David Gibbs (1774 - 1847)

Born 18 Apr 1774 in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Margaret (Tillman) Gibbs — married 4 May 1797 in Knox, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 5 Jun 1847 at age 73 in Knox, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

David was born in Orange Co, NC on 18 April 1774 and married Sarah Tillman on 4 May 1797 in Knox Co, TN where they raised at least eleven children: John Tillman (1797), Mary (1801), Barbara (1802), Elizabeth (1804), Henry (1807), Sarah Angeline (1809), David (1810), Annie and twin Susannah (1812), Rachel Tillman (1816), Nicholas Tillman (1817) and Nancy (1820)

At the age of 73, David died on 5 June 1847. His will dated 4 May 1847, leaves land where I now live to son Nicholas, who in return was to support his mother, Sarah, during her lifetime, also a brother, Henry, who was mentally unbalanced. After Sarah's death the property was to be sold and divided equally among the children except Henry. Witnessed by George Graves and Henderson Clapp - on file at the Knox Co Courthouse, Estates Book 9, p. 364 ^[1]

:: DNA Confirmation^[2].

Sources

1. ↑ Descendants of Nickolas Gibbs, The Gibbs Magazine; The Nicholas Gibbs Historical Society
2. ↑ * Paternal and Maternal relationships are confirmed by 8 member group on GEDmatch consisting of Jason Schnatterle, Don Wiss, William Holmes, Steve Straits, Sheri (Stumpfel) Michaels, Linda (Cazzell) Schmitt, and Veronica Hutchcraft. 2 members remain private. Share a segments on chromosome 1 from 77,017 to 247,185,615 (13) matching segments, chromosome 2 from 139,250 to 15,801,2247 (12) matching segments, chromosome 7 from 139,250 to 15,801,2247 (12) matching segments, chromosome 22 from 14,494,244 to 49,558,258, (4) matching segments and chromosome 23 from 2,321 to 154,889,941 (20) matching segments. This was done on the one to one compare on Gedmatch all kits mentioned above were tested against one another on cm setting to 4.

See also:

• Find a Grave (has image). Find A Grave: Memorial #75231138. Memorial page for David Gibbs (18 Apr 1774-5 Jun 1847), citing Gibbs Family Cemetery, Corryton, Knox County, Tennessee, USA.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJ1N-4QB : accessed 5 February 2016), David Gibbs, Knox, Tennessee, United States; citing 373, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 178; FHL microfilm 24,536.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYG-3SK : accessed 5 February 2016), David Gibbs, Knox, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 72, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 527; FHL microfilm 24,547.