Hi, the county of Sussex is divided into West and East Sussex, A William Gibbs, bachelor married at Battle, East Sussex a Elizabeth Fuller, spinster both of Battle on the 5th of January 1792. Battle is famous for "The Battle of Hastings " in 1066 Regards Heather ----- Original Message ----- From: "LeeAnn McNabb" <leeannmcnabb@msn.com> To: <sussex-plus@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 3:34 PM Subject: [SXP] Greetings, the Gibbs Family and possibly Marriage lookup > > Greetings from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - where it is cold, overcast and > everyone's yards and driveways are covered with a sheet of ice. > Ahh....winter:). I just joined the list yesterday. I am looking for my > ancestor William Gibbs, born approximately 1766 and he married a woman by > the name of Elizabeth. Unfortunately I do not know her surname for sure, > but I have been told the name is Fuller. The first child of this couple > that I am aware of was born in 1793 so I would guestimate they married > around 1790 (+ or - a few years). He had the following children in Sussex > County before leaving in 1818 to make the trip to the United States: > > 1. William, b. ~1793 > 2. John A., b. ~1799 > 3. Spencer, b. ~1800 > 4. Stephen, b. ~1803 > 5. Levi, b. ~1805 (this is my line) > 6. Ann, b. ~1810 > 7. James, b. ~1812 > 8. Jane, b. ~1814 > > William Jr., John, Spencer, Stephen and Levi were all naturalized in 1828 > in Baltimore, Maryland. I am not quite sure why James was not, but he was > only 16 in 1828 so when his father naturalized in 1825 (and he would have > been 13) he may have automatically received naturalization through his > father. It was on this naturalization that I found that their place of > birth was Sussex County, England. > > I would be interested to know if a William Gibbs was married in the 1780s > or early 1790s to an Elizabeth. If anyone else on the list recognizes > this family please do contact me (most of them ended up in Menard County, > Illinois, USA). I am leaving open the possibility that some of the older > children stayed in Sussex (note the gap between William and John) or they > had children they buried before leaving Sussex (there is another gap as > well between Levi and Ann as well). > > Thank you very much for your time and consideration.LeeAnn McNabb > Cincinnati, Ohio, USA > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message
LeeAnn, My gggg grandmother was Charlotte Gibbs (b abt 1818 in Sedlescombe, Sussex; died between 1857 and 1861). Her father was Thomas Gibbs. She married Walter Sellens. Have you come across Charlotte Sellens in your research. Thomas and Charlotte are a brick wall for me. Regards Mark Milton Belmont, MA, USA Heather Brooks wrote: > Hi, the county of Sussex is divided into West and East Sussex, A William > Gibbs, bachelor married at Battle, East Sussex a Elizabeth Fuller, spinster > both of Battle on the 5th of January 1792. Battle is famous for "The Battle > of Hastings " in 1066 Regards Heather > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "LeeAnn McNabb" <leeannmcnabb@msn.com> > To: <sussex-plus@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 3:34 PM > Subject: [SXP] Greetings, the Gibbs Family and possibly Marriage lookup > > > >> Greetings from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - where it is cold, overcast and >> everyone's yards and driveways are covered with a sheet of ice. >> Ahh....winter:). I just joined the list yesterday. I am looking for my >> ancestor William Gibbs, born approximately 1766 and he married a woman by >> the name of Elizabeth. Unfortunately I do not know her surname for sure, >> but I have been told the name is Fuller. The first child of this couple >> that I am aware of was born in 1793 so I would guestimate they married >> around 1790 (+ or - a few years). He had the following children in Sussex >> County before leaving in 1818 to make the trip to the United States: >> >> 1. William, b. ~1793 >> 2. John A., b. ~1799 >> 3. Spencer, b. ~1800 >> 4. Stephen, b. ~1803 >> 5. Levi, b. ~1805 (this is my line) >> 6. Ann, b. ~1810 >> 7. James, b. ~1812 >> 8. Jane, b. ~1814 >> >> William Jr., John, Spencer, Stephen and Levi were all naturalized in 1828 >> in Baltimore, Maryland. I am not quite sure why James was not, but he was >> only 16 in 1828 so when his father naturalized in 1825 (and he would have >> been 13) he may have automatically received naturalization through his >> father. It was on this naturalization that I found that their place of >> birth was Sussex County, England. >> >> I would be interested to know if a William Gibbs was married in the 1780s >> or early 1790s to an Elizabeth. If anyone else on the list recognizes >> this family please do contact me (most of them ended up in Menard County, >> Illinois, USA). I am leaving open the possibility that some of the older >> children stayed in Sussex (note the gap between William and John) or they >> had children they buried before leaving Sussex (there is another gap as >> well between Levi and Ann as well). >> >> Thank you very much for your time and consideration.LeeAnn McNabb >> Cincinnati, Ohio, USA >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >