JOHN H GIBBINS IS MY ANCESTOR AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND HIS FAMILY. > Here are some interesting coincidences > SOURCE: "Arkansas Land Patents" > page 46 > John H Gibbins-Batesville 1 July 1859 Doc #11260 Fulton Co Sec 31 > John H Gibbins-Batesville 1 July 1859 Doc *#10218 Fulton Co Sec 36 > John H Gibbens-Batesville 1 July 1859 Doc #10463 Lawrence Co Sec 2 > John H Gibbens-Batesville 1 May 1860 Doc #16536 Lawrence Co Sec 2 > > Robert C Gibbins-Batesville Oct 20 1857 Doc #7180 Izard Co Sec 11 & 12 > Robert C Gibbins-Batesville 1 July 1859 Doc #13721 Izard Co Sec 23 & > 26 > > William Gibbins-Batesville Oct 20, 1857 Doc #7209&7505 Sharp Co,Sec 18 > William Gibbins-Batesville July 1 1859 *Doc #10219 Izard Co Sec 18 > > Andrew J. Gibbens 1 July 1859 Doc #? Lawrence Co Sec 10 & 11 > *** > By Date: > 20 Oct 1857 Izard Co > Robert C. Gibbins - Batesville, Izard Co -Twp 17N > William Gibbins - Batesville, Sharp Co -Twp 18N > 1 July 1859 > John H. Gibbins - Batesville, Fulton Co & Lawrence Co -Twp 19N > Robert C Gibbins- Batesville, Izard Co -Twp 18N > William Gibbins - Batesville, Sharp Co -Twp 18N > Andrew J. Gibbens- Batesville, Lawrence Co -Twp 17N > 5 May 1860 > John H Gibbens-Batesville, Lawrence Co -Twp 17N > John H. Gibbens-Batesville Lawrence Co-Twp 17n > > They all went on the same day to Batesville to purchase land. Together? > on 1 July 1859 William Gibbins and John H. Gibbens Doc # are > Consecutive. > > Notice that here was also and Andrew J. Gibbins that purchased land > Batesville. > > CIVIL WAR RECORDS:(I have the war records for John H. Gibbins) > > John H. Gibbins served in two different units. He first served with > Company G, Confederate 14th McCarver's Regiment Age 26 Ark, mustered in > 23 Sept 1861 at Pocahontas by LT Kelly for a 12 months period as a > wagoneer. The 14th was combined with Company G 21st Arkansas Infantry > on 15 May 1862 where John H was detailed as a Teamster. JOHN H GIBBINS > enlisted 1 Nov 1862 at Evening Shade Records state that he deserted on > 13 Sept 1863 on march from Little Rock, Ark. and I have not found any > application for a pension. There was also a R.C. GIBENS that enlisted > 1 > Nov 1862 at Evening Shade and Deserted 24 Aug 1863 at Brownsville, Ark. > > (As a side note, the brother-in-law of John H, a J.M. Cope also > enlisted > at the same time he did and deserted on 12 Sept 1863 on march form > Little Rock, Ark) > > Gibbens, Robert C. Pvt enl 8 Oct 1861 at Pitman's Ferry, Ark detailed as > a teamster, Co C 14 McCarver's Infantry > > Gibbins, William C Pvt age 17, enlisted 1 Sept 1861 at Pocahontas > detailed as teamster 24 Dec 1861 Co C 14th McCarver's Infantry. > > Gibbins, John Pvt age 26 Enl 23 Sept 1861 Pocahontas, Co F McCarver's > Infantry detached as wagoneer 22 Oct 1861 > SOURCE: Lawrence Co Marriages 1821-1868 > William 28 Alpelina 26 24 Nov 1853 page 69 > SOURCE: "Lawrence Co, Arkansas Loose Probate Papers 1815-1890" By marion > Stark Craig, MD > > Page 105 McKnight, Hannah d 1860 Adm'r:8 Oct 1860 George W Hooper > appt'd > Heirs: A. J. Gibbons in right of his wife; and George R, Sarah, > Malissa, and Thomas McKnight; and Martha Sullivan; Perry West; Thomas > W. > Smith; Eli Wynn and Newton Taylor. > > Page 127 Park, John d 1864; Adm'r 5 Oct 1865 John H. Gibbens appt'd; > Inv 5 Dec 1865, Heirs, E., and J., and F., and N., and Josseph A Parke, > all minors. > > My JOHN H. GIBBINS b 1833/35 TN/AL d 1885 Montague Co, TX- HE ALSO > STATES IN CENSUS RECORDS THAT HIS PARENTS WERE BORN IN NORTH CAROLINA. > married 1st Sarah A Cope Lawrence Co, Ark > Children: Jesse P(Pink) Gibbins b 1859 > James M. Gibbins b 1860 d 1929 Ok m Elizabeth Sherrill > 10 DEC 1883 Sharp Co, Ark > Married 2nd Nancy Jane Richie Lawrence Co, Ark > children: Martha, Callie, John M., William Thomas, Joseph Benjamin, > Robert Leland, Sallie, Grace and Hubert. > > Just one more note: I found an obituary that someone might identify. > SOURCE: Clark Co, Arkansas Death Notice 5-10-1879 pg 3 Sec 2 > THOMAS GIBBONS > Morgan's trial for murder at Arkadelphia in 1849. An old grudge had > long existed between two old citizens, viz: John Morgan and Thomas > Gibbons, both living near Rome. Some time in the year 1848 they met at > Rome. The old grudge was brought up and Morgan threw an ax at Gibbons, > inflicting a mortal wound, from which Gibbons died in a few hours. > Morgan made his escape into Texas where he was followed and arrested > shortly afterwards and brought to Arkadelphia to await his trial. The > jury returned a verdict of acquittal and the prisoner was discharged. > > I hope this information will help. I would appreciate any help > tracing my JOHN H. GIBBINS/GIBBENS/GIBBONS/GIVENS > > Sharon Gibbins Bean