Our Descent From John Libby
The following information is from the book The Libby Family in America, 1602 – 1881, prepared and published by Charles T. Libby, Portland, ME, printed by B. Thurston & Co. 1882. (This book became Volume I of The Libby Family in America when two subsequent volumes were published in the twentieth century.) The numbering system that is used following the names identifies the birth order of each descendant in successive generations.
For example,
Henry Libby, 1647 – 1732 5 was John Libby’s fifth child
John Libby, 1700 – 1755 5-7 was the 7th child of the 5th child of John Libby
Jesse Libby, 1747 – 1822 5-7-11 was the 11th child of the 7th child of the 5th child
of John Libby… and so on.
John Libby, 1602 – 1682 The immigrant and patriarch
Henry Libby, 1647 – 1732 5
John Libby, 1700 – 1755 5-7
Jesse Libby, 1747 – 1822 5-7-11
David Libby, 1772 – 1853 5-7-11-2
Lewis Libby, 1797 – 1874 5-7-11-2-1
Joseph T Libby, 1825 – 1894 5-7-11-2-1-3
Edward E Libby, 1874 – 1937 = Agnes Everett Wescott
Their children: James Grace Horace Gertrude Donald (Buster)
John probably came to America around 1636, and the first record of his working here was from 1639. He worked for Robert Trelawny and his agent, John Winter. John was apparently in Trelawny’s employ from the summer of 1635 to the summer of 1639.
He had two wives. Nothing is known about the first, expect that she was the mother of all but two of his sons, and probably all his daughters. His second wife was named Mary; nothing else is known of her.
John Libby, 1602 – 1682
John’s children were:
John, b 1636 James Samuel
Joanna Henry, b 1647 Anthony, b ~1649
Rebecca Sarah, b 1653 Hannah
David, b 1657 Matthew, b 1663 Daniel
Henry Libby, 1647 – 1732 5
Henry was born in Scarborough, Maine, and was selectman of Scarborough in 1686. In 1690 he had to flee with his family (and his wife’s family) to Massachusetts, due to the Indian wars. He and his wife, Honor Hinkson, had 7 children: Mary, Samuel b. 1689, Sarah, James, Hannah, Elizabeth, and John.
John Libby, 1700 – 1755 5-7
Captain John Libby, married Mary Goodwin in 1728, and after she died in about 1735, he married Anna Fogg (9-5-2) in 1738. They had four children: Henry (died young), Hannah b. 1731, (married John Fogg, also a descendant of John Libby), Lucy, baptized 1735 and died in infancy, and Edward, b 1736, died young.
His second wife Anna gave him 10 children: twins Rhoda and Abner, b 1739, Olive, b 1741, Stephen, b 1743, twins Moses and Aaron, b 1745, Jesse, baptized 1747, Philemon, b 1749, Eunice, b 1752, and Seth, b 1755. He also had a son named Nathan, b 1766 by Lydia Libby, the widow of Mark Libby (10-5-3), one of John Libby’s great-grandsons.
Jesse Libby, 1747 – 1822 5-7-11
Jesse married Keziah March (11-6-1-1) in December 1769. He was a farmer in Limington, Maine, and also kept public house. He later sold his farm and kept a tavern at Hampden Maine for many years. Soon after the War of 1812 he sold the tavern, built a vessel and went to Philadelphia. Then he moved to New York City. After his wife died he returned to Hampden and died in 1822.
Their 7 children were: Jesse, David, b 1772, Samuel, b 1775, Anna, b 1781, Jane, b 1784, Richard, b 1790, and John, b 1893. John was a sailor, and went on a voyage from which he never returned.
David Libby, 1772 – 1853 5-7-11-2
David married Hannah Knight in August 1796. He was a carpenter and farmer. Born in Scarborough, he moved to Hampden with his father. In 1811 he moved to what is now Winterport and settled in the woods.
David and Hannah had 9 children: Lewis, b 1797, Hannah, b 1798, Mary, b 1801, Thomas Jefferson, b 1904, Jane, b 1907, Anna, b 1809, Julia, b 1812, Lucetta, b 1815, and Elvira, b 1820.
