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Thomas Gibbs, 2nd Lieut. RN

Male 1767 - 1796  (29 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Thomas Gibbs, 2nd Lieut. RN was born in 1767 in Topsham, Devon (son of Captain John Gibbs, of Topsham and Elizabeth Meachin); died in 1796 in West Indies.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 18 Oct 1767, Topsham, Devon

    Notes:

    6th son, 2nd Lieut. in H.M.S. Minotaur with Admiral McBride. Died unmarried in the West Indies 1796. Will dated 20 June, proved 7 November 1796 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Doctors Commons, London.


Generation: 2

  1. 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.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Sea Capitain
    • Baptism: 19 Jan 1726, Topsham, Devon

    Notes:

    Baptised at Topsham 19 January 1725. Died at sea 20 July 1774. Will dated 22 June 1773, proved 3 November 1778 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Doctors Commons, London.

    His home after marriage was in Shapter Street, Topsham. Will proved by Elizabeth his widow; George Abraham Gibbs and Antony Gibbs certify. Party to a deed with his wife, her neice Elizabeth Roper, and Nathaniel George Petre, 11 December 1765.

    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]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Meachin was born before 1731 (daughter of William Meachin and Elizabeth Bury); died in 1779.

    Notes:

    Younger daughter and husband of William Meachin by Elizabeth, daughter of .... Bury. Will dated 29 October 1778, proved 28 July 1779 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Doctors Commons, London.

    For the Meachin family and pedigree see 'Aldenham Genealogical Collections', Vol. A, p. 439 and Vol. CI. p. 427. Her portrait was supposed to be in a picture bought by Lord Aldenham in 1912 (by Sir Godfrey Kneller) of three children, which was labelled 'Mary, Elizabeth, and William, children of William Meachin', but, as she is only known to have had sisters Catherine and Margaret, and no brother is recorded, the identity is doubtful. Her will was proved by George Abraham Gibbs and William Gibbs; power reserved to John her eldest son.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Gibbs was born in 1752; died on 19 Apr 1840 in Ilfracombe, Devon.
    2. John Meachin Gibbs was born in 1755; died after 1789.
    3. 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.
    4. 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.
    5. George Gibbs, Lieut. was born in 1761 in Topsham, Devon; died in 1793 in Jamaica.
    6. 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.
    7. 1. Thomas Gibbs, 2nd Lieut. RN was born in 1767 in Topsham, Devon; died in 1796 in West Indies.


Generation: 3

  1. 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.

    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 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]


  2. 5.  Sarah Lyle was born on 9 Dec 1701 in Topsham, Devon (daughter of Robert Lyle and Mary Downe).

    Notes:

    Daughter and coheir of Robert Lyle of Topsham, by Mary, daughter of Nicholas Downe. She married a third time to Robert Framingham.

    Children:
    1. 2. Captain John Gibbs, of Topsham was born in 1725 in Topsham, Devon; died on 20 Jul 1774 in At Sea.

  3. 6.  William Meachin

    William married Elizabeth Bury. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Bury
    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth Meachin was born before 1731; died in 1779.


Generation: 4

  1. 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.

    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]


  2. 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.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 6 Dec 1657, Shobrooke, Devon
    • Christening: 6 Dec 1657, Clyst St George, Devon
    • Death: 1733, Topsham, Devon

    Notes:

    The Rowe family was Presbyterian. Her will mentions daughters Mary Peters and Elizabeth; grand-children George Abraham, Anna, John. For notes on and pedigrees of the Rowe family, see the MS. Genealogical Collections of Henry Lord Aldenham, Vol. E, pp. 564-97. See also 'Antony & Dorothea Gibbs' pp. 3, n3; 6, n5; 458, nl.

    Died:
    Of Topsham

    Children:
    1. George Gibbs was born in 1685; died in 1688; was buried on 15 Nov 1688 in Clyst St George, Devon.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. Anna Gibbs was born in 1694; died in 1694; was buried on 2 Aug 1694 in Clyst St George, Devon.
    5. Elizabeth Gibbs was born about 1695 in Clyst St George, Devon; died after 1727.
    6. Mary Gibbs was born about 1698 in Topsham, Devon; died on 18 Jun 1746.

  3. 10.  Robert Lyle was born in 1672 in Topsham, Devon (son of Robert Lyle and Sarah Baker); died in 1712 in Topsham, Devon.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Christening: 7 Oct 1672, 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]


  4. 11.  Mary Downe was born in 1677 in Topsham, Devon (daughter of Nicholas Downe and Frances Pearce).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Christening: 8 Oct 1677, Topsham, Devon

    Children:
    1. 5. Sarah Lyle was born on 9 Dec 1701 in Topsham, Devon.


 

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