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  1. Joshua Leigh Garrett: Birth: 31 JAN 1831 in Gloucester Co. (?), VA. Death: 12 APR 1883 in Hertford Co, NC


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a. Note:   Nancy Anne's lineage likely ties back to WILLIAM LEIGH who patent e d l a nd along the Mattaponi (York) River (VA) on Court House Cree k i n 165 0
  Anne's year of birth is uncertain. The 1850 census shows her as 3 9 ; t h e 1860 as Anne age 64. Comparing the two census, her husban d o f 185 0/ 60, John Hibble, was 35 and 45 but Anne went from 39 to 5 6. T herefo r e Ann could have been born as early as abt 1803 or as la te a s 1811 . Gi ven her first marriage I use the earlier, ca 1803
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 A Sketch of Anne's life
  Copied from the
 Richmond Christian Advocate. November 27, 1862
  Dear Brother Duncan: This brief sketch of the life of Mrs. Nanc y A n n e Leigh (Hibble) of Gloucester Co., Virginia, is offered for p ubli ca ti on in the Advocate, in the hope that it may be a means of g ood t o h e r surviving friends and fellow Christians, and encourageme nt t o al l wh o read it to live for the glory of God, and "labor to s ecur e an i nheri tance which is incorruptible, undefiled, and that fa det h not awa y".
  When but a child, she consecrated her all to the service of God , a n d h aving sought "first the kingdom of God and his righteousness ", s h e rea lized that the kingdom is indeed "righteousness, peace, a nd j o y in th e Holy Ghost". The Bible was her constant companion; sh e pri ze d it a s the "word of life". It was her habit, from the begin ning o f h er Chri stian career, to spend several hours of each day i n her cl oset , dilige ntly searching the "Scriptures of eternal truth ". And no t sat isfied wi th reading the Bible through repeatedly in t he ordinar y wa y she betoo k herself to her knees, with the sacred vo lume open b efor e her, and i n this way she read it through several t imes durin g her l ife. Thus sh e became an educated Bible-Christian.
  Prayer was her "vital breath" and her "native air". So perfectl y h a d s he acquired the habit of prayer, that it may be truthfully s ai d o f her , she "prayed without ceasing, and in everything gave tha nk s t o God" . The poet has beautifully said;
  "From every storm of wind that blows,
 From every swelling tide of woes,
 There is a sure retreat,
 Tis found beneath the mercy seat".
  And it was to that calm and sure retreat that she was accustome d t o g o , when the storms of life were gathering around her, to hav e he r so u l refreshed and her faith strengthened , for the conflic t wit h the o pp osing elements of this world. Oh! it was indeed an in estima ble priv ile ge to see her come forth from her closet, after so me har d fought b attl e with the world, flesh, or Satan, or perhaps a ll comb ined, wit h the t ear still lingering in her eye or tricklin g down he r cheek, bu t with w ords of rapture on her lips and a count enance shi ning as if r eflectin g the very light of heaven, and thi s privilege w as frequentl y enjoye d by those who were associated wit h her in the i ntimate and e ndearin g relations of homelife. Living t hus at home, sh e was indeed a n orname nt to her profession, and an e xample of piet y worthy of imita tion.
  Ready for "Every good word and work", she always hailed with jo y a n o p portunity to ameliorate the sufferings or administer to th e comf or t o f others. She literally and beautifully exemplified tha t sayin g o f Sol omon; "It is better to go to the house of mourning t han to t he h ouse o f feasting". Comforting the sick, smoothing the p illow o f the d ieing , pouring into the hearts of the widowed, the or phaned a nd the d iscons olate the oil of consolation, pointing the pe nitent si nner to t he "Lam b of God who taketh away the sin of the wo rld" and e ncouragin g the wea k and despondent Christian, were work s in which he r pious so ul found i ts chief delight. But she turned a way from the f ollies an d vanities o f this world with loathing and d isgust.
  Having thus lived and labored for the cause of God and the good o f o t h ers, she was indeed a "light of the world." and the influenc e of h e r h oliness was felt wherever she moved. An incident occurre d short l y afte r the occupation of Gloucester County by the enemy' s troops , wh ich ser ves to illustrate the influence of her Christia n characte r eve n over s trangers.
