Isaac Sibley (abt. 1748 - abt. 1807)

Descendants

Died about 1807 at about age 59 in Effingham County, Georgia, USA

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Biography

Early life will be filled in as information is obtained.

Saturdays in July 2017 at Georgia Archives and Hall county library Genealogy room found these DOCUMENTS, for which we now have copies:

• Transcribed form of WILL for John Sibley mentioning a son, Isaac Sibley. Will dated 21 April 1750, location Fairfax County, Virginia.
• South Carolina's Royal Grants, books by Brent H. Holcomb, Vol. 1, P. 121, mention of Samuel Sibley, Decd. 1733/1740
• Same, P. 328 1749, Samuel Sibley's land mentioned

^ TWENTY YEAR GAP

• Same, Vol. 3, P. 226, John Sibley GRANT, 3 Oct. 1770
• Same, P. 268, Isaac Sibley's land mentioned, 21 April 1771
• Same, P. 291, John Siberly's land mentioned, 22 July 1771
• Image, South Carolina Royal Grant to Isaac Sibely dated 1773. Image poor quality.
• South Carolina's State Grants, books by Brent Holcomb, Vol. 2, P. 109, grant for Isaac Sebley, 100 acres in Orangeburgh District. 24. August 1784.
• Image, PLAT, Orangeburgh District, South Carolina, 100 acres, dated 13 January, 1786 (NO mention of previous ownership)
• Image, Beaufort County, South Carolina PLAT for Isaac Sibley, 100 acres,13 January 1787. (On the waters of the Savannah River). Originally land of Benjamin Dolly.
• Image, DEED, 100 acres Beaufort District, South Carolina (Benjamin Dolly's land), 13 January 1787
• South Carolina's State Grants, books by Brent Holcomb, Vol. 1, P. 78, John Sebley, 200 acres Camden District, South Carolina, 29 May 1788
• Image, PLAT, Effingham County, Ga, Plat book "B", page 134, 150 acres to Isaac Sibley, dated 3 July 1793
• Image, DEED, Isack Sibbley Screven County, Georgia, 400 acres on the Ogeachea River, dated 2 November 1795: from Headright and Bounty Grants in the state of Georgia, Georgia Archives, MICROFILM
• Image, DEED, Isac Sibly, Screven County, Georgia, $50.00 for 200 acres of land owned by Lewis Moore. Dated (no month/day) 1795. Bottom portion torn.
• Image, GRANT, Isaac Sibly for 200 acres of land in Effingham County, Georgia on Ogeechee River. Dated 28 August 1799
• Image, GRANT, Isaac Sibley for 150 acres of land in Effingham County, Georgia near Ogechee River, dated 19 December 1799
• Image, certificate for 150 acres in Effingham County dated 19 December 1799
• Image, certificate, Isaac Sibley for 400 acres of land in Screven County, Georgia dated 19 December 1799
• Image, GRANT, Isaac Sibley for 100 acres on his own Headright, Runing Warrant, Effingham County, Georgia dated 4 May 1801
• Image, DEED: GEORGIA LAND LOTTERY 1805, fortunate draw for Isaac Sibley of Chatham County, Georgia, LOT # 308 on Tobler Creek, Baldwin County, Georgia for 202 1/2 acres, dated 11 December 1805
• Image, GRANT, Isaac Sibley for 100 acres of land in Effingham County, Georgia, dated 3 December 1806

Andie (Fortenberry) Criminger suggested that we look at the Georgia Land Lotteries to see if there might be something that has been overlooked for Isaac Sibley and indeed we did find a Fortunate Draw.

As can be seen in the right side of the page, we found that "Isaac Sibley of Chatham County, Georgia" drew a "fortunate" ticket for land in Baldwin County, Georgia. Chatham County, Georgia is Savannah. Baldwin County is where the Simmons family, the Goslin family and other related families were living during this time period.

8/2017: Reggie, Andie and I spent 5 August 2017 at the Georgia archives attempting to verify a statement many descendants seem to add to their profiles for this Isaac Sibley in that he "left a will in Savannah, Georgia". We researched Chatham County (Savannah), Effingham County (where Isaac was living at his time of death) and we checked Screven County (where Isaac also had several parcels of land)..... nothing was found in the form of a will. WE DID, however, find ONE mention of an Estate Administrator, his wife, Ann Sibley, buried in the tables of Superior Court Minutes. But that was all. There were NO DOCUMENTS in the form of a Will or in relation to a will other than the one line concerning Ann Sibley.

Sources

• "The Sibley Family in America, 1629-1972", Vol 1, John Scarborough Sibley, 1984.

His sources are listed as:

• Will of Isaac Sibley, Probated in Savannah Georgia, 24 Dec 1810
• Cemetery records of Central Baptist Church, Natchitoches, Louisiana
• 1850 US Census, Sabine Pr., Louisiana
• History of the baptist of Louisiana, By Rev. William E. Paxton, D.D.
• History of Louisiana by Henry E. Chambers, Vol 3, Pg 293.
• South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine Vols, 2, 4, 5, 18, 20, 33, and 34
• Southern Kith and Kin, by Jewell Scarborough Davis, Aline Printing Co., Abline Texas, 1957.
• Vital Records of Sabline Pr., Louisiana, (marriages)
• Individual Contributions of 72 direct family members, See pg 887 of John Sibleys book.