CONTENTS

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Introduction                                                                              v

Acknowledgments                                                                       vii

Plates                                                                                       xi

                                   Part One — Beginnings

Chapter I
                 Early Ancestors (1720 - 1821)                                       3

Chapter II
                 The Patriot Family (1760 - 1833)                                  15

                                   Part Two — Descendant Lines

Chapter III
                  John Hibben (1785 - 1853)                                         33

Chapter IV
                  William Hibben (1790 - 1869)                                    109

Chapter V
                  Rebeckah Hibben (1791 - 1827)                                 209

Chapter VI
                  Thomas Hibben (1793 - 1867)                                   217

Chapter VII
                  James Hibben (1795 - 1861)                                     333

Chapter VIII 
                  Mary Hibben (1797 - Aft. 1840)                                 369

Chapter IX
                  Phebe Hibben (1798 - 1872)                                     375

Chapter X
                  Elizabeth Hibben (1802 - 1884)                                  435

Chapter XI
                  Samuel Entriken Hibben (1804 - 1885)                        445

Chapter XII
                  Jane Hibben (1807 - 1852)                                       527

Appendices
       A. Bible Provenance                                                            581
       B. Family Military Service 1782-1900                                      597
       C. Document Collection                                                       601
       D. Other Descendants of John1 Hibben                                   603

Bibliography                                                                             614

Index - Related Surnames                                                           621