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John Gibbe, the elder of Pitt

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  1. 1.  John Gibbe, the elder of PittJohn Gibbe, the elder of Pitt was born on 19 Sep 1570 in Clyst St George, Devon; died on 15 Jul 1652 in Clyst St George, Devon; was buried on 15 Jul 1652 in Clyst St George, Devon.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Yeoman, Churchwarden of Clyst St. George
    • Baptism: 19 Sep 1570, Clyst St George, Devon
    • will: 16 Apr 1644

    Notes:

    Memorial Inscription in the church at Clyst St. George. In a deed of 17 March 1624-5 (among title deeds of William Carnegie Barnes of Exeter (formerly of Great Duryard there ) - in 1930) he "John Gibbe of Pitt in Clyst St. George yeoman' leased property in Ebford, Woodbury, from Sir Thomas Prideaux of Nutwell, Woodbury for 99 yrs., paying £110 down and 10s yearly. The Memorial Inscription to John and his wife is on the floor of the N. aisle of the church.

    John married Anstice Culliford on 19 Sep 1603 in Ottery St Mary, Devon. Anstice (daughter of John Culliford and Alice Gould) was born in 1583 in Devon; died on 20 Sep 1638; was buried on 20 Sep 1638 in Clyst St George, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. George Gibbs, of Pitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Nov 1604 in Clyst St George, Devon; died on 18 Jul 1683 in Clyst St George, Devon; was buried on 19 Jul 1683 in Clyst St George, Devon.
    2. 3. William Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1608 in Devon; died on 13 Aug 1608.
    3. 4. John Gibbe  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1609 in Clyst St George, Devon; died in 1633.
    4. 5. Philip Gibbs, of Little Fulford  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1611 in Clyst St George, Devon; died in 1656.
    5. 6. Robert Gibbs, of Ebford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Aug 1614 in Clyst St George, Devon; died in 1688.
    6. 7. Mary Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Nov 1615 in Clyst St George, Devon; died in 1615 in Clyst St George, Devon.
    7. 8. Margaret Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Oct 1617 in Clyst St George, Devon; died on 16 Oct 1621 in Clyst St George, Devon.
    8. 9. Elizabeth Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Oct 1620 in Clyst St George, Devon; died in 1638 in Clyst St George, Devon.
    9. 10. Abraham Gibbs, of Exeter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jul 1623 in Clyst St George, Devon; died in Sep 1668 in Exeter, Devon; was buried on 1 Oct 1668 in Exeter, Devon.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Gibbs, of Pitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 3 Nov 1604 in Clyst St George, Devon; died on 18 Jul 1683 in Clyst St George, Devon; was buried on 19 Jul 1683 in Clyst St George, Devon.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Yeoman
    • Baptism: 3 Nov 1604, Clyst St George, Devon
    • Death: 11 Jul 1681, Holsworthy, Devon

    Notes:

    Monumental Inscription in the church at Clyst St. George. Will dated 6 March 1682-3 proved 1 August 1683 in Devon. Rated for a moiety of Court in Clyst St. George in 1650.

    Among the title deeds of William Carnegie Barnes there is (1930) one of 1 October 1633 in which this George is described as 'George Gibbe of Pitt yeoman brother of John son of John Gibbs of Pitt'. And one of 20 April 1634 in which he is 'George Gibbes brother and heir of John Gibbe deceased late son of John Gibbe of Pitt yeoman'. In this last deed Philip, son of the last named John, is mentioned also. George was also 'party to deeds of 1666-7 concerning Pytt' (Gibbs Pedigree, 1904). He was assessed in 1650 to church rate for a moiety of Court Farm in Clyst St. George, fo which the other moiety had been held by William Gibbe of Claypitt, and after him by his nephew John Baker which facts Lord Hunsdon regarded as indicating that this George and William had a common ancestor and thereafter as evidence that George of Claypitt and John of Pytte were related; see 'Gibbs of Fenton', pp. 56 and 156. Court or Court Place, now Courtbrook, likes about half a mile northward of the church. George's great-grandson George Abraham Gibbs owned (by purchase) the whole of Court.

