One of my maternal 8th great grandfathers, Samuel
Gilbert Sr, was probably born in Liskeard, Cornwall, England. Samuel wife’s
name was “Joanne” and they had two sons, Nicholas, who was thought to be named
after Samuel’s father and Samuel Jr. Samuel’s
son Nicholas was born in Liskeard and came to America as a very young child
Samuel Jr was born in Pennsylvania. Samuel Sr as well as a few other Gilbert
men left England and settled in Warminster Township, Byberry Township, and
Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
About 1686, it is documented that Samuel Gilbert desires a grant of about 200 acres next to John Jones
in Warminster Township. Samuel’s occupation was listed as a yeoman ( a freeholder,
one who owned and cultivated his own land). Samuel continued to purchase land
in Warminster and Byberry Townships throughout his life.
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Samuel’s date of death has not been proven, it is said to be
around or before 1721 as this is the year that Samuel’s son Nicholas patented (granted
to the named party and their heirs and assigns forever ) his father’s land. "Whereas
Samuel Gilbert for the natural love...to his son Nicholas Gilbert and the
consideration therein mentioned...granted to his son Nicholas all the aforesaid
lands and premises.”
Y-DNA testing shows descendants of the Warminster Gilberts
match the descendants of John Gilbert of Byberry and Joseph Gilbert of
Buckingham, Bucks County. This means the patriarchs of the three lines were all
from the same Gilbert line.
https://hsmcpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1943vol3no4.pdf
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gilbert-9167#Matches
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Descendants_of_James_Carrell_and_Sar/b1wZAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=samuel+gilbert+warminster+pa&pg=PA38&printsec=frontcover
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