Display Patriot - P-165603 - John GIBBS

John GIBBS

SAR Patriot #: P-165603

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
 

State of Service: NC      Qualifying Service: Private
DAR #: A044612

Birth: 17 Mar 1755 / Rowan / NC
Death: 26 Jan 1847 / Burke / NC

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. 1780, enlisted in the company of Captain Mordecai Clark(e), Burke County, North Carolina, commanded by Colonel John Holmes
  2. 1781, served in the company of Captain John Connelly

Additional References:
  1. Rev War Pension file: S8556
  2. White, Emmett R, Rev War Soldiers of North Carolina: Burke County, Vol 1, pg 99
  3. Hay, Gertrude May, Roster of the Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution, with an Appendix Containing a Collection of Miscellaneous Records, North Carolina. Durham: The North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution, 1932, pg 381

Spouse: Rebecca Connelly
Children: Thomas; Wesley; Bryant; James; Joshua; William; Archibald;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1986-07-03 CA Unassigned Everett Owen Reid (120366) James   
2005-06-16 VA 22929 Robert Wayne Rouse (165157) Thomas   
2005-06-16 VA 22930 Paul Wayne Rouse (165158) Thomas   
2005-06-16 VA 22931 Nicholas Winter Rouse (165159) Thomas   
2005-10-31 MD 24073 David Russell Gibbs (165963) Thomas   
2005-10-31 MD 24074 Robert Mitchell Trembelas Gibbs (165964) Thomas   
2005-10-31 VA 24075 Peter John Trembelas Gibbs (165965) Thomas   
2005-10-31 VA 24076 Christopher David Trembelas Gibbs (165966) Thomas   
2005-10-31 VA 24077 Nathaniel Franklin Gibbs (165967) Thomas   
2006-04-13 AL 25237 Arland Gibbs (166873) James   
2006-04-13 AL 25238 John Scott Gibbs (166874) James   
2006-05-05 VA 25380 Jesse David Gibbs (167019) Thomas   
2010-04-15 MD 38571 Elisha Russell Gibbs (176744) Thomas   
2010-07-08 TX 39585 Terry Preston Gibbs (177496) Archibald   
2012-05-14 OK 47864 Gary Douglas Jensen (183525) Joshua   
2020-03-06 VA 90309 Wilburn Charles Dibling Jr. (209979) Bryant   
2020-05-15 AL 91386 Paul Allan Gibbs (215168) James   
Burial:
Obeth Cemetery (C-0373549)
Location:
/ Burke / NC / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
48287
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
35.760154 / -81.883153
Find A Grave Memorial #:
5393858
Marker Type:
DAR Marker / SAR granite marker
SAR Grave Dedication Date:
19 Nov 2022

Comments:
  • Upright stone, contemporary with the death of the Patriot.
  • Photos used with permission of Thomas Lesser, VASSAR


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
  • I-40 to exit 94, Dysartsville Rd. (north toward Lake James State Park)
  • Follow signs to Lake James State Park - at “T” intersection, turn left onto US-70 West
  • Turn right onto Bridgewater Rd
  • Turn left onto Benfields Landing Burke Rd (SR 1234) - SR 1234 becomes NC-126
  • Right onto Lake James State Park Road (Paddys Creek area) - Cross over a “narrow bridge"
  • Cemetery is on the right, just off the road


Author: Gary Douglas Jensen

John Gibbs was born on 17 March 1755 at Christ’s Church, Middlesex County, Virginia, and married Rebecca Connelly on 10 October 1776 in Rowan County, North Carolina; their union lasted over 70 years. John and Rebecca raised eleven known children:

  • William was born on 4 March 1779 in Burke County, North Carolina.
  • James was born on 5 July 1781 in Lovelady Ford, Burke County, North Carolina.
  • Hugh was born in 1782 in Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina.
  • John was born in 1783 in Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina.
  • Elizabeth was born on 23 January 1786 in Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina.
  • Dr. Joshua was born on 29 March 1788 in Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina.
  • Bryant was born on 29 March 1790 in Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina.
  • David was born on 6 May 1792 in Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina.
  • Archibald was born on 19 January 1795 in Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina.
  • Rev. Thomas was born on 31 January 1797 in Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina.
  • Wesley was born in 1802 in Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina.

John was granted 200 acres of land just north of the Catawba River, Burke County, North Carolina, on 7 July 1778. Then in 1780, John was called to defend his country against the British, leaving his infant son and wife behind. Drafted to service for three months in Burke County, North Carolina, John became a Private in the Militiamen in Captain Mordecai Clarke’s mounted rifleman. They marched to Charlotte, North Carolina, joined the forces of General William Lee Davidson, and participated in resisting the entry of Lord Cornwallis into Charlotte in late September 1780. They posted for six weeks in Charlotte and were joined by General Morgan, who spent a few days with them. The armies then parted and later marched with Capitan Clarke to the vicinity of Cowpens, South Carolina. By the time John arrived at the Cowpens, his tour of duty had expired, so he was discharged and did not participate in the 17 January 1781 Battle at Cowpens.

In the Summer of 1781, John was called back to duty for three months under Capitan John Conley (his brother-in-law) and was sent to the Old Fort at the head of the Catawba River in Burk County. When the war ended, John returned home to Rebecca, their family, and the farm. In 1802 their last child, Wesley, was born, giving him a total of eleven children - one daughter and ten sons. John then became a preacher at Obeth Methodist Church in Burke County.

On 15 July 1844, John was allowed a pension at the age of 89 years. John’s pension application was executed while a resident of Burke County and permitted him a pension at the rate of $20.00 Per Annum. His pension application number S8556, is recorded under North Carolina State Pension #32204, Book E., Vol. 6-1/2, page 56.

John died on 26 January 1847 at Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina, and is buried at Obeth Cemetery, Burke County, North Carolina.


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