Gibbs Family Tree
Captain John Gibbs, of Topsham
1725 - 1774 (49 years)1. Captain John Gibbs, of Topsham was born in 1725 in Topsham, Devon (son of Abraham Gibbs, of Topsham and Sarah Lyle); died on 20 Jul 1774 in At Sea. John married Elizabeth Meachin on 13 Jan 1751/52. Elizabeth (daughter of William Meachin and Elizabeth Bury) was born before 1731; died in 1779. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Elizabeth Gibbs was born in 1752; died on 19 Apr 1840 in Ilfracombe, Devon.
- John Meachin Gibbs was born in 1755; died after 1789.
- Captain William Gibbs, of Topsham was born in 1757 in Topsham, Devon; died in 1830 in Topsham, Devon; was buried in 1830 in Topsham, Devon.
- Abraham Gibbs, of Palermo was born on 10 Sep 1758 in Topsham, Devon; died on 15 Jul 1816 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy; was buried in Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
- George Gibbs, Lieut. was born in 1761 in Topsham, Devon; died in 1793 in Jamaica.
- Lyle Gibbs was born in 1761 in Topsham, Devon; died in Feb 1839 in Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Italy; was buried on 11 Feb 1839 in Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Italy.
- Thomas Gibbs, 2nd Lieut. RN was born in 1767 in Topsham, Devon; died in 1796 in West Indies.
2. Abraham Gibbs, of Topsham was born on 8 Mar 1686 in Clyst St George, Devon (son of Abraham Gibbs, of Topsham and Tryphaena Rowe); died on 20 Sep 1726 in Topsham, Devon; was buried on 20 Sep 1726 in Topsham, Devon. 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]
3. Sarah Lyle was born on 9 Dec 1701 in Topsham, Devon (daughter of Robert Lyle and Mary Downe). Children:
- 1. Captain John Gibbs, of Topsham was born in 1725 in Topsham, Devon; died on 20 Jul 1774 in At Sea.
Generation: 3
4. Abraham Gibbs, of Topsham was born on 16 Aug 1649 (son of George Gibbs, of Pitt and Alice ?); died in 1718; was buried on 26 Aug 1718 in Topsham, Devon. 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]
5. Tryphaena Rowe was born on 6 Dec 1657 (daughter of William Rowe, of Shobrooke and Tryphaena Whiteham); died in 1727 in Topsham, Devon; was buried in Topsham, Devon. Children:
- George Gibbs was born in 1685; died in 1688; was buried on 15 Nov 1688 in Clyst St George, Devon.
- 2. Abraham Gibbs, of Topsham 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.
- Typhaena Gibbs 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.
- Anna Gibbs was born in 1694; died in 1694; was buried on 2 Aug 1694 in Clyst St George, Devon.
- Elizabeth Gibbs was born about 1695 in Clyst St George, Devon; died after 1727.
- Mary Gibbs was born about 1698 in Topsham, Devon; died on 18 Jun 1746.
6. Robert Lyle was born in 1672 in Topsham, Devon (son of Robert Lyle and Sarah Baker); died in 1712 in Topsham, Devon. Robert married Mary Downe. Mary (daughter of Nicholas Downe and Frances Pearce) was born in 1677 in Topsham, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Mary Downe was born in 1677 in Topsham, Devon (daughter of Nicholas Downe and Frances Pearce). Children:
- 3. Sarah Lyle was born on 9 Dec 1701 in Topsham, Devon.
Generation: 4
8. George Gibbs, of Pitt was born on 3 Nov 1604 in Clyst St George, Devon (son of John Gibbe, the elder of Pitt and Anstice Culliford); died on 18 Jul 1683 in Clyst St George, Devon; was buried on 19 Jul 1683 in Clyst St George, Devon. George married 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]
9. 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. Children:
- John Gibbs was born in 1637; died in 1643; was buried on 10 Oct 1643 in Clyst St George, Devon.
- Anstice Gibbs was born in 1640; died in 1640; was buried on 1 Nov 1640.
- George Gibbs, of Pytt 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.
- John Gibbs, of Exeter was born in 1644 in Clyst St George, Devon; died in 1677/78.
- Sarah Gibbs 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.
- 4. Abraham Gibbs, of Topsham was born on 16 Aug 1649; died in 1718; was buried on 26 Aug 1718 in Topsham, Devon.
- Elizabeth Gibbs was born in 1652 in Clyst St George, Devon; died after 1721.
- Samuel Gibbs, of Woodbury 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.
- Anstice Gibbs 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.
10. William Rowe, of Shobrooke was born about 1612 in Kent; was christened about 1575; died before 26 Feb 1646/47. William married Tryphaena Whiteham on 10 Dec 1635 in Challock, Kent. Tryphaena (daughter of John Worceter and Mildred) was born about 1616 in Kent; was christened on 23 Feb 1605/06 in Challock, Kent; died in 1727. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Tryphaena Whiteham was born about 1616 in Kent; was christened on 23 Feb 1605/06 in Challock, Kent (daughter of John Worceter and Mildred); died in 1727. Children:
- 5. Tryphaena Rowe was born on 6 Dec 1657; died in 1727 in Topsham, Devon; was buried in Topsham, Devon.
12. Robert Lyle was born in 1636 in Newton Saint Cyres, Devon. Robert married Sarah Baker on 1 Sep 1662 in Newton Saint Cyres, Devon. Sarah was born in 1641 in Topsham, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Sarah Baker was born in 1641 in Topsham, Devon. Children:
- 6. Robert Lyle was born in 1672 in Topsham, Devon; died in 1712 in Topsham, Devon.
14. Nicholas Downe was born in 1650 in Topsham, Devon; died in 1713. Nicholas married Frances Pearce [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Frances Pearce Children:
- 7. Mary Downe was born in 1677 in Topsham, Devon.