Source:Libby, Charles T. Libby Family in America, 1602-1881

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Source	The Libby Family in America, 1602-1881
Author	Libby, Charles T. (Charles Thornton)

Coverage

Place	Maine, United States
Year range	1602 - 1881
Surname	Berry, Davis, Fogg, Harmon, Jordan, Larrabee, Libby, Meserve, Small, Smith
Subject	Family tree

Publication information

Type	Book
Publisher	B. Thurston & Co.
Date issued	1882
Place issued	Portland, ME

Citation

Libby, Charles T. (Charles Thornton). The Libby Family in America, 1602-1881. (Portland, ME: B. Thurston & Co., 1882).

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Probably the definitive work on the Libby family of New England, written by a premier genealogist about his own family. This includes useful information on several related families. Uses a numbering system based on birth order, so each individual is assigned a number that shows his descent from the original immigrant, i.e., 10-5-7-2. This numbering system frequently shows up on websites referencing Libby descendants. The reason for relying on this numbering system is illustrated by the following excerpt.

p. 49: “[John Libby (10-5)] had an extra finger on each hand, below the little finger, and from this was called, to distinguish him from the other John Libbys in Scarborough at that time, Five Fingered John Libby.” [Continuing from attached footnote:] “The other John Libbys were called respectively: John Libby, 1-1, Captain John; his son John, Blue John; John Libby, 5-7, Black John, and later, Captain John; John Libby, 1-1-2-1, Little John. There was also John Libby, 11-6, living at the same time, but his nickname, if he had any, was unknown. These names seldom appear in the records, but the places were supplied either by numbers, second, third, etc., or by stating the father’s patronymic class of surnames. John Libby, John’s son; John Libby, Henry’s son; and John Libby, David’s son, were frequently written John Libby Johnson, John Libby Henryson, and John Libby Davidson; so that to a casual reader, Johnson, Henryson and Davidson would seem to be the surnames of the men, and Libby only a middle name.

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