Hannah Gibson
b. circa 1711, d. between 1769 and 1773
- Father: (?) Gibson b. circa 1670
- Mother: Unknown (?) b. say 1670
- Hannah Gibson was born circa 1711.
- She married George Saunders, son of John Saunders and Unknown (?), circa 1736.
- Hannah Gibson became a widow at the between 1752 and 1754 death of her husband George Saunders.
- She married Malachi Murphee, son of Unknown (?), circa 1755.
- Hannah Gibson died between 1769 and 1773.
- Malachi Murphy's will, dated 5 September 1773, was written in Prince Frederick Parish, Craven County, South Carolina. Named in the will as the children of his deceased wife Hannah: Moses Murfee, Malachi Sanders, Nathaniel and James Sanders, Mary Sanders, Massey/Mercy [Marcia], Mercy [Marcia] Pegues, daughter of William Pegues and Elizabeth [Saunders] his Wife deceased; and the Sons and Daughters of the Reverend Nicholas Bedgood and Mary [Saunders] his Wife.
- Recommended Reading: To family researchers having an interest in the Gibson family, and thus in Hannah Gibson Saunders' descendants, we recommend the following excellent history — The Invisible Line: Three American Families and the Secret Journey from Black to White, by Daniel J. Sharfstein. (New York: Penguin, 2011).
- Last Edited: 14 Aug 2015
Family 1: George Saunders b. circa 1710, d. between 1752 and 1754
- Ann Saunders b. 5 November 1736
- Sarah Saunders b. 18 February 1738
- Nathaniel Saunders+ b. 15 March 1740
- Hannah Saunders b. 19 January 1743
- James Saunders+ b. circa 1745
- Malachi Saunders+ b. circa 1747, d. circa 1790
- Elizabeth Saunders+ b. circa 1749, d. 17 March 1772
- Marcia Saunders+ b. 10 September 1751, d. 3 November 1813
Family 2: Malachi Murphee b. say 1710, d. circa 1773
- Moses Murphee b. circa 1757