    George was a Collector of the Poor, 1646; an 'Overseer', 1660 and 1671 (Clyst St. George 'Booke of Accomptes' - copied in Aldenham General Collections', Volume A, 397 in which also is the assessment of 1650 referred to above); Churchwarden, 1652-1659 (Clyst St. George Registers). His will mentions brother Robert, sons George, Abraham, Samuel, daughters Elizabeth Brinley and Sarah Goldsworthy, and sons of the latter (Henry and James). The Memorial Inscription to him and his wife, and their children Samuel and Anstice, is on the floor of the North aisle of the church.

    Family/Spouse: Alice ?. Alice was born on 3 Jan 1612 in Holsworthy, Devon; died on 26 Apr 1674 in Clyst St George, Devon; was buried on 26 Apr 1674 in Clyst St George, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. John Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1637; died in 1643; was buried on 10 Oct 1643 in Clyst St George, Devon.
    2. 12. Anstice Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1640; died in 1640; was buried on 1 Nov 1640.
    3. 13. George Gibbs, of Pytt  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1641 in Clyst St George, Devon; died on 7 Aug 1723 in Clyst St George, Devon; was buried on 9 Aug 1723 in Clyst St George, Devon.
    4. 14. John Gibbs, of Exeter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1644 in Clyst St George, Devon; died in 1677/78.
    5. 15. Sarah Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1646 in Clyst St George, Devon; died in May 1697 in Clyst St George, Devon; was buried on 27 May 1697 in Clyst St George, Devon.
    6. 16. Abraham Gibbs, of Topsham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Aug 1649; died in 1718; was buried on 26 Aug 1718 in Topsham, Devon.
    7. 17. Elizabeth Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1652 in Clyst St George, Devon; died after 1721.
    8. 18. Samuel Gibbs, of Woodbury  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1654 in Clyst St George, Devon; died in 1686 in Clyst St George, Devon; was buried on 4 Aug 1686 in Clyst St George, Devon.
    9. 19. Anstice Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1658 in Clyst St George, Devon; died in Apr 1675 in Clyst St George, Devon; was buried on 8 Apr 1675 in Clyst St George, Devon.

  2. 5.  Philip Gibbs, of Little Fulford Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in 1611 in Clyst St George, Devon; died in 1656.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Yeoman
    • Baptism: 28 Dec 1611, Clyst St George, Devon

    Notes:

    Philip Gibbs of Little Fulford in Shobrooke of Ebford in Woodbury and of Clyst St. George, all in Devon. Will dated 8 December 1656, proven 27 July1661 in the Consistory Court of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter.

    Will mentions wife Mary; sons John, Philip, daughter Mary; brothers George, Robert and Abraham.

    Family/Spouse: Mary. was born before 1628; died after 1656. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. John Gibbs, of Ebford  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1648; died before 23 May 1724.
    2. 21. Philip Gibbs, of Fulford  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1648; died in 1724/1725.

  3. 6.  Robert Gibbs, of Ebford Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 14 Aug 1614 in Clyst St George, Devon; died in 1688.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Yeoman
    • Baptism: 14 Aug 1614, Clyst St George, Devon

    Notes:

    Will dated 27 August 1688, proved 27 February 1701-2 in the Peculiar Court of the Vicars Choral, Exeter.

    Will mentions wife Dorothy; daughters Anstice Pearce, Dorothy Lyde, Elizabeth Gibbs, daughters-in-law Joan Kentibeare, Elizabeth Gibbs son Robert; grandson Robert; friends Abraham Gibbs and George Gibbs, yeoman. N.B. - A Joan Gibbs married John Kensbeer, 2 October 1684.

    Robert married Dorothea Crosse on 21 Feb 1638 in Clyst St George, Devon. Dorothea was born about 1618 in Clyst St George, Devon; died after 1688. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Anstice Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1639 in Clyst St George, Devon; died on 24 Oct 1705 in Clyst St George, Devon; was buried on 27 Oct 1705.
    2. 23. Elizabeth Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1641 in Woodbury, Devon; died after 1688.
    3. 24. Dorothy Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1642; was christened on 12 Feb 1642 in Woodbury, Devon; died after 1688.
    4. 25. Robert Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1649 in Clyst St George, Devon; died in 1721.

  4. 10.  Abraham Gibbs, of Exeter Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 23 Jul 1623 in Clyst St George, Devon; died in Sep 1668 in Exeter, Devon; was buried on 1 Oct 1668 in Exeter, Devon.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Coat of Arms: Exeter, Devon; 'Gibbs Argent, 3 pole axes erect, 2&1 sable. Of Venton & St George's & Exeter"
    • Occupation: Merchant and Steward of Exeter
    • Baptism: 3 Jul 1623, Clyst St George, Devon
    • Occupation: 12 Nov 1649, Exeter, Devon; Grocer, apprentice of William Sanford

    Notes:

    Buried in the Church of St. Mary Arches in Exeter. Will dated 12 September 1668, proved 6 November 1668 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Doctors Commons, London.

    Buried:
    Church of St. Mary Arches

    Abraham married Elizabeth Mauduit on 27 Nov 1648. Elizabeth (daughter of Isaac Mauduit and Deborah Wood) was born about 1623; died on 3 Aug 1702 in Exeter, Devon; was buried in Exeter, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Elizabeth Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1650 in Exeter, Devon; died between 1717 and 1719 in Exeter, Devon.
    2. 27. Deborah Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1651 in Exeter, Devon; died in 1654 in Exeter, Devon.
    3. 28. Isaac Gibbs, of Exeter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Mar 1653 in Exeter, Devon; died on 31 Mar 1726 in Exeter, Devon; was buried on 4 Apr 1726.
    4. 29. Rev. John Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1654 in Exeter, Devon; died on 15 Jan 1698; was buried in Welwyn, Hertfordshire.
    5. 30. Rebecca Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1654 in Exeter, Devon; died in 1654 in Exeter, Devon; was buried on 29 May 1654 in Exeter, Devon.
    6. 31. Deborah Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1655 in Exeter, Devon; died in Sep 1660 in Exeter, Devon; was buried on 4 Sep 1660 in Exeter, Devon.
    7. 32. Abraham Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1657 in Exeter, Devon; died in Apr 1684 in Exeter, Devon; was buried on 24 Apr 1684 in Exeter, Devon.
    8. 33. George Gibbs, of London  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1659 in Exeter, Devon; died in 1691 in London.
    9. 34. Jacob Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1662 in Exeter, Devon; died on 23 May 1693.


Generation: 3

  1. 13.  George Gibbs, of Pytt Descendancy chart to this point (2.George2, 1.John1) was born in 1641 in Clyst St George, Devon; died on 7 Aug 1723 in Clyst St George, Devon; was buried on 9 Aug 1723 in Clyst St George, Devon.

    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]

    Children:
    1. 35. George Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Oct 1719; died in Mar 1720/21.

  2. 15.  Sarah Gibbs Descendancy chart to this point (2.George2, 1.John1) was born in 1646 in Clyst St George, Devon; died in May 1697 in Clyst St George, Devon; was buried on 27 May 1697 in Clyst St George, Devon.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 5 Sep 1646, Clyst St George, Devon

    Notes:

    Sarah had two sons, Henry and James. She is mentioned in the Will of her father, George Gibbs of Pitt.

    Sarah married Henry Goldsworthy on 30 May 1672. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Henry Goldsworthy  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 37. James Goldsworthy  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 16.  Abraham Gibbs, of Topsham Descendancy chart to this point (2.George2, 1.John1) was born on 16 Aug 1649; died in 1718; was buried on 26 Aug 1718 in Topsham, Devon.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Yeoman
    • Baptism: 18 Aug 1649, Topsham, Devon

    Notes:

    Will mentions wife Tryphaena; daughters Elizabeth, Mary, son Abraham; brothers-in-law William Rowe, gent, and Benjamin Brinley, grocer; and (1st cousin) Philip Gibbs, yeoman.

