Gabriel Bobo (1726 - 1790)

Born 1726 in Virginia

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Descendants

Died 11 Oct 1790 at about age 64 in Prince William, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Gabriel was born in 1719. Gabriel is the child of Gabriel Baubeau and Elizabeth Spencer. ^[1]

Research Notes

Gabriel and Elizabeth Spencer White Baubeau were "involved in the importation of immigrants to the colony, and had received at least one land grant (23 Oct 1703) for that reason"[2] Could they have brought over a relative who was the father of this Gabriel?

Disputed Parents

According to Bryan Scott Johnson, this Gabriel could not have been the son of Gabriel Bobo born in 1651. "In October of 1703, ELIZABETH BOBO (BUBBOE) was granted land under her own name without any mention of her husband Gabriel BOBO. An examination of the quit rent roles for 1704 provides a fuller understanding of the absence of his name. The 1704 Quit Rent Role for King William County, Virginia shows Elizabeth BOBO as the taxable head of a household responsible for 200 acres. This listing of a woman as a taxable entity was a highly unusual practice unless she were herself a widow. There are four (1717, 1719, 1724, and 1725) more references to Elizabeth BOBO with regard to Virginia land transactions during the second and third decades of the eighteenth century. A complete examination of records for New Kent, King William, and King and Queen counties is not possible owing to their destruction during the War Between the States. However, it appears from the extant records that Gabriel BOBO and his wife Elizabeth both had died by the end of the first quarter of the eighteenth century. Only one child is known to have been a product of their union. His name was Spencer BOBO." ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ [Find A Grave website]
2. ↑ "Huguenots in the Back country: The Bobo Family of France, Virginia and South Carolina" by Bryan Scott Johnson, pages 1-4, J.R. Bobo, 2006.[1]

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Acknowledgments

• This profile wascreated through the import of Rankin-Ridgdill Family Tree.ged on Oct 4, 2011 by Elizabeth Rankin.
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