 1740-Virginia on the ocean; m. Abt 1748)
---- 22. Edwin GWIN
---- 22. Margaret GWIN (b.28 Mar 1760-Orange Co., NC;d.01 Jan 1797-Humphrey or Sumner Co.,TN)
------ sp: Chamberlain HUDSON "Jr." (b.14 Dec 1753-Chesterfield Co., VA; m. 1780;d.1843-Benton Co.,TN)
---- 22. Mary GWIN
---- 22. Sarah GWIN
---- 22. "Col." Edward GWIN (b.Abt 1749/1750-Orange Co.,NC;d.08 Oct 1831-Carroll Co.,TN)
------ sp: Rachel PERRY (b.25 Dec 1804-Jackson,Madison Co.,TN;m.15 Dec 1824)
-------- 23. 1 child (m) of 2 GWIN
-------- 23. 1 child (f) of 2 GWIN
---------- sp: Martha PERMENTER
-------- 23. Mordecai GWIN (b.Bef 1785-Orange Co.,NC)
-------- 23. John GWIN (b.Bef 1785)
-------- 23. Edward "Jr." GWIN (b.1807-Summer Co.,TN;d.03 May 1879-Carroll Co.,TN)
---------- sp: Martha Polly MOORE (b.1804;m.Abt 1828;d.17 Jun 1880-Carroll Co.,TN)
---------- sp: Rosanah
-------- 23. John GWIN
---------- sp: UNKNOWN
-------- 23. no name GWIN
---- 22. Elizabeth GWIN "Betsy" (b.Abt 1755-Orange Co.,NC;d.1824-Carroll Co.,TN)
------ sp: Thomas "Jr." HAMILTON (b.24 Dec 1762-Anson/Guilford Co.,NC;d.14 Feb 1841-Monroe Twp.. Gallatin Co.,IL)
---- 22. William Rolling GWIN (b.Abt 1755-Orange Co.,NC;d.27 Jan 1827-Sumner Co.,TN)
------ sp: Hannah MCCOMBE (b.Abt 1756;m.07 May 1782;d.Apr 1841-Sumner Co.,TN)
-------- 23. Sarah GWIN (b.19 Feb 1783)
-------- 23. Jesse GWIN (b.09 Jan 1785)
-------- 23. Elizabeth "Betsey" GWIN (b.03 Sep 1789-Sumner Co.,TN)
---------- sp: Benjamin WILKERSON (m.24 Dec 1817)
-------- 23. John GWIN (b.15 Jun 1792)
-------- 23. Ezekiel GWIN (b.03 Sep 1794)
-------- 23. William G. GUINN (b.15 Aug 1795-Orange Co.,NC;d.16 Jun 1878-Grundy Co.,TN)
---------- sp: Lydia PRICE (m.17 May 1817)
---------- sp: Priscilla Colquitt BURROWS (m.Aft 1837)
-------- 23. James GWIN (b.14 Jul 1797)
---------- sp: Sally BAILEY (m.14 Jun 1819)
---- 22. Jane GWIN (b.18 Feb 1762-Orange County,North Carolina;d.08 Sep 1843-McKenzie,Carroll County,Tennessee)
------ sp: James A. HAMILTON (b.01 May 1757-Salisbury,District NC.;m.07 Feb 1782;d.27 Apr 1831-McKenzie,Carroll Co.,TN.)
-------- 23. Ann HAMILTON (b.01 Mar 1783-Gilford Co.,NC;d.27 Nov 1848-Gibson Co.,TN)
---------- sp: Jacob PARKS (m.20 Mar 1800)
-------- 23. Jane HAMILTON (b.01 Oct 1784-Gilford Co.,NC;d.19 Apr 1855-prob. Carroll Co.,TN)
---------- sp: James LATIMER
-------- 23. Elizabeth HAMILTON (b.27 Dec 1786-Sumner Co.,TN;d.Bef 1826)
---------- sp: Jacob MCKEE (m.04 Aug 1807;d.Bef 1826)
-------- 23. Thomas HAMILTON (b.10 Apr/May 1789-Hamilton Station,White House,Sumner Co.,TN.;d.18 Jun 1879-McKenzie,CC,TN)
---------- sp: Elizabeth T. FORREST (b.26 Feb 1792-North Carolina;m.02 Jan 1812;d.16 Apr 1858-McKenzie,Carroll County,Tennessee)
-------- 23. Mary "Polly" HAMILTON (b.13 Jun 1792-Sumner Co.,TN;d.Bef 15 Nov 1854-Humphries Co.,TN)
---------- sp: Lynde L. LATIMER (b.28 Feb 1778;m.29 May 1808)
-------- 23. James A. "Jr." HAMILTON (b.22 Nov 1794-Sumner Co.,TN)
---------- sp: Margaret LANKFORD "Peggy"
-------- 23. Robert Shaw HAMILTON (b.05 Jun 1796-Sumner Co.,TN;d.17 Mar 1876-Texas)
---------- sp: Elizabeth BETHAY-BETHEA
-------- 23. Alexander HAMILTON (b.20 Oct 1798-Sumner Co., TN; d. Bef 1841-In childhood)