Lewis Libby, 1797 – 1874 5-7-11-2-1
Lewis was born in Limington and married Mary Ann Tompson (daughter of Joseph and Betsey (Clements) Tompson of Frankfort) in February 1822. He was a farmer. They had 12 children:
John Tompson, 1822-1826
Betsey Clements. 1824-1826
Joseph T
David twins born 5 December 1825
Mary E, b 1827
Married Albert Whitney. They show up in the 1870 federal census in
Bennington, Black Hawk County, Iowa (Waterloo is also in Black Hawk
County!), where Albert was a farmer. In 1870 they had 6 children from the ages of 2 to 17, all born in Maine.
Minot C, b 1829
John T, b 1831
Allen D, b 1833
Married Hannah J Garvey in Minneapolis in June 1866.
“He is now in business in Minneapolis. Children: Byron J, b 1867, Lewis, b 1868, Viola M, b 1871, Stella G, b. 1875, ??? b 1879”
Orren Lewis (known as Lewis), b 1837
Married Missouri Speicher, May 1876 in Waterloo, Iowa.
“Up to the time of his marriage he led a roving life, living in many places in Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio, and other states. He first went west in 1858, and has lived there since, except Dec. 1867 – May 1870, spent at home. His chief occupation has been teaching school, but he has also been a trade and is now a hotel keeper. Since his marriage he has lived in Waterloo. Children: John F, b. 1877 and Thomas Ray, b 1879.”
Otis J, b 1839
In 1870, Otis was working on a farm and living with his wife Louise and son Lewis (age 3) in Waldo County, ME. In 1880, he was living with his wife Louise and son Earnest, age 3. His occupation was given as “HUCKSTER”. A huckster is a “seller of small articles, usually of cheap or shoddy quality, or one engaged in haggling or making petty bargains, that is, a certain type of peddler or hawker.”
Charles H, b 1842
Ann T, b 1844
Joseph T Libby, 1825 – 1894 5-7-11-2-1-3
“Lives in Waterloo, Iowa. He has a wife and three children.”
From the Additions and Corrections: “Joseph T Libby married Hannah J, dau. of Joseph Lovett of Hudson, and had children, Ida and Hannah.”
I’ve not been able to find out what happened to the daughters from his first marriage.
For example,
Henry Libby, 1647 – 1732 5 was John Libby’s fifth child
John Libby, 1700 – 1755 5-7 was the 7th child of the 5th child of John Libby
Jesse Libby, 1747 – 1822 5-7-11 was the 11th child of the 7th child of the 5th child
of John Libby… and so on.
John Libby, 1602 – 1682 The immigrant and patriarch
Henry Libby, 1647 – 1732 5
John Libby, 1700 – 1755 5-7
Jesse Libby, 1747 – 1822 5-7-11
David Libby, 1772 – 1853 5-7-11-2
Lewis Libby, 1797 – 1874 5-7-11-2-1
Joseph T Libby, 1825 – 1894 5-7-11-2-1-3
Edward E Libby, 1874 – 1937 = Agnes Everett Wescott
Their children: James Grace Horace Gertrude Donald (Buster)
John probably came to America around 1636, and the first record of his working here was from 1639. He worked for Robert Trelawny and his agent, John Winter. John was apparently in Trelawny’s employ from the summer of 1635 to the summer of 1639.
He had two wives. Nothing is known about the first, expect that she was the mother of all but two of his sons, and probably all his daughters. His second wife was named Mary; nothing else is known of her.
John Libby, 1602 – 1682
John’s children were:
John, b 1636 James Samuel
Joanna Henry, b 1647 Anthony, b ~1649
Rebecca Sarah, b 1653 Hannah
David, b 1657 Matthew, b 1663 Daniel
Henry Libby, 1647 – 1732 5
Henry was born in Scarborough, Maine, and was selectman of Scarborough in 1686. In 1690 he had to flee with his family (and his wife’s family) to Massachusetts, due to the Indian wars. He and his wife, Honor Hinkson, had 7 children: Mary, Samuel b. 1689, Sarah, James, Hannah, Elizabeth, and John.
