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He died in 1921. Spouse: Dicy Matilda LONG. Egbert GAWTROUP and Dicy Matilda LONG were married on 7 Dec 1875 in Leesburg, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA. Children were: Sarah L. GAWTROUP, Jackson GAWTROUP. Jackson GAWTROUP was born in 1876. Parents: Egbert GAWTROUP and Dicy Matilda LONG. Sarah L. GAWTROUP was born in 1876. Parents: Egbert GAWTROUP and Dicy Matilda LONG. Clyde GEARHEART. Spouse: Menta WILSON. Milton GEBBS. Spouse: Martha Jane BIGELOW. Robert GEENLEAF was born about 1822 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA. Never married. Spouse: Nancy Avner PETTRY. Robert GEENLEAF and Nancy Avner PETTRY was a partner of Robert Greenleaf about 1858 in Mercer County, West Virginia. Children were: Ella Mae (Geenleaf) PETTRY. GEIST. Spouse: Edna Una ENGLE. GENTRY. Spouse: ANNO. Children were: ANNO, ANNO. Nancy GENTRY was born about 1828 in , , Kentucky, USA. She died on 4 Mar 1917 in Maplewood, Hendricks, Indiana, USA.1405 Parents: Richard GENTRY and Jane KINDRED. Spouse: John A. LONG. Children were: Rebecca J. LONG, Dernia Rhodenia LONG, John William LONG, Lucinda Ellen LONG, Rhoda A. LONG, Rhodema LONG, Martin T. LONG, John Thomas LONG, James Thomas LONG, Ella LONG, Charles Wilmer LONG, Angie Lou LONG, Francis M. William LONG. Richard GENTRY was born on 4 Sep 1795 in Winchester,Clark,Kentucky,USA. He died in 1850 in ,Hendricks,Indiana,USA. Spouse: Jane KINDRED. Richard GENTRY and Jane KINDRED were married. Children were: Nancy GENTRY. Kevin Dwain GERDES. Parents: Vernon GERDES and Ellen Eloise PETTRY. Renee Kimberly GERDES. Parents: Vernon GERDES and Ellen Eloise PETTRY. Vernon GERDES. Spouse: Ellen Eloise PETTRY. Children were: Renee Kimberly GERDES, Kevin Dwain GERDES. Eleanor GERRARD. Spouse: Benjamin CLARY. Benjamin CLARY and Eleanor GERRARD were married in 1745 in Maryland. Children were: Anastacia CLARY. Abigail GIBBS was born on 7 Jan 1661/62 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Parents: Jacob GIBBS and Elizabeth ANDRUS\ANDREWS. Abigail GIBBS was born on 16 Mar 1714/15 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. She died on 2 Mar 1793 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Alternative birth date is exactly one year later. Another birth date is same day 1719/20. May be same as younger sister. Or she is married to spouse of younger sister, presuming younger sister died young. From Toponce Family Files by H. Cullen Toponce Parents: Benjamin GIBBS II and Abigail MARSHALL. Anar\Hannah\Anna GIBBS was born on 8 May 1780 in Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA. She died on 4 Feb 1860 in Halsey, Linn, Oregon, USA. She was buried in 1860 in Alford Cemetary, Halsey, Linn, OR. The question arises about the first name, at least in my mind, is it Anar or Hannah or even Anna? In view of the dialect of early New England speech, Hannah can be and probably was, pronounced Anar. Anna being the short version of Hannah, it is a very small move to Anar. If the records of her birth can be found it may proven one way or another. Parents: Truman GIBBS and Anna BARNES. Spouse: John CLARK. John CLARK and Anar\Hannah\Anna GIBBS were married on 4 Jan 1801 in Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois. Children were: Ransom CLARK, Orange CLARK, Cynthia CLARK, Alvin CLARK, Truman Gibbs CLARK, Naomi CLARK, Cyrus CLARK, Samuel Lee CLARK, John J. CLARK, Bertha Rosetta CLARK. Azubah GIBBS was born on 13 Dec 1734 in Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA.1406 She died on 24 Aug 1823 in Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut. Parents: Benjamin GIBBS III and Dinah WOODRUFF. Spouse: [?]