▁British ▁List ed ▁Build ings ' ▁Website ▁states ▁that : ▁" The ▁Gib bes ▁were ▁not orious ▁local ▁ins urg ents , ▁who ▁maintained ▁a ▁small ▁private ▁army ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 5 0 1 ▁to ▁ 1 5 4 9 ." ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁T ud or ▁era , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁particular ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁Gib bes ▁family ▁that ▁is ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁this ▁article ▁left ▁Dev on ▁for ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁county ▁of ▁Som erset , ▁and ▁are ▁recorded ▁in ▁official ▁documents ▁as ▁possess ing ▁a ▁considerable ▁amount ▁of ▁property ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁small ▁northern ▁Som erset shire ▁town ▁of ▁Bed min ster . ▁The ▁Gib bes ▁expanded ▁their ▁interests , ▁acqu iring ▁further ▁property ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁trad ing ▁port ▁of ▁Br istol , ▁where ▁they ▁fl our ished ▁as ▁Mer chant ▁Vent ur ers ▁with ▁links ▁to ▁the ▁w ool ▁and ▁cloth ▁export ▁industry ▁and , ▁later ▁on , ▁with ▁the ▁bre wing ▁industry ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁direct ▁ancest ors ▁of ▁the ▁future ▁baron ets , ▁Henry ▁Gib bes ▁( 1 5 6 3 – 1 6 3 6 ), ▁of ▁Red cl iffe ▁Street , ▁was ▁a ▁mayor ▁of ▁Br istol ▁and ▁an ▁" al der man ▁of ▁the ▁city ". ▁He ▁married ▁Anne ▁Pack er ▁( 1 5 6 1 – 1 6 3 1 ), ▁of ▁Ch el ten ham , ▁and ▁an ▁eng ra ved ▁br ass ▁mem orial ▁comm emor ating ▁them ▁and ▁their ▁children ▁can ▁be ▁seen