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Judith (Lewis) Gibbons (1626 - 1687)

Judith Gibbons formerly Lewis
Born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married about 1646 in York, York, Massachusetts Baymap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 60 in York, York, Massachusetts Baymap
Profile last modified | Created 29 Jul 2011
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Biography

Judith (Lewis) Gibbons immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Family and Origins

Judith Lewis was born before the 23rd of October 1626 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England and died May 25,1687 in York, Massachusetts Bay. She was the daughter of Thomas Lewis and Elizabeth Marshall. [1]

Judith's father, Thomas Lewis migrated first to Saco by June 28, 1631, with his wife and 3 daughters arriving in 1637.[1]

Judith married James Gibbins about 1646 at Massachusetts Bay Province. [2] Their children: [3]

  1. James Gibbins 1648–
  2. Elizabeth Gibbons 1652-
  3. Thomas Gibbons 1654–1690
  4. Rebecca Gibbons 1656–1658
  5. Charity GIibbons 1658–1730
  6. Rachel Gibbons Edgecomb 1660–1724
  7. Esther Gibbons 1664–
  8. Anthony Gibbons 1666–1690
  9. Hannah Gibbons 1668–1733

Judith inherited half of her father’s estate, the other half went to Elizabeth, her sister. Judith eventually acquired almost all the land. Her husband acquired power of attorney over her inheritance until his death.[4]

Note

Anderson spells last name Gibbons. It is found alternately as Gibbins / Gibbons in documents.

Research Notes

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Richardson, Douglas, Magna Carter Ancestry;Vol. IV,[pages.275-277]
  2. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 [Page.24]
  3. Robert Charles Anderson. The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. 3 Vols. (Boston: NEHGS, 1995) Vol 3. p 47-48.
  4. Davis, Walter Goodwin. The Ancestry of Charity Haley, 1775-1800, wife of Major Nicholas Davis of Limington, Maine. 1916. Page 55.

See Also:

  • Davis, Walter Goodwin. Maine and Massachusetts Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis.
  • Torrey's New England Marriages. New England Marriages Prior To 1700, Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior To 1700. (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing, 1985

Acknowledgments

  • Profile Lewis-5042 was created through the import of Frank Walter Sands_ Family Tre.ged on Nov 14, 2011 by Frank Walter Sands.




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This person immigrated to New England between 1621-1640 as a Minor Child (under age 21 at time of immigration) of a Puritan Great Migration immigrant who is profiled in Robert Charles Anderson's Great Migration Directory (or is otherwise accepted by the Puritan Great Migration (PGM) Project).

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