Isaac Van Bibber (1771 - 1840)

Born 20 Oct 1771 in Greenbrier County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Hays) Van Bibber — married 1797 in Kentucky

Descendants

Died 30 Sep 1840 at age 68 in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Early Years

ISAAC VAN BIBBER II (research of Steve Smith):

"Concerning Isaac VAN BIBBER, II: Here is my best guess with the information available:

Isaac was only a couple of years old when his father was killed in the Battle of Point Pleasant; Oct 10, 1774. After this he continued to live with his mother and family. He was the youngest of seven children born of Isaac VAN BIBBER, I, and Sarah DAVIS. Sarah soon remarried to William GRIFFEY/GRIFFITH. The younger children may have been helped out by their Uncle James DAVIS as far as monetary needs, schooling, and religion. Some of the older children were about old enough by this time to be somewhat self-supportive. I believe it was Uncle James DAVIS who may have sent my gggg grandfather to school, as he was an educated man and spent his entire adult life in public service jobs. In 1786 Peter VAN BEBBER, whom I believe was the oldest male sibling, went into court and declared himself the guardian of his younger brothers and sisters: Nancy, John, James, Matthew, and Isaac.

By this time older sister, Martha, had already married to George YOAKUM, I. Almost immediately after Peter declared himself guardian he removed to lower Southwest Virginia to about the present day Dryden and with him George YOAKUM, I. Peter had recently wed his first cousin Eleanor VAN BIBBER and George and Patty (Martha) had been wed long enough by this time to have about five or six children. Peter brought along with him his younger siblings except Isaac and perhaps Matthew. It is not known at present what happened to Matthew. I believe Isaac stayed with his mother and step father.

In 1796 the YOAKUM and VAN BEBBER families moved further down the Powell Valley where they lived to the lower part of Powell Valley that fell in the new state of Tennessee when it was formed in June 1796. At this time it is very apparent that upon establishing themselves upon their new farms that Sarah DAVIS/VAN BIBBER/GRIFFEY and her husband, William, joined the family.

They had been living in the GREENBRIER County area of Virginia. Young Isaac had been well attached to the BOONE family by this time and had worked some at the BOONE trading post. I believe it was at this parting of time or maybe some time earlier that young Isaac decided not to go to Tennessee with the rest of the family but to stay with Daniel BOONE's family. This is the best I have been able to construct with the available data, but I don't believe he was extremely young when he went to live with the BOONE family.

Any Comments are Very Welcome.

Steve Smith Cumberland Gap, TN."

Burial

The Old Loutre Lick Cemetery, Mineola, Montgomery County, Missouri, USA

Last Will and Testament

I Isaac VANBIBBER of the County of Montgomery and State of Missouri, being strong in body and of sound and disposing mind blessed be the Lord for the same do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament. Amen. Hereby revolking and making void all former wills by me heretofore made.

First - It is my will that my funeral expenses and all my just debts be fully paid.

Second - I give and devise to my youngest son Alphonso B. VAN BIBBER all that tract or parcel of land lying East of Loutre Creek on which I have lived for upwards of twenty years, the middle of the main channel of said Loutre Creek making the western boundry line of said tract of land. The same containing upwards of three hundred acres, be the same more or less, to have and to hold the same to him and his heirs and assigns forever.

Third - I give and devise to my grandson, Thomas A. ROBERTS son of Martha ROBERTS, deceased, a tract or parcel of land lying and situated in St. Charles County and described as follows: bounded on the East by land owned by the heirs of Joshua DODSON and an old claim of land formerly owned by Samuel WATKINS, and on the West by land originally granted to Micajob CALLAWAY and on the South by land owned by the heirs of Joshua DODSON, on the North by public land or land claimed by some unknown person, the same containing one hundred and seventy eight acres, be the same more or less, the same deeded to me by Alexander McKOSTNEY and his wife comfort to have and to hold the same to the said Thomas A. ROBERTS his heirs and assigns forever.

Fourth - I give and devise to my eldest daughter, now living, Susannah HICKERSON, one negro girl named MARIAH during her natural life and at her death to the heirs of her body.

