Nicholas Gibbs and His Descendants
for Two Generations

by The Nicholas Gibbs Historical Society

From the first issue of The Gibbs Magazine, published by The Nicholas Gibbs Historical Society.

I. Nicholas Gibbs
  A. Born September 29, 1733, in Duchy of Baden, Germany
  B. Died 1817
  C. Married Mary Efland Born 1745, Died 1833
II. Children of Nicholas Gibbs and Mary Efland (All born in North Carolina)
  1. Elizabeth Born 1765, Died after 1860, Married John Snodderly
Children:
    1. George Born September 17, 1787, Died, Married Tabitha Rice
    2. Elizabeth Born 1791, Died 1868, Married Reuben Craig
    3. Sarah Born 1791, Died, Married George Rice
    4. Mary Born, Died, Married Morris Bridges
    5. Phoebe Born 1800, Died, Married William Ussary
    6. Hildah Born, Died, Married Isaac Wilson
    7. John Born, Died, Married
    8. Nicholas Born 1805, Died, Married Mahala Hill
    9. Jacob Born, Died, Married
    10. Henry Born, Died, Married
  2. Mary Born 1766, Died August 18, 1837, Married Henry Albright about 1784
Children:
    1. Jacob Born, Died, Married Sallie Nease July 27, 1807
    2. Nicholas Born 1789, Died, Married Annie Rogers
    3. Catherine Born 1776, Died, Married John Stockard 1810
    4. Elizabeth Born October 10, 1792, Died, Married William Sharp November 5, 1817
    5. Joseph Born, Died, Married Nancy Whitsett May 5, 1818
    6. Mary Born 1806, Died, Married George Clendenin
  3. Sarah Born about 1767, Died, Married Conrad Sharp about 1786
Children:
    1. John Born, Died, Married Rebecca Kitchens
    2. Henry Born, Died 1854, Married Elizabeth Black
    3. Nicholas Born 1795, Died, Married Sarah Jones
    4. Isaac Born February 18, 1805, Died December 14, 1876, Married Nancy Heath, Second Marriage to Elizabeth Nash
    5. Jacob Born, Died, [Married Rebecca Heath, sister of Nancy (above) -- info submitted by Shirley Heath English.]
    6. William Born, Died, Married
    7. Elizabeth (Betsy) Born, Died, Married John Albright
    8. Philopena Born, Died, Married Peter Loy
    9. Mary (Polly) Born December 17, 1802, Died June 24, 1876, Married Elijah Hill
    10. Sarah Born, Died, Married Robert Longmire
  4. John Born 1769, Died August 13, 1840, Married Ann Howard August 8, 1797
Children:
    1. Mary Ann b. May 16, 1798, m. Aug. 10, 1815, to John McAdoo III b. June 21, 1790
    2. Jane
    3. Elizabeth m. John Whitson
    4. Melinda m. Thomas Ingram
    5. William Howard b. about 1808 m. Nancy Taylor b. Dec. 12, 1812, d. Feb. 17, 1911.  Both buried in the Gibbs Cemetery, Andersonville
  5. Catherine Born January 17, 1771, Died January 18, 1857, Married John Holmes October 17, 1791
Children:
    1. Mary b. 1793 m. James Ray
    2. Hannah b. 1794 m. James R. McDaniel
    3. Sarah b. 1797 m. Peter Coble
    4. William b. 1799 m. Jane Anderson Thompson
    5. Henry b. 1804 m. (1) Mrs. Sallie Wason Wilkins (2) Hannah Lindley
    6. Ann b. 1806 never married
    7. Joseph b. 1808 m. Amelia Huffman Nov. 21, 1838
    8. Nicholas Gibbs b. 1810 m. Nancy Moore
    9. Jane b. 1812 m. John Payne
  6. David Born April 18, 1774, Died 1847, Married Sarah Tillman May 4, 1797
Children:
    1. John b. May 22, 1797
    2. Mary b. Feb. 7, 1801, m. Isaac Foster Mar. 16, 1822
    3. Barbara b. Dec. 31, 1802, m. Anderson Dunlap July 26, 1833
    4. Elizabeth b. Nov. 11, 1804 m. Alexander Wiley Richardson May 25, 1824
    5. Henry b. Jan. 21, 1807, d. Feb. 28, 1868
    6. Nicholas Tillman b. Oct. 17, 1817, m. Angeline Graves, Aug. 13, 1840
    7. Sarah Angeline b. Jan. 10, 1809, m. William Harmon, May 17, 1832
    8. David b. Aug. 7, 1810, m. Sarah McClain Apr. 18, 1832
    9. Susan b. Nov. 1, 1812, m. John McClain Feb. 23, 1845
    10. Annie b. Nov. 1, 1812, m. George
    11. Rachel b. Jan. 20, 1816, m. Ezekiel Faulkner Nov. 16, 1839
