This page is for those of you with an interest in the hobby of genealogy and those who are interested in the research we have been doing, what we have found and what we are currently working on.
First Year Anniversary Online! Thank You!
Lots and LOTS of data entry accomplished with 1324 individuals added to the
project since the January 19, 1998 update. In fact, that's how we have
spent most of our time this last two months. Are we caught up yet? Don't
believe it!
David Gorby, son of Jesse, son of Thomas who was missed during the compiling
of both the 1936 and 1979 versions of the Gorby Book has been made known to
us. His great-grandaughter Alberta Lankford has information on over 200 of
his descendants.
The descendants of John Edward Gorby, son of William, son of Samuel George,
son of Joseph have been located in Michigan. This branch of the family is
doing well and has spread as far as Iowa and Texas.
Marge Higginson in Utah has been meticulously combing through the Delaware
Tax records of Brandywine Hundred from 1700-1850 which still exist. Her efforts are greatly
appreciated as she has added much to support the "Three Joseph" theory, i.e.
that the Joseph Gorby who married Hannah Stilley was the son of the Joseph
who married Mary Littlejohn/Steham/Loan, and that he also has a son named
Joseph. We also believe at this time that John, listed in the 1936 Gorby
book as "mother unknown" is also a son of Hannah Stilley.
Thanks to Jim & Linda Rambo and Don Mosemann, we now have in our possession copies
of four deed records from Joseph (II) and his wife Mary Littlejohn/Steham/Loan
when they sold property Mary inherited from her first husband Erasmus Stedham.
They are the oldest known documents relating to the Gorbys in America and make
for interesting reading. Partial images and transacribed verbiage can be found
in the Photo Album.
Some Gorbys have been located living in Kent Co, DE between 1850 and 1900.
We do not yet know how they "fit in" to the rest of the family.
We have also made contact with a family of 'Gorbeys' who live in Media, PA,
just west of Philadelphia and are trying to determine if they also are a
branch of our family.
Thanks to Joe Chaplow, his wife Linda (Justison) Chaplow and especially to
Joe's mother Sarah Ann (Gorby) Chaplow, and also to Terry's sister Lyn (Gorby)
Black, we have made great strides in unravelling the morass of Gorby lines in
Columbiana Co, OH. Several hundred 'new' Gorbys now appear on the web site
due to their efforts including the discovery that 'George Norman Gorby' was
really Norman L Gorby, son of John Clark, son of John, son of Samuel George,
son of Joseph. His descendants now appear on the web site.
Much new information added on the descendants of the following Gorbys:
Information has been added to the gedcom on the following Related Families:
Greetings! A lot of research has been accomplished in the last two months,
mainly concentrated in two areas: Ohio 1870-1910 Census information, and
any available Delaware information 1700-1850.
The Joseph Gorby Homestead of 1760 which was pictured in both the 1936 and
1980 versions of the Gorby Book has been located and is currently owned by
Cousins Jim & Linda Rambo, descendants of Lena and Joseph Pierce through their
daughter Mary Ellen.
A descendant of Lena Gorby and Joseph Pierce through their son Uriel Pierce
has been located. Cousin Don Mosemann has been able to confirm that Joseph
Pierce was indeed the brother to Samuel George Gorby's wife Ann Pierce and has
provided other valuable information as well.
We have received quite a bit of help from Lyman Lewis Justison, his daughter Linda
and son-in-law Joe Chaplow (Joe's mother is also a Gorby). They have sent us
information from Lena Pierce Justison's family Bible and were able to locate a
copy her father's will which was probated in 1858.
Family of Hannah Stilley Gorby found. We are also working with the
Daguerrian Society to see if it can be determined if she is the oldest
known individual for whom a photograph exists.
Mary Loan found. This information came to us too late to be included in
the family information pages or the GEDCOMs:
We now believe evidence shows that the Joseph Gorby who married Mary Loan
in 1745 is not the same Joseph Gorby who married Hannah Stilley in 1770.
The "Official" Family Tree as described in the 1936 Book will not be
revised until further research is complete and we better understand the
relationship between these two Joseph Gorbys. It also appears that Joseph &
Hannah were also the parents of a Joseph, and a John in addition to
Samuel George, Mary, Lena and Jonathon.
James A Gorby, a descendant of Pierce Gorby, son of Samuel George, son of Joseph & Hannah
has been located, though we have not yet had time to include his family
information on the site.
Much new information added on the descendants of the following Gorbys:
We are still trying to determine how George Norman Gorby of
Columbiana Co, OH fits onto the Family Tree. When this is
determined, it will add another 120+ individuals to the web site.
Kathryn Perkins in CA has listed as one of her ancestors a Samuel Gorby
who was born in DE in 1817. This Samuel is not in our database and we
are trying to determine how he and his descendants fit onto the Family
Tree.
Send email to preparer: thegorb@one.net
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