. [?] And Azubah GIBBS were married on 9 Jan 1756 in Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA. Benjamin GIBBS I was born in 1637 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.1407 He was christened in 1662. He appeared in the census in 1666 in Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts.1408 He died in 1676 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He conveyed to his father-in-law,"three negros and one young Indian squaw, Peggy. [Brderbund Family Archive #310, Ed. 1, Census Index: Colonial America, 1607-1789, Date of Imp ort: Feb 4, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.310.1.662.93] Individual: Gibbs, Benjamin County/State: Massachusetts Colony, MA Year: 1666 Census type code: Freeman List From Toponce Family Files by H. Cullen Toponce Parents: Gyles GIBBS and Katherine CARWITHE. Spouse: Lydia SCATTOW. Benjamin GIBBS I and Lydia SCATTOW were married on 5 Dec 1661 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Children were: Benjamin GIBBS, Lydia GIBBS, Benjamin GIBBS II. Benjamin GIBBS was born in 1665. He died in 1670. Parents: Benjamin GIBBS I and Lydia SCATTOW. Benjamin GIBBS II was born on 29 Jul 1674 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He died on 10 May 1768 in Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA. He was buried on 16 May 1768 in West Burying G, Litchfield, Connecticut. Birth date is also shown as 1663. Headstone has 1674-1767. Was a surveyor and resided in Litchfield, Conn. Twin brother to Catharine Gibbs. Parents: Benjamin GIBBS I and Lydia SCATTOW. Parents: Samuel GIBBS and Hepsibah DIBBLE. Spouse: Abigail MARSHALL. Benjamin GIBBS II and Abigail MARSHALL were married on 16 Sep 1708 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Children were: Benjamin GIBBS III, Zebulon GIBBS, Henry GIBBS, Abigail GIBBS, Hannah GIBBS, William GIBBS, David GIBBS, David GIBBS, William GIBBS, Gershom GIBBS, Zadock GIBBS, Elizabeth GIBBS, Sarah GIBBS, Caleb GIBBS, Justice GIBBS, Remembrance GIBBS. Benjamin GIBBS III22,1409 was born on 23 Apr 1710 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He died on 29 Sep 1798 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.1410 He was buried in Morris Burying Ground, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut.1411 Name Cemetery Location Reference GIBBS, Benjamin Old Village Yard New Ipswich NH 29 Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.2, p. Serial: 9200; Volume: 3 Parents: Benjamin GIBBS II and Abigail MARSHALL. Spouse: Dinah WOODRUFF. Benjamin GIBBS III and Dinah WOODRUFF were married about 1734. Children were: Azubah GIBBS, Lemuel GIBBS, Dinah Woodruff GIBBS, Rhoda GIBBS, Benjamin GIBBS, Ithmar GIBBS, Truman GIBBS. Benjamin GIBBS was born on 12 Oct 1747 in Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA.1412 He died in 1837 in Litchfield Co., Connecticut. Parents: Benjamin GIBBS III and Dinah WOODRUFF. Spouse: Mary B. INNES. Benjamin GIBBS IIII was born on 14 Jan 1778 in Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA. He appeared in the census in 1790 in Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA.1413 He appeared in the census in 1820 in Edwards Co., Illinois.1414 He appeared in the census in 1840 in Lawerance Co., Illinois.1415 He died on 4 Sep 1847 in Near Bridgeport, Lawrence, Illinois. Parents: Truman GIBBS and Anna BARNES. Spouse: Adah HUBBARD. Benjamin GIBBS IIII and Adah HUBBARD were married on 17 Mar 1806. Children were: Mary GIBBS, Linus GIBBS, Rhoda GIBBS, Daniel GIBBS. Caleb GIBBS was born on 13 Nov 1729 in Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA.1416 He was christened in 1759. He died on 19 Apr 1801 in Harpersfield, New York. Caleb was a medical doctor. From Toponce Family Files by H. Cullen Toponce Parents: Benjamin GIBBS II and Abigail MARSHALL. Catharine GIBBS was born between 1632 and 1634 in Dorchester, Dorset, Massachusetts. Parents: Gyles GIBBS and Katherine CARWITHE. Catherine GIBBS was born on 8 Jul 1628 in Piscataway, Middlesex, NJ, USA.1417 Parents: Gyles GIBBS and Katherine CARWITHE. Spouse: William TROTTER. Children were: Sarah TROTTER. Catherine GIBBS was born on 29 Apr 1675 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. She died on 29 Jun 1676 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. She was buried in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Twin sister to Benjamin. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. From Toponce Family Files by H. Cullen Toponce. Parents: Samuel GIBBS and Hepsibah DIBBLE. Daniel GIBBS was born in 1819 in Bridgeport, Lawrence, Illinois, USA. Ancestral File Number:<AFN> MZJ9-93 Parents: Benjamin GIBBS IIII and Adah HUBBARD. Spouse: Rebecca IRWIN. Daniel GIBBS and Rebecca IRWIN were married on 10 Nov 1838 in Lawrence, Illinois. David GIBBS was born on 10 Jun 1718 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He died in 1740 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Alternative birth date is 10 June of the following year. From Toponce Family Files by H. Cullen Toponce Parents: Benjamin GIBBS II and Abigail MARSHALL. David GIBBS was born about 1720 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.1418 He died in 1721.1419 Parents: Benjamin GIBBS II and Abigail MARSHALL. David GIBBS was born about 1780. Parents: Zadock GIBBS JR and Lydia HUIET/HODGE. Dinah Woodruff GIBBS was born on 12 Jan 1739/40 in Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA. She died on 2 Jan 1816. Parents: Benjamin GIBBS III and Dinah WOODRUFF. Elias GIBBS was born on 25 Feb 1774 in Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA.1420 He died on 3 Nov 1776 in Y, Somme, Picardie, France. Parents: Truman GIBBS and Anna BARNES. Elijah GIBBS was born about 1781 in Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA. He died on 8 Feb 1856 in Y, Somme, Picardie, France. Parents: Truman GIBBS and Anna BARNES. Spouse: Lydia KNAPP. Children were: Laura GIBBS. Elisha GIBBS was born on 2 Oct 1785 in Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA. He died in Y, Somme, Picardie, France. Parents: Truman GIBBS and Anna BARNES. Elizabeth GIBBS was born on 30 Jan 1667/68 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. She was christened on 31 Jan 1667/68. She died on 15 Oct 1740 of Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. From Toponce Family Files by H. Cullen Toponce Parents: Samuel GIBBS and Hepsibah DIBBLE. Spouse: Daniel HAYDEN. Elizabeth GIBBS was born on 3 Feb 1725 in Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA.1421 She died between 1750 and 1754 in Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA. From Toponce Family Files by H. Cullen Toponce Parents: Benjamin GIBBS II and Abigail MARSHALL. Spouse: Justice SEELYE. Justice SEELYE and Elizabeth GIBBS were married on 10 Mar 1745/46 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut.1422 Elizabeth GIBBS was born in 1792 in Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut. She died on 25 Apr 1852. She was christened on 14 Mar 1927. She was buried on 26 May 1927. From Toponce Family Files by H. Cullen Toponce Parents: Gershom GIBBS and Submit CADGER. Ephraim GIBBS was born in 1683 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. From Toponce Family Files by H. Cullen Toponce Parents: Samuel GIBBS and Hepsibah DIBBLE. Experience GIBBS was born between 4 Apr 1673 and 1675 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. She died on 28 Apr 1740 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. 2 Dec 1666 is alternate birth date. From Toponce Family Files by H. Cullen Toponce Parents: Samuel GIBBS and Hepsibah DIBBLE. Spouse: HUXLEY. Francis GIBBS was born about 1602 in Devonshire, England. From Toponce Family Files by H. Cullen Toponce Parents: William GIBBS and Mary NEWCOURT. George GIBBS was born between 1590 and 1602. See notes for Giles Gibbs -- George MAY be brother of Giles Gibbs. Six children born in England. From Toponce Family Files by H. Cullen Toponce Parents: William GIBBS and Mary NEWCOURT. Gershom GIBBS was born on 28 Jul 1721 in Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA.1423 He died on 29 Dec 1776 in Prison Ship "Grosvenir", New York Harbor, New York. He was buried on 29 Dec 1776 in Milton Cemetery, Litchfield, Connecticut. Gershom was the first white male born in Lithfield, CT. Was a member of Captain Beebe's Co. Of the 36 men picked from Litchfield for the defense of Fort Washington, only 6 returned. 