Silphena Pheobe (Gibbs) Martin (abt. 1779 - abt. 1840)

Born about 1779 in Orange, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Jesse Martin — married 27 Oct 1803 in Knox County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died about 1840 at about age 61 in Campbell, Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Silphena Gibbs, born in 1779 in Orange, North Carolina, was a daughter of John Gibbs and Mary Efland. She married Jesse Martin on October 27, 1803^[1] and they had at least three children: Nicholas Gibbs Martin (1811),John Martin (1812), and Sarah Martin (1815). Their son John married Margaret Sharp, daughter of Henry and Margaret Black Sharp.

Her father Nicholas's will, dated 1810, probated 1817, lists his children as: seven daughters, Mary, Sarah, Catherine, Silphenia, Elizabeth, "Sophia's' heirs," and Barbara; sons, John, David, Jacob, George, Nicholas, and Daniel.^[2]. She died in 1840, possibly in Campbell, Tennessee.^[3]

Children:

1. Mary Ellen Martin Arwine, 1804–1886
2. Nicholas Gibbs Martin, 1811–1888
3. John Luther Martin, 1812–1863
4. Sarah Martin Davis, 1815–1895

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ48-KJF : accessed 7 February 2016), Jesse Martin and Pheby Gibs, 27 Oct 1803; citing Knox, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,205,064.
2. ↑ Nicholas Gibbs and His Descendants 1733-1977 by Nicholas Gibbs Historical Society, 1977
3. ↑ Find a Grave. Find A Grave: Memorial #174109523. Memorial page for Silphenia Phoebe “Pheby” Gibbs Martin (1779-1840), citing Old Campground Cemetery, Platte County, Missouri, USA.