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Descendants claim John Gibbs was born about 1602 in Dorsetshire, England. According to a deposition in 1635, he was born about 1600.[1] He is the son of Gregory Gibbes and his first wife.[2]
He emigrated to America in 1620/21. The Lists of the living and dead in Virginia 16th Feb 1623, recorded one John Gibbs who resided at Jordan's Journey was among the living.[3][See Foot Note 1] According to the Virtual Jamestown 1624/25 Muster Record Muster of Christopher Safford, the John Gibbs living at Jordans Journey on 21st of January 1624/25, arrived on the Supply in 1619 and was enumerated with his partner Christopher Safford, who had arrived on the ship Treasurer in 1613.[4][5] Although the Muster Record shows the year 1619, The Records of the Virginia Company of London recorded "Iohn Gibbes" was among the 56 persons who were shipped in the good ship called the Supply this p'sent xviijth [18th] day of September 1620 from the port of Bristoll for "plantaconin" Virginia.[6] A certificate of the arrival of fifty persons out of England at Barclay in Virginia was recorded the 29th of January 1620/21 by George Yeardley and IO:Porry Secr.[6]
"Flower the Hundred," Charles City County, Virginia, 1670 |
On 16 June 1635, John Gibbs of Floure de Hundred in Virginia, a planter, aged about 35, gave a deposition concerning the cargo of the ship Robert Bonadventure of London, and the cargo for a Mr. Lawrence Evans of London.[1] In the deposition, Gibbs noted he was returning to London, and delivered the cargo to Evans.
This John Gibbs served as a Justice of the court of Charles City County, Virginia in 1655.[7]
John Gibbs died before the 3rd of June 1659. At a court held at Merchants Hope, Charles City County, Virginia on the 3rd of June 1659, "Robert Evanses" was granted administration of the Estate of Mr. John Gibbs, dec'd.[8]
The transcribed Charles City County court records show two abstracts concerning the estate of John Gibbs, dec'd.:
The name of his wife was not found in the court records.
According to the import of the profile, John Gibbs was born 1602 in South Perrott, Dorsetshire. No John Gibbs born in 1600 or 1602 was found in the South Perrott BAPTISMS 1538 TO 1812, or the South Perrot Weddings 1539 – 1812.
Virginia Colonial records recorded several persons by the name JOHN GIBBS imported into the Colony of Virginia. A Blogger writes about the three John Gibbs in Virginia. The Lieutenant, The Partner, and the Servant - See: The Lives of Serfs and City Folk. The Tale of Three John Gibbs. 28 September
"The Partner": According to the Virtual Jamestown 1624/25 Muster Records, the John Gibbs living at Jordans Journey on the 16 February 1623/24 census, arrived on the Supply in 1619 and was enumerated with his partner Christopher Safford, who had arrived on the ship Treasurer in 1613, on the Muster of Christopher Safford taken 21 January 1624/25.[11]
"The Lieutenant" - This is the Lieutenant Gibbes that served in the First Legislative Assembly in America, sitting at Jamestown, Virginia, 1619.[12] “Here following is set downe a true list of the names of all those that were massacred by the treachery of the Savages in Virginia, the 22nd March last." Among the names of those that were massacred in 1623 was John Gibbes at "Lieutenant Gibs his Dividend."[3] [Note: Do not link wikipedia information to this profile as the information is incorrect. A man aged about 19 did not serve in the First Legislative Assembly.]
"The Servant" - Another John Gibbs (Givvs) came to Virginia in 1621 on the Abigail as a Virginia Company servant, and was living on the south side of the Elizabeth River in Sergeant William Berry's household about 1625.[13]
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Categories: Charles City County, Virginia Colony | Virginia Colonists
edited by Brenda (Breland) Breland Shaffer
Also, in the book Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers 1607-1635 by Martha W. McCartney she states on page 325 that Gibbs, "left Bristol, England on September 10, 1620, on the Supply..." And he, "arrived at Berkeley Hundred on January 29, 1621."
And, of course, we all know that back then Jan 1620 would be 1621. So, everything seems to fall in line apart from the 1619 listing on the muster for this John Gibbs alone, apparently.
As the Profile Manager, I have not found any record in my research to prove where he was buried. I have added a link to the history of Merchant's Hope Church in Martin's Brandon Parish to the biography where the court was held in 1659 addressing his estate which might help you in your quest to find his place of burial.
Also, keep in mind "Charles City County" was in Virginia, and Charles City was in Maryland.
There was one Elizabeth Gibbs daughter of John Gibbs who was granted land in New Kent County, Virginia in 1655, but I cannot determine which John Gibbs that might be. New Kent was formed from the counties of York and James City in 1654.
edited by Brenda (Breland) Breland Shaffer
In the S. Andrews parish register of 1679 in Barbadoes I have found land owners of Lieutenant Bassill Gibbs and Captain John Gibbs. I am wondering how they are related to Nicholas Gibbs and how they may be related to your John Gibbs profile.
It is my theory that Nicholas Gibbs may have emigrated to America and brought his servant, James Cockram, with him.
Ultimately, I am looking for the parents of William Cochran b. 1805 who is my GGG grandfather. James and John also had a brother, William, that may not have been captured during the Monmouth Rebellion.
Do you have any information that might assist me? [email address removed]