Gibbs, Kingsley Beatty, 1810-1860.

Kingsley Beatty Gibbs was the son of George and Isabelle (Kingsley) Gibbs, and nephew of Zephaniah Kingsley, extensive planter of Fort George Island. On the death of his uncle, Gibbs inherited the plantation on Fort George Island, his uncle's schooner, "North Carolina," and his uncle's books.

Gibbs entered public life in 1840 as a member of the House of Representatives, and in 1843 he was appointed by Governor R. K. Call as justice of the peace in Duval County. In October, 1846, he was inspector of Duval County elections at St. Johns Bar.

Sometime after 1847, he moved from his plantation on Fort George Island to St. Augustine, where he built a house on the corner of Bay and Hypolita streets. In St. Augustine, Gibbs was deputy clerk of the Circuit Court under his father, George Gibbs, who was clerk, and later he became clerk of the Circuit Court. He was also the first recording secretary and librarian of the Florida Historical Society from 1856 to 1860. He died in 1860 shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War.

From the description of Journal, 1840-1843. (Florida State Archive). WorldCat record id: 32413104