Josiah Willard Gibbs, born Sept. 30, 1752; married Elizabeth Warner, Oct. 1779; died Feb. 24, 1822.

the Gibbs family originated in Warwickshire, England and moved from there to Boston in 1658. (2)

Sources

1. A golden legacy to the Gibbs family in America. By Montgomery B. Gibbs, Columbus Smith, Acting Gibbs Association of Vermont.. Page 56
2. http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Gibbs.html