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James served with Pennsylvania troops in the Continental Line during the American Revolution. He took a leading part in the successful assault at Stony Point, New York in 1779. He later served for many years as the collector at the Port of Richmond.
Both of his sons served in the U.S. Navy; James died in the Richmond Theater Fire of 1811.
He was an Original Member of the Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati with rank of Captain. When he removed to Richmond about 1787, he transferred his membership to the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia. He served as acting Treasurer, Treasurer, and longtime member of the Standing Committee until the Virginia Society dissolved in 1824. James Gibbon ... He passed away in 1835.
James Gibbon (ca. 1759–1835), customs collector at Richmond from 1800 until his death, rose from ensign to lieutenant in Pennsylvania regiments of the Continental army, 1776–81. He was awarded the brevet rank of captain and the thanks of the Continental Congress for bravery at the attack on Stony Point, 16 July 1779. Gibbon received federal appointments as surveyor for Petersburg in 1789 and inspector of a survey in 1792. When his fitness for office was called into question, TJ determined that neither his alleged involvement in Aaron Burr’s conspiracy nor his Federalist tendencies justified his removal from office. Gibbon maintained an official and cordial correspondence with TJ throughout the latter’s retirement years (Heitman, Continental Army, 246; JEP, 1:11, 14, 125, 126, 356 [3, 4 Aug. 1789, 20, 21 Nov. 1792, 4, 5 Dec. 1800]; TJ to John Page, 17 July 1807 [DLC]; Richmond Whig & Public Advertiser, 3 July 1835; Norfolk American Beacon and Virginia and North-Carolina Gazette, 4 July 1835).
[1]. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 2, 16 November 1809 to 11 August 1810, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005, p. 669.]
Maj James Gibbon Birth 1758 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Death 2 Jul 1835 (aged 76–77) Burial Shockoe Hill Cemetery Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA Memorial ID 57166411 ·
Inscription;
'This marble covers the body of Maj. James Gibbon, distinguished for his gallantry in the War of the Revolution; for thirty-six years collector of the port of Richmond. He died on the 2d day of July, 1835, in the 77th year of his age.'
Gravesite Details 'Revered as the 'hero of Stony Point.'
Family Members Spouse Photo Ann (Phile) Gibbon (1765–1823) with Photo Children James Gibbon (?-12/26/1811) with Photo; Buried at Monumental Church Crypt Elizabeth Gibbon Randolph (1786–1841) with Photo Frederick Gibbon (1789–1825) with Photo
<Another child, Mary Gibbon Carter (1786-4/12/1865) buried in same Gibbon plot. See Wikirecord; Gibbon-275>
Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/57166411/james-gibbon : accessed 25 July 2021), memorial page for Maj James Gibbon (1758–2 Jul 1835), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57166411, citing Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Jeffry Burden (contributor 46873454) . Gravesite Details Buried on 30 Nov 1823. Please note that Birth and Death years listed are estimated based on age at death and year of burial listed.
Name: James Gibbon Parents: James and Mary Birth Date: 8 Jun 1758 Baptism Date: 3 Jul 1758 Age at Baptism: 0
Ancestry.com. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Church Records, 1709-1760 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: Hildeburn, Charles R., ed.. Baptisms and Burials From the Records of Christ Church, Philadelphia, 1709-1760. Philadelphia, PA, USA: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1877-1893. Description; Collection of church records from the First Episcopal Church in Philadelphia between 1709 and 1760.
Major James Gibbon Birth 8 June 1758 • Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death of Father Captain James Gibbon(–1771) 19 Dec 1771 • Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death of Mother Mary Miller(1731–1810) 8 Aug 1810 • Glenn Dale, Prince George's, Maryland, USA Marietta Plantation
Death of Sister Jane Gibbon(1757–1834) 17 Apr 1834 • Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Death 1 July 1835 • Richmond, Virginia
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