Peter Kenney Hibbs | |
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Born | circa 1757 |
Died | 12 September 1847, aged 90 Pumpkin Point, New South Wales, Australia |
Resting place | Wisemans Ferry Cemetery, Laughtondale, New South Wales, Australia |
Nationality | English |
Known for | First Fleet sailor |
Spouse(s) | Mary Pardoe (1768-1844), Second Fleet convict |
Children | 6 sons 1 daughter 1 step-daughter[1][2][3] |
Peter Kenney Hibbs (c. 1757 – 12 September 1847) was an English mariner and a member of the First Fleet to Australia in 1788.
An able seaman on HMS Sirius, Hibbs was also one of few non-convict First Fleet members known to have settled in the new Colony of New South Wales in 1788.[1][4]
Hibbs also claimed to have come earlier to Australia in 1770 as a crewman on board HMS Endeavour with Captain James Cook,[4][5][6][7] and to have stepped ashore at Botany Bay with Joseph Banks.[4][6][7] However no primary independent evidence exists to verify these claims.[1][4]
Remaining in Australia after 1788, Hibbs played a significant role in the exploration of Tasmania and the eastern seaboard of Australia.
In the 1798-99 voyage around Tasmania, Hibbs had been carrying Matthew Flinders and George Bass aboard the Norfolk, and in the 1799 voyage north Hibbs had been carrying Matthew Finders. Flinders named a cluster of features on the west coast of Tasmania after Hibbs.[8]
Hibbs also claimed to have taken part in an earlier expedition[4][7][10][11] in 1789 led by Governor Arthur Phillip which resulted in the discovery of the Hawkesbury River.[12][13][14] Again no primary independent evidence exists to verify this claim.
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