29 December is alternate death date. Gershom Gibbs (1721) Gershom Gibbs was a soldier in the Revolution, was taken prisoner and died of starvation and disease on the British prison ship "Grosvenir" in New York Harbor, 29 Dec 1776. Sources: Gibbs Genealogy FHL 929.273 G351w. From Toponce Family Files by H. Cullen Toponce Parents: Benjamin GIBBS II and Abigail MARSHALL. Spouse: Tabitha MOORE. Gershom GIBBS and Tabitha MOORE were married in 1747 in Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA. Children were: Gershom GIBBS, Ruth GIBBS, Moor GIBBS, Isaac GIBBS, Oliver GIBBS, Lovell GIBBS. Gershom GIBBS was born on 18 Jul 1750 in Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA. He appeared in the census in 1790 in Connecticut Census.1424 He died on 22 Sep 1843 in Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA. Gershon Gibbs (1750) Sources: A Gen. Reg. of the Inhabitants of the Town of Litchfield CN by George C. Woodruff (1845) FHL 974.61 V22p. Gibbs Genealogy 1629-1960 FHL 929.273 G351w. Litchfield and Morris Inscriptions FHL 974.61 V22p. From Toponce Family Files by H. Cullen Toponce Parents: Gershom GIBBS and Tabitha MOORE. Spouse: Submit CADGER. Gershom GIBBS and Submit CADGER were married in 1774. Children were: Huldah GIBBS, Horace A. GIBBS, Elizabeth GIBBS. Gregory GIBBS was born in 1624 in of, Exeter, Devonshire, England. He died on 15 Mar 1706/7 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was not Katharine's son but the son of Giles's 1st wife. Taken from "Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John, 1630, Volume 5", from the Mary & John Clearing House: Gregory Gibbs - Probably baptized 1623, Crewkerne, Somerset, England. Married Joyce Osborne, widow of James Osborne. Gregory died 3-15-1707, probably Hartford. His father's will stated that Gregory should be apprenticed to some Godly man, for a period of five years. He was in Springfield in 1677 and Suffield in 1683. From 1652 to 1654 he operated a river ferry in Windsor, for which he received 18 lbs. worth of Wheat, peas and Indian corn. No children. Alternate birth date is 15 May of same year. [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #2112, Date of Import: 6 Dec 1996] According to records from the American Genealogist pg 33 from the 1985 issue in an article written by James A. Rasmussen, C.G., it states that "Gregory the eldest child and son of an unidentified first wife." Crewkerne is spelled Crewberne in another source. From Toponce Family Files by H. Cullen Toponce Parents: Gyles GIBBS and Helen CAREY. Parents: Gyles GIBBS and Katherine CARWITHE. Spouse: Joyce OSBORNE. Gregory GIBBS and Joyce OSBORNE were married about 1654 in Connecticut, USA. Gyles GIBBS was born in 1595 in St. Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England. He emigrated about 1631 from Mundon, Herts, England. He died on 21 May 1641 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was buried on 21 May 1641 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was christened in St. Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England. Giles had children baptized at St. Sidwell's, Exeter, Devonshire, England in 1630 & 1631. He was made a freeman in 1632 in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1632. This information is according NEHG Register, Volume 147 Page 158. The "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England" by James Savage states that Giles Gibbs was at Dorchester, Massachusetts Colony, in 1630. He was certainly there by 4 March 1632 when he was made a "freeman" at Boston. It has been commonly assumed that he was one of the party led by the Rev. John White, which sailed aboard the "Mary and John" from Plymouth, Co. Devon, on 20 March 1630 and arrived in Nantasket Bay on 30 May. Other records indicate that Giles and his family may have sailed aboard the LYON which left London about 23 Aug 1631 and arrived at Nantasket on 2 Nov 1631, bringing "in all about sixty persons". Director of The Heads of New England Families, 1620 - 1700: GIBBS: Surname from GIB, a nick name for Gilbert. GILES, came from County of Devon, Eng., 1630; granted land at Dorchester, MA, 1633; Removed t o Windsor, CT, 1635. Lineage Book of the National Society of Daughters of Founders: Giles Gibbs was at Dorchester, MA, in 1630 according to their town records. He was made a Freeman, a Stockholder in the Massachusetts Bay Company on 4 March 1634/5 and was a grantee of l and same year. Early records show he was an Assessor and also one of the "Selectmen". The above information is from the family page of Giles Gibbs, Broderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #2112, Date of Import: 6 Dec 1996, which refers in turn to information obtained from the American Genealogist, published in 1985, pages 32-43 and 96-109 of an article written by James A Rasmussen, C.G., entitled THE GIBBS FAMILY OF WINDSOR CT, Part One and Part Two. [Broderbund Family Archive #310, Ed. 1, Census Index: Colonial America, 1607-1789, Date of Import: Feb 4, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.310.1.662.165] Individual: Gibbs, Gyles County/State: Massachusetts Colony, MA Year: 1633 Census type code: Freeman List [Broderbund WFT Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #1353, Date of Import: Jun 14, 1997] POSSIBLE ENGLISH BACKGROUND OF GILES GIBBS OF WINDSOR, CT (per Volume 5, Gallop thru Greenway , Search for the passengers of the Mary & John 1630, The Mary & John Clearing House): GILES GIBBS - Born about, 1590-1595, possibly South Perrot, descended from William Gibbs Esq . & Mary Newcourt of South Perrot. Giles m. (1)____, (name unknown), July 29, 1617, Alford , Somerset. (Reference: Dwellys Transcripts of the Bishops Transcripts). Alford is a small village between Somerton & Bruton and there are no parish records there, earlier than the 1700 's. He was in Crewkerne, Somerset, at least from 1618, where he came in contact with Rev. John Warham. Rev. John Warham, bpt. October 9, 1595, Crewkerne, s. of Richard Waring, graduated from Oxford in 1618 and was ordained, May 23, 1619, at Silverton, Devon. On June 17, 1619 he was granted a license to marry Cecilia Hatch of Cullompton, Devon. At the time he was living in Withe ridge, Devon. After his father died in 1623 he returned to Crewkerne. He became the Rector there and began preaching Puritanism. His sister, Magdalem Warham, married a George Gibbs and they had six children baptized in Crewkerne between 1620 and 1633. George may have bee n a brother of Giles Gibbs. In 1627, Bishop William Laud removed Warham from his pulpit in Crewkerne because of his Puritan views. During his stay there he had a great effect on a number of families there and he influenced them to emigrate to New England. These included the families of Humphrey Pinney of Broadway and William Phelps, George Hull & Giles Gibbs of Crewkerne. After leaving Crewkerne in 1627, Rev. Warham obtained a living at St. Sidwell's in Exeter, Devon. Evidently Giles Gibbs followed him to Exeter. His first wife must have died between 1623 & 1629, because h e m. (2) Katherine Carwithe, April 13, 1629 at St. Sidwell's. Their first child was bpt. March 28, 1629/30. It has long been claimed that Giles Gibbs came on the ship, "Mary & John" with Rev. Warham. This ship sailed from Plymouth on March 20, 1630, eight days before the above baptism. Also a second child was baptized, June 5, 1631. This indicates Giles remained i n Exeter until June 1631 and soon after left for New England, because he became a freeman there on March 4, 1632/3. Another version, also in Volume 5, "Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John 1630": GILES GIBBS- Born England, probably Somerset. He died, May 21, 1641, Windsor, Conn. He married (1)______, probably on July 29, 1617, in Alford, Somerset, to an unnamed woman. (Reference: Dwellys Transcripts of the Bishops Transcript, Taunton, Somerset). He married (2) Katherine Carwithe, April 13, 1629, St. Sidwell's Church, Exeter, Devon. Giles Gibbs may have come from South Perrot, Somerset, and possibly descended from William Gibbs & Mary Newcourt of South Perrot, near Crewkerne. Little has been printed on Giles Gibbs until the publication of an article by James A Rasmussen, C. G., in the Jan.