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GREENBRIER COUNTY VA COURT RECORDS


Surname Van Bibber
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Bev Gillihan (bgill2)
Date submitted Oct 6, 2005
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March 22 1786 Greenbrier County Court Records Vol 1780-1786 P 463.

Peter VanBibber appointed Guardian. They did move to southwest Va. in 1786. [NOTE: John VanBibber being appointed Lt of the County Militia May 11 1786 in Russell County is how I found them.]

P 375 June 21 1785 Ordered to be certified to the Auditors that Sarah VanBibber now wife of Wm. Griffy made sufficient proof to this court that she was two years the widow of Isaac VanBibber and that she had seven children during her widowhood.

P 7 1781 Court doth appoint Peter VanBibber First Lt. in Capt (Duncan) Grymes Company of Militia.

Pg 26 Aug 21 1781 Elizabeth Yoakum with George Yoakum and George Whaley

acknowledged bond of ten thousand pounds with condition that the said Elizabeth Yoakum shall keep the peace towards all the good citizens of the Commonwealth for and during the term and time of twelve months and one day thereof especially towards Rebecca Patterson.

Vol 1787-1789 April 1788 Page 178 ordered that it be certified that Sarah VanBibber widow of Isaac VanBibber dec'd a pensioner who was allowed by the Commissioners of the Southern District in the year 1775 raised and maintained her family at her own expense having no estate of her husband's and that she is object in need of the allowance made her. [NOTE: the Year 1788, she had not left Greenbrier County at this time to move to southwest Virginia with her children.]

Sept 1788 Eliza Griffy and Wm. Griffy with John Osbourne their security certificate is granted them for obtaining letters of administration of the estate of Thomas Griffy, dec'd.

Pg 20 Sept 1790 On motion of Conrad Keller a commission is given him to take the acknowledgement of Cloe VanBibber wife of John VanBibber [son of Peter & Margery] her relinquishment of dower in land sold by her husband to said Keller. [NOTE: Capt. John VanBibber lived near Kellers now Summers County WV. They move to Point Pleasant after this date. Brother Peter had already settled there about 1781. The Indians were still a problem on the frontier which continued till the Anthony Wayne Treaty 1795.]




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