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Rev. Nathan H Hibbs

Rev. Nathan H Hibbs

Male 1782 - 1860  (73 years)


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  • Name Nathan H Hibbs
    Title Rev.
    Birth 1782  VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1810  Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    age 16-25(28), spouse age 16-25(20), 1 child 
    Census 1820  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    age 26-44(38), spouse age 26-44(30), 5 children 
    Census 1830  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    age 40-49(48), spouse age 30-39(40), 9 children? 
    Census 1840  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    age 50-59(58), spouse age 50-59(50), 4 children 
    Census 1850  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    age 68,wife Polly 
    Census-State 1850  [1] 
    age 68,wife Polly 
    Will 25 Apr 1855  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Recorded 7/25/1860 in Will Book 10 p.257 
    Death Between 25 Apr 1855 and 25 Jul 1860  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Census 1860  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    age 78,wife Mary 
    Census-State 1860  [10] 
    age 78,wife Mary 
    West KY Pioneers page 382  [11] 
    Probate 25 Jul 1860  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Executor Bond for David H S Jones Recorded in Book 1852-1898 - p. 78 
    Probate 28 Jul 1860  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Estate Inventory & Appraisal Recorded 9/10/1860 in Book 10 - p. 266-267 
    Burial Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Old Richland Baptist Church Cemetery
    Person ID I76  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father 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)
    Relationship natural
    Mother Elizabeth Roberts,   b. 1742, Churchville, Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 26 Feb 1813, Nelson Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 71 years)
    Relationship natural
    Marriage 22 Dec 1763  Churchville, Bucks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Notes 


    • - They married in Low Dutch Church of North & South Hampton--Now Presb. Church, Churchville, Bucks Co, PA

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      found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2XQ-HC6

      Name: Isaac Hibbs ****
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      Event Date: 22 Dec 1763 ****
      Event Place: Reformed Nether Dutch Church,Southampton,Bucks,Pennsylvania ****
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      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51077-1
      System Origin: Pennsylvania-ODM
      GS Film number: 20338
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      Citing this Record
      "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2XQ-HCX : 11 February 2018), Isaac Hibbs and Elizabeth Roberts, 22 Dec 1763; citing Reformed Nether Dutch Church,Southampton,Bucks,Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 20,338.
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      found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2XQ-4J9

      Name: Isaac Hibbs
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      Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Roberts
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      Event Date: 22 Dec 1763
      Event Place: Reformed Dutch Church,Churchville,Bucks,Pennsylvania
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      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50712-1
      System Origin: Pennsylvania-ODM
      GS Film number: 974.8 B2P V.20
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      Citing this Record
      "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2XQ-4JS : 11 February 2018), Isaac Hibbs and Elizabeth Roberts, 22 Dec 1763; citing Reformed Dutch Church,Churchville,Bucks,Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 974.8 B2P V.20.
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      found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-TCK7

      Name: Isaac Hibbs
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 22 Dec 1763
      Event Place: Churchville, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
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      Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Roberts
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      GS Film Number: 000823996
      Digital Folder Number: 004034497
      Image Number: 00706

      Citing this Record
      "Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-TCKD : accessed 15 November 2018), Isaac Hibbs and Elizabeth Roberts, 22 Dec 1763; citing Churchville, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, various churches and archives, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 823,996.
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    Family ID F54  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Rachel Bourland,   b. 09 Apr 1790, SC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 Oct 1846, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    Marriage 01 Jun 1808  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Notes 


    • - The Book "The Loving Family in America" does not list John S. as a child, but lists after Jeremiah a James R. who married Mary J Todd on 08/14/1853 in Hopkins Co, KY

      - Mary and Nathan were married by Rev. John Bourland -- her father
    Children 
     1. Tolbert Hibbs,   b. 29 Mar 1809, Nelson Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1892, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Eliza Hibbs,   b. Abt 1813, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1899, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Sarah Hibbs,   b. 09 Aug 1816, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1849, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. John S Hibbs,   b. 1817, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1834, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. William Hibbs,   b. 1818, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 17 Jun 1880 (Age > 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Jeremiah Valentine Hibbs,   b. 1820, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880 (Age > 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Sardinia R Hibbs,   b. 1821, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880 (Age > 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Nathan A Hibbs, Sr,   b. 01 Jan 1825, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1909, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
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    Family ID F30  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Family 2 Mary Polly ???-xx,   b. 1822, KY Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 19 Oct 1846  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Children:

      son James Morgan Hibbs 8/16/1848 - 5/6/1906 both in Hopkins Co, KY
      - ** See findagrave page later **
      - 12/13/1871 Hop Co KY mar. Melissa Jane Tippett 12/9/1846 NC - 8/9/1915 Hop Co KY
      - ** See death certificate **
      KY Hopkins Co marriages:
      Name Spouse Date Book Page
      Hibbs, James Tippitt, Milicia J. 13 Dec 1871 TT34 289
      - 1910 census lists her as age 64, widowed, living with son Ben, had 6 children-3 living
      - ** See her Confederate Soldiers Pension Application **
      KY Hopkins Co deaths:
      Name Date Age Cert
      Hibbs, Malisa 08/09/1915 069 19588
      son Benjamin Hibbs 11/8/1872 KY - 3/28/1961
      - in 1904 married Mary M ??? 5/1/1883 KY - 7/6/1988 age 105?
      - ** See their findagrave.com pages **
      dau Dorothy M Hibbs 1908 KY
      dau Debbie B Hibbs 10/1909 KY
      son Edward Hibbs 5/17/1875 KY - 10/9/1899
      - ** See his findagrave.com page **
      son Lacy Hibbs 10/20/1878 KY - 9/22/1960
      - ** See birth record journal **
      - married Eliza Christian Tucker 11/7/1878 - 6/28/1935
      - ** See their findagrave.com pages **
      - dau of John William Tucker and Lucinda Tippett
      dau Martha Alice Hibbs 1/1851 KY - d. aft 9/19/1909 (Nathan A Hibbs Sr Obit)
      - Middle name possibly spelled "Allis"
      - 1880 census lists her as age 28,living with brother Joel in Hanson, Hopkins Co, KY
      - abt 1881 married Leslie Browder (Nathan A Hibbs Sr Obit) b. 8/1850
      - 1900 census lists her Alice-age 49, spouse Leslie-age 50, married 19 years, had no children
      son Joel Hibbs 1855 KY - d. aft 9/19/1909 (Nathan A Hibbs Sr Obit) of Essex, MO
      - on 1/13/1875 in Hopkins Co, KY married Sarah E Fowler 1854 NC - aft 1880
      KY Hopkins Co marriages:
      Name Spouse Date Book Page
      Hibbs, Joel Fowler, Sarah E. 1/13/1875 TT36 226
      - 1880 census lists him as age 25, wife Sarah-age 26, 4 children, & 3 others
      - in Hanson, Hopkins Co, KY
      dau Cora F Hibbs 1876 KY
      - in 1895 in Stoddard Co, MO married C C Caldwell
      dau Genoa A Hibbs 1877 KY
      dau Lulu P Hibbs 1879 KY
      - in 1898 in Stoddard Co, MO married James W Gray
      son Joel Hibbs Jr 1880 KY
      son Bennett Hibbs 6/3/1857 KY - d.bef 9/19/1909 (Nathan A Hibbs Sr Obit)

      - Wm H Mitchell & Washington M Rhea appointed guardians 10/14/1867 for Martha A Hibbs-age 16 & Joel Hibbs-age 12
      - See Guardianship Bonds
      - ?? What about James Morgan Hibbs - age 19 & Bennett Hibbs - age 10 ??
      - Was Mary Polly (???) (Monahan) Hibbs still alive??

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      found at findagrave.com on 5/10/2020

      James Morgan Hibbs

      Birth: 16 Aug 1848 Hanson, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Death: 6 May 1906 (aged 57) Hanson, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Burial: Olive Branch Cemetery, Hanson, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Memorial #: 63455972
      Family Members
      Spouse
      Milicia Jane Tippett Hibbs 1845-1915
      Children
      Benjamin Hibbs 1872-1961
      Edward Hibbs 1875-1899
      Lacy Hibbs 1878-1960
      Created by: Carl Lansden (46968416)
      Added: 29 Dec 2010
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63455972
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 May 2020), memorial page for James Morgan Hibbs (16 Aug 1848–6 May 1906), Find a Grave Memorial no. 63455972, citing Olive Branch Cemetery, Hanson, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Carl Lansden (contributor 46968416) .
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      found at findagrave.com bef 5/10/2020

      J. M. Hibbs

      Birth: Aug. 16, 1848
      Death: May 6, 1906

      Family links:
      Spouse:
      M. J. Hibbs (1845 - 1915)

      Burial:
      Olive Branch Cemetery
      Hopkins County
      Kentucky, USA

      Created by: Carl Lansden
      Record added: Dec 29, 2010
      Find A Grave Memorial# 63455972
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    Family ID F1976  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1782 - VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 01 Jun 1808 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 16-25(28), spouse age 16-25(20), 1 child - 1810 - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 26-44(38), spouse age 26-44(30), 5 children - 1820 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 40-49(48), spouse age 30-39(40), 9 children? - 1830 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 50-59(58), spouse age 50-59(50), 4 children - 1840 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Oct 1846 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 68,wife Polly - 1850 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Recorded 7/25/1860 in Will Book 10 p.257 - 25 Apr 1855 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Between 25 Apr 1855 and 25 Jul 1860 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 78,wife Mary - 1860 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Executor Bond for David H S Jones Recorded in Book 1852-1898 - p. 78 - 25 Jul 1860 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Estate Inventory & Appraisal Recorded 9/10/1860 in Book 10 - p. 266-267 - 28 Jul 1860 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

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  • Notes 

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

      aka "Nathaniel"
      - ?? married Mary Polly (???) Monahan just 18 days after Mary Rachel Bourland's death??

      - Admin of Estate David H S Jones was father of Sarah (Jones) (Mitchell) - 2nd wife of Nathan A Hibbs Sr

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      **** Note -- Have found no evidence that Nathan H Hibbs parents were Isaac Hibbs and Rachel Roberts as listed below
      -- or that he married 7/31/1806 Lydia Miller and also on the same day Lydia Grable
      -- Have found where brother Jonathan married Lydia (Miller) (Grable) - widow of Joseph Grable
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      found at familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/i/b/Larry-G-Hibbs/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0016.html

      Nathan H. Hibbs (b. 1780, d. 01 Jul 1860)
      Nathan H. Hibbs (son of Isaac Hibbs and Rachel Roberts) was born 1780 in Virginia, and died 01 Jul 1860 in Hopkins Kentucky. He married (1) Lydia Miller on 31 Jul 1806. He married (2) Lydia Grable on 31 Jul 1806 in Nelson Co. KY. He married (3) Mary Rachael "Polly" Bourland on 01 Jun 1808 in Hopkins County, KY. He married (4) Polly Manah on 19 Oct 1846 in Hopkins County, KY.

      More About Nathan H. Hibbs and Lydia Miller: ?? same as below
      Marriage: 31 Jul 1806

      More About Nathan H. Hibbs and Lydia Grable: ?? same as above
      Marriage: 31 Jul 1806, Nelson Co. KY.

      More About Nathan H. Hibbs and Mary Rachael "Polly" Bourland:
      Marriage: 01 Jun 1808, Hopkins County, KY.

      Marriage Notes for Nathan H. Hibbs and Mary Rachael "Polly" Bourland:
      Preacher, remarried six weeks after Mary’s death, had four more children, total 13
      Buried in Richland Baptist Church Cemetery, Richland Hopkins Co KY
      He was the first Hibbs of the Hibbs family line to die in Hopkins County, KY **********
      The marriage to Mary Rachel Bourland on 1 June 1808 was performed by the Reverand John Bourland, Father of the Bride.
      Demoss Mannahan son of Polly living with Nathan and Polly in the Hopkins Co 1850 census
      Rachel buried at Old Richmond

      More About Nathan H. Hibbs and Polly Manah:
      Marriage: 19 Oct 1846, Hopkins County, KY.

      Children of Nathan H. Hibbs and Mary Rachael "Polly" Bourland are:
      +William Hibbs, b. 1812, Kentucky, d. date unknown.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S30] KY,Hopkins Co,1850 Census.

    2. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census.

    3. [S3] 1810 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S4] 1820 United States Federal Census.

    5. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census.

    6. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S43] Military documents.

    8. [S77] Will.

    9. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census.

    10. [S31] KY,Hopkins Co,1860 Census.

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

    12. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.

    13. [S48] See Notes.


 

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