Family of Vinson GASKINS and Jane HOWELL

Husband:	Vinson GASKINS (1763-1811)
Wife:	Jane HOWELL ( - )
Children:	Samuel GASKINS (1761?-1850?)
	John GASKINS (1791-1872)
	Joshua GASKINS ( - )
	Howell GASKINS ( - )
	Elias Vinson GASKINS ( - )

Husband: Vinson GASKINS

Name:	Vinson GASKINS
Sex:	Male
Father:	Ezekiel Ephraim GASKINS (1747?-1811)
Mother:	--?-- (1745?-1780?)
Birth	1763
Death	1811 (age 47-48)

Wife: Jane HOWELL

Name:	Jane HOWELL
Sex:	Female
Father:	-
Mother:	-

Child 1: Samuel GASKINS

Name:	Samuel GASKINS
Sex:	Male
Birth	1761 (app)	Williamsburg County, SC
Death	1850 (app) (age 88-89)

Child 2: John GASKINS

Name:	John GASKINS
Sex:	Male
Spouse 1:	Elizabeth SINGLETARY ( - )
Spouse 2:	Mary Elizabeth BIGHAM (1832-1898)
Birth	15 Nov 1791
Death	27 May 1872 (age 80)
Burial		Lee Cemetary

Child 3: Joshua GASKINS

Name:	Joshua GASKINS
Sex:	Male

Child 4: Howell GASKINS

Name:	Howell GASKINS
Sex:	Male

Child 5: Elias Vinson GASKINS

Name:	Elias Vinson GASKINS
Sex:	Male

Note on Husband: Vinson GASKINS

From Tammy, freethink2@yahoo.com 25 JAN 2004

 

I have a copy of a book called "Gaskins/Gaskin Family:

Williamsburg and Kershaw County South Carolina" by

Muriel K. Hanna and Gale Stanley Grainger. Muriel is

my cousin and it is from him that I have most of my

information.

 

Ezekiel Ephraim Gaskins Sr

Born Abt. 1747

Died July 18, 1811 in Kershaw County, SC

Married 1st to "Name Unknown" in abt. 1760, she was

born abt. 1745 and died abt. 1780.

Married 2nd to Talitha Graham abt. 1789, she was born

abt. 1755 in SC and died May 22, 1840 in Kershaw

County, SC.

Craven County, 1768. Ezekiel Gaskins, a grant of 100

acres on NE side of Lynches Creek, bounded on all

sides by vacant land from George III. (Possibly the

land located today at the Gaskins Cemetery at Hannah,

SC.

Ezekiel appears to have participated in the

Revolutionary War by giving supplies of crops, food

and livestock to the Patriots, but apparently did not

join in the fighting. Because of his contributions,

his name is listed in the Patriot Index of DAR.

In the 1790 Census, Ezekiel is in Prince Frederick

Parish, Georgetown District with self and 5 free white

males under 16, 2 white females and 6 slaves.

In 1795, Ezekiel left Williamsburg and moved to Sumter

District (now in Lee County). He seems to have lived

there with his younger children until at least 1803.

It is said, the reason he left Williamsburg ws to get

his second family away from his older children because

they could not get along with his new wife, Tallitha.

He was a farmer and a miller.

Ezekiel and Tallitha lie lost in unmarked graves in

the woods on property belonging today to the Herb

Young family.

Will: February 22, 1810, Recorded March 10, 1812.

Tallitha's date of death is from the Camden Journal,

May 30, 1840 and states that she died May 5, 1840,

85-90 years old.

Children of Ezekiel and 1st wife are

1. Samuel Gaskins, born abt 1761 in Williamsburg

County, SC; died abt. 1850. Married Name Unknown and

had one son, James.

2. Vinson Gaskins, born abt 1763 in SC; died abt 1811.

Married Jane Howell and had 4 children: John, Samuel

Joshua, Howell, Elias Vinson.

3. Ezekiel Ephraim Gaskins Jr., born abt. 1764 in SC;

died bet. 1788 - 1789. Married Sarah ? and had three

children a son and two daughters.

4. Caherine "Cathan" Gaskins, born abt. 1766 in SC.

Married John McAllister and had 8 children: John,

Charles, William, Ann, Sarah, Ezekiel, Samuel

"Samson", Mary.

5. Faith Gaskins, born abt. 1767 in SC. As of 1812 in

Ezekiel's will she was still single.

6. Charity Gaskins, born abt. 1768; died aft. 1840.

Married James Kennedy abt. 1790 and possibly had

around at least 6 children with at least 3 sons and at

least 3 daughters.

Children of Ezekiel and Tallitha are

1. Daniel Gaskins, born abt. 1780. Married Margaret

Creighton and had 4 children: Nancy, Thomas M., Mary

Ann, Cynthis Jane.

