▁G ist , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 1 7 2 9 ▁and ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁King ' s ▁Mountain ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 0 , ▁and ▁Thomas ▁G ist , ▁who ▁moved ▁to ▁Kentucky ▁after ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War . ▁He it man ▁states ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁Nathan iel ▁G ist ▁Jr ., ▁an ▁en sign ▁in ▁his ▁father ' s ▁regiment , ▁who ▁died ▁at ▁King ' s ▁Mountain . ▁His ▁father ▁had ▁two ▁brothers , ▁Nathan iel ▁G ist ▁( 1 7 0 7 – 1 7 8 0 ) ▁and ▁Thomas ▁G ist ▁( 1 7 1 2 – 1 7 8 7 ). ▁Nathan iel ▁is ▁sometimes ▁confused ▁with ▁his ▁uncle ▁Nathan iel . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 3 , ▁G ist ▁married ▁Jud ith ▁C ary ▁Bell ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁had ▁four ▁daughters , ▁El iza ▁V io let ▁( 1 7 9 4 – 1 8 7 7 ), ▁Sarah ▁Howard , ▁Anne ▁C ary , ▁and ▁Maria . ▁El iza ▁married ▁Francis ▁Pr eston ▁Bla ir ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁Mont gom ery ▁Bla ir ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ' s ▁cabinet ▁and ▁Francis ▁Pr eston ▁Bla ir ▁Jr . ▁a ▁Union ▁general ▁and ▁US ▁Senator . ▁Sarah ▁married ▁J esse ▁B led so e ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁US ▁Senator , ▁Anne ▁wed ▁Dr . ▁Joseph ▁Bos well , ▁and ▁Maria ▁married ▁Benjamin ▁Gr atz . ▁The ▁noted ▁Maryland ▁officer ▁Mor de ca i ▁G