    12. Nancy b. Feb. 9, 1820, m. James Graves Apr. 15, 1847
  7. Jacob Born 1776, Died August 28, 1862, Married Huldah Reed, widow of Watson Reed
Children:
    1. Martha m. Lewis Luttrell Feb. 11, 1812
    2. Mary b. Nov. 17, 1802, m. Josiah Sawyers Dec. 14, 1820
    3. Sarah m. Robert Lloyd Oct. 2,1829
    4. Pacify Tinsey b. Oct. 12, 1809 m. (1) Major John Craighead Oct. 12, 1829 (2) Samuel Frazier Feb. 8, 1832
    5. Rebecca m. Nathan Harris Oct. 27, 1821
    6. Joseph d. Sept. 21, 1826
    7. John b. Mar. 8, 1817, m. Sarah W. Blaine June 20, 1839
    8. Nicholas b. Sept. 22, 1802, m. Polly Eppes Dec. 16, 1826
  8. Nicholas, Jr. Born, Died March 14, 1814 in Battle of the Horseshoe Bend, Married Sarah Doyle
Children:
    1. John H. b. 1811
    2. William Daniel b. Apr. 26, 1812, m. (1) Elizabeth J. Johnson, Nov. 18, 1832, d. 1843 (2) Martha Harris Feb. 18, 1846, d. 1876
  9. George Washington Born October 3, 1786 or 7, Died May 3, 1870, Married Lee Ann Dibrell April 12, 1810.  Children:
    1. Louisa Anne b. Apr. 12, 1811 m. (1) Wm. L. Brown Sept. 30, 1828, (2) Dixon T. Allen Sept. 1,1832, (3) John W. Campbell Apr. 29, 1862
    2. Alphonse b. Jan. 3, 1813, d. Oct. 2, 1834
    3. Quesney D. b. Oct. 3, 1814, m. Sarah A. Dorsey Nov. 1, 1838
    4. Infant (not named) b. Nov. 2, 1816, d. Dec. 2, 1816
    5. John William b. Jan. 4, 1818, d. June 29, 1818
    6. Franklin N. b. July 27, 1819, d. Mar. 8, 1820
    7. George W. b. Feb. 6, 1821, d. Sept. 6, 1843
    8. Mary Lee Ann Elizabeth b. July 4, 1823
    9. Adelaide Theresa Antoinette b. Oct. 8, 1824
    10. Martha Catherine b. June 22, 1826, m. David Dickinson Bell Apr. 9, 1846
    11. Charles Nichola b. Mar. 29, 1828, m. Matilda Fanner Vanly June 6, 1860
    12. William Little Brown Gibbs b. Feb. 28, 1830, m. Harriet Elizabeth Pierce Oct. 6, 1864
  10. Daniel Born May 20, 1786, Died January 6, 1862, Married Sallie Sharp.  Children:
    1. William Sharp b. Feb. 6, 1808, m. Malinda Clapp
    2. George W. b. about 1811, m. Betsey Bayless
    3. Carroll b. about 1823, m. Martha J. Owens
    4. John William b. about 1827 m. Nancy J. Murray
    5. Rufus b. about 1829 m. Elsie Gibbs May 19, 1868
    6. Nicholas died at age 13
    7. Lucinda b. Dec. 12, 1812, m. Nicholas N. Clapp Jan. 7, 1840
    8. Elizabeth
    9. Louisa b. about 1830 m. James N. Rouch on Jan. 1, 1846
    10. Caroline m. Elvin Roberts
    11. Martha C. b. about 1835 m. Frank Dunamore
    12. Mary died in infancy
  11. Barbara Born April 18, 1789, Died July 8, 1866, Married Beriah Frazier May 1, 1804.  Children:
    1. George W. b. March 3, 1807, d. Sept. 6, 1830
    2. Rebecca b. Dec. 10, 1808, m. Thomas Antipass Moore March 20, 1828
    3. Paulina b. Nov. 30, 1810, m. Richard R. Gist April 20, 1850
    4. Nicholas Gibbs b. Aug. 28, 1812, m. Hannah Minerva McKenny before 1846
    5. Ann b. Nov. 21, 1814, m. Valentine Allen II Dec. 24, 1836
    6. Sarah Jane b. Jan. 10, 1817 m. (a) Harvey Love Nov. 27, 1837 (b) Joseph E. Parks June 22, 1852
    7. J. Emily b. 1819 m. Hercules Whaley July 18, 1860
    8. Abuer White b. Oct. 11, 1821, m. Mary Craighead in 1858
    9. Maria Louisa b. Sept. 26, 1834, d. Nov. 30, 1893, unmarried
    10. Barbara Sophia b. Mar. 7, 1826, m. John L. Ramsey Nov. 11, 1848
    11. Beriah, Jr., b. Oct. 12, 1832, m. Louisa Ella Lillard Sept. 1, 1868
     

[1972 - Original] Editor's Note:  Beriah Frazier was first married on December 6,1795, to Annie Reece of Greene County, who died in Knox County, June 1802.  They had three children, Samuel b. Dec. 6, 1796; Julian b. Mar. 24,1798, d. 1798; Mary (Polly) May 8, 1801
  12. Sophia Born, Died prior to 1810, Married Boneybeard.
  13. Silphenia Born, Died, Married Jesse Martin.
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