Christopher Gibbs (1786 - 1831)

Ancestors

Died 2 Sep 1831 at age 44 in Hope, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Susanna Bunting, daughter of Israel and Elizabeth (Lundy) Bunting, married January i, 1812, Christopher Gibbs,, b. October 27, 1786, d. September 2, 1831, buried at Union near Hope, N. J., son of John and Nancy (Swayze) Gibbs. Ten children: I. Elizabeth, b. January 28, 1814; d. in 1890 or '91; m. John Dean. II. John Potts, b. April 19, 1815; m. Catherine M. Mercer. HI. David Veloe, b. January i, 1817; d. January 5, 1895 ; m. Margaret Letson. IV. Levi Bunting, b. October 16, 1818; m. Ellen Van Atta. V. Richard, b. September 3, 1820; d. March 17, 1890; buried at Hackettstown, N. J.; m. Lydia Elizabeth Rice. VI. Sarah Ann, b. April i, 1822; d. May 8, 1866; m. Henry Searles, and had a son Edward, b. about 1853. VII. Israel Bunting, b. May 13, 1824; d. September 7, 1825. VIII. Abram Newman, b. April 9, 1826; d. April, 1876; m. Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Vought; three of their four children were Ed, Elthea, and Lillie. IX. William, b. May 12, 1828; m. Emeline Blair. X. Christopher, Jr., b. October 29, 1830; m. Ann Wilgus of Newton, N. J., removed to the West before the Civil War and settled in Fulton county, O.

Elizabeth Gibbs m. John Dean, son of Phineas and Christianna (Hill) Dean. Six children: I. Marshall; m. a McConnel; no issue. II. William M. III. Phineas, res. at Harper, Illinois. IV. Sarah, m. Charles Aimer of Townsbury, N. J., and had a son John. V. Phebe, m. Daniel Lee of Danville, N. J. VI Irene, m. George Everet of Kerrsville, N. J.

William M. Dean m. Anna M. Howell, daughter of Eden S. and Sarah K. (Davis) Howell of Hope, N. J. Res. at Orange, N. J. Three children : I. Ida. II. Alice. III. John. Ida Dean m. John H. Green, son of Gideon Green of Wolf town, N. J. Two children: I. Mabel, b. M^y 15, 1892. II. Floyd, b. May, 1897.

John Potts Gibbs m. Catherine Matilda Mercer. Seven children. I. Isaiah B., res. at Sycamore, O. II. Susan, m. Daniel Kerr, and res. at Upper Sandusky, O. III. Sarah, m. Daniel Matlock; no issue. IV. Phebe, d. unmarried. V. Emma, d. at age of eighteen. VI. Alice. VII. Harriet.

David Veloe Gibbs m. March i, 1837, Margaret Letson, b. July 2, 1818, d. August 23, 1882. Eleven children: I. Susan C., b. September 3, 1838 ; m. Peter K. Van Scoten. II. Levi G., b. July I, 1840; served in the Union army, joined a party of engineers to survey government land and has never been heard from since. III. Lydia A., b. April 7, 1842; m. Isaiah B. Hildebrant. IV. Robert L., b. August 29, 1843. V. Fannie M., b. September 10, 1845 ; m. Joseph C. Dernberger. VI. Jacob L., b. October 11, 1847; d. September 4, 1849. VII.Margaret D., b. May 26, 1850; m. November 27, 1872, Alvin M. Newman ; res. at Mt. Hermon, N. J., and has one son, Clifford, b. July 2, 1879. VIII. Caleb D., b. June 27, 1852 ; m. Annie C. Hildebrant ; res. at Pen Argyl, Pa. IX. Charles F., b. September 23, 1854; m. Mary McCracken. X. Mary; m. George Green of Mt. Hermon, N. J., now deceased, and had a daughter Grace A. Green, b. September i, 1878, who in 1902 married John Mackay of Hackensack, N. J. XI. Emma R., b. September 10, i860.

Susan C. Gibbs m. Peter K. Van Scoten ; res. at Sparta, N. J. Five children : I. Harriet, d. about 1882 ; m. Mr. Swayze, and had Frank H., b. December 2, 1878, of Mt. Hermon, N. J., and Russell, b. December 6, 1880, of Seymour Lake, Mich. II. Margaret ; m. Hiram C. Linaberry of Walnut Valley, N. J., and had Edith and Bertha. III. Dell; m. Grant C. Steele of Sparta, N. J. IV. John, of Washington, D. C. V. Clinton, of Kansas City, Mo.

Lydia A. Gibbs m. January i, 1863, Isaiah B. Hildebrant, of Mt. Hermon, N. J. Two children : I. Loretta C, b. April 9, 1864. II. Emma R., b. June 1, 1866, who on December 1, 1892, m. George M. Hoagland.

Robert L. Gibbs m. Irene Hill, daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth Hill of Warren county, N. J. ; res. at Clay City, Kan. Three children: I. James Edward, b. November 15, 1870; m. in May, 1894, Grace Viskniski, and has Naomi Grace. II. Charles Wood, b. August, 1872; d. October, 1873. III. Emma Cleone, b. August, 1874; m. in 1895, Charles Lester Duff.