-------- 23. John HAMILTON (b.01 Mar 1803-Sumner Co., TN; d. Bef 1841)
---------- sp: Polly MADDEN
-------- 23. Sarah "Sallie" HAMILTON (b.22 Feb 1806-Sumner Co.,TN;d.31 Jan 1883)
---------- sp: Henry LANKFORD
---- 22. John GWIN (b.15 Dec 1764-Orange Co., NC;d. Aft 09 Nov 1839-Dyer,Sumner Co., TN)
------ sp: Sarah HARPER (m.26 Feb 1782;d.Abt 1797)
-------- 23. Samuel GWIN (b.Abt 1783)
-------- 23. Sarah GWIN (b.Abt 1786)
-------- 23. William GWIN (b.Abt 1790)
---------- sp: Sarah "Sally" DONNELL (m.Abt 1797/1798)
-------- 23. Edward GWIN (b.Feb 1799-Sumner Co.,TN;d.1874-Carroll Co., TN)
---------- sp: Margaret BOWDEN (b.1799-Franklin Co.,NC;m.1824;d.1873-Carroll Co., TN)
-------- 23. John Donnell GWIN (b.Abt 1801-Smith Co., TN)
-------- 23. Margaret GWIN (b.1801-Smith County,Tennessee)
-------- 23. Elizabeth GWIN (b.1806-Smith Co., TN)
-------- 23. Mary GWIN "Polly" (b.1808-Smith Co., TN)
-------- 23. James Madison GWIN (b.11 Mar 1810-Humphreys Co.,TN;d.25 Nov 1887-Lexington,MS)
---------- sp: Susan Van Houten DAVIS (b.18 May 1816-Louisiana;m.03 May 1836;d.24 Oct 1887-Lexington,Mississippi)
-------- 23. Robert Bell GWIN (b. 1812--Humphreys Co., TN)
---------- sp: Francis STIGLER
-------- 23. Martha GWIN (b. 1814-Humphreys Co., TN)
-------- 23. Rozana GWIN (b. 1816-Humphreys Co., TN)
-------- 23. Littleberry Wright GWIN (b. 1825--Carroll County, Tennessee; d. 11 Oct 1845--Camargo, Mexico)
---- 22. "Rev" James A. GWIN (b. 1768--Orange Co., NC; d. 03 Aug 1841--Vicksburg, Warren Co., MS)
------ sp: Mary Adair MCADAMS (b. Jan 1763--Tennessee; m. 1790; d. 30 Jun 1858--Issaquena Co., MS)
-------- 23. Elizabeth GWIN (b.18 Jun 1787; d. 24 Jan 1864)
---------- sp: Daniel Fitch LATIMER (b.20 Nov 1781; m. 23 Sep 1806; d. 22 Sep 1856)
-------- 23. "Col" Samuel L. GWIN (b. Abt 1791/1792--Fountain Head, Sumner Co., TN; d. Bef 1854--Mississippi)
---------- sp: UNKNOWN
-------- 23. Asa B. L. GWIN (b.25 Mar 1797;d.14 Apr 1809-Sumner Co., TN)
-------- 23. Margaret GWIN (b.07 Apr 1800--Fountain Head, Sumner Co.,TN; d. 02 Jul 1863--Woodlawn Plantation, Isswaquena Co., MI)
---------- sp: Alexander De La Plaunche DUVAL (b.30 Nov 1793-Richmond,HC,Virginia;m.12 Mar 1818;d.16 Jan 1851-WP,I,Mississippi)
-------- 23. Thomas GWIN (b. Abt 1802;d.29 Oct 1833-Washington Co., MS.)
---------- sp: Polly BLAIR (m.17 Jul 1826)
-------- 23. William McKendree GWIN (b. 05 Oct 1805--Fountain Head, Sumner Co., TN; d. 03 Sep 1885-New York)
---------- sp: Caroline SIMPSON (d. 1835)
---------- sp: Mary E. (Bell) LOGAN (m. 23 Mar 1837)
-------- 23. Catherine P. GWIN (b. Abt 1808--Sumner Co., TN)
---------- sp: Isham L. MOORE (m.02 Aug 1826;d.Abt 1833/1834)
---------- sp: John Wesley DANKS
-------- 23. Alexander Martin GWIN (b.1817-Fountain Head, Sumner Co.,TN;d.11 Apr 1867-Issaquena Co., MS)
---------- sp: Elizabeth C. LOWERY (b.1826-North Carolina;m.13 Sep 1843)
---------- sp: Sarah CRICHLOW (b.1826-Rutherford Co.,TN;m.26 Oct 1853)
---- 22. Alexander GWIN (b. Abt 1762/1770-Orange Co., NC; d. Abt 1850/1854-Humphreys Co., TN)
------ sp: Sarah (w Alexander GWIN) (b.1780-North Carolina;m.1800;d.1850-Humphreys Co., TN)
-------- 23. Alexander "Jr." GWIN
-------- 23. William M. GWIN
-------- 23. Robert H. GWIN

