Notes for 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.
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