Fifth - I give and devise to my youngest daughter, now living, Aretta BERT, one negro girl name MARY, during her natural live and at her death the heirs of her body.

Sixth - I give and further devise all the rest and residue of my property real personal and mixed (after my funeral expenses and just debts are paid out of it) consisting of fifty-five acres and a small fraction over, lying and situated in St. Charles County, bounded on the East by Missouri River, on the Northwest and South by land belonging originally to the heirs of William HAYS Sr., deceased, and an undivided half of between three hundred and fifty or sixty acres lying in Warren County which said land is now occupied by Thomas TALBOT and Hale TALBOT which said land was purchased by myself and Doct John JONES at Sheriff sale and for which we have the Sherriff's deed and if said land is lost each of the heirs whom it is willed will of course lose their respective shares and all the personal property of which I may die possessed.

In my own right, I devise in the following manner: first one-ninth part to my grandson Thomas A. ROBERTS one-ninth part to my eldest daughter Susannah HICKERSON one-ninth part to the five infant children of Fanny COX they being my grandchildren named Van COX, James COX, Ewing COX, Missouri COX, and Alponso COX, it being the share of the mother, one-ninth part to my daughter Matilda ESTILL, one-ninth part to my daughter Elgiva DAVIS, one-ninth part to my daughter Areta BURT, one-ninth part to my eldest son Isaac VANBIBBER, one-ninth part to my second son Ewing A. VANBIBBER, one-ninth part to my youngest son Alphonso B. VANBIBBER. The above named fifty-five acres and a fraction and the undivided half of the above named land should I ultimately succeed in getting title to the same, and all the above named personal property of which I die possessed to be sold by my son Ewing A. VANBIBBER executor, the proceed to be divided as specified in said Will above.

And lastly - I herby constitute and appoint my son Ewing A. VANBIBBER to be the executor of this my Last Will and Testament revoking and annulling all former Wills by me made and ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament. And I give to my son Ewing A. VANBIBBER the sum of five hundred dollars for his trouble as executor with said amount of money he now has in his hands.

In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this 22nd day of June A.D.,1840. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above names Isaac VANBIBBER, Sr. as and for his Last Will and Testament in presence of us who at his request have signed as witnesses to the same. /s/ Isaac Vanbibber

Obituary, 1840

Major Isaac VanBibber, early intrepid and enterprising pioneer, the high souled, and faithful friend, the obliging and kind neighbor, the fond and loving parent, is no more, The powerful arm that once grasped and held with an immovable steadiness and 'unerring aim' the ponderous rifle, is paralyzed forever. The noble and piercing eye, in which gleamed, indomitable spirit and proud defiance is sealed by icy impress of relentless death. Sustaining a prolonged and deprivation of health with characteristic philosophy and firmness, on the 30th ultimo, in Montgomery Co., MO, this worthy and respected man resigned his vitality to the fiat, that controls human nature. The Major was born in 1771 in Greenbrier Co., VA, removed when young to KY, and settled in 1799 on the Missouri River, 20 miles above St. Charles. He married a grand-daughter of Daniel Boone, the first white child born in the 'dark and bloody ground'. In 1816 he settled at Loutre Lick, and though dangers of the most threatening kind, surrounded him and his family, he maintained with admirable nerve his situation, and many a subtle and larking foe has passed from time to eternity by his vigilant agency. For years, he kept public entertainment, and travelers will long remember his hospitality, his interesting colloquial powers, his thrilling accounts of things chilling to the blood. As a member of the high and Holy institution of Masonry, he discharged without ostentation and with much liberality, his duties, and the widow and orphan, and indeed every object of charity, received his open hand, the required assistance-innumerable benedictions attend his memory. This obituary appeared in a St. Louis Newspaper, 1. Bruce Logan's Van Bibber web site.

