Thomas Gambill

  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration: from England, 1701, Virginia. ¹

• Fact 1. ² The simplest explanations would be that a Thomas Gambrell arrived on the coast of Virginia in 1701, then possibly worked for someone to pay his
passage for three years. Then in 1704, he rented 450 acres of land from Major L in King and Queen County, Virginia. However , another Thomas Gambrell was also transported on 24 Oct 1701, to New Kent County, Virginia,by John Saxon who had received a Virginia Land Grant for 1,024 acres. Furthermore, a William Gambrell was also transferred there in 1704, and a Mary and Margaret Gambrell were cared for in the same area. Records indicate that some members of all of these families may be connected through the use of common family names, residing in the same counties during the same time frames, similar occupations, etc. Hence, additional research needs to be conducted in the early history of this Gambrell line.

Thomas and Ann Gambrell first appeared in the Middlesex County, Virginia records in 1701. Then, they were in St. Margaret's Parrish in King William County, Virginia by 1729, because court records show that they sold land in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. A John Gambrell also appeared as a legal witness in 1724, and in 1729, in the same county. If one analyzes land records, Thomas and Ann owned land in Spotsylvania County, Virginia on the north side of the North Anna River. Across the river in the same vicinity, Martin Davenport owned property in Hanover County, Virginia. Hence, some believe that Thomas and Ann were the parents of Henry Gambrell.

Thomas married Ann. (Ann was born about 1676 in England.)