Individual Details
Christian Gish Senior
(1734 - May 1796)
Christian Gish resided in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania before the Revolutionary War. At the beginning of the Revolutionary War he was a member of the Lancaster Couny Company of Associators. In 1777 he and three sons were members of Captain Alexander Peebles' company of the Cumberland County militia.
In 1792 and 1794, Christian Gish sold his Pennsylvania property and moved to Roanoke, Virginia--then known as Big Lick. He purchased land on Tinker Creek, Glade Creek and the Roanoke River, and was listed on the Botetcourt census for 1792.
In 1792 and 1794, Christian Gish sold his Pennsylvania property and moved to Roanoke, Virginia--then known as Big Lick. He purchased land on Tinker Creek, Glade Creek and the Roanoke River, and was listed on the Botetcourt census for 1792.
Events
| Birth | 1734 |  |  | ||
| Marriage | 1755 | , Lancaster, PA - Catharina Sophia Hock | | ||
| Death | May 1796 | Fincastle, Botetourt, VA | | | |
| Burial | Daleville, Botetourt, VA |
Families
| Spouse | Catharina Sophia Hock (1732 - 1796) |
| Child | Christian Gish Junior (1757 - ) |
| Child | John G. Gish (1759 - ) |
| Child | George Gish (1762 - 1830) |
| Child | Elizabeth Gish (1766 - ) |
| Child | Jacob Gish (1767 - 1836) |
| Child | Katherine Gish ( - ) |
| Child | Abraham Gish (1769 - ) |
| Child | David Gish (1772 - ) |
| Father | Johann Matthias "Mathias" Gisch (1710 - 1757) |
| Mother | Katherine (1709 - 1791) |
| Sibling | Anna Katerin Gisch (1737 - 1817) |
| Sibling | John Gisch ( - ) |
| Sibling | Katharine Gisch (1743 - ) |
| Sibling | Abraham Gisch Senior (1745 - 1789) |
| Sibling | Jacob Gisch (1747 - 1770) |
| Sibling | David Gisch (1749 - ) |
| Sibling | Anna Marie Gisch (1751 - ) |
Notes
Birth
Christian Gish was born in 1735, according to "Find A Grave."Death
Christian Gish's will was dated 22 May 1796Endnotes
1. Flora Family Reunion Genealogy Committee, The, Families of Joel H. and Mary Snider Flora, The (The Flora Family Reunion Genealogy Committee. July 2003.), 113.
2. Flora Family Reunion Genealogy Committee, The, Families of Joel H. and Mary Snider Flora, The (The Flora Family Reunion Genealogy Committee. July 2003.), page 113.
3. Flora Family Reunion Genealogy Committee, The, Families of Joel H. and Mary Snider Flora, The (The Flora Family Reunion Genealogy Committee. July 2003.), page 113.