Gibbs Family Tree
William Heny Gibbs
1791 - 1858 (67 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. William Heny Gibbs was born on 3 Jun 1791 in Bristol, Gloucestershire (son of Captain William Gibbs, of Topsham and Susanna Ley); died on 9 Dec 1858 in Clyst St George, Devon; was buried in Clyst St George, Devon.
2. Captain William Gibbs, of Topsham was born in 1757 in Topsham, Devon (son of Captain John Gibbs, of Topsham and Elizabeth Meachin); died in 1830 in Topsham, Devon; was buried in 1830 in Topsham, Devon. William married Susanna Ley. Susanna (daughter of Thomas Ley, Rev) was born in 1766; died on 3 May 1834. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Susanna Ley was born in 1766 (daughter of Thomas Ley, Rev); died on 3 May 1834. Children:
- 1. William Heny Gibbs was born on 3 Jun 1791 in Bristol, Gloucestershire; died on 9 Dec 1858 in Clyst St George, Devon; was buried in Clyst St George, Devon.
- John Ley Gibbs was born on 15 Jun 1793 in Bristol, Gloucestershire; died on 8 Nov 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire; was buried on 13 Nov 1837 in St Peters, Blackley, Lancashire.
- Frances Gibbs was born on 3 Apr 1797; died on 16 Jan 1847; was buried in Tiverton, Devon.
- Thomas Lyle Gibbs was born in 1799 in Topsham, Devon; died on 4 Mar 1814; was buried in Topsham, Devon.
- Mary Matilda Gibbs was born on 1 Apr 1801 in Topsham, Devon; died on 8 Jan 1877; was buried in Tiverton, Devon.
- Abraham Gibbs was born in Aug 1805; died in Jan 1806; was buried in Topsham, Devon.
- Charles Gibbs, of Genoa was born on 23 May 1808 in Topsham, Devon; died on 7 Dec 1857 in Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Italy; was buried on 14 Dec 1857 in Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Italy.
Generation: 3
4. 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]
5. Elizabeth Meachin was born before 1731 (daughter of William Meachin and Elizabeth Bury); died in 1779. 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.
- 2. 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.
6. Thomas Ley, Rev Children:
- 3. Susanna Ley was born in 1766; died on 3 May 1834.
Generation: 4
8. 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]
9. Sarah Lyle was born on 9 Dec 1701 in Topsham, Devon (daughter of Robert Lyle and Mary Downe). Children:
- 4. Captain John Gibbs, of Topsham was born in 1725 in Topsham, Devon; died on 20 Jul 1774 in At Sea.
10. William Meachin William married Elizabeth Bury. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Elizabeth Bury Children:
- 5. Elizabeth Meachin was born before 1731; died in 1779.