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Researching the genealogy of the Gibbs family of England, and Virginia. I would like to correspond with anyone working on, or connected to this family. NOTE: Only the author's direct-line ancestors and siblings are covered in this genealogy.

LAST UPDATED: 2 April 2008

(Four generations shown - approximately 12 pages)
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THE GIBBS FAMILY

GENERATION ONE

NOTE: Information pertaining to the ancestors of John Gibbs, as well as additional historical information pertaining to the Gibbs/Gibbes family in England, can be found in the genealogy entitled "From Castle to Country, A Gibbs Family History From 1378 to Present." by Stanley Eugene Gibbs.

1. John Gibbs.

John Gibbs (also written Gibbes), the son of Gregory Gibbes and his first wife, was born in about 1600 in Dorsetshire, England. In 1619, John sailed from the port of Weymouth in Dorsetshire aboard the ship "Supply," bound for the English Colony of Jamestown in Virginia. Having fortunately survived the massacre of Virginia colonists by Indians in 1622, John’s name was later found on a list of inhabitants which were residing at Jordan’s Journey. This list was dated 16 February 1623. Two years later, in 1625, John was commissioned a Lieutenant of Militia at Jordan’s Journey.

Although John was later married, neither the name of his wife, nor their place of marriage, have been determined with any certainty. After his marriage, John and his wife appear to have remained at Jordan’s Journey, which had been incorporated into Charles City County, Virginia in 1634. He later served as a Gentleman Justice of Charles City County during the period 1655 through 1658.

According to available Court Order Books for Charles City County, John died in Charles City County on 10 January 1658/59. Although his wife survived him, her date and place of death are not known.

Issue: (Surname Gibbs)

2. Elizabeth
b. at Jordan’s Journey, Charles City Co., VA.

3. Gregory
        b. ca. 1635 at Jordan’s Journey, Charles City Co., VA.
        m. Mary (      ) in VA.
        d. 1683 in Middlesex Co., VA.

4. Joan
b. at Jordan’s Journey, Charles City Co., VA.

5. John
b. at Jordan’s Journey, Charles City Co., VA.

6. Margaret
b. at Jordan’s Journey, Charles City Co., VA.

7. Ann
b. at Jordan’s Journey, Charles City Co., VA.

8. Henry
b. at Jordan’s Journey, Charles City Co., VA.

GENERATION TWO

3. Gregory Gibbs.

Gregory Gibbs, the son of John Gibbs, was born at Jordan’s Journey in Charles City County, Virginia in about 1635. He was later married in Virginia to a woman named Mary.

Sometime after their marriage, Gregory and Mary settled in Christ Church Parish in Middlesex County, Virginia. Gregory subsequently died in Middlesex County in 1683.

Issue: (Surname Gibbs)

9. Thomas
b. ca. 1671/72 in Charles City Co., VA.

10. William
b. calc. 1673 in Charles City Co., VA.

11. Joan
b. in Charles City Co., VA.
chr. 15 May 1674 in Charles City Co., VA.

12. Penelope
b. in Charles City Co., VA.
chr. 10 August 1676 in Charles City Co., VA.

13. George
b. in Middlesex Co., VA.

14. John
        b. in Middlesex Co., VA.
        chr. 10 October 1680 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA.
        m. ca. 1698 to Mary (       ) in VA.
        d. 31 January 1725/26 in Middlesex Co., VA.

15. Mary
b. in Middlesex Co., VA.

16. Margaret
b. in Middlesex Co., VA.

17. Richard
b. in Middlesex Co., VA.
m. 16 November 1711 to Penelope Doughton in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA.

GENERATION THREE

9. Thomas Gibbs.

Thomas Gibbs, son of Gregory and Mary Gibbs, was born in about 1671/72 in Charles City County, Virginia. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

10. William Gibbs.

William Gibbs, the son of Gregory and Mary Gibbs, was calculated to have been born in Charles City County, Virginia in 1673. According to the Middlesex County Court records, on 5 November 1683, William was bound to a man named Richard Willis until he attained the age of twenty-one. William was ten years of age at the time. Mr. Willis was obliged to teach William how to read, as well as the "trade of a Shoemaker." Aside from this record, no additional information has been found concerning this individual.

11. Joan Gibbs.

Joan Gibbs, the daughter of Gregory and Mary Gibbs, was born in Charles City County, Virginia. She was subsequently christened in Charles City County on 15 May 1674. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

12. Penelope Gibbs.

Penelope Gibbs, the daughter of Gregory and Mary Gibbs, was born in Charles City County, Virginia. She was subsequently christened in Charles City County on 10 August 1676. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

13. George Gibbs.

George Gibbs, the son of Gregory and Mary Gibbs, is believed to have been born in Middlesex County, Virginia. According to the Middlesex County Court records, on 3 October 1687, George was bound to a man named Robert George for a period of ten years to learn "the Arte and Mistery of a Shoemaker." Aside from this record, no additional information has been found concerning this individual.

14. John Gibbs.

John Gibbs, the son of Gregory and Mary Gibbs, was born in 1680 in Middlesex County, Virginia. He was subsequently christened in Christ Church Parish in Middlesex County on 10 October 1680. John was later married to a woman named Mary, and even though no record of their marriage has been uncovered, it is believed to have taken place in 1698.

At a Court of Claims held for the County of Middlesex on 14 November 1699, John received 400 pounds of tobacco for the heads of two wolves he had shot. And later, on 5 June 1704, he was appointed a Constable for the Middle Precincts of Middlesex County. On 5 May 1707, John was appointed Surveyor of Highways from Brandon to Grant Church, and from Turkes Ferry over Gardner’s Swamp. Although John was released from this position on 7 December 1708, he was re-appointed on 7 April 1714.

John and Mary appear to have remained in Middlesex County throughout their lives. John died on 31 January 1725/26 in Middlesex County. He was subsequently buried on 5 February 1725/26. His will, which had been written on 14 June 1725, was later probated before the Middlesex County Court on 5 April 1726. His widow, Mary, died in Middlesex County on 13 September 1728.

Issue: (Surname Gibbs)

18. Elizabeth
        b. in Middlesex Co., VA.
        chr. 22 January 1698/99 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA.
        m. 22 November 1713 to Gabriel Roye in Middlesex Co., VA.
        d. 22 October 1716 in Middlesex Co., VA.

19. Stephen
        b. in Middlesex Co., VA.
        chr. 21 July 1700 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA.
        d. in VA.

20. John
        b. in Middlesex Co., VA.
        chr. 9 October 1702 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA.
        d. 31 March 1708 in Middlesex Co., VA.

21. Zachariah
        b. in Middlesex Co., VA.
        chr. 1 February 1704 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA.
        m. ca. 1728 to Mary Massie in VA.
        d. 16 September 1773 in Culpeper Co., VA.

22. Marran
        b. in Middlesex Co., VA.
        chr. 20 April 1707 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA.
        d. young.

23. Marran
        b. in Middlesex Co., VA.
        chr. 30 January 1708/09 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA.
        m. 13 November 1728 to John Barnett in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA.
        d. in VA.

24. Mary
        b. in Middlesex Co., VA.
        chr. 22 April 1711 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA.
        m. 20 June 1729 to George Neville in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA.
        d. 1778 in Fauquier Co., VA.

25. John
        b. 5 April 1716 in Middlesex Co., VA.
        chr. 4 May 1716 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA.
        m. (unknown).

26. Ann
b. ca. 1718/19 in Middlesex Co., VA.
m. John Finney (?) in VA.

15. Mary Gibbs.

Mary Gibbs, the daughter of Gregory and Mary Gibbs, was born in Middlesex County, Virginia. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

16. Margaret Gibbs.

Margaret Gibbs, the daughter of Gregory and Mary Gibbs, was born in Middlesex County, Virginia. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

17. Richard Gibbs.

Richard Gibbs, the son of Gregory and Mary Gibbs, was born in Middlesex County, Virginia. He was later married in Christ Church Parish in Middlesex County to a woman named Penelope Doughton on 16 November 1711. Penelope, who was born in Middlesex County on 12 October 1692, had been christened in Christ Church Parish on 26 November 1692. She was the daughter of Anthony and Elizabeth Doughton (also written Dewton, Douton, and Doulin).

