Person:John Evans (228)

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I John Evans of Uwchlen Township in the County of Chester and Province of Pennsylvania Yeoman Being Weak in Body but of Sound mind and memory, with Thankfullness of heart to Almighty God for all his Mercies and Favorers on me bestowed In Confirmation of the Uncertainty of human life do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner following.

Imprimis It's my Will that all my just debts and Funeral Charles be paid and discharged ~

Item, I give and Bequeath unto my dear and loving wife Sarah Evans, the one third part of all my Estate Both Real and Personal during her Natural life.

Item, It's my Will that my wife Sarah shall have the ___ Bought ___ from my Estate Untill my Daughter Elizabeth Arives to the Age of Eighteen years, That is to say my wife Sarah Cloathing, Maintaining and learning my Children hereafter Named to Road Wright and Cypher to they Rule of three.

Item, It's my Will that when my Daughter Elizabeth Arives to the Age of Eighteen years That my Executors hereafter Named shall give my Daughter Elizabeth one good and Sufficient Cow and Calf.

Item, Its' my Will that then my Estate Both Real and Personal be Equaly Divided Between my Four Daughters hereafter Named, That is to say my Daughter[s] Elizabeth, Margaret, Hannah and Lydia.

Item, I do hereby fully Impower my Executors hereafter Named to make a Deed to my Real Estate when there shall be a Division made.

Item I appoint Constitute and ordain my loving wife Sarah Evans and Archibald Young of Bradford Township Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and making void all other Wills, Testaments and Legacies hertofore made by me.

Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament.

As Witness my hand and seal dated this Sixteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine 1779.

[Signed] John Evans

Signed Sealed published and pronounced by the said John Evans as his last will and Testament in the Presence of us the Subscribers

Evan Evans

Aaron Martin

Mordecai Evans

Records in Pennsylvania

Chester County, PA Deed Book L, pg. 391, 1759. Arbitration Bond, John Evans to Griffith Evans. Be it Remembered that on the tenth day of December 1759 the hereafter written Obligation was produced before Isaac Davis Esquire one of the Justices of the peace for the County of Chester, and thereupon personally appeared Samson Davis one of the Evidences to the said Obligation, and on his Solemn Qualification according to Law did Declare and say that he say the hereafter named John Evans Sign Seal and deliver the hereafter written Bond as his Act and Deed, and that his name Subscribed thereunto as an Evidence was of his the said Samson Davis's own handwriting, Which said Obligation is recorded in the Office for recording of Deeds in and for the County of Chester ye 27th day of March Anno Dom 1760, in these words. Vizt., know all men by these presents that I John Evans of Radnor in the County of Chester and Province of Pennsylvania Yeoman am held and firmly bound unto Griffith Evans of the same place in the full and just Sum of Two hundred Pounds Lawfull money, To be paid to the said Griffith Evans his certain Attorney, Executors, Administrators or Assigns, for which payment well and truly to be made and done I bind myself, my Heirs Executors Administrators firmly by these presents Sealed with my Seal, Dated this Seventeenth day of October in the twenty Eighth Year of his Majesty's Reign Annoque Domini 1754. The Condition of this Obligation is such that if the above bounden John Evans his Heirs Executors and Administrators respectively do and shall for his and their parts and behalf in and by all things well and truly stand to obey, abide, observe, perform, fulfill and keep the Award, Arbitrement, Order, Judgement, final one and determination of Isaac Davis Esqr., Francis Yarnall, William Lewis and Charles Humpreys all of the County aforesaid, or any three of them Arbitrators indifferently named elected and chosen as well on the part and behalf of the above bounded John Evans as on the part & behalf of the above named Griffith Evans to Award Arbitrate Order Judge and Determine of for upon and concerning a Special difference relating to a certain Messuages and Plantation (late purchased of James Miles) now in the Tenure of the said Griffith Evans and John Evans, and of for upon and concerning all and all manner of Action and Actions, cause and causes of Action and Actions, Suits in Law or Equity, Bills, Bonds, Spoualties, Sum and Sums of Money, Quarrels, Contentions, Debts, Differences, Dues and Demands whatsoever , now had made moving, depending, arising, accruing, growing or being between the said parties for or by reason of any other matter, cause, or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of the World until the day of the date above written, So as the Award, Arbitrement, Order, Judgement, final End and Determination of the said Arbitrators or any three of them, of and upon the promises, or any part thereof, be made and given up in Writing under their Hands and Seals, ready to be delivered to the said parties, on or before the first day of January next Ensuing the date of the above Obligation, Then this Obligation, to be void, otherwise to remain and be in full force and virtue. [Signed] John Evans [Seal]. Sealed and Delivered in the presence of us. David Carnock [his X mark], Saml. Davis.