-Apr. 1985 issue of the American Genealogist, p. 32. Previously, it was believed he came on the "Mary & John" in 1630, with his first wife (name unknown), and a son, Gregory. Records at St. Sidwell's Church in Exeter, Devon, show he married, Katherine Carwithe there, April 13, 1629. They had children bpt. there on March 28, 1629 (Jacob) and June 5, 1631 (Sarah). This would indicate he did not board the "Mary & John" on March 20, 1630 to sail to New England. He probably came a year or two later. Records in Crewkerne, Somerset show that a Giles Gibbs had children, baptized there in 1618 ( Mary, 1620 (Margaret) & 1623 (Gregory). Since Giles brought with him a young son, Gregory, t his appears to be the emigrant. Also, Giles' second wife was named Katherine. This means he was in Crewkerne until at least 1623 and probably until 1627. In 1627, Rev. John Warham, one of the "Mary & John ministers was removed from the pulpit in Crewkerne by Bishop William Laud, for his Puritan views, and he went to St. Sidwell's Church in Exeter, Devon. Other Crewkerne families were influenced by Rev. Warham, including William Gaylord, George Hull, Humphrey Pinney & William Phelps, who came with Warham in 1630. It appears that Giles Gibbs followed Warham to St. Sidwell's but did not accompany him in 1630. Giles Gibbs first settled in Dorchester, MA, where he was granted land and ordered to build a fence for his cow in 1633. This fence marked to line of an abbatis, erected during the siege of Boston in 1776, which later became the boundary of Boston Street. In 1634 he was one of the ten Selectmen chosen. He was once cited for "being defective in coming to the meetinghouse". In 1635 he was granted two acres next to Thomas Stoughton. Soon after he moved to Windsor, CT,. where he joined the First Church there. All of his children were minors when he died in 1641. Taken from "Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John", Volume 20, published by Burton W . Spear, Toledo, Ohio 1993: "He came from St. Sidwell's parish, Exeter, Devon, where Rev. John Warham last preached in England. He had a daughter baptized there June 5, 1631 and his first appearance in Dorchester was in 1633. He may have come with two other Exeter men in 1633, Nathaniel Duncan and William Hill. He was probably in Crewkerne until at least 1623 and probably until 1627. In 1627, Rev. John Warham, one of the "Mary & John" ministers was removed from the pulpit in Crewkerne by Bishop William Laud for his Puritan views, and he went to St. Sidwell's Church in Exeter, Devon . Other Crewkerne families were influenced by Rev. Warham, including William Gaylord, George Hull, Humphrey Pinney & William Phelps, who came with Warham in 1630. It appears that Giles Gibbs followed Warham to St. Sidwell's but did not accompany him in 1630. From Toponce Family Files by H. Cullen Toponce Giles Gibbs, our earliest known ancestor, was a descendent of the ancient Gibbs family which came to England in the 11th century with William the Conqueror, from Normandy 900 years ago. They had come with Duke William to help him gain the English throne after the death of the King, Edward the Confessor, who had named Duke William as his heir to the throne and which Harold of Wessex had usurped. Duke William and his force of 1000 (?) troops met King Harold with his 6000 men in the heavily fought Battle of Hastings Oct. 14, 1066. Harold lost his life and William conquered all England. To pay off his army, William the Conquerer gave them English lands. The various branches of the Gibbs family spread out and settled in the counties of Devonshire, Kent, Warwickshire, and Somerset. 563 years later Guiles Gibbs came to America from Devonshire, England on the ship "Abigail" with year old Gregory and his second wife Katherine______, in 1629. In 1631 he settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Dorchester. There he was a freeman (one possessed of certain franchises or municipal privileges). He was selected Selectman on March 4, 1633. (A Selectman was one of a board of town officials concerned with its management, the enforcement of local laws, care of the poor, etc. They are still elected annually in New England.) He was a Grantee of Dorchester Lands in 1633. He moved to Windsor, Connecticut in 1634, where he died May 21, 1641. His will was dated May 