William Gibbons land grant

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William Gibbons land grant

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The William Gibbons land grant was issued by George II to William Gibbons on March 5, 1756 for 365 acres in Newington Village, District of Savannah, Province of Georgia. The grant was signed by Governor John Reynolds and includes the attached survey plat.

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Gibbons, William, 1726-1800

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William Gibbons (April 8, 1726 – September 27, 1800) was an American lawyer and revolutionary from Georgia. Born at Bears Bluff in Charleston County in the Province of South Carolina, Gibbons studied law in Charleston, South Carolina, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Savannah, Georgia. A member of the colonial assembly from 1760 to 1762, he joined the Sons of Liberty in 1774, and on May 11, 1775, was one of the party that broke open the magazine in Savannah and removed 600 pounds of t...

Gibbons, William (William James)

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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...