John Gibb came to Canada in 1834 and settled on lot 12 concession 3 in Downie Township. He took out a contract with the Canada Company for this property, as well as Lot 13 concession 3 and lot 12 concession 4, on October 7, 1834. However, in 1836 he turned over lot 13 concession 3 to Thomas Griffiths and lot 12 concession 4 to his son-in-law, George Wood. John Gibb received a deed for lot 12 conession 3 in March 1854, but sold the property at the end of that year. It would seem that by this date, he was living with his son George Gibb. According to family tradition, John Gibb came to Canada with his wife, one son, and three daughters, in 1834. Nothing more is known about his wife yet, she probably died before 1854. The following is an exert from research done by Mrs. Margot Trautman of 2397 Longview Drive, Woodbridge, Viringia 22191. The research was done in November 1985. "The County Record Office in NewCastle county seat of Northumberland, England was contacted. A search was made in the marriage registers for the four ancient NewCastle parishes of All Saints, St. Andrew's, St. John's and St. Nicholas, as well as the registers for Rothbury, Alwinton and Whittingham parishes cira July 1825, but failed to find the marriage of Mary Gibb and George Wood. It is possible that they married in Scotland, as many Presbyterians preferred to do this rather than to marry in an Anglican church. A marriage in England at that time was not legal unless it was performed in an Anglican church. It was suggested that the minister of Thropton Presbyterian Church, Thropton Rothbury be contacted. The Rev. Dr. John Rutherford of the United Reformed Presbyterian Church said that in 1807 the town of Harbottle was the largest of the three villages in the Coquet Valley. Rothbury and Thropton were considerably smaller at that time. The land was owned by the Duke of Northumberland and a few other land lords. The majority of the people were tennants, and that they moved around as the estate managers gave them employment. It was not surprising to find chrildren of the same family being born in different areas. The Presbyterian birth/baptism records for the three villages were search: Thropton - 1799 - 1821 No Gibb Rothbury - 1809 - 1817 No Gibb Harbottle 1798 - 1820 twelve gibb children baptized. Both fathers, John and George came from the same parish of Alwinton, six miles up the Coquet river from Harbottle. There are discrepencies: a. Elison Gibb: born 1806. I wonder if that is Scottish for Alice? Or, if the person who wrote thename in the Baptism register did not understand clearly what the parent told them. b. Isabella Gibb: The tombstone in Avondale says that she was born Dec 5, 1817, and not Feb 20, 1815. c. George Gibb: His tombstone says he was born in 1810 not 1812. However, the year of birth for Mary Gibb Wood is the same as her tombstone. [v01t5951.ftw]
John Gibb came to Canada in 1834 and settled on lot 12 concession 3 in Downie Township. He took out a contract with the Canada Company for this property, as well as Lot 13 concession 3 and lot 12 concession 4, on October 7, 1834. However, in 1836 he turned over lot 13 concession 3 to Thomas Griffiths and lot 12 concession 4 to his son-in-law, George Wood. John Gibb received a deed for lot 12 conession 3 in March 1854, but sold the property at the end of that year. It would seem that by this date, he was living with his son George Gibb. According to family tradition, John Gibb came to Canada with his wife, one son, and three daughters, in 1834. Nothing more is known about his wife yet, she probably died before 1854. The following is an exert from research done by Mrs. Margot Trautman of 2397 Longview Drive, Woodbridge, Viringia 22191. The research was done in November 1985. "The County Record Office in NewCastle county seat of Northumberland, England was contacted. A search was made in the marriage registers for the four ancient NewCastle parishes of All Saints, St. Andrew's, St. John's and St. Nicholas, as well as the registers for Rothbury, Alwinton and Whittingham parishes cira July 1825, but failed to find the marriage of Mary Gibb and George Wood. It is possible that they married in Scotland, as many Presbyterians preferred to do this rather than to marry in an Anglican church. A marriage in England at that time was not legal unless it was performed in an Anglican church. It was suggested that the minister of Thropton Presbyterian Church, Thropton Rothbury be contacted. The Rev. Dr. John Rutherford of the United Reformed Presbyterian Church said that in 1807 the town of Harbottle was the largest of the three villages in the Coquet Valley. Rothbury and Thropton were considerably smaller at that time. The land was owned by the Duke of Northumberland and a few other land lords. The majority of the people were tennants, and that they moved around as the estate managers gave them employment. It was not surprising to find chrildren of the same family being born in different areas. The Presbyterian birth/baptism records for the three villages were search: Thropton - 1799 - 1821 No Gibb Rothbury - 1809 - 1817 No Gibb Harbottle 1798 - 1820 twelve gibb children baptized. Both fathers, John and George came from the same parish of Alwinton, six miles up the Coquet river from Harbottle. There are discrepencies: a. Elison Gibb: born 1806. I wonder if that is Scottish for Alice? Or, if the person who wrote thename in the Baptism register did not understand clearly what the parent told them. b. Isabella Gibb: The tombstone in Avondale says that she was born Dec 5, 1817, and not Feb 20, 1815. c. George Gibb: His tombstone says he was born in 1810 not 1812. However, the year of birth for Mary Gibb Wood is the same as her tombstone.
Statement by George Wood. Township of Downie, Huron District (Canada), 22d September, 1842.
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My father-in-law, John Gibb, who was a shepherd at Ryehill, and his son George, came to this country, and this township, the year before, in 1834, and they wrote home to me about the state of the country, and a brother-in-law, William Dunn, (who is also married to a daughter of J. Gibb,) and myself emigrated.
... To conclude, I may add that my relations, John Gibb and his son George, and my brother-in-law, William Dunn, are all doing well; and they can also bear evidence, in their own success, to my statement; shewing that there is, generally speaking, a decided advantage in emigrating to this country.
(Signed) George Wood
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More About John Gibb: Date born 2: 11 April 17793070, 3071 Burial 1: Unknown, Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Ontario, Canada.3072, 3073, 3074, 3075 Burial 2: 1875, Avondale Cemetery, Downie, Purth, Ontario, Canada.3076, 3077 Burial Place: Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Ontario, Can.3078, 3079 Christening: 15 April 1779, Harbottle-Nc, Harbottle, Northumberland, England.3080, 3081 Died 2: 30 May 1875, Perth, Ontario, Canada.3082, 3083 Emigration: 1834, Near Rothbury, County of Northumberland, England to Canada.3084, 3085 Occupation: Bef. 1834, Shepherd at Ryehill.3086, 3087 Other researchers: 25 August 2001, Dorothy Webb.3088, 3089 Researched 1: 13 December 2003, http://www.genealogy.com/wftonline/v1/5951to6000/v1t5951.html.3089 Researched 2: 13 December 2003, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi (1).3089 Researched 3: 13 December 2003, http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp (1).3089 Websites: 16 September 2004, http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/showrecord.php?PersonID=140130.3089
More About John Gibb and Beatrix Nesbit: Marriage 1: 6 September 1800, Elsdon, Northumberland, England.3090, 3091, 3092, 3093 Marriage 2: WFT Est. 1810-18433094, 3095
John Gibb (b. 11 April 1779, d. 29 May 1875)
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