Person:John Evans (250)

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John Evans, of Berkeley Co., [W]VA
b.Abt 1718 Pennsylvania
d.1802 Berkeley County, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1718
  1. John Evans, of Berkeley Co., [W]VAAbt 1718 - 1802
  2. Isaac Evans, of Rockbridge Co., VAAbt 1723 - 1786
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  John Evans, of Berkeley Co., [W]VAAbt 1718 - 1802
  • W.  Polly Van MeterAbt 1723 - 1802
m. Abt 1744
  1. John Evans, Jr., of Berkeley Co., [W]VAAbt 1745 - 1800
  2. Isabella Evans1746 - 1817
  3. Isaac Evans1750 - Abt 1793
  4. Elizabeth Evans1753 - 1829
  5. Joseph Evans1765 - 1833
  6. Squire EvansAbt 1770 -
  7. Gabriel Evans1771 - Abt 1849
  8. Martha EvansAbt 1778 -
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Facts and Events
Name John Evans, of Berkeley Co., [W]VA
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1718 Pennsylvania
Marriage Abt 1744 to Polly Van Meter
Death? 1802 Berkeley County, Virginia
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Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

  • H-102: John Evans of Frederick Co., 500 acres where he now lives on Great Road to Potomack River in Frederick County. Surv. Mr. George Byrne. Adj. land surveyed for his brother Isaac Evans, on the Waggon Road. 11 Jan. 1752. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 57].
  • P-164: John Evans of Beverley [s/b Berkeley] County, 190 acres on Tilehanzy's Branch in said County. Surv'd 24 Dec 1751 for William Paull by John Mauzy and forfeited by Advertisement & recorded in Book N. On application of Paull dee to Evans assignee of Paull. Adj. Hugh Gilliland, Edward Magenis. 22 Oct 1772. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 57].
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Records in Virginia

  • Virginia Northern Neck Land Grant. H-47: Isaac Evans of Frederick County., 282 acres in said County. Surv. by Mr. John Bayliss, where he has made several improvements. Adj. John Evans. Strode's Meeting Road. 21 Oct 1751. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 54]
  • Virginia Northern Neck Land Grant. H-245: Hazell Hardwick of Frederick County, 407 acres in Frederick County. Surv. Mr. John Baylis. Adj. John Evans, John Patterson, George (G.W.) Fairfax Esq., near Main Road to Watkins Ferry, John Mendenhall. 2 Jan 1753. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 65]
  • Virginia Northern Neck Land Grant. K-127: James Strode of Frederick Co., 289 acres in said County adj. Isaac Evens on Opeckon. Surv. [by] William Baylis. Adj. Widow Morgan, John Evens (Evins). 10 May 1760. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 118].
  • K-419: Isaac Evans of Frederick County, 409 acres on Opeckon between Beason Evans & John Mendenhall in said County. Surv. [by] John Baily. Adj. Hazle Hardwick, John Evans. 5 May 1762. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 133].
  • Virginia Northern Neck Land Grant. M-122: Duggell Campbell of Frederick County, 343 acres on Opeckon in said County. Surv[eyor] Mr. Thomas Rutherford. Adj. his Patent, Isaac Evans, John Evans. 22 Jan. 1763. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 149].
References
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    • John Evans [Sr.]: born c.1718/20 in Pennsylvania; received a grant from Lord Fairfax in 1752 for 500 acres "where he lives on Great Road to Potomack River"; had eight children over thirty-plus years by his wife or wives (one of whom was said to be Polly Van Meter, born c.1723); died 1802 in Berkeley County VA

      John's children:
      * John Evans [Jr.]: born 1745; married Polly Van Meter [?] and had twelve children (including John Evans III [1770-1829: married Isabella's daughter Mary], Mary "Polly" Evans [1774-c.1833: married Isabella's son Isaac], and Nancy Ann Evans [1781-c.1834: married Isabella's son Joseph]). In 1796 John Jr. married Margaret Boyles; he died 1800 in Berkeley County VA
      * Isabella Evans: born 1746; of whom see more above
      * Isaac Evans: born 1750; married Martha Worthington and had seven children; died c.1793 in Berkeley County VA; Martha died by 1835
      * Elizabeth Evans: born 1753; married John Fryatt c.1774 and had five children (including the original Tillotson Fryatt); Elizabeth and John both died 1829 in Berkeley County VA
      * Joseph Evans: born 1765; married Mary Thomas (1772-1830) in 1789; had eleven children; by 1807 relocated to Fleming County, Kentucky; died there 1833
      * Squire Evans: born c.1770/2; married his cousin Mary Evans (1772-1810: daughter of Isaac Sr.'s son Joseph) and had two children; Squire then married Bethema (surname?) in 1816 in Fleming County KY
      * Gabriel Evans: born 1771; married Charity Hays c.1789; had six children; relocated to Fleming County KY by 1802; died there c.1849
      * Martha Evans: born c.1778; married Richard Barnhouse in 1799; died when?

      (~burns/dcb says Polly Van Meter, daughter of an unspecified "Jacob or Abraham Van Meter," was born c.1723 and married John Evans [Sr.] ~evans/aqwg03 says that c.1768, John Evans [Jr.] married Margaret "Polly" Van Meter [born c.1748 in Frederick County MD]—supposedly the daughter of Abraham Van Meter and Ruth Hedges, but missing from lists of their children. The matter is further muddled by John Evans III's marrying his cousin Mary "Polly" Van Meter, daughter of Jacob and Isabella.)

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