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56. Thomas (Bradley) Gambill was born in 1742 in , , , England. He died on 19 Jun 1806 in , Rutherford, Tn, USA. On 26 Sept 1772, Bradley received a Royal Grant from King George III of England for 150 acres in Granville County, South Carolina. By 1775, he was living in the Watauga settlement in upper East Tennessee which later became Washington County. Land records of the Watauga purchase, oldbook A, page 25, show that "Bradley Gambal on the 19 day of November obtained a patent from this office for a tract of land lying on Boon's Creek containing 380 acres, more or less", which tract was entered by William Bean on the 3rd day of July 1775. Bradley served as constable (2 days) 30 May 1781. By 1789, he was living in Davidson County TN. Deeds show that on the 4th of July 1790, he bought 300 acres on MillCreek; on 16 Nov 1790, he entered a land grant for 640 acres on Barton's Creek; on the same day, a land grant for 640 acres on Mill Creek; and on 21 Aug 1799, he bought 400 acres on Stewart Creek on which land he made his home until his death. He was a Corporal in the Revolutionary War listed on the payroll of Captain Joseph Martin, stationed at Fort Patrick Henry in 1776 during the Revolutionary War. His will is recorded in Book A, page 21, Rutherford Coounty, TN. He was killed by Indians in 1806. He was married to Susanna Fisher Nash before 1771 in , , NC, USA.

57. Susanna Fisher Nash was born in 1742 in , , SC, USA. She died in 1825 in Stewart Creek, Rutherford, TN, USA. After the death of her husband Thomas, Susanna remained a widow for 16 years, then, on 16 Mar 1822, in Rutherford County, TN, she married Gideon Patterson. On 18 Oct 1822, Susanna and Gideon deeded Hiram H Gambill 124-1/4 acres, his share of his father's estate, and in return, Hiram was to furnish Susanna forty bushels of corn per year as long as she lived. On 7 Jun 1822, Susanna and Gideon sold to Aaron & Benjamin Gambill four slaves, one negro woman named Silvey, aged 42 years, one negro girl named Sealy, aged 9 years, one boy, four years old named Zed, and one girl named Rindy, 2 years of age, for the sum of one thousand dollars. Hiram H sold his part of the home place to his brother John in 1825.
Children were:

child i. John B Gambill was born in 1771 in , Granville, NC, USA.
child ii. Lydia Gambill was born in 1772 in , Washington, TN, USA.
child iii. Elizabeth Gambill was born in 1774 in , Washington, TN, USA.
child iv. Samuel Gambill was born in 1776 in Wautaga Settlement, Washington, TN, USA.
child v. Rhoda Gambill was born in 1777 in , Washington, TN, USA.
child vi. Mary (Polly) Gambill was born in 1779 in , Washington, TN, USA.
child vii. Benjamin Gambill was born on 4 Sep 1781 in , Washington, TN, USA.
child viii. James H Gambill was born in 1785 in , Washington, TN, USA.
child ix. Susannah Gambill was born in 1790 in , Davidson, TN, USA.
child28 x. Milton Gambill.
child xi. Jordan Gambill was born in 1796 in , Davidson, TN, USA.
child xii. Ann Gambill was born on 24 Dec 1796 in , Davidson, TN, USA.
child xiii. Bradley Kimbro Gambill was born on 14 Jan 1800 in Stewart Creek, Rutherford, TN, USA.
child xiv. Hiram Henry Gambill was born in 1801 in Stewart Creek, Rutherford, TN, USA.