Gilbert Evans (abt. 1730)

Born about 1730 in Virginia

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Died [date unknown] in Wake, North Carolina, United States

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Gilbert Evans is a part of US Black heritage.

Gilbert was born about 1730. He is the son of Morris Evans and Amey Pool.

Gilbert Evans, born say 1730, was taxable in Lunenburg County in 1751 and 1752 [Bell, Sunlight on the Southside, 166, 1887]. He may have been the father of:

1. Morris, born say 1750.
2. Gilbert, charged in Wake County in September 1772 with stealing a mare, the property of Lewis Wimbell, and sent to the district court for trial [Minutes 1771-6, 49], married Febey Lumbley, 20 June 1780 Wake County bond, John Ross surety. He was taxable in Wake County in Henry King's district on 500 acres, 2 horses and 12 cattle about 1782-1784, taxable on 481 acres and 1 poll in 1793, 944 acres and 1 poll in 1799, and taxable on 844 acres and no polls in 1802 [CR 99.701.1, frames 54, 96, 151, 227]. He was head of a Wake County household of 2 white males over 16, 6 under 16 and 3 white females in 1790 [NC:106]. On 11 December 1805 he made a deed of gift for 100 acres adjoining his own land on Little Lick Creek in Wake County to his son Henry [DB U:14]. His 9 February 1827 Wake County will, proved in February 1827, left 100 acres where he was then living to his wife Phebe and at her death to Emiline Evans, daughter of Willis Evans; left 100 acres where his son John Evans was then living to his wife Phebe; left property to Henry Bryant Evans, son of Willis Evans; and named his son Daniel Evans executor [N.C. Archives RB 20:100].
3. John, born say 1760, died in the Revolutionary War after serving three years. Testimony in Wake County court on 10 August 1820 proved that his immediate heirs and brothers Morris, Gilbert and William Evans (all Sr.) who lived in Wake County, were entitled to 640 acres for John Evans's service, and warrant no. 507 was issued to his heirs on 29 August 1820 [North Carolina Archives SS Military papers, folio 355, pdf file of original sent by Martha Evans in email correspondence].
4. Reuben, enlisted in Captain Dixon's Company of the 10th North Carolina Regiment for 12 months and served from 12 May 1781 to 26 May 1782. He applied for a pension while resident in Wake County on 7 April 1831 at the age of 78. He owned 80 acres of land at the time [NARA, S.41524, M804, roll 941, frame 401 of 798]. He was counted as white in the 1790 census for Wake County, listed near Morris Evans, and white in the 1830 census. He was listed in the tax lists for Wake County in 1799 and 1802 [CR 099.701.1] but not listed in the census for 1800, perhaps living with Morris Evans who was head of an "other free" household in 1800. He died in April 1832, and the Wake County court allowed his widow Susan Evans $33 for the support of herself and family [North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979, http://familysearch.org/search/catalog/457262, film 4848680, image 104].
5. William, born say 1764, head of a Wake County household of 2 white males over 16, 6 under 16 and 5 white females in 1790 [NC:106]. His son Gilbert was about fifty seven in 1845 when he testified in Wake County court for the pension application of Exum Scott, that he had often heard Exum speaking about the Revolution to his father William Evans who was also in the service [NARA, W.5994, roll 2136, frame 172 of 850; http://fold3.com/image/14643308].^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ FREE AFRICAN AMERICANS IN COLONIAL VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA by Paul Heinegg https://freeafricanamericans.com/Virginia-NC.htm