Penelope Gibbs

Brief Life History of Penelope

When Penelope Gibbs was born in 1788, in Madison, Virginia, United States, her father, Capt. Edward Churchill Gibbs, was 32 and her mother, Mary Judith Richardson, was 38. She married Richard Rixey on 2 November 1815. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She died in 1872, in Fauquier, Virginia, United States, at the age of 84.

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Family Time Line

Richard Rixey
1776–1842
Penelope Gibbs
1788–1872
Marriage: 2 November 1815
Churchill Gibbs Rixey
1816–
Penelope Rixey
1818–
Eliza Trueheart Rixey
1820–1893
Lavinia Rixey
1820–
Mary Rixey
1822–
John Rixey
1825–1865
Judith Elizabeth Rixey
1825–
Samuel Gibbs Rixey
1827–1899
Louisa Hall
1829–1879
Virginia Caroline Rixey
1833–1913

Sources (8)

  • Penelope Rixey in household of Ducater B Hall, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Penlope Gibbs, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
  • Penlope Gibbs in entry for Richd Riley, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"

World Events (8)

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

1788 · Becomes the 10th state

On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state. 

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English: from the common medieval personal name Gibb (see Gibb ), a pet form of Gilbert , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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