John Gib of Knock

John Gibb of Knock and Carribber (c.1550-1628) was a Scottish landowner and courtier.

He was a son of Robert Gibb and Elizabeth Schaw.

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John Gibb married Isobella Lindsay. Their children included:[36]

1. James Gibb of Carriber, who married Egidia Abercromby. He was made a denizen of England in 1610 and granted lands in Ireland in Fermanagh.[37]
2. Henry Gibb, servant in the bedchamber, see above. In 1616 he received a grant of land to be reclaimed from the sea at Brading on the Isle of Wight.[38]
3. John Gibb
4. Bernard Gibb, who married Euphame Abercromby.

Notes

CHAPTER XIX. THE HISTOEY AND TIMES OF SIE JOHN GIB OF KNOCK. PART FIRST. Page 259. link

Having completed the history of the Life and Times
of Robert Gib, and everything bearing upon it, from the materials to which we had access or which were in our possession, we shall now turn our attention to one of his sons, named John, who served his royal master not less faithfully, and for a much longer time, than did his father Robert. In the chapter devoted to the family of Robert Gib, Sir John Gib of Knock is described as his third son by his wife Elizabeth Schaw, the precise year of his birth not being known for cer- tain. He resided for the most part at Carribber up to the period of his father's death in 1558, and was educated at Dunfermline and at Edinburgh, as were his brothers. ...

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At this period John Gib must have been a young man between twenty and five-and-twenty years of age, and as the nature of his office necessarily threw him daily in the company of the King, James formed an attachment for his servant which never ceased throughout his life, testified in various ways by grants, presents, and numerous tokens of affection and regard. Here, we think, is the proper place to refer to some of the physical infirmities of James, in which he was to some extent alleviated, at any rate, by his faithful servants John Gib and William Murray, also a Groom of the Chamber. ...

Origins

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Robert Gibb married Elizabeth Schaw, daughter of Sir James Schaw of Sauchie.

Their children included:[17]

3. Sir John Gib of Knock

References

• “Life and Times of Robert Gib, lord of Carriber.”PDF, page 223, page 183, page 184
• https://canmore.org.uk/site/47851/carribber-castle
• Very interesting website on all royal matters and personages: This is Versailles: First Gentlemen of the King's Bedchamber thisisversaillesmadame.blogspot.com/2017/.../first-gentlemen-of-kings-bedchamber.ht... Nov 22, 2017 - Considering that some of the tenure ships overlap I have chosen to arrange it alphabetically rather than chronologically. Note that some of ... Added by Janet Milburn 5/5/19