Thomas Gibbons
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: unknown.
Place of Death: unknown.
Probably he was the Thomas Gibbons the elder buried in October 1648 in Southam.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
Probably, Thomas's father was a son of the Thomas Gibbons husbandman of Southam who left a 1607 will and was buried 7 May 1607 in Southam. He had three grandsons named Thomas Gibbons, all born in the right period.
Spouse: Mary.
Mary is named in her children's baptism records. She left a will.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Mary Gibbons married William Clemens 10 October 1644 in Coventry, Warwickshire.
Richard Gibbons (buried 6 November 1625 in Southam)
Thomas Gibbons (baptized 24 November 1626 in Southam)
Joan Gibbons (baptized 12 August 1629 in Southam) married ? Sharpe.
John Gibbons (baptized 27 November 1631 in Southam) married Elizabeth.
Robert Gibbons (baptized 19 January 1633/4 in Southam)
Elizabeth Gibbons (baptized 28 May 1637 in Southam)
Richard Gibbons (baptized16 January 1638/9 in Southam - buried 8 March 1638/9 in Southam)
Ferdinando Gibbons (baptized 31 March 1640 in Southam - buried 26 January 1683/4 in Southam) married Elizabeth.
Aylce Gibbons (baptized 23 April 1643 in Southam) possibly married Richard Newcomb.
Joseph Gibbons (baptized 16 June 1646 in Southam) married Ann Twicross 17 May 1668 in St Nicholas, Warwick.
Evidence
from the parish registers of Southam:
Buried Richard Gibbins sonne of Thomas & Mary Gibbins November the Sixth [1625]
Thomas Gibbins sonne of Thomas Gibbins and Mary baptized the Fower & twentith of November [1626]
Joane Gibbins daughter of Thomas Gibbins & Mary his wife baptized the Twelveth day of August 1629
Baptized the seaven & twentith of November John Gibbins son of Thomas & Mary [1631]
Baptized the Nyneteenth of January Robert Gibbins sonne of Thomas Gibbins & Mary his wife: [1633]
Baptized the Eight & twentieth day of May Elizabeth Gibbins the daughter of Thomas Gibbins & Mary his wife. [1637]
Baptized January the 16 Richard Gibbins the son of Thomas Gibbins and Mary his wife [1638]
Buried march the 8th Richard Gibbens the sonn of Thomas Gibbens and Mary his wife [1638]
Baptized March the last Ferdinando the sonne of Thomas Gibbons and Mary his wife [1640]
Baptized Aylce the daughter of Tho. Gibbins & Mary his wife aprill the 23th 1643:
Baptized Joseph the sonne of Thomas Gibbins and Marey his wife, June the 16th day. 1646
Thomas’s probate inventory:
Com. Warr./
A True Inventorye of the Goods and Cattells of Thomas Gibbins Late of Sowtham husbandman, deceassed, Taken and prized the xxxth day of October, in the yeare of our Lord god, one Thousand, Six hundred and Fiftye, &c. by Thomas Crosse, John Blizzard and Robert Hill. &c.. as followeth.
Imprimis. his Apparell -- 2 li -- 0 s -- 0 d
Item. Bedsteeds, and all Furniture therto -- 3--6--8
Item. Linnens of all sortes --2--0--0
Item. Brasse and Pewter --2--10--0
Item. All woodden houshouldestuffe--1--10--6
Item. For Chests and Cofers --0--10--4
Item. The Cropp of Corne and hay and Peasse in the Barne --24--6--8
Item. Five Beastes and Three Calfes --14--6--8
Item. Foure small horses --12--0--0
Item. Five sheepe --2--10--0
Item. one Swine, and eyght sucking piggs --1--2--0
Item. Two Cartes, and all Furniture for husbandrye --5--0--0
Item. Hovells and Fyrewood --1--2--0
Item. one Garner and one maultmill.--1--3--4
Item. one Spill and Cobberds --0--4--0
Item. All Rumble and Trash and goods forgotten --0--6--8
The Totall Sum[m]e is, 73l--1818--10d :/
Witnesse, hereunto,
Thomas Hall.
Thomas Crosse.
John [his m[ar]ke] Blizzard.