According to the Middlesex County Court Order Books, on 4 August 1713, Richard’s name was to be added to the "List of Tythables" for that County.

Issue: (Surname Gibbs)

27. Elizabeth
b. 5 September 1712 in Middlesex Co., VA.
chr. 19 October 1712 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA.

28. Diana
        b. in Middlesex Co., VA.
        chr. 31 October 1714 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA.
        m. 9 May 1736 to Richard Hamm in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA.

GENERATION FOUR

18. Elizabeth Gibbs.

Elizabeth Gibbs, the daughter of John and Mary Gibbs, was born in Middlesex County, Virginia. She was subsequently christened in Christ Church Parish in Middlesex County on 22 January 1698/99. Elizabeth was later married on 22 November 1713 in Middlesex County to a man named Gabriel Roye (also written Ray).

Elizabeth subsequently died on 22 October 1716 in Middlesex County.

Issue: (Surname Roye)

29. Elizabeth
b. 3 April 1716 in Middlesex Co., VA.

19. Stephen Gibbs.

Stephen Gibbs, the son of John and Mary Gibbs, was born in Middlesex County, Virginia. He was subsequently christened in Christ Church Parish in Middlesex County on 21 July 1700. Although Stephen is known to have married, the name of his wife has not been determined.

Known issue: (Surname Gibbs)

30. John
b. 1738 in Middlesex Co., VA.

31. Ann
b. ca. 1740 in VA.

20. John Gibbs.

John Gibbs, the son of John and Mary Gibbs, was born in Middlesex County, Virginia. He was subsequently christened in Christ Church Parish in Middlesex County on 9 October 1702. John died in Middlesex County on 31 March 1708. He was subsequently buried there on 1 April 1708.

21. Zachariah Gibbs.

Zachariah Gibbs, the son of John and Mary Gibbs, was born in Middlesex County, Virginia. He was subsequently christened in Christ Church Parish in Middlesex County on 1 February 1704. Zachariah was later married in about 1728 in Virginia to a woman named Mary Massie.

In 1733, Zachariah and Mary moved into that portion of Spotsylvania County, Virginia that was later formed into Orange County, Virginia in 1734. On 3 April 1733, he purchased 100 acres of land in St. Marks Parish in Spotsylvania County from Richard Maulder. His brother-in-law, John Barnett, purchased the adjoining 184 acres from Mr. Maulder on the same day.

Zachariah subsequently died in Culpeper County, Virginia on 16 September 1773. His will, which was dated 5 August 1773, was probated in Culpeper County on 16 November 1773. In his will, Zachariah named his three sons and one daughter, but referred to four other daughters whose names were not given.

Issue: (Surname Gibbs)

32. John
        b. 17 November 1729 in Middlesex Co., VA.
        chr. 14 December 1729 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA.
        m. Juda "Judith" Christy in VA.
        d. 1804 in Madison Co., VA.

33. Penelope
        b. 15 August 1731 in Middlesex Co., VA.

34. James
        b. ca. 1733 in Spotsylvania Co., VA.
        d. young.

35. Francis
        b. 27 December 1734 in Orange Co., VA.
        m. Nancy Ann Head in VA.
        d. 6 June 1810 in Madison Co., VA.

36. Ann
b. 11 May 1737 in Orange Co., VA.

37. Judith
b. 8 September 1740 in Orange Co., VA.

38. Lettice
b. ca. 1743 in Orange Co., VA.

39. Zachariah
        b. 10 April 1745 in Orange Co., VA.
        m. (1) 1770 to Nancy Timberlake in Culpeper Co., VA.
        m. (2) 29 October 1789 to Lucy Clarke in Culpeper Co., VA.
        d. 1830 in Madison Co., VA.

40. Sarah
b. ca. 1748 in Orange Co., VA.

22. Marran Gibbs.

Marran Gibbs, the daughter of John and Mary Gibbs, was born in Middlesex County, Virginia. She was subsequently christened in Christ Church Parish in Middlesex County on 20 April 1707. This child died young.