    Abraham married Tryphaena Rowe on 28 Dec 1683. Tryphaena (daughter of William Rowe, of Shobrooke and Tryphaena Whiteham) was born on 6 Dec 1657; died in 1727 in Topsham, Devon; was buried in Topsham, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 38. George Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1685; died in 1688; was buried on 15 Nov 1688 in Clyst St George, Devon.
    2. 39. Abraham Gibbs, of Topsham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Mar 1686 in Clyst St George, Devon; died on 20 Sep 1726 in Topsham, Devon; was buried on 20 Sep 1726 in Topsham, Devon.
    3. 40. Typhaena Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1692 in Clyst St George, Devon; died on 30 Sep 1712 in Topsham, Devon; was buried on 20 Oct 1712 in Topsham, Devon.
    4. 41. Anna Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1694; died in 1694; was buried on 2 Aug 1694 in Clyst St George, Devon.
    5. 42. Elizabeth Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1695 in Clyst St George, Devon; died after 1727.
    6. 43. Mary Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1698 in Topsham, Devon; died on 18 Jun 1746.

  4. 17.  Elizabeth Gibbs Descendancy chart to this point (2.George2, 1.John1) was born in 1652 in Clyst St George, Devon; died after 1721.

    Elizabeth married Benjamin Brinley, of Exeter in 1675 in Clyst St George, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 18.  Samuel Gibbs, of Woodbury Descendancy chart to this point (2.George2, 1.John1) was born in 1654 in Clyst St George, Devon; died in 1686 in Clyst St George, Devon; was buried on 4 Aug 1686 in Clyst St George, Devon.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 15 Jun 1654, Clyst St George, Devon

    Notes:

    Memorial Inscription in the church at Clyst St. George.

    Administration of Will 3 November 1686 in Principal Registry of Bishop of Exeter to wife Elizabeth mentions Robert of Woodbury, and Abraham of Clyst St. George, yeoman.

    Samuel married Elizabeth Gibbs on 7 Dec 1683 in Clyst St George, Devon. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert Gibbs, of Ebford and Dorothea Crosse) was born in 1641 in Woodbury, Devon; died after 1688. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 20.  John Gibbs, of Ebford Descendancy chart to this point (5.Philip2, 1.John1) was born after 1648; died before 23 May 1724.

    Family/Spouse: Sarah Rither or Ryther. Sarah was born before 1700; died after 1726. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 21.  Philip Gibbs, of Fulford Descendancy chart to this point (5.Philip2, 1.John1) was born after 1648; died in 1724/1725.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Shobrooke, Devon; Fulford

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 44. Elizabeth Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1680; died after 1724.
    2. 45. Mary Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1683; died after 1724.
    3. 46. John Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1685; died before 1724.

  8. 22.  Anstice Gibbs Descendancy chart to this point (6.Robert2, 1.John1) was born in 1639 in Clyst St George, Devon; died on 24 Oct 1705 in Clyst St George, Devon; was buried on 27 Oct 1705.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 14 Jan 1639/40, Clyst St George, Devon

    Notes:

    Baptised 14 January 1639-40 at Clyst St. George. Married there Roger Pearse 18 September 1662.

    Anstice married Roger Pearce on 18 Sep 1662 in Clyst St George, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 23.  Elizabeth Gibbs Descendancy chart to this point (6.Robert2, 1.John1) was born in 1641 in Woodbury, Devon; died after 1688.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 6 May 1641, Woodbury, Devon

    Notes:

    Marriage by licence 7 December 1688.

    Elizabeth married Samuel Gibbs, of Woodbury on 7 Dec 1683 in Clyst St George, Devon. Samuel (son of George Gibbs, of Pitt and Alice ?) was born in 1654 in Clyst St George, Devon; died in 1686 in Clyst St George, Devon; was buried on 4 Aug 1686 in Clyst St George, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 24.  Dorothy Gibbs Descendancy chart to this point (6.Robert2, 1.John1) was born in 1642; was christened on 12 Feb 1642 in Woodbury, Devon; died after 1688.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 12 Feb 1642

    Family/Spouse: Lyde. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 25.  Robert Gibbs Descendancy chart to this point (6.Robert2, 1.John1) was born in 1649 in Clyst St George, Devon; died in 1721.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 5 Mar 1649/50, Clyst St George, Devon
    • Death: 29 Aug 1688

    Notes:

    Will administration 7 September 1721 in the Peculiar Court of the Vicars Choral, Exeter.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born about 1651 in Devon; died in 1688. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 47. Elizabeth Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1678 in Woodbury, Devon; died on 7 Sep 1721.
    2. 48. Robert Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1688; died in 1688.
    3. 49. Dorothy Gibbs, of Woodbury  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1688; died in 1721.