 








From: joyce1033 at juno dot com
Date: January 14, 2011
To: jmcdgwin@zianet.com
Subject: Re: Mordecai Gwin

Good morning John,
 
I have been researching this family for the past 35 years.  I joined the DAR on my John Gwin line, and since I was the first, they really made me work for it.  This was back when you had to go to the libraries, court houses, and cemeteries.  You just could not turn on your computer and copy someone else's work.   This has led to so many mistakes in family lines.
 
I am a descendant of Mordecai Gwin and his wife Elizabeth...last name unknown.  In a paper written by a grandson he states that his grandfather Mordecai died before he was born, so he did not know him, but his grandmother Elizabeth Gwin lived with them at Hamilton Station in TN were he was born.  Elizabeth (he forgot her last name) was born on shipboard.
 
The name is spelled GWIN and has always been spelled that way since the first information that was found on Mordecai in 1738.
 
The first record of Mordecai was when he had a piece of land surveyed for him in PA in 1738.  He would have been 18 years old or older to have had this done, so this would make him being born in 1718 - 1720 or so.  He was not married at this time either.
 
By 1753, Mordecai and Elizbeth had married and had 2 or 3 children and had bought a piece of land in Orange County, NC.  Mordecai is buried on the land, and Elizabeth moved to Hamilton Station in Sumner Co. where she is buried.
 
Mordecai and Elizabeth were the parents of 10 children: 5 boys and 5 girls.  Mordecai and Elizabeth are the grandparents of 72 known grandchildren.
 
First, I would like to state is that NOT ANY OF THEIR CHILDREN had a middle name or initial.  So here goes.

 
1.  William Gwin, b. abt 1744; d. 27 Jan 1827 Sumner Co., TN (age 83). William served in the Rev. War as Captain and a wagon master.  William married Hannah McComb  7 May 1783, Orange Co., NC, at the house of Michael Clerk.  Hannah was b. abt 1756 and d. April 1841, Sumner Co. TN (age 82).  They are buried in the Ellis Cemetery in Sumner Co. TN, and the tombstones give their ages, not their birthdays.  William and Hannah had 7 children who are listed in the paperwork that Hannah filed for a widow's pension.
 
(William Rolling Quin is not the same person as William Gwin.  William Rolling Quin comes from one of the families in VA.)