Robert Hill
Coven’ 1.0 Novembr 1650
fiat ad’ bonor’ supra nominati Thome Gibbins dum vixit de Sowtham defunct’ Marie Gibbnis viduae Relic’ d’ defuncti Comissio mro’ [blank] Andrewes ministro de Sowtham
Ob: ‘d’c’a Maria Gibbins de Sowtham in Com’ Warr’ vidua et Tho: Crosse de Preston in ‘d’c’o’ Com’ Warr. yoman/ Copia vera.
Zacharia Turnpenny deput:
The will of Thomas’s probable grandfather Thomas:
In the name of God Amen I Thomas Gibbins of Sowthame in the Countie of Warr’ husbandman beinge sicke in Body but of good & p[er]fect remembrance thanks be gyven to god therfore the xiiijth of Aprill in the fyveth of yere of the raingne of or sou[er]aingne lorde James by the grace of God Kinge of England Fraunce & Ireland Defender of the fayth &c and of Scotland the fourteith Ao Dom’ 1607 Doe make and Ordayne this my last will & Testamt in mann[er] & forme followinge that is to saye, First I bequeath my soule to allmightie god my maker and redemer & my bodie to be buried in the Church yeard of Sowthame aforesaid, First I devise gyve & bequeath unto my Sonne Richard Gibbins the one halfe of my Lyvinge to be occupied Joyntlie togeather with me duringe my life. Itm I devise gyve & bequeath unto Johane Gibbins daughter of my sonne Richard Gibbins the some of v li to be paid her when shee shall accomplishe the age of xvj yeres Itm I devise gyve & bequeath unto Thomas Gibbiins sonne of the aforesaid Richard Gibbins the Some of v li to be paid hym when he shall accomplishe the age of Eighteene yeres Itm I owe my Sister Johane Gibbins of Lounge Itchington in the Countie of Warr’ widowe xijs for the part of a Brasse pan which was gyven betwene my Brother Richard Gibbins deceased & my selfe by the last will & testamt of Alice Gibbins or mother deceased which my executor must paye Itm I devise gyve & bequeath unto my god sone Richard Gibbins sonne of Richard Gibbins of Bascote xs Itm I devise gyve & bequeath unto my Sonne in Lawe Thomas Wright xs Itm I gyve to Thomas Gibbins my sonnes Children eu[er]ie one of them a sheepe that is to saye to Thomas Gibbins Wm Gibbins & Johane Gibbins the children of Thomas Gibbins deceased The rest of my goods unqueathed my Debts paid: my will p[er]formed & my bodye honestly brough to the ground I devise gyve & bequeath to Richard Gibbins my sonne whome I make & ordayne my sole executor of this my last will & testamt
Signed Thome Gibbins
Wyttnes & overseers to see this my last will p[er]formed
Thome [sign’] Wright Thomas [sign’] Welch
Richard Gibbins scriptor
A true Inventory of the goods and Cattells of Thomas Gibbons late of Southam deceased taken & prized the xxvijth day of August in the fyfte yeare of the raigne of or soueraigne Lord James by the grace of god kynge of England France and Ireland and of Scotland the defender of the fayth &c by Robt Hanslope & Thomas Barwell
Imprimis Apparell -- 40 s
Item Bedds and furniture thereto: -- 5 li
Item Linnens -- 3 li 6 s 8 d
Item Brasse and pewter -- 40 s
Item woodden houshold stuffe --- 30 s
Item provision of vittall in the house -- 40 s
Item the corne croppe of the ground and in the barne -- 30 li
Item fore horses seaven beastes & 80 sheepe and lambes togeather -- 30 li
Item carts and furniture for husbandry -- 50 s
Item howells of woode and tymber -- 40 s
80 li 6 s 8 d
Robte Hanslappe
Thomas Barwell
Witnesses
Francis Holyoke
Thomas Wright [his marke]
References
Parish registers of Southam. Digital images on Ancestry.com accessed 11 December 2020.
Probate inventory of Thomas Gibbins. Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry.
Will of Mary Gibbins. Proved 1685 in the Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry.
Will of Thomas Gibbins. Proved 1607 in the Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry.