Gibbs

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Gibbs Surname Origin

Gibbs Lineage
John Gibbs 1549-1609, father of Meribah Gibbs 1595-1664

Meribah Gibbs > Peter Folger > Experience Folger > William Swain Sr > Hephzibah Swain > Mary Pinkham > Mary Worth > David Day > Phedora Alice Day > Lenore Inez Steger > Barbara Lou Tridle

Gibbs Migration
Diss, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England > Essex, England > Norfolk, Norwich, Norfolk, England > Martha's Vineyard Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts

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Meribah Gibbs, Bill's 9th & 10th Great-Grandmother
24 March 1595 - 18 October 1664 (68)
b. Norfolk, Norwich, Norfolk, England
d. Martha's Vineyard Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts

Tower Hill Cemetery
Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts

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Parents:
John Gibbs 1549-1609
Frances Robertson 1549-1605

Maternal Lineage:
Frances Robertson 1549-1574

Spouse: John Folger 1589-1660
Married: 1617
Children: 

1. Peter Folger 1617-1690
2. Mary Folger TBD-1689

Tags: Immigrated_to_USA

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John Gibbs, Bill's 10th Great-Grandfather
1549 - February 1609
b. TBD
d. Diss, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England

St Andrew's Frenze Church
Scole, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England

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Parents: 
Johann Richard Gibbs TBD
Margaret White TBD

Maternal Lineage:
Margaret White TBD

Spouse: Frances Robertson 1549-1605
Married: 1 September 1574
Children: 

1. Henry Gibbs TBD
2. Roger Gibbs TBD
3. Margery Gibbs TBD
4. Thomas Gibbs TBD
5. Edmond Gibbs TBD
6. Meribah Gibbs 1594-1664
7. Frances Gibbs TBD

Children's names are listed in his Find a Grave memorial bio.

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 1 December 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141145774/meribah-folger: accessed December 1, 2025), memorial page for Meribah Gibbs Folger (1595–18 Oct 1664), Find a Grave Memorial ID 141145774, citing Tower Hill Cemetery, Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199814943/john-gibbs: accessed December 2, 2025), memorial page for John Gibbs (1549–Feb 1609), Find a Grave Memorial ID 199814943, citing St Andrew's Frenze Church, Scole, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England; Maintained by JAG (contributor 51423829).

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 1 December 2025.

Google. "AI Overview." Search term, "Gibbs Surname Origin." Google. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Gibbs+Surname+Origin  Accessed 1 December 2025.

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