Gideon Kimberly was born 15 March 1675 in Albermarle, Chown, North Carolina. He died March 1728 in Newton, Fairfield, Connecticut. He was the son of Abraham Kimberly and Abigail Fitch. He married Mary Osborne 9 October 1735 in Newton, Fairfield, Connecticut. She was born 26 August 1715 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.