Gibbons, William (William James)

William Gibbons (1726-1800) was a Savannah, Georgia planter and lawyer. Trained in Charleston under the lawyer, Mr. Parsons, he returned to Savannah to practice law. He owned a rice plantation along the Savannah River in Newington Village. During the Revolutionary War, he was a member of the party that broke into the British magazine in Savannah. Although he never bore arms during the war, he was continuously in civil service and served as a member of the Provincial Congress in 1775. Gibbons was a delegate for the District of Acton to the Continental Congress from 1784-1786, and a member of the Georgia legislature, 1785-1789. In 1789, he presided over the Georgia State Convention for ratification of the Constitution. He was an Associate Justice of the Court of Chatham County in 1786. Gibbons and his wife, Sarah, had ten children including Barach, Joseph, William, and Sarah. His daughter, Sarah, later married Edward Telfair.

From the description of William Gibbons land grant (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 47141510

Georgia lawyer and revolutionary politician.

Born and trained as a lawyer in South Carolina, Gibbons was admitted to the bar in Savannah, Ga., where he established a successful practice. Active politically and administratively during the Revolution, Gibbons later served in the Continental Congress and the Georgia legislature, and became one of the state's leading rice planters.

From the description of Order : to Thomas Rosberg, 1759 Oct. 3. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38101102