George Tibbetts
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Name George Tibbetts Born 14 Jan 1763 Warwick, RI 
[1] Gender Male Person ID I02415 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
Father John Tibbetts, b. 25 Sep 1737, Warwick, RI , d. 1817, Lisbon, St. Lawrence Cty., NY (Age 79 years) Mother Waite Brown, b. 23 Sep 1741, Warwick, Kent Co., RI , d. 1811, Lisbon, St. Lawrence Cty., NY (Age 69 years) Married 7 Jan 1760 Warwick, RI Family ID F00886 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah Noyes, b. 14 Jan 1767, Charleston, SC Married 8 Mar 1789 Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F00902 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - This information on John Tibbits and his son George came from the RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 12, Early RI Settlers in Rensselaer County, NY. George was the eldest of 10 children. When he was five his father and family moved to Cheshire, Berkshire Co., MA, and in 1780 they moved to the village of Lansingburgh, NY. In 1784 he began his business career, and in 1787 he took his brother, Benjamin, in with him as a partner in G&B Tibbits. George remained a partner in this business until he retired about the year 1804. In 1800 he purchased a large amount of land in the Hoosick Patent; was the mayor of Troy from 1830-1836; was a member of the NY State Assembly in 1800 and 1820, and a State Senator from 1815-1818. The NSDAR Patriot Index of 1966, p. 678 lists Tibbetts, John b. 9-25-1737 d 1-27-1817 m Waite Brown, Pvt MA.
For more information on the founding of Lansingburgh, NY, and in particular on George & Benjamin Tibbetts, see the following:
http://history.rays-place.com/ny/ren-lansingburgh.htm (History of Lansingburgh, New York)
- This information on John Tibbits and his son George came from the RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 12, Early RI Settlers in Rensselaer County, NY. George was the eldest of 10 children. When he was five his father and family moved to Cheshire, Berkshire Co., MA, and in 1780 they moved to the village of Lansingburgh, NY. In 1784 he began his business career, and in 1787 he took his brother, Benjamin, in with him as a partner in G&B Tibbits. George remained a partner in this business until he retired about the year 1804. In 1800 he purchased a large amount of land in the Hoosick Patent; was the mayor of Troy from 1830-1836; was a member of the NY State Assembly in 1800 and 1820, and a State Senator from 1815-1818. The NSDAR Patriot Index of 1966, p. 678 lists Tibbetts, John b. 9-25-1737 d 1-27-1817 m Waite Brown, Pvt MA.
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Sources - [S012513] RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 12, Alden G. Beaman, Ph. D., editor, 229.
- [S012513] RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 12, Alden G. Beaman, Ph. D., editor, 229.