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Joseph Howell Hibbs, Sr

Male 1687 - 1762  (75 years)

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  • Name Joseph Howell Hibbs
    Suffix Sr
    Birth 1687  Byberry Township, Philadelphia Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male
    Probate 13 Jun 1753  Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Joseph & Catherine (???) (Love) Hibbs - Administrators of estate of Andrew Love 
    Guardianship 15 Sep 1756  Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Orphans of Andrew Love request appt. of guardians - see notes 
    Probate 12 Sep 1758  Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Joseph & Catherine (???) (Love) Hibbs - Administrators of estate of Andrew Love 
    Land Sale 27 May 1760  Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Indenture (mortgage) - for 320 pounds - Recording in Deeds 1752-1763 
    Will 1762  Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    - Will - Admin Book A pg 35 - file number 1117 
    Death 22 Mar 1762  Plumstead Township, Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Probate 15 Sep 1762  Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Catherine Hibbs - Admin of estate of late husband Andrew Love who died intestate 
    Guardianship 15 Dec 1762  Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    William and Benjamin Love choose their mother Katherine Hibbs as guardian 
    Guardianship 12 Mar 1764  Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    William Love, after choosing his mother as guardian, now says he was wrong wants John Lacey Jr 
    Probate 11 Jun 1764  Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Katherine Hibbs, widow of Joseph Hibbs, requests court to appoint appraisers for her late husband's extate 
    Probate 10 Sep 1764  Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Orphans Court - Katherine Hibbs - Admin of Accts of Joseph Hibbs 
    Findagrave.com 19 Jul 2023 
    See Notes 
    West KY Pioneers page 368  [2
    Burial Unknown - Supposed to be in Friends Burial Ground,  [1
    Person ID I239  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father William Hibbs, Jr,   b. 23 Jan 1665, Gloucestershire Co, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 28 Sep 1708 and 05 Mar 1709, Byberry Township, Philadelphia Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
    Relationship natural
    Mother Hannah Howell,   b. 11 Nov 1662, Byberry Township, Philadelphia Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 13 Jun and 30 Aug 1737, Byberry Township, Philadelphia Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Relationship natural
    Marriage 02 Feb 1686  Philadelphia Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Abington Monthly Meeting
    Notes 


    • - married at the Home of John Hart, Cheltenham, Philadelphia (now Montgomery) Co, PA
    Family ID F114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rachell Waring,   b. 1692, Byberry Township, Philadelphia Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1748, Plumstead Township, Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    Marriage 1711  Buckingham, Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Catherine Hibbs,   b. Between 1716 and 1733, Byberry Township, Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. John Hibbs,   b. Abt 1721  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. William Hibbs,   b. 1722, Byberry Township, Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Sarah Hibbs,   b. Between 1724 and 1737, Byberry Township, Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Rachel Hibbs,   b. Between 1726 and 1735, Byberry Township, Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Sep 1767 (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Hannah Hibbs,   b. 1729, Byberry Township, Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1777, Byberry Township, Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Joseph Hibbs, Jr,   b. 1730, Buckingham, Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1796, Loudoun Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Phoebe Hibbs,   b. 1730, Byberry Township, Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. John Hibbs,   b. 1732, Byberry Township, Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. Benjamin Hibbs,   b. 1734, Byberry Township, Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     11. Samuel Hibbs,   b. 1734, Byberry Township, Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     12. Jacob Hibbs,   b. 1735, Byberry, Philadelphia Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1796, Green Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     13. Isaac Hibbs, Sr,   b. Abt 1740, Wrightstown, Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 26 Feb 1813, Nelson Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     14. Abraham Hibbs,   b. 1742, Byberry Township, Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F112  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Family 2 Katherine ???-xx   d. 1767
    Marriage 15 Oct 1749  Wrightstown, Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Children:

      - Joseph & Katherine (???) Love had at least 3 children

      son Abraham Hibbs 1750
      - married Hannah Buckman
      son James Hibbs
      - married Esther Williams
      son William Hibbs 1755
      - married Elizabeth Booz

      - 2/5/1749 intent to marry
    Family ID F1975  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1687 - Byberry Township, Philadelphia Co, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1711 - Buckingham, Bucks Co, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Oct 1749 - Wrightstown, Bucks Co, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Joseph & Catherine (???) (Love) Hibbs - Administrators of estate of Andrew Love - 13 Jun 1753 - Bucks Co, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsGuardianship - Orphans of Andrew Love request appt. of guardians - see notes - 15 Sep 1756 - Bucks Co, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Joseph & Catherine (???) (Love) Hibbs - Administrators of estate of Andrew Love - 12 Sep 1758 - Bucks Co, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand Sale - Indenture (mortgage) - for 320 pounds - Recording in Deeds 1752-1763 - 27 May 1760 - Bucks Co, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - - Will - Admin Book A pg 35 - file number 1117 - 1762 - Bucks Co, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Mar 1762 - Plumstead Township, Bucks Co, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Catherine Hibbs - Admin of estate of late husband Andrew Love who died intestate - 15 Sep 1762 - Bucks Co, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsGuardianship - William and Benjamin Love choose their mother Katherine Hibbs as guardian - 15 Dec 1762 - Bucks Co, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsGuardianship - William Love, after choosing his mother as guardian, now says he was wrong wants John Lacey Jr - 12 Mar 1764 - Bucks Co, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Katherine Hibbs, widow of Joseph Hibbs, requests court to appoint appraisers for her late husband's extate - 11 Jun 1764 - Bucks Co, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Orphans Court - Katherine Hibbs - Admin of Accts of Joseph Hibbs - 10 Sep 1764 - Bucks Co, PA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 

    • - ** See marriage notes for list of children **

      - Will - Bucks Co, PA - Admin Book A pg 35 - file number 1117

      - ?? also married Ann Carter 1700-1802 (lived to be 102?) ??

      - 09/15/1756 - Bucks Co, PA - John Love, James Love, sons of Andrew Love, dec'd, and under age, request appt. of guardians for them and their younger brothers William and Benjamin Love.
      They request Thomas Atkinson and John Lacey, Jr -- Court finds both petitioners are above 14 yrs of age and their brothers William and Benjamin are under 14. Court orders Thomas Atkinson and John Lacey guardians for the petitioners and their brothers William and Benjamin Love.

      - 05/27/1760 - Bucks Co, PA - Indenture (mortgage) between Joseph & Catherine Hibbs and Richard Worthington for 320 pounds - paid 160 pounds and payment of 160 pounds in 8 yearly payment of 20 pounds - 5/27/1761 - 5/27/1768.

      - 12/15/1762 - Bucks Co, PA - Orphans Court - William and Benjamin LOve choose their mother Katherine Hibbs as guardian and John Lacey, guardian of Andrew Love's children requests to pass guardian accts and settle with Katherine Hibbs.

      - 03/12/1764 - Bucks Co, PA - Orphans Court - William Love of Buckingham petitioned some time ago for his mother Katherine Hibbs to be his guardian. Now he says he was wrong in his choice being over persuaded by his mother. Now he prays that you in your wisdom would relieve his mother and appoint John Lacey Jr guardian. Catherine Hibbs ordered to next court to answer the complaint.

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      found at findagrave.com on 7/19/2023

      Joseph Howell Hibbs

      Birth: 10 Dec 1687 Byberry, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
      Death: 22 Mar 1762 (aged 74) Plumsteadville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
      Burial: Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Unknown

      Memorial #: 17164383

      Bio:
      Born the son of English immigrant William Hibbs Jr., the progenitor of the Hibbs family line in the United States, and Joanne _______[unknown]. Joseph was likely born in Byberry Township, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

      Joseph's siblings, all born in Byberry Twp., Pennsylvania, to my knowledge, were Jonathon (b. unknown); Sarah (b. unknown); Phoebe (b. 1697); Jacob (b. 1699); William III (b. 1700); Jeremiah (b. unknown); and Hannah (b. unknown).

      In 1714, Joseph married his first wife, Rachel _____ [surname unknown]. On Oct. 15, 1749, he married wife #2, the widower Mrs. Catherine Love.

      Because Rachel was not a Quaker, Joseph was eventally expelled from the Quaker Church in 1716, two years after their marriage. A source I have states: "He returned to the Quaker Church in 1734 and apologized for his acts. He was a landowner in Byberry Township in 1723. He was a constable in Bucks County in 1728" ("Hibbs Genealogy: July 24, 1984" by Margaret Hibbs Brokaw.)

      Joseph had fourteen children by Rachel, and three by Catherine:

      By Rachel, all born in Byberry Twp., Bucks County, Pennsylvania Colony: Catherine (b. 1716 - married John Nyce); William (b. 1722); Sarah (b. 1724 - married John Wing); Rachel (b. 1726, became 1st wife of Robert Smith Jr.); Joseph Hibbs Jr. (b. ca. 1728, married Elizabeth Lacy, founder of the Virginia line of Hibbs, d. 1796); Hannah (b. 1729, married James Cooper 1750, grandmother of American author, James Fenimore Cooper, d. 1777); Jacob (b. 1730, perhaps twin of Phoebe); Phoebe (b. 1730, perhaps twin of Jacob, married Thomas Cooper, the brother of her sister Hannah's husband, James Cooper); John (b. 1732, left Quaker church after marriage to 'unknown' and moved to Virgina, later listed as Captain, 3rd VA Regiment Continental Army); Benjamin (b. 1734); Samuel (b. 1736); Isaac (b. 1740, m. Elizabeth Roberts); Abraham (b. 1742).
      Some sources claim that Joseph and Rachel had one other son who married and had "2 or 3 children," and an "unknown male" is listed in my sources, but I have been unable to prove his birth, so I do not include him here.

      By Catherine Love: Abraham (b. 1750, m. Hannah Buckman); James (b. unknown, m. Esther Williams); William (b. 1755, m. Elizabeth Booz).

      Joseph spent his entire life in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Colony. He died in 1762 and is supposed to be buried in a Friends Burial Ground near Byberry Township.

      Family Members
      Parents
      William Hibbs 1665-1711
      Siblings
      Jonathon Hibbs 1689-Unknown
      Sarah Hibbs Cooper 1692-1769
      Phoebe Hibbs Blaker 1697-Unknown
      Jacob Hibbs 1699-1734
      William Hibbs 1700-1789
      Children
      Joseph Hibbs 1730-1796
      Jacob Hibbs 1735-1796
      Created by: Kathy Riley Williams (46570710)
      Added: 26 Dec 2006
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17164383/joseph-howell-hibbs
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17164383/joseph-howell-hibbs: accessed 19 July 2023), memorial page for Joseph Howell Hibbs (10 Dec 1687-22 Mar 1762), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17164383; Burial Details Unknown, Unknown; Maintained by Kathy Riley Williams (contributor 46570710).
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      found at findagrave.com bef 7/19/2023

      Joseph Hibbs

      Birth: 1688
      Death: 1762

      Born the son of English immigrant William Hibbs Jr., the progenitor of the Hibbs family line in the United States, and Joanne _______[unknown]. Joseph was likely born in Byberry Township, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

      Joseph's siblings, all born in Byberry Twp., Pennsylvania, to my knowledge, were Jonathon (b. unknown); Sarah (b. unknown); Phoebe (b. 1697); Jacob (b. 1699); William III (b. 1700); Jeremiah (b. unknown); and Hannah (b. unknown).

      In 1714, Joseph married his first wife, Rachel _____ [surname unknown]. On Oct. 15, 1749, he married wife #2, the widower Mrs. Catherine Love.

      Because Rachel was not a Quaker, Joseph was eventally expelled from the Quaker Church in 1716, two years after their marriage. A source I have states: "He returned to the Quaker Church in 1734 and apologized for his acts. He was a landowner in Byberry Township in 1723. He was a constable in Bucks County in 1728" ("Hibbs Genealogy: July 24, 1984" by Margaret Hibbs Brokaw.)

      Joseph had fourteen children by Rachel, and three by Catherine:

      By Rachel, all born in Byberry Twp., Bucks County, Pennsylvania Colony: Catherine (b. 1716 - married John Nyce); William (b. 1722); Sarah (b. 1724 - married John Wing); Rachel (b. 1726, became 1st wife of Robert Smith Jr.); Joseph Hibbs Jr. (b. ca. 1728, married Elizabeth Lacy, founder of the Virginia line of Hibbs, d. 1796); Hannah (b. 1729, married James Cooper 1750, grandmother of American author, James Fenimore Cooper, d. 1777); Jacob (b. 1730, perhaps twin of Phoebe); Phoebe (b. 1730, perhaps twin of Jacob, married Thomas Cooper, the brother of her sister Hannah's husband, James Cooper); John (b. 1732, left Quaker church after marriage to 'unknown' and moved to Virgina, later listed as Captain, 3rd VA Regiment Continental Army); Benjamin (b. 1734); Samuel (b. 1736); Isaac (b. 1740, m. Elizabeth Roberts); Abraham (b. 1742).
      Some sources claim that Joseph and Rachel had one other son who married and had "2 or 3 children," and an "unknown male" is listed in my sources, but I have been unable to prove his birth, so I do not include him here.

      By Catherine Love: Abraham (b. 1750, m. Hannah Buckman); James (b. unknown, m. Esther Williams); William (b. 1755, m. Elizabeth Booz).

      Joseph spent his entire life in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Colony. He died in 1762 and is supposed to be buried in a Friends Burial Ground near Byberry Township.

      Family links:
      Children:
      Joseph Hibbs (1730 - 1796)*
      Jacob Hibbs (1735 - 1796)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Unknown
      Specifically: Unknown

      Created by: Kathy Riley Williams
      Record added: Dec 26, 2006
      Find A Grave Memorial# 17164383
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  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S24] Helen E Hart Peyton, Early Pioneers of Western Kentucky, (Name: Second Edition 1990;).

    3. [S43] Military documents.

    4. [S46] See Documents.