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Re: James Bibber's family

breynolds8152 — 2009-10-31 14:08:29Z

My sketch on Daniel & Hannah (Bibber) Townsend published in Maine Families Vol 5 is incorret, for Daniel had only one wife. Descendants from Daniel's son Dodivah & Sarah (Hastings) joined the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution on Robert Townsend of New York and others who were not their descendants. Thus, the NSDAR has deleted those lineages. Only descenants from their son Daniel Townsend who was killed in the Revoltion are accepted now for membership.

Re: James Bibber's family

breynolds8152 — 2009-09-26 12:18:29Z

I have since done more research on Daniel & Hannah (Bibber) Townsend who filed marriage intentions in North Yarmouth, Maine in 1752.(1) Daniel's wife Hannah Bibber's is not cited in the Bibber genealogy and I didn't find a birth record for her. (2) The National Daughters of American Revolution has since rejected their desecendants who joined, exect for Daniel Jr. whose pension can be found on Heritage Quest. Thus I have since corrected my Daniel Townsend genealogy: (1) Daniel Sr. had only one wife--Hannah Bibber. A Townsend-Hastings descendent joined the DAR on the Daniel b. 1740 in Portsmouth, NH, which the DAR has since rejected. Likewise, their son Robert in never served in the Revolution; the Robert that did so was born in New York. Also, I have found no vital records that connect this Townsend family with those in Lynn, Mass. or in New York.

Re: Harpswell, Maine - Bibber's

tinahldrth1 — 2009-08-10 13:22:29Z

i belive we are from the same family i have alot of info and pics as well my gggg grandfather was james babbidge you can find me at tinahldrth@yahoo.com

Re: Joel Chandler Bibber

Believer37 — 2008-08-05 04:22:39Z

Thank you, but if you notice it has been a year since I posted this, and since then, I have found my correct lineage of the Bibber line.

Re: Joel Chandler Bibber

profvb — 2008-08-05 04:10:39Z

You should look at the Jacob Johnson book on google books.

Re: James Bibber's family

reynoldsbeatrice — 2008-06-29 18:51:20Z

Hannah Bibber married Daniel Townsend, Sr. NOT Johnson. They filed marriage intentions in North Yarmouth, Mains one 4 November 1752. See my sketch on Daniel Townsend in Maine Families in 1790 Vol. 4 [Picton, Press, 1996] pp. 306-308. Hannah was his 2nd wife. He and Hannah were in Harpswell by 1761 when he bought land there. They later moved to Vassalborough,Maine, that part which is now Sidney.Hannah was living in 1803 but Daniel was not. Daniel had one child by his first wife and 7 children by Hannah Bibbe.

Joel Chandler Bibber

Believer37 — 2007-08-25 18:53:45Z

Joel Chandler Bibber from Harpswell, Maine is my gr-gr-gr-grand-father. Would anybody know both of his parents' names and be able to prove this? how about his siblings? Are all siblings from the same mother?

I would appreciate it. His wife was Hannah Bates Johnson.
Their daughter, Sarah Abia Lapham Bibber was my gr-gr-grand-mother.

Re: Dr. Bibber/BathME/1870's

2007-02-24 02:04:31Z

Randolph Doyle Bibber, MD was born 1 Sep 1845 in Brunswick, Maine. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1871 and married Sarah Aborn Thornton 6 Feb 1863. At one point he was the mayor of Bath. Randolph and Sarah had a son Harold T. Bibber, born 15 Dec 1877. I do not have any information on other children.

Randolph's parents were John Doyle Bibber, son of John Bibber and Jenny Doyle; and Mehetable Cowan Hall, daughter of Martin Hall.

