Individual Details

Henry was too young to serve in the Revolution. His first record appears in Burke Co in 1787 when he witnessed a promissory note for his brother John.

There is a record of a Henry Gabard in the Augusta Co Court Records [Chalkley] on July 1790 "Robert Williams and Henry Gabhart, returned no inhabitants.". Family tradition holds that Henry had made a trip to Indian Creek country in KY to evaluate the conditions there. His cousins, sons of Mathias Gabbert, son of the immigrant Fredrich, lived in this area of VA [Rockbridge Co], so this indicates that family ties might have remained strong. Henry, five of Henry's siblings and five of his cousins all eventrually moved to Kentucky.

Henry lived in Burke Co long to marry Barbara Hunsucker in 1792. He does appear on the tax rolls of Washington Co VA from 1793 to 1814. He would appear he did not live in Tennessee with other members of his family.

Henry's brother George had a survey made on Walker Mountain and assigned it to George. Their brother Mathias had a grant for 79 acres in the same area.
VA Land Patent, PB #46, p.425
27 Oct 1800 Washington Co. 71 acres on the North waters of Beaver Creek, a north branch of the Holstein River, adj Peter Manpower, Joseph Gray, etc.
Abraham Hunsucker [probably a brother of Barbara] also located here.
18 Oct 1800 Washington Co. 100 acres on waters of Abraham's Crk a south branch of the North fork of the Holstein River. PB #46, p.363
Henry had another Land Patent:
25 Jun 1813 Washington Co. 50 acres, both sides of Smiths Crk adj William Gilson, John McCormack, Leighton Smith. PB #63, p.479.

WASHINGTON COUNTY TN DEEDS
14 Apr 1812 William Gilson, assignee of Robert Preston to Henry Gabbert. 27 acres on waters of Smith's Creek, a South Branch of the North Fork of the Holstein adj John McCormack & John Kaylor. Patent to Gilson on 10 Nov 1800. Land on South side of Valley Ridge. DB 5, p.66
30 Apr 1814 Henry & Barbara Gabbert to Landman Short, 77 acres, two tracts on Smith's Creek. DB 5, p.412

Henry sold his land to move to KY. The first tract of 71 acres was sold for taxes in 1815.
1 Aug 1815. Henry Gabbert, delinquent 1802-1804. Sold to John Henderson of Washington Co VA. 71 acres.

Moved to Indian Creek in Owsley Co (then Clay) in 1815-16 along with his wife, 7 sons & 2 daughters. His brother Jacob had already moved there. Two of the sons gave North Carolina as their birthplace in the 1850 census. The two daughters both married grandsons of Cornelius Bowman, Sr. soon after arriving in Clay County.

Henry lived with son listed as Jacob Jr. in the 1850 Census in Owsley Co. There is also a Jacob, Sr. in Owsley that I believe to be a son of Henry's brother Jacob.

Barbara and Henry Gabbard are said to be buried in Henry Gabbart/James Cole Cemetery in Owsley Co KY. Elizabeth Bowman, their daughter who married Cornelius B. Bowman, is also buried there. Isaac Hugh Gabbard, son of Barbara & Henry is buried there [14 May 1805 - 1892] - he married Jane Isaacs. Jacob Gabbard, another son, 1813-1900, married Elizabeth Woods and he is buried in this cemetery.

Birth	Abt 1768	Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
Marriage	1792	Washington County, Virginia - Barbara Hunsucker
Death	Abt 1854	Indian Creek, Owsley County, Kentucky

Spouse	Barbara Hunsucker (1770 - 1848)
Child	Michael Gabbard (1794 - 1866)
Child	Mathias Gabbard (1797 - 1881)
Child	Elizabeth Gabbard (1798 - 1828)
Child	Peter E. Gabbard (1800 - 1885)
Child	Margaret Gabbard (1802 - )
Child	Isaac Hugh Gabbard (1805 - 1892)
Child	Henry J. Gabbard (1808 - 1880)
Child	John G. Gabbard (1810 - 1870)
Child	Jacob Gabbard Jr. (1813 - 1900)

Father	MICHAEL GEBERT\Gabert (1735 - 1790)
Mother	Catherine King ( - )
Sibling	Michael Gabbert (1766 - 1835)