Chester County, PA Deed Book L, pg. 392, 1760. Award inter John Evans and Griffith Evans. Be it Remembered that on the 27th day of February Anno Domini 1760, The hereafter writing or Award was produced before John Miller Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Chester, and thereupon came Charles Humphreys Gent. and on his Solemn Qualification according to Law did declare and say that the hereafter Award Signed and Sealed by him was his Act and Deed, and further saith that the names of Francis Yarnall and Isaac Davis subscribed to their respective Seals, were of the said Francis Yarnall's and Isaac Davis's own hand writing, Which said Writing or Award is recorded in the Office for recording of Deeds in and for the County of Chester the 27th day of March Anno Domini 1760, in these records (viz). To all to whom these presents shall come, We Isaac Davis Esq., Francis Yarnall and Charles Humphreys send Greeting, Whereas spacial differences respecting certain two hundred Acres of Land bought of James Miles with divers Controversies have arisen between Griffith Evans of Radnor in the County of Chester of the one part, and John Evans of the said Township and County of the other part. And Whereas for the putting to an End to the said Differences they the said parties by their Several Bonds or Obligations bearing date the Seventeenth day of October Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty four, last past, became bound each to other in the Penall Sum of Two hundred Pounds Current money to stand to abide fulfill and keep the Award Order finall End and Determination of us the said Isaac Davis Esq., Francis Yarnall, Charles Humphreys and William Lewis, or any three of us, So as the said Award be made in Writing under our hands & Seals ready to be delivered unto the said parties on or before the first day of January next Ensuing, as by the said Obligation and Conditions thereof may appear, Now know ye that we the said Arbitrators whose names and hereunto subscribed and Seals affixed (with William Lewis who unanimously agreed with us but since deceased) takeing upon us the Burthen of the said Award, haveing heard and fully considered and Examined the Allegations and proofs of both parties, Do for the Setting of Amity and Friendship between them, make and publish this our Award in manner and form following, that is to say, in the first place, We do Award and order that the said John Evans his Heirs, Executors and Administrators shall within two Months after the date hereof make and Execute a Sufficient Conveyance in Law or Deed of Esoeffment? unto the said Griffith Evans his Heirs and Assigns forever, on all that piece of Land now in the tenure of the said Griffith Evans and one Samuel Roberts lying the South West side of the Road loading form thence to Radnor Meeting House, the severall Bounds thereof, of which the said Road is to be one, it being and moiety of the above mentioned two hundred Acres of Land, and to be Conveyed under the Quitronts? due and to become due to the Propriotary, but free and clear of the Yearly Ground Rent due and payable formerly to Peter Lloyd Assignees of Richard Hill deceased, or any part thereof (The Title of which Ground Rent is now Vested in the said John Evans as made appear to us). We do further Award the said Griffith Evans shall may unto the said John Evans or his order, at the time the said Griffith Evans shall receive the Title aforesaid, the Sum of Fifteen pounds Current Money, it being the last part of the Moiety which the said Griffith Evans was to pay towards the above two hundred Acres of Land, And yearly Ground Rent, We do further order that Griffith Evans shall pay the small Annuity due to Mary Griffith from the said Lane, And also we award and order that the abovesaid Conveyances or Title is to be made at the proper Costs and Chares of him the said Griffith Evans his Heirs or Assigns, And lastly we do Award and order that the said parties do Execute and give General Releases to each other of all Demands whatsoever at teh time of Executing the abovesaid Title and payment of the Money. As Sitness our Hands and Seals this Twenty Seventy day of November in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty four, 1754, Isaac Davis [Seal], Francis Yarnall [Seal], Cha. Humphreys [Seal].