2. William S. Bryan & Robert Rose. 1876. A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri. Bryan, Brand & Co., St. Louis, MO: p. 314 BURT.—John Burt, of Orleans Co., Vt., removed to Ohio in 1815. His three sons, John A., Henry, and George W., came to Callaway county, Mo., from 1819 to 1821. They were millwrights by trade and built the first water mill in Montgomery county, for Col. Irvine Pitman. After a number of years, the mill was moved away, and the large water wheel [was] left standing. The action of the water of course kept it constantly turning, and the negroes and a few superstitious white people of the vicinity imagined that spirits had something to do with it and could not be induced to go near the place. The Burts also built the first water mill in Callaway county. Henry Burt died in 1823 leaving no family. John represented Callaway county in the Legislature four years, was Judge of the County Court seven years, and died in 1855. He married Bathsheba Fulkerson, of St. Charles Co., and they had nine children. Major George W. Burt served in the war of 1812, when he was only fifteen years of age, and was captured by the British. He married Erretta VanBibber, daughter of Major Isaac VanBibber and great-granddaughter of Daniel Boone. When he asked the consent of her father to the p. 315 marriage, the old gentleman replied in a loud tone of voice that he could have her if he wanted her, but she was a "contrary stick," and if he could do anything with her he was welcome to her, but he didn't want him to send her back on his hands. Major Burt gladly accepted the "contrary stick" and obtained a good wife by so doing. They prospered beyond their expectations and accumulated a fortune. Major Burt was a money loaner for many years, but would never accept more interest than the law allowed him. He always paid every cent he owed and collected all that was due him. He was a good man and respected by the entire community where he lived. He died in March, 1876, in his 78th year, leaving a widow and one son, Huron. They also had a daughter, but she died many years ago. Major Burt was in poor health for about thirty years before his death, and his complaint often carred him apparently to the verge of the grave. 3. The Boone Society. Ancestors and Descendants of the Boone Family. [link died]

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Major Isaac Van Bibber was the son of Isaac Van Bibber and Sarah Davis. He married Elizabeth Hays the daughter of William Hays and Susannah Boone, with Susannah being the daughter of Daniel Boone and Rebecca Bryan.

VanBibber graves lie in a cemetery---"Loutre Lick Cemetery" which is located some distance up the hill north west of the tavern. Mayor Isaac VanBibber, his wife, three daughters and a son in law are buried in the graveyard together with representatives of many of the pioneer families"....

Sources

• Source: S90 Record ID Number: MH:S500008 User ID: 519ACF4DC328C6F918CA9828572FC493 Title: Find a Grave Publication: MyHeritage Text: When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton. Jim created the Find A Grave website in 1995 because he could not find an existing site that catered to his hobby of visiting the graves of famous people. He found that there are many thousands of folks around the world who share his interests. What began as an odd hobbybecame a livelihood and a passion. Building and seeing Find A Grave grow beyond his wildest expectations has been immensely satisfying for Jim. Every day, contributors from around the world enter newrecords, thousands use the site as an educational reference tool, long-lost loved ones are located and millions of lives are fondly remembered. In what other line of work would Jim have met one of the last living Munchkins, spoken to a gathering of grave enthusiasts in a Hollywood mausoleum and acquired treasures like his antique coffin screwdriver (it only screws in)? Media: 10013 Type: Collection Record ID Number: MH:SC500502 Page: http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10013/find-a-grave?s=188578662&itemId=48344692-&action=showRecord&mid=17330 Data: Text: Maj Isaac Vanbibber
  Cemetery: The Old Loutre Lick Cemetery, Missouri, USA Quality or Certainty of Data: 4

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  Gender: Male
  Birth: Oct 20 1771 - Greenbriar Co., VA [now WV]
  Marriage: 1797 - Kentucky
  Death: Sep 30 1840 - Montgomery Co., MO
  Father: Reverend Isaac Michael VanBibber
  Mother: Sarah Griffey (born Davis)
  Wife: Elizabeth Van Bibber (born Hays)
  Siblings: Peter Van BibberMartha Rebecca Yoakum (born Van Bibber)Nancy Howard (born Van Bibber)John Davis VanBibberMatthew Van Bibber Quality or Certainty of Data: 4

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