  12. 26.  Elizabeth Gibbs Descendancy chart to this point (10.Abraham2, 1.John1) was born in 1650 in Exeter, Devon; died between 1717 and 1719 in Exeter, Devon.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 7 Apr 1650, Exeter, Devon; St Mary Arches

    Notes:

    Baptised 7 April 1650 at St. Mary Arches, Exeter. Will dated 30 September 1717, proved 1 September 1719 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Doctors Commons, London.

    Elizabeth married Simon Gandy on 17 Jun 1673 in Exeter, Devon. Simon died in 1689. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 50. Simon Gandy  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1688.
    2. 51. Abraham Gandy  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1688; died before 1717.
    3. 52. Henry Gandy  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 28.  Isaac Gibbs, of Exeter Descendancy chart to this point (10.Abraham2, 1.John1) was born on 25 Mar 1653 in Exeter, Devon; died on 31 Mar 1726 in Exeter, Devon; was buried on 4 Apr 1726.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 27 Mar 1653, Exeter, Devon; St Mary Arches
    • Occupation: 1692, Exeter, Devon; Merchant and Sherriff of Exeter

    Notes:

    1st son, merchant of Exeter. Baptised at St. Mary Arches, Exeter, died 31 March and buried 4 April 1726 at St. Mary Arches. Monumental Inscription there. Administration 5 May 1726 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Doctors Commons, London. Special administration 20 September 1778 in the Archdeaconry Court of Exeter.

    Steward of Exeter 1685, Sheriff 1692, Receiver 1693, The Administration of 1726 was granted to his son John, his widow Sarah Renouncing.

    Isaac married Anne Mercer about 1678. Anne (daughter of John Mercer, of Ottery St. Mary) was born about 1660; died on 8 Oct 1690; was buried on 11 Oct 1690 in Exeter, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 53. Margaret Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jun 1679.
    2. 54. Abraham Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1680 in Exeter, Devon; died in 1684 in Exeter, Devon; was buried on 20 Apr 1684 in Exeter, Devon.
    3. 55. Isaac Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1680 in Exeter, Devon; died in 1681 in Exeter, Devon; was buried on 29 May 1681 in Exeter, Devon.
    4. 56. John Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1684; died on 27 Feb 1741 in Exeter, Devon; was buried on 4 Mar 1741/42 in Exeter, Devon.
    5. 57. Anne Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1687.

    Family/Spouse: Sarah Cheeke. Sarah died in 1726. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 39.  Abraham Gibbs, of Topsham Descendancy chart to this point (16.Abraham3, 2.George2, 1.John1) was born on 8 Mar 1686 in Clyst St George, Devon; died on 20 Sep 1726 in Topsham, Devon; was buried on 20 Sep 1726 in Topsham, Devon.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Gentleman and Heir at law to Pytte
    • Birth: Feb 1687
    • Baptism: 8 Mar 1687, Clyst St George, Devon

    Notes:

    Heir at law to Pytte, but did not succeed to it. His baptism in the Parish Register of Clyste St. George is the first entry in which the surname is clearly spelt Gibbs. For a conjectural portrait of him bought in 1912 see the book 'Antony & Dorothea Gibbs' by J. A. Gibbs. His will, proved by his widow, mentions sons George Abraham, John and daughter Anna.

    Abraham married Mary Moncke on 7 Mar 1710 in Topsham, Devon. Mary (daughter of Nehemiah Moncke and Mary Baker) was born on 31 Dec 1686 in Clyst St George, Devon; died on 14 Aug 1722; was buried on 14 Aug 1722. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 58. George Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1711; died in 1713; was buried on 9 Dec 1713 in Topsham, Devon.
    2. 59. George Abraham Gibbs, of Pytte  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1718 in Pytte, Clyst St George, Devon; died on 10 Nov 1794 in Clyst St George, Devon; was buried on 17 Nov 1794 in Clyst St George, Devon.
    3. 60. Anna Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1720 in Topsham, Devon; died in 1811; was buried on 18 May 1811.