John Libby, 1700 – 1755 5-7
Captain John Libby, married Mary Goodwin in 1728, and after she died in about 1735, he married Anna Fogg (9-5-2) in 1738. They had four children: Henry (died young), Hannah b. 1731, (married John Fogg, also a descendant of John Libby), Lucy, baptized 1735 and died in infancy, and Edward, b 1736, died young.
His second wife Anna gave him 10 children: twins Rhoda and Abner, b 1739, Olive, b 1741, Stephen, b 1743, twins Moses and Aaron, b 1745, Jesse, baptized 1747, Philemon, b 1749, Eunice, b 1752, and Seth, b 1755. He also had a son named Nathan, b 1766 by Lydia Libby, the widow of Mark Libby (10-5-3), one of John Libby’s great-grandsons.
Jesse Libby, 1747 – 1822 5-7-11
Jesse married Keziah March (11-6-1-1) in December 1769. He was a farmer in Limington, Maine, and also kept public house. He later sold his farm and kept a tavern at Hampden Maine for many years. Soon after the War of 1812 he sold the tavern, built a vessel and went to Philadelphia. Then he moved to New York City. After his wife died he returned to Hampden and died in 1822.
Their 7 children were: Jesse, David, b 1772, Samuel, b 1775, Anna, b 1781, Jane, b 1784, Richard, b 1790, and John, b 1893. John was a sailor, and went on a voyage from which he never returned.
David Libby, 1772 – 1853 5-7-11-2
David married Hannah Knight in August 1796. He was a carpenter and farmer. Born in Scarborough, he moved to Hampden with his father. In 1811 he moved to what is now Winterport and settled in the woods.
David and Hannah had 9 children: Lewis, b 1797, Hannah, b 1798, Mary, b 1801, Thomas Jefferson, b 1904, Jane, b 1907, Anna, b 1809, Julia, b 1812, Lucetta, b 1815, and Elvira, b 1820.
Lewis Libby, 1797 – 1874 5-7-11-2-1
Lewis was born in Limington and married Mary Ann Tompson (daughter of Joseph and Betsey (Clements) Tompson of Frankfort) in February 1822. He was a farmer. They had 12 children:
John Tompson, 1822-1826
Betsey Clements. 1824-1826
Joseph T
David twins born 5 December 1825
Mary E, b 1827
Married Albert Whitney. They show up in the 1870 federal census in
Bennington, Black Hawk County, Iowa (Waterloo is also in Black Hawk
County!), where Albert was a farmer. In 1870 they had 6 children from the ages of 2 to 17, all born in Maine.
Minot C, b 1829
John T, b 1831
Allen D, b 1833
Married Hannah J Garvey in Minneapolis in June 1866.
“He is now in business in Minneapolis. Children: Byron J, b 1867, Lewis, b 1868, Viola M, b 1871, Stella G, b. 1875, ??? b 1879”
Orren Lewis (known as Lewis), b 1837
Married Missouri Speicher, May 1876 in Waterloo, Iowa.
“Up to the time of his marriage he led a roving life, living in many places in Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio, and other states. He first went west in 1858, and has lived there since, except Dec. 1867 – May 1870, spent at home. His chief occupation has been teaching school, but he has also been a trade and is now a hotel keeper. Since his marriage he has lived in Waterloo. Children: John F, b. 1877 and Thomas Ray, b 1879.”
Otis J, b 1839
In 1870, Otis was working on a farm and living with his wife Louise and son Lewis (age 3) in Waldo County, ME. In 1880, he was living with his wife Louise and son Earnest, age 3. His occupation was given as “HUCKSTER”. A huckster is a “seller of small articles, usually of cheap or shoddy quality, or one engaged in haggling or making petty bargains, that is, a certain type of peddler or hawker.”
Charles H, b 1842
Ann T, b 1844
Joseph T Libby, 1825 – 1894 5-7-11-2-1-3
“Lives in Waterloo, Iowa. He has a wife and three children.”
From the Additions and Corrections: “Joseph T Libby married Hannah J, dau. of Joseph Lovett of Hudson, and had children, Ida and Hannah.”
I’ve not been able to find out what happened to the daughters from his first marriage.
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