2. David Gaskins, born abt. 1784; died abt. 1856 in

Kershaw County, SC. Married Isabella Peach and had 6

children: Isabel, Tabitha, William D., James M., John,

Ezekiel.

3. John Gaskins, born Nov. 8, 1789 in SC; died January

3, 1855 in Pickens County, AL. Married Elizabeth ?

(she was born June 22, 1794 and died November 20,

1852)and had 9 children: Michael L., Tamzy Caroline,

William A., Milly Louise, Cynthia, Elizabeth, James

W., Mary, Nancy L. John was in the War of 1812 as a

private.

4. Dennis Gaskins, born abt. 1793. Married Mesurah

Gaskins.

5. Margaret Gaskins, born abt. 1795 in SC. Married

Howard Coats.

6. Thomas Gaskins, born March 19, 1796 in Kershaw

County, SC; died Oct. 10, 1874 in Kershaw County, SC.

Married 1) Sarah Drakeford Dec. 31, 1818 in Kershaw

County, SC and 2) Nancy Drakeford abt. 1855. Had 10

children with Sarah: James, Ann, Margaret, William

Ransom, Nancy, Mary, Richard, Dennis, Harriet,

Charles. Had 2 children with Nancy: Rebecca, William

James.

7. Darling Monroe Gaskins, born abt. 1801 in Kershaw

County, SC; died abt. 1873. Married Mary Polly Nelson

and had 11 children: Ruth, Sarah, John Darling,

Elizabeth, Mary Dorsey, Seaborn G., Martha, Isabel,

Benjamin, Temperance "Tempey", Daniel Monroe.

 

I have your John Gaskins listed as the son of Vinson

Gaskins, who was the son of the Ezekiel above.

The information I have on him states

Born Nov. 15, 1791 in SC and died May 27, 1872.

Married 1) M. Elizabeth Singletary abt. 1839. She was

born abt. 1797 in SC.

Married 2) Mary Elizabeth Bigham abt. 1860, daughter

of John Bigham and Margaret Howell. She was born

August 22, 1833 in Marion District, SC and died July

2, 1898.

John and his second wife Mary Elizabeth are buried at

Lee Cemetery, Lake City, SC.

He had 2 children from marriage 1: Agnes J., Sarah

Elizabeth.

He had 2 children from marriage 2: John Henry Vincent

"Shoat", Seymore.

 

My cousin Muriel is descended from Ezekiel through his

son Vinson and Vinson's son Samuel Joshua. He entered

the Sons of the American Revolution via this line, so

I am pretty sure of his research (having been

scrutinized in order for him to be approved entry into

the organization due to the extensive documentation

they require).

 

Ezekiel Ephraim Gaskins may have been the first born

son of Charles Richmond (or Richard) Gascoyne and

Sarah Tipper. His siblings are Amos, John Richmond,

William.

Amos fought in the Amer. Rev. as a captain in the

King's Forces (a Tory) and served with Col. Samuel

Tynes. Gen. Marion learned of Col. Tynes location and

surprised them with an attack on Oct. 25, 1780. Among

the dead was Captain Amos Gaskins who was especially

disliked by the Patriots.

John fought in the Amer. Rev. as a private in Gen.

Marion's Brigade in 1782.

William enlisted and served in the 1st Regiment on

Apr. 20, 1777 (NA853)

 

The name was Gascoigne/Gascoyne had changed to Gaskins

by 1750.

 

Charles Richmond(Richard) Gascoyne was the son of

William Gascoigne and Catherine Dunbar. William came

to America about 1734 from County of Middlesex,

England.

Now I am unsure of the accuracy of the year of

immigration and others. Some information has it that

Charles was born bet. 1725 - 1727 in New Windsor

Township, but that date is before his father

supposedly immigrated to America. They both can't be

right. I did think that maybe it was a typo in the

book and Charels was really born bet. 1735-1737 due to

the fact that William was going for land in New

Windsor around April 23, 1738, but that would have

made him around 10 years old when Ezekiel was born.

Also Charles married Sarah on July 25, 1744 in St.

Philips Church, Charleston, SC by Rev. Alexander

Barden (or Carden). So either the immigration date is

wrong or that Charles was born in New Windsor is

wrong. That remains to be decided.

 

Family tradition says that Ezekiel Gaskins came from

Scotland with a brother or brothers. State and local

records show Ezekiel's movements between 1768-1812.

 

Now I know back to Ezekiel has documentation for

Muriel to enter the SAR, but any farther back then

that is probably not proved as evidence by the

discrepancy I pointed out above as well as family

tradition (which at times can be wrong or might be

right). So it must be taken with a grain of salt and

looked into further by yourself or others.