Captain John Gibbs, of Topsham

1725 - 1774  (49 years)

• Name	John Gibbs
  Title	Captain
  Suffix	of Topsham
  Birth	1725	Topsham, Devon
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	19 Jan 1726	Topsham, Devon
  Occupation	Sea Capitain
  Death	20 Jul 1774	At Sea
  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.
  Person ID	I3057	Gibbs Family Tree
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Abraham Gibbs, of Topsham,   b. 8 Mar 1686, Clyst St George, Devon d. 20 Sep 1726, Topsham, Devon (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Sarah Lyle,   b. 9 Dec 1701, Topsham, Devon
  Marriage	4 Mar 1724/25	Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon
  Family ID	F750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Meachin,   b. Bef 1731   d. 1779 (Age > 48 years)
  Marriage	13 Jan 1751/52
  Children	1. Elizabeth Gibbs,   b. 1752   d. 19 Apr 1840, Ilfracombe, Devon (Age 88 years)   2. John Meachin Gibbs,   b. 1755   d. Aft 1789 (Age > 35 years)   3. Captain William Gibbs, of Topsham,   b. 1757, Topsham, Devon d. 1830, Topsham, Devon (Age 73 years)   4. Abraham Gibbs, of Palermo,   b. 10 Sep 1758, Topsham, Devon d. 15 Jul 1816, Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Age 57 years)   5. George Gibbs, Lieut.,   b. 1761, Topsham, Devon d. 1793, Jamaica (Age 32 years)   6. Lyle Gibbs,   b. 1761, Topsham, Devon d. Feb 1839, Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Italy (Age 78 years)   7. Thomas Gibbs, 2nd Lieut. RN,   b. 1767, Topsham, Devon d. 1796, West Indies (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F1328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2017

  
  

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