John Gibbes was an English military officer and colonial leader in the Province of Carolina. He was the son of governor Robert Gibbes. John Gibbes was a colonel, a wealthy plantation owner, a member of the Royal Assembly and Council, and a deputy Lord proprietor. In 1719 he married Mary Woodward, a granddaughter of Henry Woodward, the first white settler of Carolina.
- Born
- 1696, June 21, 1696
- Died
- 1764, December 18, 1764