George Gibbs, Lieut.

1761 - 1793  (32 years)

• Name	George Gibbs
  Suffix	Lieut.
  Birth	1761	Topsham, Devon
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	9 Jul 1761	Topsham, Devon
  Death	1793	Jamaica
  Notes	According to the old editions he was Ensign 97th Regiment of Foot, 14 April 1780; Lieut. 15 June 1781; Lieut. 77th Foot, 25 January 1791; and died in Jamaica unmarried in 1793. A note in the Aldenham Family letters (Vol. I, 16) says he was shot dead at the mouth of a cannon supposed unloaded. The evidence is missing for the dates 1791 and 1793 and they are incompatible with a deed of 25 June 1789 by which George's half-uncle, George Abraham Gibbs, and Antony, son of the latter, sell some property in Topsham as trustees of the marriage settlement of George's mother, and state that her 'only children' are 'Elizabeth, spinster, John and William mariners, Abraham and Lyle merchants, and Thomas, mariner'. George is mentioned in his mother's will dated 29 October 1778.
  Person ID	I3079	Gibbs Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Captain John Gibbs, of Topsham,   b. 1725, Topsham, Devon d. 20 Jul 1774, At Sea (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Meachin,   b. Bef 1731   d. 1779 (Age > 48 years)
  Marriage	13 Jan 1751/52
  Family ID	F1328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 1761 - Topsham, Devon Baptism - 9 Jul 1761 - Topsham, Devon Death - 1793 - Jamaica  = Link to Google Earth