James Bibber's family

melissaNH — 2007-02-24 01:57:37Z

This is a list of James and Abigail (Drew) Bibber's children and their spouses.
i.Lemuel Bibber b. abt. 1750 settled on Haskell's Island, Harpswell, Maine and died there.
He married on Nov. 4, 1773 Ruth Bailey (of the 6th generation of Jacob Bailey & Ruth Jones).
ii.James Bibber, Jr. b. abt. 1757 and died on Bustin's Island, Harpswell, Maine around 1842, married April 18, 1777 Joanna Bailey (who was a sister to the above mentioned Ruth).
iii.Abigail "Nabby" Bibber b. 1727 married Jacob Johnson
iv. Rebecca Bibber b. abt. 1738 m. Dec. 7, 1758 William Babbidge
v. Susanna Bibber b. abt. 1740 m. May 5, 1768 Ezra Curtis
vi. Anna Bibber b. Harpswell Jan 25, 1754 d. July 30, 1830, married 1st Nov. 12, 1772 Joseph Woodworth who was b. 1746.
married 2nd July 18, 1778 Daniel Webber b. York, Maine Dec. 27, 1736 and he died Oct. 27, 1825.
vii. Elizabeth Bibber b. abt. 1758 m. Feb. 3, 1777 Jacob Curtis
viii. Sarah Bibber b. abt. 1735 died Feb. 16, 1767. She m. Dec. 2, 1755 Courtney Babbidge. Sarah died when she fell through the ice and drowned while crossing from an Orr's Island store to Harpswell Neck. I believe her son William was also with her and drowned as well.
Hannah Bibber b. abt. 1732 m. Dec. 3, 1751 Daniel Johnson.
Please note, these dates are all approximates, and Sinnett's genealogy's are a terrific source of reference, but are in no way solemn truth. These all need to be varified by the researcher. Those of us working on this line have done our very best to find the proper dates and names of these Bibber ancestors.
There is great speculation about the dates of birth as weighed against the dates of marriage for these children.
Daughter Anna who has an exact birthdate listed was the only reference point we had to go on.
Good Luck to all researching this name and any information or suggestions or corrections you may have please Post them here.

BIBBER, CHARLES J.; Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient - Civil War

jasche — 2006-11-18 16:22:35Z

Source: http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/mohciv.htm

BIBBER, CHARLES J.

Rank and organization: Gunner's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 1838, Portland, Maine. Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864. Citation: Bibber served on board the U.S.S. Agawam, as one of a volunteer crew of a powder boat which was exploded near Fort Fisher 23 December 1864. The powder boat, towed in by the Wilderness to prevent detection by the enemy, cast off and slowly steamed to within 300 yards of the beach. After fuses and fires had been lit and a second anchor with short scope let go to assure the boat's tailing inshore, the crew again boarded the Wilderness and proceeded a distance of 12 miles from shore. Less than 2 hours later the explosion took place, and the following day fires were observed still burning at the forts.

Re: BIBBER, CHARLES J.; Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient - Civil War

jasche — 2006-11-18 16:22:35Z

CHARLES JAMES BIBBER

BURIAL INFORMATION

Location: Everett, Massachusetts

Cemetery: Woodlawn Cemetery

Born: 1837 Portland, ME

Died: 1883

Additional Information and cemetery monument photo:

http://www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/states/pages_af/bibbe...

Note: This is not my ancestry. I have NO additional information. I am just passing along information that may be useful.

* Feel free to pass this on to other appropriate resources.

Re: Harpswell, Maine - Bibber's

RoseYoung97 — 2003-12-27 08:07:48Z

Hi
I'm searching for any links or research that has been done to locate the parents of James Bibber, born ca 1707 on the Isle of jersey, the immigrant.

Do you know of anything past or before him? James was by husband's sixth g.g.randfather thru his daughter Rebecca, who m. a Babbidge.

Do you have any dates for Rebecca? Birth, death,e tc. I have her listed as having 8 children.

Rose

Sarah Elizabeth Bibber of Bath or Bowdoin, Maine

2003-07-10 10:44:09Z

Need information on Sarah Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bibber. I believe she was born in Bowdoin, Maine. She married Ferdinand Wright Coombs (Born: 4/27/1835) on November 1860. They resided on Corliss Street in Bath, Maine. They are also buried in Bath.

DOB, parents, and other family member info would be appreciated. Thank you.

Steve Dudley

Re: BIBBER, James the immigrant

maineseashells — 2003-02-16 11:30:34Z

I also am descended from James & Abigail. Abigail"s mother was Sarah Field not Rebecca Cook. Sarah was John Drews first wife. He married Rebecca after Sarah died. Interesting story of them in the Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire

Re: BIBBER, James the immigrant

Paula_Bibber — 2002-11-19 23:05:53Z

Some sources: the "History of Durham" by Stackpole, page 139; Dover Court Records; "History of Durham" by N.W. Davis, Winchester MA.

Also, page 206 of the Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire further says "but by 1709 was supporting two
families, giving a good farm to Rebecca Cook(6). App. the community was dazed by the reckless enamourment of a responsible citizen. As soon as his w. d. he m. his concub., and as soon as he d. she m. a young man, Saml. Starbird. The Sergeant had explic. perpet. his 3 kinds of ch. on the town book.
By 1st w: Sarah, m. 16 Jan. 1707 John Field(5). Elizabeth, m. Love Roberts. John, d. 1711. Francis.

‘Children of John Drew’: Hannah, b. 26 Feb. 1709-10, m. Henry Hill. John, b. 18 Oct. 1712, m. Patience Bunker(2). Liv.
Middleton 1770. Abigail, b. 21 June 1714, m. James Bibber of Harpswell, d. 1783. Rebecca, b. 24 Apr. 1716, m. Clement Bunker(2).

‘Children of John Drew by his wife Rebecca’ (mar. 31 Mar. 1720): Francis, b. 9 Aug. 1720, d. 16 Feb. 1726-7. Zebulon, b. 9 Nov. 1721, blacksmith; an artisan in the Fr. wars, he was
carried prisoner to France. Lemuel, b. 26 May 1723, d. 25 Sep. 1759. Soldier in 1st Fr. and Ind. war. Wid. Anna (Bunker) m. 17 Jan. 1753 Joseph Stevenson."

There are other sources for John Drew but I'm unable to break them down according to what applies to his children at this point:

Strafford County, NH Probate Court Records
The History of Dover, New Hampshire by Scales
Strafford Co. Superiour court Records - Jury Selections
The papers of William Gavin Drew, of New Hampshire
Strafford County Registry of Deeds
Early Marriages of Strafford County by Robert S. Canney
Geonealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire

If I have time to visit the NH Historical Society, I will try and gather more information. They have a lot of info on Drews.

Re: BIBBER, James the immigrant

Paula_Bibber — 2002-11-19 23:05:02Z

Iniformation on Abigail found in various records from Dover indicate Abigail was the daughter of John Drew and Rebecca Cook. John had several children with Rebecca while still married to Sarah Field. If you would like more information, I'd be happy to share what I can. Just email me with your request. I'd also be interested in any material you have showing Sarah as the mother of Abigail.

Re: BIBBER, James the immigrant

marciadexter — 2002-11-19 22:02:28Z

The info. I have came from the Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshireon page 206. Has the story of John, Sarah, Rebecca and the children. Where did you find your info.?

Vibert/Bibber facts

rterra — 2002-05-07 04:41:32Z

Re: BIBBER, James the immigrant

2002-03-17 00:46:07Z

I'm also descended from James. Many of us have been searching for James' origins going back to the Isle of Jersey without luck. I suggest you check out the Bibber site at GenForum. There are numerous messages posted there that will be helpful to you. http://genforum.genealogy.com/bibber/
Also, check out http://www.vibertfamily.com/, there is information on the origin of the Vibert name, several family trees one which I submitted on the Bibbers. Only problem is my most recent tree hasn't been posted. If you have any other questions, please contact me directly.

Re: Harpswell, Maine - Bibber's

2002-01-12 16:27:15Z

On my records I have listed:

REBECCA BIBBER b.1774 Harpswell, Maine/d. Nov 8 1843
Married: WILLIAM BABBIDGE Dec 7 1758 (Widham, Maine)
(b. Jul 31 1734, Cumberland, Maine
d. Feb 6 1793, Hancock, Maine)

Children:
ABIGAIL 1759-1848 (Marr. JOSEPH WHITMORE)
REBECCA 1761-1843 (Marr. WILLIAM GREENLAW)
HANNAH 1762-1820 (Marr. SAMUEL STINSON)
SARAH 1768-1848 (Marr. SETH HATCH)
MARY 1771-?

Plus descent lines.

Do you wish to exchange info?

Good hunting,

Val

James Bibber

2001-03-29 12:00:00Z

Found on page 88 of "Colonial Era History of Dover NH" by Scales: under "Second Foot Co. of Dover July 24, 1740" Privates list, James Biber (not Bibber).

Re: Harpswell, Maine - Bibber's

PBibber1151 — 2001-11-11 21:35:26Z

Thankful was the daughter of Lemuel Bibber and Ruth Bailey. I have additional information. Please email and let me know what you're looking for.

Re: Harpswell, Maine - Bibber's

PBibber1151 — 2001-11-11 21:35:26Z

Flip, forgot to post my email: pbibber@yahoo.com

Vibert/Bibber

pbibber — 2001-08-22 10:04:21Z

Hi Randy,

Several of us involved in researching James Bibber have posted lots of information on another site. Melissa decided by posting here we may all learn some new information and attrack more researchers. It may save you some time to review postings at the other site which will reveal what we've all discovered so far.

http://genforum.genealogy.com/bibber/

I know we'd all be interested in any information you may have to share.

Paula Bibber

Andrew Harrington Bibber

pbibber — 2001-08-22 10:04:21Z

Captain Andrew Harrington Bibber, b. July 22. 1837. Lubec ME. I have information on his family as well as a photo of him from the Civil War. He was also an marine artist. Interested in finding information on his works.

Ray O. (Dion/Van) Bibber

rterra — 2002-05-07 04:41:32Z

Hi there I am trying to find information about my grandfather's uncle. Ray O. bibber was born 6 Oct., 1885 to George Herbert Bibber (b1844) and Hattie McFarland in Eastport, ME. The rest of the Bibber line is as follows: George Herbert b1844 - Charles H. b1811 - Thomas Bibber b1786 - James Bibber b1756 - James Bibber b1706.

I know that Ray O. was a laborer at the Union Warf in Eastport in 1901 and lived at 1 Hayes Ave., Eastport. He graduated from Boynton High School in 1905 and spent some time at the University of Maine in Orono. He was a clerk in New York in 1908 and later married a woman named Youree Ruth. Some time prior to 1920 he and his brother Noel Osborne (my great greatgrandfather) took the name Van Bibber. Ray was not seen by his brother for something like fourty years. They finally found him in Salado TX running a inn called the Stage coach Inn. He died in Texas in May 1985. He also went by the names Dion and Van. There is such a mystery surrounding this gentleman. My family would greatly appreciate any information.

Thank you, Randy Van Bibber Terra.

Alice Alden Bibber

rterra — 2002-05-07 04:41:32Z

Hi there. I am looking for information about Alice Alden Bibber. She was the daughter of Captain Andrew H. Bibber and annie Louise Ansley. I know that she lived in and around Orange Calif. She graduated from the Girls Collegiate School of Los Angeles in 1903. She later married Ray O. Van Bibber (formerly Ray O. Bibber) of Eastport Maine. They were first cousins. Their marriage did not last. Ray did not reappear until the 1940's in Salado Texas.

I would like to find out some more specifics about Alice Alden Bibber/Van Bibber. When did they divorce if they actually did? Did she ever remarry? Did she ever have any children? Where abouts did she live?

Thanks, Randy.

Re: Harpswell, Maine - Bibber's

flipdavis — 2001-10-16 19:00:27Z

I am looking for info on a Thankful Bibber born in Harpswell April 17, 1796., married to Reuben Blake.

Re: Harpswell, Maine - Bibber's

blood1 — 2002-03-08 20:48:59Z

My name is Deborah (Bibber) Blood I am from Harpswell MAine and am a decendant of James Bibber. I am very perplexed and confused I have come to a dead end. If anyone out there would be interested in searching for the liniage of James Bibber supposedly from the Isle of Jersey, I would be very apprieciated. My e mail address is Blood@gwi.net.

Re: BIBBER, James the immigrant

blood1 — 2002-03-07 16:02:48Z

I have just began my search of my lineage. I am a decendant of James Bibber, who was born in the Isle of Jersey, England.
This much I do know. My maiden name is Bibber, I was born
in Harpwell , Maine. My Father is Robert Bibber (b.1934), son of Elroy Bibber. Does any one have ANY information that I could use. I would like to do a family tree. I think if I go to my home town I can research my family back to James Bibber, but I would like to go back further, before James came to america, any help would be greatly apprieciated. My e mail address is blood@gwi.net

Dr. Bibber/BathME/1870's

DarleenDuffy — 2001-12-08 02:57:36Z

I am looking for any information regarding a Dr. Bibber from the Bath area in Maine around 1875. Any and all information would be most helpful! Thanks!

BIBBER, James the immigrant