23. Marran Gibbs.

Marran Gibbs, the daughter of John and Mary Gibbs, was born in Middlesex County, Virginia. She was subsequently christened on 30 January 1708/09 in Christ Church Parish in Middlesex County. Marran was later married on 13 November 1728 to a man named John Barnett in Christ Church Parish. John, who was also born in Middlesex County, had been christened on 3 December 1704 in Christ Church Parish. He was the son of John and Ann Barnett.

In about 1730, John and Marran moved into Spotsylvania County, Virginia, where they resided within the boundaries of Saint Mark's Parish. In 1734, the area in which John and Marran resided was incorporated into Orange County, Virginia, and it was in that County that John died in 1750. His will, which was written on 1 April 1750, was probated in Orange County on 24 May 1750. Although Marran is known to have also died in Virginia, the actual date and place of her death have yet to be determined.

Issue: (Surname Barnett)

41. John
b. in VA.

42. Sarah
        b. in VA.
        m. ca. 1755 to John Watts in Orange Co., VA.
        d. in Madison Co., KY.

43. Agatha
        b. in VA.
        m. Julius Christy in Culpeper Co., VA.
        d. in KY.

44. James
        b. 1735 in Orange Co., VA.
        m. Mildred Neville in VA.
        d. 1782 in Frederick Co., VA. (will probated 4 June 1782)

45. Ambrose
        b. in Orange Co., VA.
        m. by bond dated 18 July 1766 to Judith Neville in Fauquier Co., VA.
        d. 1825 in VA.

46. Anne
        b. 30 November 1740 in Orange Co., VA.
        m. (1) 10 February 1770 to William Johnson in Orange Co., VA.
        m. (2) 8 July 1771 to James Gibbs in Orange Co., VA.
        d. 23 March 1831 in Union Co., SC.

47. Frances
        b. in Orange Co., VA.
        m. Henry White in VA.
        d. probably in Orange Co., VA.

24. Mary Gibbs.

Mary Gibbs, the daughter of John and Mary Gibbs, was born in Middlesex County, Virginia. She was subsequently christened in Christ Church Parish in Middlesex County on 22 April 1711. Mary was later married in Christ Church Parish to a man named George Neville on 20 June 1729. George, who had been born in about 1695 in Virginia, was the son of John Neville and Elizabeth Bohanan. This was George's second marriage, having previously been married on 25 June 1725 to a woman named Hannah Burroughs. George had two daughters from his first marriage: Mary Neville (b. 1726, m. John Rosser); and Elizabeth "Betty" Neville (b. 3 December 1728 and d. 23 December 1728).

George Neville died in 1774 in Fauquier County, Virginia. His last will and testament was written on 26 February 1774, and probated on 27 June 1774. Mary died in 1778 in Fauquier County.

Issue: (Surname Neville)

48. Elizabeth "Betty"
        b. ca. 1730 in Middlesex Co., VA.
        m. Solomon Jones in VA.
        d. in Prince William Co., VA.

49. Lucy
        b. 18 January 1732/33 in Prince William Co., VA.
        m. (1) 17 May 1754 to William Waller Calmes in Prince William Co., VA.
        m. (2) William Helm in Frederick Co., VA. (widower of Letitia Neville)
        d. 17 May 1789 in Fauquier Co., VA.

50. Ann
        b. 10 October 1735 in Prince William Co., VA.
        m. 11 May 1756 to Thomas Blakemore in Lancaster Co., VA.
        d. 10 January 1826 in Frederick Co., VA.

51. Susanna
b. in Prince William Co., VA.
m. by bond dated 29 July 1761 to Richard Hampton in Fauquier Co., VA.

52. Mildred
        b. ca. 1739 in Prince William Co., VA.
        m. James Barnett in VA.
        d. 1814 in Frederick Co., VA.

53. Letitia
        b. 19 January 1741 in Prince William Co., VA.
        m. by bond dated 23 February 1764 to William Helm in Fauquier Co., VA.
        d. 21 October 1783 in Fauquier Co., VA.

54. Judith
b. in Prince William Co., VA.
m. by bond dated 18 July 1766 to Ambrose Barnett in Fauquier Co., VA.

55. Joanna
b. in Prince William Co., VA.
m. 25 March 1771 to James Hathaway in Fauquier Co., VA.

25. John Gibbs.

John Gibbs, the son of John and Mary Gibbs, was born on 5 April 1716 in Middlesex County, Virginia. He was subsequently christened in Christ Church Parish in Middlesex County on 4 May 1716. Although John is known to have married in Virginia, the identity of his wife has not been determined.

