William was born in 1770. He passed away in 1860.[1]
Residence
1810 Census: Bedford County, Virginia, United States[2] There are two William Gibbs on this sheet that might be the correct family.
William Gibbs Jr. household:
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
William Gibbs household:
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Numbers of Slaves: 20
There is another William Gibbs in Bedford County, but his household only has one female aged 16 thru 25 so I don't think that would be the correct family. BJS
1820 Census has not been located.
1830 Census: Bedford County, Virginia, United States[3]
Listed in household:
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1
1840 Census: Northern District, Bedford County, Virginia, United States[4]
Listed in household:
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1
1850 Census: Northern Division, Bedford County, Virginia, United States[5]
1860 Census: Post Office: Liberty, Northern District, BedfordCounty, Virginia, United States living with his son, William.[6]
↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH54-LYY : 20 February 2021), William Gibbs, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing 140, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 194; FHL microfilm 29,673.
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88P-TN1 : 23 December 2020), Wm Gibbs, Liberty, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: