Col. Evan Evans and Margaret Nevin
Husband Col. Evan Evans 1 2 3
Born: 1732 2 Christened: Died: 22 Oct 1794 2 Buried:
Father: John Evans, Jr. (1700-1738) 1 4 Mother: Jane Howell ( - ) 1 4
Marriage:
Wife Margaret Nevin 2 3
AKA: Margaret Niven,5 Margaret Nivin 1 Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: William Nevin ( - ) 2 Mother:
Children
1 M Samuel Evans 2 3 5 6 7
Born: 14 Jul 1758 - London Britain (Lancaster Co, PA?) 2 3 Christened: Died: 21 Apr 1805 - Donegal Twp, Lancaster Co, PA 3 7 Buried:Spouse: Frances "Fanny" Lowrey (1775-1850) 3 5 6 7 8 Marr: 16 Apr 1793 2 6
2 F Jane Evans 9 10
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Thomas Henderson, Esq. (Abt 1757-1823) 9 10
3 F Margaret Evans 10
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: [Unk] Garrett ( - ) 10
4 M Evan Rice Evans 10
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Grace Wallis ( - ) 10Spouse: [Unk] Cowden ( - ) 10
5 M John Evans 10
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Elizabeth Wallis ( - ) 10
General Notes: Husband - Col. Evan Evans
London Britain, Chester or Lancaster Co, PA
He commanded a battalion at the battle at Trenton, New Jersey, and participated in the battle of Brandywine in September, 1777.
He was a counselor of Chester County, Pennsylvania, a member of the Legislature, and a member of the Convention at Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia, in June, 1776. At the opening of the War for Independence he organized the Second Battalion, which he commanded at the battle of Brandywine.
He and his wife had ten children.
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 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 19.
4 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 764.
5 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 101.
6 —, Portrait and Biographical Record of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Chapman Publishing Co., 1894), Pg 157.
7 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. III (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 38.
8 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 762.
9 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 599.
10
Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 766.
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