Mary Alice (Shreve) Gibbs (abt. 1698 - 1739)

Born about 1698 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Wife of Isaac Gibbs Jr. — married 5 Jan 1722 in Burlington, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 22 Jun 1739 at about age 41 in Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey

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Biography

Mary was a Friend (Quaker)

Mary Shreve was the daughter of Caleb and Sarah (Areson) Shreve. The exact date of her birth is unknown, however based on the date of her marriage to Isaac Gibbs, Jr. in 1722, and assuming she was at least 16 years of age at the time of her marriage, she would have been born before 1708. This along with the estimated marriage date of her parents in 1680,^[1] suggest she was born sometime in the late 1690s.

Allen, in his History of the Shreve Family, gives Mary's marriage to Isaac Gibbs as "Jan. 5, 1722, by Friends Ceremory at Chesterfield Meeting."^[2] While in Marriages of Chesterfield, NJ, their marriage is listed as the 2nd month, 5th day of 1722 (taken from certificates recorded in the Minutes of the Chesterfield Monthly Meeting) .^[3] In 1722, the Friends were using the Georgian calendar where the 1st day of the year was March 25th (ex.: March 24, 1750 was followed by March 25, 1751). [For more information see: 1752 Calendar Change^[4]] Therefore, the 2nd month would be April. Isaac and Mary published their intentions of marriage at the Chesterfield Women's Monthly Meeting on the 8th day of the 1st month of 1722. And, on the 5th day of the 2nd month 1722 [5 April 1722] they published their intention a second time at the Women's Meeting. Nothing was found to "hinder their procceeding" and they were left "to the conclusion of the Men Friends Meeting."^[5] So, they would have been married sometime after 5 April 1722, depending on when the men's meeting was.

Children of Mary and Isaac:

1. Hannah Gibbs; b. abt. 1723, Mansfield Township; d. bef. 20 July 1767; m. 8 Apr 1743, Raworth Beck.^[6]
2. Sarah Gibbs; b. abt. 1725, Mansfield; d. bef. 31 May 1782, when her son, Amos Hutchin, was appointed administrator of her husband's estate; m. 9 Nov 1742, John Hutchin.^[6]
3. Mary Gibbs; b. abt. 1726, Mansfield; m. 1) bef. 1742, ___ Marcey (she was listed as Mary Marcey in her father's will); 2) Aug 1754, William Black^[6]
4. Rebeckah Gibbs; b. bef. 1730; m. Feb 1746/7, John Allen. They declared their intentions at the Burlington Monthly Meeting first on 5 Jan 1746/7 (5d, 11m), and second on 2 Feb 1746/7 (2d, 12m). At their first declaration, Rebecca's mother was present and "expressed her consent". This is very interesting as everyone has Mary's death as 1739! In 1767, legacies of Isaac Gibbs, Sr.'s estate were paid to, among others, "Jno. Allen in right of his wife, Rebeckah".^[7]
5. Isaac Gibbs, Jr. [III]; b. abt 1734; d. 1815; m. 1761, Mary Ridgeway, the daughter of John and Hannah (Brown) Ridgeway. They declared their first intention on 2 March and their second on 6 April. At the Monthly Meeting held 4 May 1761, it was reported the marriage had taken place.
6. Susannah Gibbs; b. bef. 1739; m. 6 Jan 1764, John Henry.^[6]
7. Jonathan Gibbs; b. bef. 1739; m. 29 Apr 1779, Lydia Hancock.^[8] At a 4 Dec 1775 meeting of the Burlington Friends it was reported that Jonathan was "the father of an unlawful child and bought scandal on his Friends"; the "case" was continued for several months under the care of a committee; on 3 Jun 1776, the case was again continued to the next meeting, but "with an expectation of his attending with his acknowledgement"; he came before the Meeting on 1 Jul 1776 with "some time being spent under the consideration" and it was again continued "under the care of the Meeting". This went on for months! Finally, a paper of "Condemnation" was published and reported at the 5 May 1777 Monthly Meeting. Who was the young woman? In July 1777, Jonathan requested a Certificate for removal to the Salem Meeting, which was granted. Jonathon and Lydia made their second intention of marriage at the Salem Meeting on 26 Apr 1779, and on 31 May 1779, it was reported that the marriage had taken place and "that it was orderly".
8. Benjamin Gibbs; b. bef. 1727; m. 7 Sep 1748, Phebe (Pancoast) Ridgeway, daughter of Jospeh and Thomasine (Scattergood) Pancoast.^[9] Phebe was the widow of Richard Ridgeway (d. bef. 20 July 1747).^[10]
9. Joshua Gibbs; d. 14 June 1787.

Supposedly, Mary died on 22 June 1739, though no documentation or evidence has been found to prove this. If she did die in 1739, who was the mother above who consented to Rebeckah's marriage to John Allen in 1746/7?

Research Notes

There was another Rebecca Gibbs in Burlington who married, May 1747, Thomas Richardson.^[11]They declared their intention of marriage at the Burlington Monthly Meeting first on 6 April 1747, and second on 4 May 1747. On 1 June 1747, a Friend appointed to attend the ceremony reported the marriage had taken place and was "orderly".

There was another Mary Ridgeway who marrid John Butcher, Jr. She was the daughter of Job and Rebecca (Butcher) Ridgeway. It is this Mary Ridgeway that was disowned by the Friends for marrying her 1st cousin.

Sources

1. ↑ Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. p. 672.
2. ↑ Allen, L. P. The Genealogy and History of the Shreve Family from 1641. Greenfield, IL: privately printed (1901). p. 21.
3. ↑ "Marriages at Chesterfield, New Jersey, 1685-1730" in The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 9. JSTOR.
4. ↑ CT State Library.
5. ↑ First Book of Records of Chesterfield Monthly Meeting in New Jersey commencing 2nd of 8th Mo. 1684. pp. 123-24. Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1688-1809; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: L4.3.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Nelson, William, ed. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, vol. xxii. Patterson, NJ: The Press Printing and Publishing Co. (1900). p. 164.
7. ↑ Nelson, William, comp. "Calendar of New Jersey Wills, vol. i, 1670-1730" In Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, vol. xxiii. Paterson, NJ: The Press Printing and Publishing Co. (1901).
8. ↑ Craig, H. Stanley, comp. Salem County (New Jersey) Marriage Records. Merchantville, NJ: H. S. Craig (1928).
9. ↑ Nelson, William, ed. "Marriage Records, 1665-1800". Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, vol. xxii. Patterson, NJ: The Press Printing and Publishing Co. (1900). p. 334.
10. ↑ Honeyman, A. Van Doren. "Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, Etc., vol. ii, 1730-1750". Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, First Series--vol. xxx. Somerville, NJ: The Unionist-Gazette Association (1918). p. 399.
11. ↑ Gummere, Amelia Mott. Friends in Burlington. Reprinted from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. Philadelphia, PA: Collins (1884). p. 94.

• Allen, L. P., The genealogy and history of the descendents of Mercy Shreve and James White, Greenfield, Ill., Priv. print., 1897.]

Acknowledgements

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