 
2.  Edward Gwin, Sr., b. 1747; d. 8 Oct 1831, Carroll Co., TN, age 84.  He
served in the Rev. War as a Colonel.  Edward Gwin married first Rosanna Brackin, and he married second Rachael Perry on 15 Dec 1824, Carroll Co., TN.  Edward and Rosanna Gwin had two children: John Gwin, b. abt 1783 Orange Co., NC, and Mordecai Gwin, Jr., b. abt 1781, Orange Co., TN.   John moved to TN; Mordecai, Jr., may have died young, as there is no [further] record of him.  Edward and Rachael Gwin had 3 children: 1 son, 1 daughter unknown, and 1 daughter named Sarah J. Gwin.
 
3.  Mary Gwin may have died young, as nothing [further] has been found on her.
 
4.  Sarah "Sally" Gwin was b. abt 1753, Orange Co., NC.  She married John Howell.  Sarah and John Howell had 5 children.
 
5.  Margaret Gwin was b. 28 Mar 1760 in Orange Co., NC, and d. 1 Jan 1797 in Sumner Co., TN.  She married Chamberlain Hudson, Jr., in 1779.   Margaret and Chamberlain Hudson, Jr., had 7 children.
 
6. Jane Gwin, b. 18 Feb 1762, Orange Co., NC, d. 8 Sept 1843 in McKenzie, Carroll Co., TN, age 81 yrs 6 mos 21 das.   She married James Hamilton on 7 Feb 1782 in Guilford Co., NC.   Jane and James Hamilton were the parents of 10 children. (I was born in McKenzie, TN.)
 
7.  Alexander Gwin was b. Nov 1763, Orange Co., NC; d. 11 Aug 1842, Humphreys Co., TN; married abt. 1786 first wife unknown; married abt 1772 to Sarah (last name unknown).  Alexander and his 1st wife had 2 children; Alexander and his 2nd wife Sarah had 4 children.
 
8.  John Gwin, b. 15 Dec 1764, Orange Co., NC; d. aft 1840, Dyer Co., TN.  Married (1) Sarah Harper; (2) Sarah "Sally" Donnell. John and Sarah Harper may have had 3 or 4 children [NOT PROVEN]; John and Sarah Donnell had 9 children, all proven.
 
9.  Elizabeth Gwin; b. abt. 1766, Orange Co., NC; d. btw. 1830-1840 Sumner Co., TN.  Married Thomas Hamilton, Jr., abt 1785. Elizabeth and Thomas Hamilton had 11 children.
 
10. James Gwin (Rev.), b. 16 Jan 1769, Orange Co NC; d. 3 Aug 1841, age 72, Vicksburg, MS; buried City Cemetery, Vicksburg, MS. Married ca. 1789 to Mary Adair McAdams, b. Jan 1773, York Co., PA; d. 30 Jun 1858, Issaquena Co., MS, age 85 yrs 6 mos.; bur: City Cemetery, Vicksburg, MS.  Rev. James Gwin and Mary Adair McAdams had 8 children.
 
This should help people to look in the right families.
 
Joyce


From: John Gwin <jmcdgwin@zianet.com>
To: joyce1033 at juno dot com

Cc: John Gwin <jmcdgwin@zianet.com>
Subject: Re: Mordecai Gwin
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011

Hi Joyce--thanks for writing!

I believe we visited very briefly perhaps a decade ago (back when I was not as interested in Mordecai because I just "KNEW" we weren't related!)
:-)
I've changed my tune.
While I can still see no connection of Mordecai to me--yet, that is--I now believe the connection exists, if not on this side of the Atlantic, then not too far on the other.
And so I began collecting the work of others to see if I could see anything that made sense, and I built a page to put it all together.
As I recall, I've done little or no personal research here, only collecting the work of others.
Bottom line: I would be DELIGHTED to make any corrections of errors I may be perpetuating!
I have seen your name again and again as I've copied data from Genforum, Rootsweb, and other posts, and its clear to me that you are one of the authorities on this line (if not THE authority).  I'd be honored if you'd take some of your time to critique what I've collected.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you!
Best to you,
In Jesus,
John

On Jan 13, 2011, joyce1033 at juno dot com:

Hello John Gwin,
My name is Joyce Gwin Hornback.
I have been reading some of the updates on the Mordecai Gwin line.
There were mistakes on the original parts of the information, but now there are more mistakes on the new parts, and they are listed as my research.
If you are interested in making the corrections, let me know.
Joyce Gwin Hornback       joyce1033 at juno dot com




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