John eventually moved to the State of North Carolina, where he settled in that portion of Butte County that was later formed into Warren County, North Carolina in 1779.

Issue: (Surname Gibbs)

56. James
        b. in VA.
        m. 8 July 1771 to Anne (Barnett) Johnson in Orange Co., VA. (widow of William Johnson)
        d. 1794 in Union Co., SC.

57. Zachariah
        b. 1740 in VA.
        m. (1) Frances Coleman.
        m. (2) Jane Lindsay Downes.

58. Elizabeth "Betsy"
        b. ca. 1743 in VA.
        m. Giles Connell.
        d. 14 June 1822 in Robertson Co., TN.

59. Philip
b. in VA.
m. Phebe ( ).

60. John
b. in VA.

61. Zaccheus
b. in VA.

62. Mary
b. in VA.

63. Hannah
b. in VA.
m. ( ) Lee.

26. Ann Gibbs.

Ann Gibbs, the daughter of John and Mary Gibbs, was born in about 1718/19 in Middlesex County, Virginia. She was later married in Virginia, possibly to a man named John Finney.

Issue: (Surname Finney)

Unknown

REFERENCES

NOTE: With very few exceptions, all of the reference material listed below was found in the Genealogical and Family History Library operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ancestral Files - Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

Brown, Shepherd Spencer Neville. Neville-Jones-Giles-Spencer-Harrison Families and Collateral Lines, 1600-1992. Waco, TX:
Published by Author, 1993.

Cavaliers and Pioneers - Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1666-1695. Abstracted and Indexed by Nell Marion Nugent.
Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1977.

Census Records, South Carolina - (1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830)

Census Records, Virginia - (1790, 1810, 1820, 1830)

Deed Records, Culpeper Co., VA.

Deed Records, Fauquier Co., VA.

Deed Records, Frederick Co., VA.

Deed Records, Madison Co., VA.

Deed Records, Orange Co., VA.

Deed Records, Prince William Co., VA.

Deed Records, Spotsylvania Co., VA.

Gibbs, Stanley Eugene. From Castle to Country, A Gibbs Family History From 1378 to Present. Vols. 1 & 2. Boulder, CO:
Published by the Gibbs Associates, 1996.

Guss, Willa I. Sebree Studies: Lineage of Charles Jenkins Sebree (1854-1913) and Collateral Lines Traced to Colonial Virginia.
Gilpin, County, CO: 1984.

Hopkins, William Lindsay. Middlesex County, Virginia Wills and Inventories, 1673-1812, and Other Court Papers. Richmond, VA: Published by Author, 1989.

International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) - Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

Marriage and/or Marriage Bond/License Records, Culpeper Co., VA.

Marriage and/or Marriage Bond/License Records, Fauquier Co., VA.

Marriage and/or Marriage Bond/License Records, Lancaster Co., VA.

Marriage and/or Marriage Bond/License Records, Middlesex Co., VA.

Marriage and/or Marriage Bond/License Records, Orange Co., VA.

Neville, Joseph B. A 360-Year History of One Neville Family (1612-1972).

Records of Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia, 1653-1812. Compiled by the National Society of the Colonial Dames
of America in the State of Virginia. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1964.

Rutman, Darrett B. and Anita H. A Place in Time, Middlesex County, Virginia, 1650-1750. New York, NY. and London, Eng: W.
W. Norton & Co., 1984.

Virginia County Court Records - Abstracts of Order Books, Middlesex County, Virginia, (1673-1714).

Will/Probate Records, Culpeper Co., VA.

Will/Probate Records, Fauquier Co., VA.

Will/Probate Records, Frederick Co., VA.

Will/Probate Records, Madison Co., VA.

Will/Probate Records, Middlesex Co., VA.

Will/Probate Records, Orange Co., VA.

Wilson, Watt Ella Nevils. The Neville Family of England and the United States. Compiled by Frances Beal and Smith Hodges.
Wichita Falls, TX: Published by Author, 1964.