  Though in extremely feeble health she had rode to the residenc e o f h e r son, whose family had left home on the evacuation of the p enin sul a b y our army; and while there, a marauding party from Glouc este r Poi nt v isited the place, and commenced to depredate promiscuo usly . She w alke d to the door and politely asked them to desist; t o whic h the van dal s replied, by making some course remark about th e connec tion of he r so n with the "Rebel Armies", and told her tha t she woul d never se e him a gain. With calm and Christian dignity sh e told the m that her s on was b ut discharging the highest duty o f a Christian p atriot in tak ing up ar ms to defend his home and coun try against th e wicked foe wh o was seeki ng to desolate and dishono r them; that the y could not har m one hair o f his head without the c onsent of his Hea venly Father, an d that if i t was His will that he r son, though her o nly son, should b e offered a s a sacrifice upon t he alter of his coun try, she would say ,"Thy will b e done, Oh! My Fa ther". She took occas ion also to remar k upon the wick edness of th e war, the righteousnes s of the Confederat e cause, and th e signal m anifestations of the Dev ine Favor of that ca use; and while s he thu s talked to them it is sai d that one of them we pt, the others tu rne d away in confusion and al l left the place, and d eclared to a gent l eman whom they met soon aft er, that they would neve r go to that pl ac e again on such an errand.
  But it was her own immediate family circle and community and in t h e c i rcle of her Christian associates on the Gloucester circuit, wh er e s h e was best known, that the purity and value of her Christia n cha ract e r was best appreciated; and to them the loss of such a wi fe, mo ther , g randmother, mistress, friend, and "Mother in Israel" i s indee d irr epar able.
  For more than a year before her death her health head been failin g , a n d during that time she had suffered several severe spells of i ll nes s . It had been arranged that she should leave Gloucester wit h th e fam il y of her son on the 4th of May last, but that day foun d her t oo fee bl e to undergo the fatigue and exposure of travel, an d she wa s left a t h er own request, in the hope of joining them soo n within t he line s of o ur army; but her health continued feeble, an d she was n ever t o see he r loved ones again.
  During her last illness, which continued with slight intermissio n f r o m the time she was left in Gloucester, until the 5th of Septem ber , t h e day of her death, she seemed unwilling that her husband an d he r s o n should leave their posts of duty as officers of the army , to v isi t h er sick chamber. Duty, with her, was the first and th e most im port an t consideration, and she always prepared to make an y sacrific e tha t i t might require at her hands; hence her willingne ss to foreg o th e plea sure of a parting word with an affectionate hu sband and a n onl y son, r ather than have them leave, even for a shor t time, posi tion s in whic h she hoped they would be able to render s ervice to he r blee ding count ry.
  Her disease was consumption and she lingered for months, during m o s t o f the time, suffering intensely; but she bore her suffering a s o n l y a Christian can bear them. She had learned in the school o f Chri s t t o "let patience have its perfect work", and the lesson wa s of in fi nit e value to her in the midst of such deep affliction. He r mott o thr oug h life had been, "be careful for nothing, but in ever ything , by pr aye r and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your req uests b e made k now n unto God"; and now that the "fiery ordeal" wa s upon her , trustin g i n the love of God as evidenced in the sacrifi ce of His " only begot te n Son", she sang with the poet:
  "Give joy or grief, give ease or pain,
 Take life or friends away,
 But let me find them all again
 In that eternal day".
  A few weeks before her death she sent a request to her absent lov e d o n es not to pray for her stay on earth. Like Moses on Piscah, s h e sto o d "On a Mount, and gazes on her treasure, and longed to be t he re". H e r friend in a letter to her son announcing her death, say s o f her : " A very short time before she died, she requested her fri end s to si ng a nother hymn for her, when asked what hymn they shoul d sin g, she s aid , " Sing the one beginning, "Just As I Am". Soon af ter i t was fini she d she uttered her last words, which were "Glory ! glory! ". And whe n sh e could no longer speak, her lips continued t o move, s eemingly re peati ng the last word, Glory!. "At half past se ven o'cloc k, A. M., Fr iday , the 5th of September sank your dear Mot her in th e arms of deat h an d of Jesus. Thus you have lost a dear mo ther, an d the Church a de vote d member; but Heaven has gained a sain t, and sh e a crown. And whi le yo u thank God that you had such a mot her, may t he memory of her ho ly lif e follow you and us, until we fo llow her t o the grave and to Gl ory".
  Thus lived, and thus has died a Christian, whose life for more th a n h a lf a century fully exemplified the "perfect salvation of the S o n o f Go d", and whose death was a triumph over the last enemy, wort h y t o be re corded in the annuals of the Church of Christ. Leaving m an y fr iends an d sorrowing relatives to follow on, she has forme d a bli ssfu l re-unio n with loved ones above.
  We shall meet her no more at the family alter, nor will we be permi t t e d to kneel with her around the sacramental board, or mingle ou r so n g s and prayers with hers in the earthly sanctuary of God; bu t we wi l l m eet in our Father's house on High, and "drink the wine a new," a n d swel l the anthems of redemption, " With angels, our kindr ed, an d Je sus ou r dear Saviour."


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