Gibbs Family Tree
Lyle Gibbs
1761 - 1839 (78 years)1. Lyle Gibbs was born in 1761 in Topsham, Devon (son of Captain John Gibbs, of Topsham and Elizabeth Meachin); died in Feb 1839 in Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Italy; was buried on 11 Feb 1839 in Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Italy.
2. 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]
3. 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.
- 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.
- 1. 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.
Generation: 3
4. 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]
5. Sarah Lyle was born on 9 Dec 1701 in Topsham, Devon (daughter of Robert Lyle and Mary Downe). Children:
- 2. Captain John Gibbs, of Topsham was born in 1725 in Topsham, Devon; died on 20 Jul 1774 in At Sea.
6. William Meachin William married Elizabeth Bury. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Elizabeth Bury Children:
- 3. Elizabeth Meachin was born before 1731; died in 1779.
Generation: 4
8. 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]
9. 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.
- 4. 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.
10. 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]
11. Mary Downe was born in 1677 in Topsham, Devon (daughter of Nicholas Downe and Frances Pearce). Children:
- 5. Sarah Lyle was born on 9 Dec 1701 in Topsham, Devon.