Gregory Gibbs (1635 - 1683)

Born 10 Oct 1635 in Charles City County, Virginia

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Died 1683 at about age 47 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia

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Biography

Gregory Gibbs, the son of John Gibbs, was born on 10 October 1635 in Charles City County, Virginia. 1,3 He was later married in Virginia to a woman named Mary. 1,4

Sometime prior to 1680, Gregory and Mary apparently settled in Christ Church Parish in Middlesex County, Virginia, as their son, John, was christened there in that year. 5 Gregory Gibbs appears to have later died in Middlesex County, Virginia in about 1683. 4 This year of death is based upon an entry contained in ‘Wills and Inventories, 1673-1812 and Other Court Papers, Order Book 2, 16801694 by William L. Hopkins. 4 This entry, which was dated 5 November 1683, states: “Mary Gibbs, widow of Gregory Gibbs, binds her son William Gibbs, age 10, to Mr. Richard Willis until age 21.” 4 In a subsequent entry dated 3 October 1687, it states: “George Gibbs, the orphan son of Gregory Gibbs deceased, is bound to Robert George for 10 years to learn trade of a shoemaker.” 4

In addition to a listing of Gregory and Mary’s children contained in Volume I of the book "From Castle to Country, A Gibbs Family History From 1378 to Present." by Stanley Eugene Gibbs, their children were also identified through various parish and court records. 1

Issue: (Surname Gibbs)

9. Thomas - b. ca. 1671/1672 in Charles City Co., VA. 1,4; m. Mary (MNU) in VA. 1,5; d. 1763 in Spotsylvania Co., VA. 1,6

10. William - b. calc. 1673 in Charles City Co., VA. 1,4

11. Joan - b. in Charles City Co., VA. 1; chr. 15 May 1674 in Charles City Co., VA. 1

12. Penelope - b. in Charles City Co., VA. 1; chr. 10 August 1676 in Charles City Co., VA. 1

13. George - b. in VA. 1

14. John - b. in Middlesex Co., VA. 5; chr. 10 October 1680 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA. 1,5; m. ca. 1698 to Mary (MNU) in VA. 1,5,7; d. 31 January 1725/1726 in Middlesex Co., VA. 1,5; buried Christ Church Cem., Saluda, Middlesex Co., VA.

15. Mary - b. in Middlesex Co., VA. 1

16. Margaret - b. in Middlesex Co., VA. 1

17. Richard - b. in Middlesex Co., VA. 5; m. 16 November 1711 to Penelope Doughton in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA. 5

Sources

1. 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. (familysearch.org)

3. LaGrone, Joan Wheeler. Chronicles of a Nation: Founding Fathers, Families, and Patriots. Pages 239 and 240. Brighton, CO: WIN Publishers of Colorado, 2014. Revised May 2015.

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

5. 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. (archive.org)

6. Virginia County Records, Spotsylvania County, 1721-1800. Edited by William Armstrong Crozier. Pages 61 & 125. New York, NY: Fox, Duffield and Company, 1805. (hathitrust.org)

7. Will of John Gibbs - Will Books, 1698-1870; General Index to Wills, 1675-1950. Middlesex County, Virginia Court. (familysearch.org)

Old Biography - some similar information, with some editing also.

The Parish Register of Christ Church recorded that John Gibbs the son of Grigory and Mary Gibbs was baptized on the 10th of October 1680.^[1]

1. ↑ Christ Church, Virginia. Christ Church; National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Virginia, The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia, from 1653 to 1812. Richmond, Virginia, W. E. Jones. 1897. Christenings and ages of Children for the year 1680, Page 16, citing John Gibbs, Grigory and Mary Gibbs. Digital images: Internet Archive. Accessed 13 April 2022.

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Acknowledgements

Updated Biography and Sources entered by Jack E. MacDonald

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