notable members of this branch of the giddings family in north america
George Giddings
First Giddings in North America. With his wife, Jane Lawrence, came to North America, to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, in 1634 as part of the "Great Migration." |
James Giddings
Captain James Giddings, born in Norwich, Connecticut. Ship's captain of merchant vessels traveling between New England and the West Indies. Left the sea and moved west, with his wife, Lucy Deming, to Pennsylvania in the 1790s. |
the Giddings in texas
James and Lucy raised a family of 12 children. The eldest son, Andrew, remained on the farm in Pennsylvania while his brothers, with one exception, left for Texas. The first to leave was Giles, who became a surveyor for James Austin. He died as a result of wounds suffered at the Battle of San Jacinto in the Texas Rebellion. His brothers, taking advantage of Giles' veteran benefits, became founders of the Texas Republic. |