Isaac Gibbs (Y-DNA)
Contents
Status summary
Completed as of April 15, 2021:
- Recruiting direct male-line descendants of Isaac Gibbs for SNP testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com
Still to do as of April 15, 2021
- NGS/WGS test multiple descendants of William Nelson (and preferably of his son John) to place the family clade as well as test descendants to discover any subclades unique to descendants lines
Biography
First Generation
Isaac Gibbs, son of Richard Gibbs and Sarah ___ was born Flushing Meadows, NY 18 Sep 1669 and died Burlington, NJ 2 Oct 1749. He married twice, first Flushing 22 Oct 1696 Hannah Dickinson and second, Burlington Co., NJ 2 Feb 1716 Hannah/Anna Pope (no known children). By his first wife, he had five children: Richard (c1698), Francis (c1700), Isaac (c1702), Sarah (c1705) and John (c1707).
Second Generation
Richard Gibbs was born Mansfield, NJ about 1698 and died there bef 20 Feb 1737/8. He married Chesterfield, NJ 17 Mar 1725/6 Rebecca Cowgill and had four children: Isaac, Joseph, Rebecca and Susannah.
Francis Gibbs was born Mansfield, NJ about 1700 and there bef. 9 May 1750. He married Burlington Co., NJ abt. 1728 Elizabeth Aaronson and they had four children: Richard (1729), Francis (c1732), Elizabeth (c1735) and Mary (1742).
Isaac Gibbs (II) was born Mansfield, NJ about 1702 and died Burlington, NJ abt 29 Jul 1785. He married Burlington 5 Jan 1722 Mary Shreve and they had eleven children including: Benjamin (c1723), Hannah (c1725), Sarah (c1727), Mercy (c1729), Joshua (c1730), Marcy (c1732) and Susannah (c1734).
John Gibbs was born Mansfield, NJ about 1706 and died Mansfield, NJ 29 Jun 1785. He married Burlington 18 Oct 1729 Hannah Lucas and they are said to have had the following children:[1] Jonathan, Lucas, Martin (1732 m Phoebe Gibson), Edward (1734 m Hannah Matlack), Elizabeth (1736), Robert (1736 m Catherine Fitchett), Richard (1740) and one more child.
Third Generation
- ↑ Further research is needed to confirm the parentage of these children.
DNA results TBD
Previous Y-DNA testing
Further needed testing
We need direct male-line descendants of Isaac Gibbs to WGS/NGS test to define the Y-DNA haplogroup of the family
References & External Links
- White, Elizabeth Pearson, John Howland of the Mayflower, Vol. IV (daughter Elizabeth), Picton Press, Rockport, Maine, 1990, 2008