    Abraham married Sarah Lyle on 4 Mar 1724/25 in Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon. Sarah (daughter of Robert Lyle and Mary Downe) was born on 9 Dec 1701 in Topsham, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 61. Captain John Gibbs, of Topsham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1725 in Topsham, Devon; died on 20 Jul 1774 in At Sea.

  2. 42.  Elizabeth Gibbs Descendancy chart to this point (16.Abraham3, 2.George2, 1.John1) was born about 1695 in Clyst St George, Devon; died after 1727.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Birth: Abt 1696, Topsham, Devon

    Elizabeth married Mr Pett about 1717 in Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 43.  Mary Gibbs Descendancy chart to this point (16.Abraham3, 2.George2, 1.John1) was born about 1698 in Topsham, Devon; died on 18 Jun 1746.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • will: 18 Jun 1746

    Mary married Nicholas Peters on 15 Mar 1719 in Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon. Nicholas was born in 1694 in Topsham, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 44.  Elizabeth Gibbs Descendancy chart to this point (21.Philip3, 5.Philip2, 1.John1) was born in 1680; died after 1724.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 1680, Shobrooke, Devon

    Family/Spouse: Anthony Harris. Anthony was born before 1680; died after 1724. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 45.  Mary Gibbs Descendancy chart to this point (21.Philip3, 5.Philip2, 1.John1) was born in 1683; died after 1724.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 1683, Shobrooke, Devon

    Mary married Philip Pyle in Jun 1713 in St. Sidwell's, Exeter, Devon. Philip was born before 1693; died after 1724. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 47.  Elizabeth Gibbs Descendancy chart to this point (25.Robert3, 6.Robert2, 1.John1) was born about 1678 in Woodbury, Devon; died on 7 Sep 1721.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Elizabeth
    • Name: Elizabeth

    Elizabeth married William Duelly on 6 Sep 1713 in Clyst St Mary, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 52.  Henry Gandy Descendancy chart to this point (26.Elizabeth3, 10.Abraham2, 1.John1)

    Notes:

    Married 1705 Grace Sampson, married for a second time 1719 Jael Mercer. His wife Jael was great-niece of Anne Gibbs, born Mercer (and married John Mercer of Ottery St. Mary). See 'Aldenham General Gollections', Vol. A, p. 428 for Jael's descendants.

    Henry married Grace Sampson in 1705. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Henry married Jael Mercer in 1719. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 56.  John Gibbs Descendancy chart to this point (28.Isaac3, 10.Abraham2, 1.John1) was born about 1684; died on 27 Feb 1741 in Exeter, Devon; was buried on 4 Mar 1741/42 in Exeter, Devon.

    Notes:

    J.P. for Devon: matric Oxford (Christ Church), 7 April 1704; student of Inner Temple 1704. Died 27 February 1741 aged 57; buried 4 March 1741 (1741-2) at St. Mary Arches, Exeter. Memorial Inscription there. Will dated 2 November 1741, proved 1 November 1742 in the Principal Registry of the Bishop of Exeter.

    In his will he left many manors in Devon in trust for his daughter Anne (see 'Antony & Dorothea Gibbs' by J.A. Gibbs, pp. 2 and 5; and p. 6 of the Additions to it of 1927). Among these was the manor of Brampford Speke near Exeter, which his father Isaac bought in 1708, and, to commemorate John and Isaac as owners of this manor, their arms with those of their wives were included in a window put into the church there in 1853.

    Buried:
    St Mary Arches

    John married Mary Hall in Nov 1708 in Farringdon, Devon. Mary (daughter of Nicholas Hall and Elizabeth ?) was born about 1688; died in Dec 1726 in Exeter House, Roehampton, London; was buried in Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 62. Mary Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1709 in Exeter, Devon; died on 4 Jul 1749 in Exeter, Devon.
    2. 63. Anne Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 May 1711; died in 1778.
    3. 64. Elizabeth Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Sep 1713; died in Aug 1715; was buried on 23 Aug 1715.
    4. 65. Margaret Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 May 1715; died in Sep 1715; was buried on 13 Sep 1715.
    5. 66. daughter Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point died before 1741.


 

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