Chester County, PA Deed Book L, pg. 394, 1759. Deed John Evans & wife to Griffith Evans. Be it Remembered that on the tenth day of December One thousand Seven hundred and fifty nine, The hereafter written Indenture was produced before Isaac Davis Esq. one of the Justices of the peace for the County of Chester, and thereupon personally appeared Amos Evans one of the Evidences to the said Indenture and on his Solemn Affimation according to Law did declare and say that he Say the hereafter named John Evans and Sarah his Wife Sign, Seal & Deliver the hereafter written Indenture as their Act and Deed, and that he saw Charles Humphreys and John Roberts Subscribe their names thereunto as Evidences, and that the name of him the said Amos Evans Subscribed thereunto as an Evidence was of his own handwriting of Deeds in and for the County of Chester the twenty eighth day of March Anno Dom. 1760, in these words (Vizt.). This Indenture made the fourth day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty five, Between John Evans of Radnor Township in the County of Chester in the Province of Pennsylvania, Shopkeeper and Sarah his Wife of the one part, and Griffith Evans of the same place Yeoman of the other part, Whereas William Penn, Esqr. late proprietary of the sd. Province by Indentures of Lease & Release the Release bearing date the 15th day of September A.D. 1681, Did Grant and convey unto Richard Davies (his Heirs and Assigns) the Quantity of Two Thousand Acres of Land in the sd. Province Under the Yearly Quitrent of twelve pound per Hundred. And the said Richard Davies by his Indentures of Lease and Release dated ye 16th & 17th days of June A.D. 1682. Recorded at Philad. in Book C2, Vol. 3, page 85, Granted one hundred Acres of the said 5,000 Acres unto David Kinsey (his Heirs & Assigns), And Maullon Kinsey Widow & Relect of the sd. David Kinsey and John Kinsey Son and Heir of the sd. David by their Deed of the 14th day of November A.D. 1690 duly Executed and Acknowledged in Court Grante, unto James James three Hundred Acres of Land Situate in Radnor aforesaid, bounded on the one side with Thomas Jones land & on the other Side with Richard Milos Land, one hundred Acres thereof being the said DAvid Kinsey's purchase of the sd. Richard Davies, & the other two hundred Acres residue thereof being Rent Land liable to pay one penny per Acre, To hold to him the said James James his Heirs and Assigns forever, And the said James James by his Deed of the second day of May A.D. 1698 acknowledged in Court granted unto Lewis Walker (his Heirs & Assigns) two hundred Acres of Lane being the said first mentioned hundred Acres with one hundred Acres of the Head or Rent land aforsd. bounded Nirthward with the Lne of Richard Miles to the Southward with the Land of Thomas Jones to the Westward with Rees Merediths and Thomas Jones's Lands to the Eastward with the Street or Road running thro the Township of Radnor, And the sd. Lewis Walker by Indenture of the 23. of April A.D. 1708, Recorded at Chester in Book B page 178 Granted unto one David Powell (his Heirs and Assigns) All that Messuage or Tenement of Plantation with the Appurtenances Situate in Radnor aforesd. & all that Tract of Land thereunto belonging bounded as aforesaid and laid out for two hundred Acres more or Less, And the said David Powell by Indenture of the 13th day of October A.D. 1708, Recorded at Chester in Book C. page 52, Granted the aforesd. Messuage Plantation & Tract of Land with the Appurtenances unto Richard Hill, Who by his Indentures dated the next day followeth Regranted the aforesaid Messuagee Plantation and Tract of Land with the Appurtenances unto the said David Powell. To hold to him his Heirs and Assigns forever, paying unto the said Richard Hill his Heirs and Assigns the Rent or Sum of Six Pounds Lawful money of the sd. Province on the thirty first day of December yearly forever, the first payment thereof to be made & begin on the thirty first day of December A.D. 1709, with a clause of Entry & distress for its nonpayment and a Covenant for payment thereof, And Whereas the sd. David Powell in and by certain Articles of Agreement Indebted bearing date the twenty Eighth day of February A.D. 1731, made or mentioned to be made between the said David Powell of the on the part and James Miles (together with his Brother Richard Miles who is since deceased), of the other part, he the said David Powell for the Consideration therein mentioned Did grant bargain and Sell unto them the sd. James and Richard Miles the sd. Messuage Plantation and Tract of Land aforesd. by the Bounds and limits herein after Specified Vitz) Beginning at a Maple Tree being a Corner of Lewis Lewis's Land, thence East North East two hundred and Seventy Eight perches to a Black Oak, thence North North West by a line of marked trees one hundred and fourteen perches (more or less) to a White Oak in the Line of the said Richard Miles, thence West South West by a Line of marked Trees & the sd. Miles Land two hundred and Seventy Eight pershes to a corner, thence South South East one hundred and Sixteen perches to the same more of less) Together with the Appurtenances To hold in the said James and Richard Miles their Heirs and Assigns forever, Subject to the yearly Quitrent thereafter accruing for the same promises to the chief Lord of the &c thereof, And sugject also the aforesaid, Annuity or Yearly Ground Rent of Six pounds as should also accrue from and after the date of the said Articles of Agreement & Indenture. In which sd. routed Articles of Agreement it is