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Geffery GILBERT
Est 1480 - 1552 (~ 72 years)
Has 65 ancestors and 407 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Geffery GILBERT Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Est 1480 - Based on estimate for his brother John, and being shown as 5th son in Vivian (p.405). I do wonder, though, if he was the 6th son and William the 5th, as in his will their father consistently refers to his 3 younger sons in the order Otys, William and Geffrey.
Under 21 when his father wrote his will in 1493.
Gender Male Residence Bovey Tracey, Devon, England 
- According to History of Parliament website (entry for son-in-law William Bastard), also Vivian, p.405
Died 26 Feb 1551/52 Buried Ss. Peter Paul and Thomas’ of Canterbury Church, Bovey Tracey, Devon, England Siblings5 brothers and 1 sister Half-siblings1 half brother (family of Otes GILBERT and Alice MULES) Patriarch & Matriarch 
Thomas GILBERT, d. Yes, date unknown (3 x Great Grandfather)
Joane VALLETORT, d. Yes, date unknown (Great Grandmother)Person ID I20141 All | Teresa's direct ancestors Last Modified 19 Aug 2017
Father Otes GILBERT, b. Abt 1417, d. Between 1 Dec 1493 and 9 Jun 1494 (Age ~ 76 years)
Other Partners: Alice MULESMother Elizabeth HILL, b. Abt 1426, d. Yes, date unknown Married - * There is something wrong here *
Shown in Vivian (p.405) but I am a bit dubious about whether this Otes and Elizabeth were the parents of the family shown here (other than Isabell). I suspect a generation may have been missed, or another wife of Otes.
With Elizabeth generally a common name, and Otes much used in the Gilbert family there could easily have been two generations running of Otes and Elizabeth.
On the other hand, Otes could have been an older father, and had another, younger wife. The Hill pedigree (Vivian, added by him - not in the 1620 visitation) suggests that Elizabeth was unlikely to have been young enough to be the mother of the sons shown here - she would have had to have been significantly younger than her brothers. It is possible, though, perhaps there were other children who died young and are not shown in the Hill pedigree, or Robert Hill was widowed and remarried to a younger wife, who was the mother of Elizabeth.
Possibly most likely is that Otes Gilbert married another wife after the death of Elizabeth.
My theory of a missing generation may have extra weight from the existence of an Otho Gilbert of Compton dated 1439 (according to the Devon Will Project) - this Otes/Otho is missing from Vivian. Seeing this is a priority.
Family ID F7913 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Joan, bur. 30 Jul 1547, Ss. Peter Paul and Thomas’ of Canterbury Church, Bovey Tracey, Devon, England Children3 children Last Modified 30 Jan 2016 Family ID F7910 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- Based on estimate for his brother John, and being shown as 5th son in Vivian (p.405). I do wonder, though, if he was the 6th son and William the 5th, as in his will their father consistently refers to his 3 younger sons in the order Otys, William and Geffrey.
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Residence - - Bovey Tracey, Devon, England 
Buried - - Ss. Peter Paul and Thomas’ of Canterbury Church, Bovey Tracey, Devon, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