18th, three days before his death. He named his children, all minors as Gregory, Jacob, Samuel, Benjamin and Sarah. His wife Katherine died October 24, 1660. Footnote: It was thought Giles Gibbs had several brothers: Mathew, Thomas, Samuel, Frank and Joseph. The two latter were early settlers. Francis Gibbs was a boy on the 'Sea Flower' and was in Windsor in 1670. Edward Gibbs, also John Gibbs, came from England in the "True Love" in 1653. ====================================================================== == Data of Giles Gibbs obtained from records in the New York Historical and Genealogical Library and the New York Public Library. "The History of Ancient Windsor, Conn. including East Windsor, South Windsor and Ellington, prior to 1768",by Henry R. Stiles, M.D. of Brooklyn, N.Y. "Historical Index" page 133. Chas. B. Norton, 348 Broadway, N.Y., 1859. "History of Windsor", page 174. "Genealogical Dictionary of New England" Vol. 2, page 245, by James Savage, Boston, 1860. N.Y. Public Library. "The Compendium of American Genealogy" "The First Families of America" ----records of A. C. Gibbs taken from records in Newberry Library, Chicago and from ---- of American Genealogy, 440 So. Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois, Vol. VI, Page 38. 1937. From records of Mrs. Fanny Gibbs, Montgomery Gibbs Book, Serene Gibbs Book, and Eugene Boughton, 53 Warren St., Bloomfield, N. J. Also from genealogical dept. of the Hartford Times and Stamford Mirror-Recorder. For other references, see Bibliography. GIBBS: Surname from GIB, a nickname for Gilbert. GILES, came from County of Devon, Eng., 1630; granted land at Dorchester, Mass., 1633; Removed to Windsor, Conn., 1635. Lineage Book of the National Society of Daughters of Founders: Giles Gibbs was at Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1630 according to their town records. He was made a Freeman, a Stockholder in the Mass. Bay Co. Mar. 4, 1634/5 and was a grantee of land same year. Early records show he was an Assessor and also one of the "Selectmen". Information on Giles Gibbs is from the American Genealogist, published in 1985 sent to me by Ralph Kelly Coon, Leston Kelly Coon's son, October 12, 1993. See copies of pages 32-43 and 96-109 from the article written by James A Rasmussen, C.G., titled THE GIBBS FAMILY OF WINDSOR CT, part one and part two. Giles Gibbs is thought to have landed in Nantasket on 2 November 1631. "Giles and his family may well have sailed aboard the LYON, which had left London about 23 August 1631. Linda (Green) Olsen. The following is from an e-mail letter: To America from England aboard the ship "Mary & John" ca. 1631 Parents: William GIBBS and Mary NEWCOURT. Spouse: Helen CAREY. Gyles GIBBS and Helen CAREY were married on 29 Jul 1617 in St. Sidwell's, Alford, Somerset, England. Children were: Mary GIBBS, Margaret GIBBS, Gregory GIBBS. Spouse: Katherine CARWITHE. Gyles GIBBS and Katherine CARWITHE were married on 13 Apr 1629 in St. Sidwell's Church, Exeter, Devon, England.. Children were: Catherine GIBBS, Gregory GIBBS, Jacob GIBBS, Sarah GIBBS, Catharine GIBBS, Samuel GIBBS, Benjamin GIBBS I. Hannah GIBBS was born on 2 Nov 1716 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. She died in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. From Toponce Family Files by H. Cullen Toponce Parents: Benjamin GIBBS II and Abigail MARSHALL. Henry GIBBS was born on 5 Aug 1714 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He died on 22 Jan 1769 in Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA. 5 August 1713 and 16 March 1714/15 are alternate birth dates. Parents: Benjamin GIBBS II and Abigail MARSHALL. Hepzibah GIBBS was born on 12 Jan 1664/65. She died on 26 Jun 1713 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. Spelled Hepzibeth, Hepsibah, Hepzibah in different secondary sources.Line 1080 from Alternate birth date is exactly one year earlier. Parents: Samuel GIBBS and Hepsibah DIBBLE. Spouse: Nathaniel DICKINSON. Nathaniel DICKINSON and Hepzibah GIBBS were married in 1684 in Hadley, Hampshire, MA.
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