Ipswich

Kit 111259

1 Geoffrey Gilbert b. 1298 Compton, Devon, England d. 1349 Compton , Devon, England
...2 William Gilbert b. 1328 Compton, Devon, England d. 1380 Compton, Devon, England
.....3 William Gilbert b. 1380 Compton, Devon, England d. 1428 Compton, Devon, England
........4 Otho Gilbert b. 1419 Compton, Devon, England d. 1493 Compton, Devon, England
...........5 Thomas Gilbert b. 1450 England d. 1529
..............6 Otho Gilbert b. 1513 Compton, Devon, England d. 1547 Compton, Devon, England
.................7 Sir Humphrey Gilbert b. 1539 Greenway, Devon, England d. 1583 at sea
....................8 Raleigh Gilbert b. 1577 Compton, Devon, England d. 1634 England
.......................9 Humphrey Gilbert b. abt. 1615 England d. 1657 Ipswich, Essex, MA
..........................10 Deacon John Gilbert b. abt. 1656-1657 d. abt. 1723 Hamilton, MA
..............................11 John Gilbert b. 1678 Ipswich, Essex, MA d. 1752 Wenham, Essex, MA
..................................12 Jonathan Gilbert b. 1713 Gloucester, MA d. 1800 Gloucester, Essex, MA
......................................13 Jonathan Gilbert b. 1751 Gloucester, MA d. 1836 Gloucester, Essex, MA
...........................................14 Benjamin Gilbert b. 1779 Gloucester, MA
...............................................15 Benjamin Gilbert b. Gloucester, MA d. abt. 1840 MA
...................................................16 Benjamin Franklin Gilbert b. 1838 MA d. 1920 Essex, MA
.......................................................17 Frank Goodwin Gilbert b. 1863 Essex, MA d. 1956 MA
...........................................................18 Francis Prince Gilbert b. 1891 Athol, MA d. 1949 Prov., RI

...............................................................19 Howard North Gilbert b. 1921 Little Rock, AR d. 2011 Cartersville, GA
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This participant's lineage reflects a descent from a very old Gilbert line whose roots can be concretely traced back to a Humphrey Gilbert who settled in Essex Co., MA in about the 1642 timeframe. The participant's grandfather did much of the initial research as he lived in Essex Co., but unfortunately some of it was lost over the years as it changed hands. His grandfather was confident that the Humphrey of Ipswich was the grandson of Sir Humphrey Gilbert, but at present, that connection is the subject of some controversy as no hard source for that connection can be cited. There is, however, a "soft source" that I've found. (See below.)

In honor of his grandfather, we will consider this lineage to be accurate until proven otherwise. In all likelihood, this won't be settled until we get a known descendant of the Compton line tested.

The soft source...

Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England, 1620-1650 by Charles Edward Banks
Published: 1937
ISBN: 9780806300191

This "Dictionary" comprises genealogical records of nearly 3,000 emigrants, giving their English homes, names of ships in which they sailed, towns in which they settled in New England, and references to the printed or manuscript sources from which the information derived. In collecting data for this work, Col. Banks made seven visits to England, searching the records of nearly 2,000 parishes in order to connect the New England immigrants with their native parishes. Additional information is provided in a series of indexes: Index to Emigrants to New England; Index of the Wives and Children of the Emigrants; Index of Parishes; Index of Ships; and Index of Towns in New England.

Devonshire

Name of the Emigrant :   Gilbert, Humphrey

English Parish Name:   Compton

Ships Name :   None named

New England Town:   Ipswich

Various Reference:   Banks Mss (see below)

The caveat...

http://www.whollygenes.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=US0321

Second, there are many entries with the simple reference "Banks Mss." These refer to the English records collected by Banks on his visits to England. These references must be handled with great care, and should be used only as clues. They may represent nothing more than the presence of the surname of the emigrant in a given parish.

1920 Census > Massachusetts > Middlesex > Sherborn

Charles Parkhurst   46 MA MA MA
Helen                    26 MA MA MA
Vernon             2 5/12 MA MA MA