Fannie M. Gibbs m. January 23, 1865, Joseph C. Dernberger, son of Frederic and Amanda Dernberger; res. at Leonard, Mich. Four children : L Arthur W. ; m. Amy Boice, daughter of George and Lillian Boice, and has Russell A. ; res. at Oxford, Mich. IL David ; m. Lorena Davis, daughter of William and Juha Davis; res. at Swartz Creek, Mich. IIL Frederic. IV. Nelson.

Levi Bunting Gibbs m. in spring of 1842, Ellen Van Atta, b. September 9, 1821, d. August 4, 1895, buried in Union cemetery at Hackettstown, N. J., daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth (Arnwine) Van Atta. Seven children : I. William Warren. II. Emily Marcella; married; no issue. III. Martha Jane. IV. Silas Right. V. Whitfield; m. Margaret Hornbeck, and has a son William. VI. Mary Werts ; m. Hugh McDanolds, and has Victor and Nellie. VII. Elizabeth Van Atta ; m. Augustus Winter, son of Jackson Winter ; res. at Rockford, 111.

William Warren Gibbs m. Frances Johnson, daughter of George and Nancy (Ayres) Johnson. Res. at Philadelphia, Pa. Six children: I. Bertha. II. Anna. III. Mary. IV. Genevieve. V. William. VI. Fred.

Martha Jane Gibbs m. Leslie I. Cooke, son of Frederick and Phebe (Pierson) Cooke. Res. at Hackettstown, N. J. Four children: I. Frank, graduated from Lehigh University. II. Frederick, d. in childhood. III. Florence, d. in childhood. IV. Louis Herbert, entered Princeton University in 1898.

Silas Right Gibbs m. Josephine Decker, daughter of Isaac J. Decker ; res. at Belvidere, N. J. One child, Raymond Gibbs.

Richard Gibbs m. January 19, 1843, Lydia Elizabeth Rice, b. October 20, 1822, daughter of John O. and Elizabeth (Armstrong) Rice, granddaughter of Andrew and Catharine (Dennis) Rice and also of George and Sarah (Hunt) Armstrong. Res. near Hope, N. J. Eight children : I. George Green, b. March 2, 1844; d. June 17, 1863. II. William Marshal, b. September i, 1845. II. John Rice, Sr., b. July 29, 1847. IV. Morris Thompson, b. February 26, 1849. V. Martha Irene, b. April 30, 185 1. VI. Anson Vancleve, b. June 17, 1853. VII. Anna Caroline, b. June 17, 1853; d. February 4, 1892; buried at Hackettstown, N. J. VIII. James Hays, b. April 3, 1855 ; d. August 13, 1855.

William Marshal Gibbs m. Sarah Carrie Henry, b. April 18, 1848, daughter of William T. and Ruth C. (Whitesell) Henry. Res. at Townsbury, N. J. One child, Frank, b. October 2, 1867.

John Rice Gibbs, Sr., m. January 8, 1874, Mary Almira Ramsay, daughter of John Bunyan and Caroline Lambert (Conover) Ramsay. Res. at Washington, N. J. Two children, both born at Bridgeport Conn. : I. George Richard, b. February 12, 1875. II. John Rice, Jr., b. April 29, 1878.

Rev. Morris Thompson Gibbs m. Ruth L. Brodhead, daughter of David Owens and Marie (Vannettan) Brodhead.

Martha Irene Gibbs m. December 31, 1879, Nelson Wiley, b. May 12, 1847, son of John and Margaret (Welten) Wiley. Res. at Hackettstown, N. J. ; no children.

Anson Vancleve Gibbs m. November 29, 1873, Mary Etta Blackwell, b. in 1852, d. September, 1876, daughter of Isaac Newton and Harriet (Drake) Blackwell. Two children: I. George. II. Eugene. Mother and both children are buried at Vienna, N. J. After the death of Mary, Anson m. April 18, 1882, Susan Jones, daughter of Hiram and Louisa (Young) Jones.

Anna Caroline Gibbs m. September, 1879, Henry S. Boettiger, b. May 22, 1855, d. November 4, 1882, buried at Hackettstown, N. J., son of Frederick Boettiger of Quakertown, Pa. One child, Arthur Gibbs Boettiger, b. December 20, 1881. Res. at Hackettstown, N. J.

William Gibbs m. Emeline Blair, daughter of James and Sarah (Linaberry) Blair. Res. at Sycamore, Ohio. Four children : I. Theodore Marshall d. at age of seventeen. II. James Blair ; m. Amelia E. Lease and has Maud, Bertha, Minnie J., and Mabel. III. Saron Ellsworth; m. Nancy Martin and has May. IV. May, deceased ; married ; left no children.

Sources

• Armstrong, William C., The Lundy Family and Their Descendants of Whatsoever Surname with a Biographical Sketch of Benjamin Lundy, (A.M.), Print, 1902, Online at Archive.Org