John Evans and Mary Jones

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Husband John Evans ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1728 2
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         Father: John Evans, Jr. (1700-1738) 1 3
         Mother: Jane Howell (      -      ) 1 3

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Wife Mary Jones ^{1 2}

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         Father: Rees Jones (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Rachel [Unk] (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 F Mary Evans ²

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General Notes: Husband - John Evans

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He was appointed by the Supreme Executive Council "third judge of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth," Aug. 16, 1777, and in October, 1783, he and Gen. Anthony Wayne were elected to the Council of Censors.
He and his wife had several children, all of whom died before him except Mary, and she survived him only a few years. His lands, seven hundred and nineteen acres, in London Britain were divided between his brothers Evan, George, and Peter. His daughter Mary also inherited four hundred and sixty-seven acres in Pencader and White Clay Creek Hundred, which she devised to her uncles.

1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 539.

2 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 765.

3 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 764.