Convenanted that the said Richard Miles and James Miles their Heirs Executors Admrs. and Assigns should pay or cause to be paid unto the said David Powell his Exrs. Admrs. or Assigns the Sum of One hundred Pounds on or before the 10th day of December the next Ensuing, And the said David Powell did thereby Covenant and Grant for him his Heirs Executors, administrators & Assigns to pay all the Arroarages of the afored. Six Pounds Annuity & Quitrent to the day of the date of ye Articles aforesaid payable on Account of the said Land and premises, And further that on due payment of the Sum of one hundred pounds he the said David Powell his Heirs or Executors should at anytime or times thereafter make do Execute and Acknowledge such reasonable Deed & Deeds for the Assurance and conditions of the premises unto the said Richard & James Miles under aforesaid Annuity and Quitrent then after accruing as by them the Miles or one of them, or by his of them, or by his or their Council learned under Law shall be reasonsbly devised or required. And shortly after making and Executing of the aforesaid Articles of Agreement the sd. David Powell died intestate of the premises and one other Daughter named Elizabeth, And the aforesaid Sarah Robinson Since Dying Intestate the one full moiety of the said Messuage Land and premises with the Appurtenances defended and came unto her two sons David Robinson and Richard Robinson, And the aforesd. Richard Miles being also Dead and the sd. James Miles having paid the aforesd. Sum of one hundred pounds according to the Covenant in the sd. recited Articles of Agreement, Therefore the said David Robinson & Richard Robinson by their Indenture dated the 20th day of May A.D. 1748 for the Consideration therein mentioned Did Grant & convey unto the aforesaid James Miles his Heirs and Assigns All that their one full equal undivided Moiety or half part of and in the ds. Messuage Plantation and Tract of Land above described Containing two hundred acres more of less. And Whereas the said Elizabeth the other daughter f the said David Powell also dying Intestate without Issue, the other Moiety of the said Messuage Plantation and Tract of Land & premises Descended unto and became Vested in the said David Robinson her Heir at Law, Who by his Deed Endorsed on the sd. last mentioned Indenture bearing date the 28th day of May A.D. 1751 Did grant Release and Convey all his Estate Right Title Interest property Claim and Demand whatsoever in to the above described Messuage Plantation & Tract of Land and Promises unto the sd. James Miles To hold to him his Heirs and Assigns forever, And Whereas the sd. James Miles by his Indentures bearing date the 3c. day of October A.D. 1752 for the Consideration therein mentioned did grant bargain Sell Alien Enforce and Confirm unto the said John Evans his Heirs and Assigns All that the sd. Messuage Plantation and Tract or Parcel of Land Situate bounded & being as in herein above described Containing two hundred Acres (be it more or less) To hold to the said John Evans his Heirs and Assigns forever, As by the sd. Indenture rolation? being thereunto had more fully appears. Now this Indenture Witneseth that the said John Evans and Sarah his wife, for and in Consideration of the Sum of one hundred and fourty Pounds lawfull money of the sd. Province to them in hand paid by the sd. Griffith Evans the receipt whereof the sd. John Evans and Sarah his wife do hereby acknowledge thereof & therefrom do Acquit release and discharge the sd. Griffith Evans his Exectrs. and Administrators forever, Have granted sold released and confirmed and by these presents Do Grant Bargain Sell Release and confirm unto the aforesd. Griffith Evans his Heirs and Assigns forever... [remainder omitted]. In witness whereof the sd. parties to these presente have Interchangeably put their hands and Seals. Dated the day and Year first above written. [Signed] John Evans, Sarah Evans ]. Sealed & Delivered in the presence of us Amos Evans, Cha. Humphreys, John Roberts.

1.   Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsylvania, United States. Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2015).

   Name John Evans
   Gender Male
   Residence Date Abt 1779
   Residence Place Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
   Will Date 16 Jun 1779
   Probate Date 24-Apr-1784
   [24 Apr 1784]
   Probate Place Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
   Case Number 3220
   Item Description Estate Papers, No 3171-3262, 1778-1780
   Individuals Listed (Name) Relationship
   John Evans Testator
   Sarah Evans Wife
   Elizabeth Evans Daughter
   Margret Evans Daughter
   Hannah Evans Daughter
   Lydia Evans Daughter

2.   .

   from the history of Chester County .... "Evan Evans of the Parish of Tregliosn Montgomeryshire, Wales, came to this country in 1722, ond on November 17th of that year, purchased 250 acres of land adjoining the Uwchlan Friends Meeting House." Names of some of his descendants are given, but there is no mention of a John. However, we know our great-grandparents, John and Sarah Evans, lived on a good farm in the immediate neighborhood of this Meeting House, and his name and the location of this farm lead us to believe that he was a descendant of Evan Evans.
   
   https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Evans-14956

3.   Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

   https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/179283269/person/212328666130/facts
   Note: parents listed questionable, needs further research.