George Gibbs, of Pytt

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 19 Dec 1641, Clyst St George, Devon

Notes:

Memorial Inscription in the church at Clyst St. George. Will dated 18 July 1721, proved 11 October 1723 in Devon.

In 1708 he raised in Clyst St. George church the mural monument to his father George and grandfather John which bears the battle axe arms of Gibbs of Fenton, with arm and battle axe for crest. (Concerning these arms see Preface of the Third Edition of 'Gibbs of Fenton' and entry for George Gibbs of London). A print of the monument is in Ellacombe's Clyst St. George and is reproduced in the previous editions of the Gibbs Pedigree and in Lord Hunsdon's 'Gibbs of Fenton'.

This George founded perpetual charities for the benefit of the poor of Clyst St. George and Clyst St. Mary, charging them on land in the latter which, as is recorded on a tablet under the above monument, he bought for £310. The land in Clyst St. Mary is referred to in his will as 'part of the Manor of Ashmore', and was 15 acres in extent (see 'Gibbs of Fenton'). For his properties in Clyst St. George see entry for George Abraham Gibbs of Pytte.

In the entry of his death in the Clyst St. George Parish Register, he is described as 'Vir nulli pietate secundus'. His will, dated 18 July 1721 and sealed with an anchor, mentions his sister Elizabeth Brinley, and Rev. Francis Pease, rector of Clyst St. George, who was his brother-in-law.

George married Hannah Smith, of Heavitree on 14 Dec 1711 in Clyst St George, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]