Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Gibbs Cemetery

Union County, SC,
It's about 2 hours drive from where I live to Union, SC the town.
The private cemetery has my grandfather's grandmother's grandparents buried there: George Rogers' grandmother was Lucinda Benson Gibbs Rogers, whose grandfather was James Gibbs and grandmother was Anne Barnett Gibbs.

The will of James Gibbs (see below) leaves his plantation to Hiram, his son...but Hiram left for Mississippi with Lucinda and the Rogers around 1850.  Lucinda and the Rogers kept going (after a while) to Louisiana then Texas. So Hiram is buried in Mississippi, but his wife, Sabra Wilbourn Gibbs  made it all the way to Huntsville, TX.

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Will of Col. James Gibbs

His estate papers were found in Box 1, package 55. Zacharias Gibbs was the executor. His will was signed 8 Aug 1793. Recorded in Will Book A, p.19-20. An estate sale was held Nov 1794 and another in Oct 1795. Sale papers filed 4 Jan 1796.

The will stated his land was to be divided among the 3 youngest boys- Hirom to have the plantation. Daughter Agatha to have 1 shilling sterling. Mr. Jesse Connell and son Zacharias to manage the estate with his wife. Wife to receive 1/3 of estate, after debts paid. He desired to be buried in his own garden. The Negroes were not to be sold but rather kept on the place until the 3 youngest children were raised. Children all to have an equal part of the property, but Agatha. Oldest son Zacharias to have the cool spring land in Spartinburgh. Son John should have his negro Joe after the death of James' wife and Hirom comes of age. Daughter Susanah to have young negro June. Zacharias was to make title to all the land James had sold in Georgia. 
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Gibbs Cemetery
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 34.68970, Longitude: -81.72690
 go to :
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=crMap&CRid=70116

  there are 12 internments in this private cemetery.

Gibbs, Anne "Ann" Barnett 98812433
b. Nov. 30, 1740 d. May 23, 1831
Gibbs Cemetery
Union County
South Carolina, USA
Gibbs, James 98812066
b. 1740 d. Aug. 7, 1794
Gibbs Cemetery
Union County
South Carolina, USA
Gibbs, James 100852451
b. Feb. 11, 1812 d. Sep. 19, 1842
Gibbs Cemetery
Union County
South Carolina, USA
Gibbs, Rev John 100849211
b. May 16, 1810 d. Aug. 23, 1880
Gibbs Cemetery
Union County
South Carolina, USA
Gibbs, S 112593185
b. unknown d. 1816
Gibbs Cemetery
Union County
South Carolina, USA
Gibbs, Zachariah 100842912
b. May 24, 1772 d. Dec. 6, 1814
Gibbs Cemetery
Union County
South Carolina, USA
Gregory, Infant 112593260
b. Sep. 14, 1853 d. Sep. 14, 1853
Gibbs Cemetery
Union County
South Carolina, USA
Robinson, Berry F 112593308
b. Jan. 15, 1836 d. Jan. 18, 1836
Gibbs Cemetery
Union County
South Carolina, USA
Robinson, M Priscilla Gibbs 100848210
b. 1806 d. Aug. 9, 1836
Gibbs Cemetery
Union County
South Carolina, USA
Robinson, Sarah A 100854727
b. 1826 d. Sep. 19, 1830
Gibbs Cemetery
Union County
South Carolina, USA
Sparks, James Franklin 100855076
b. Jul., 1842 d. Apr. 4, 1858
Gibbs Cemetery
Union County
South Carolina, USA
Sparks, Mary Mayberry Gibbs 100852922
b. Jun. 25, 1814 d. Mar. 1, 1884



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father of Sabra Ann Wilbourn Gibbs, (w. of Hiram Gibbs, she died in Huntsville TX.)

Elijah Wilbourne (Wilburn) b. 1763 Sandy Creek, Randolph County, NC
d. 1819 Union Union County, SC

fantastic early photos of mills and Baptist ch in Sandy Creek, NC...maybe something to do with the Wilbournes.
http://randolphhistory.wordpress.com/tag/sandy-creek/


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