John Evans, Jr. and Jane Howell

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Husband John Evans, Jr. ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1700 2
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           Died: 14 Apr 1738 2
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         Father: John Evans (      -1740) 2 3 4
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 1722 4

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Wife Jane Howell ^{1 2}

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         Father: Reynold Howell (      -      ) 1 2
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Children

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1 F Mary Evans ^{1 5}

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           Born: 1724 5
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           Died: 20 Jan 1752 5
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         Spouse: Evan Rice (      -      ) 5

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2 F Lydia Evans ^{1 5}

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           Born: 1726 5
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3 M John Evans ^{1 5}

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           Born: 1728 5
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           Died: Bef Dec 1783
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         Spouse: Mary Jones (      -      ) 1 5

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4 M Col. Evan Evans ^{1 5 6}

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           Born: 1732 5
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           Died: 22 Oct 1794 5
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         Spouse: Margaret Nevin (      -      ) 5 6

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5 M George Evans ^{1 5}

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           Born: 1734 5
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6 M Peter Evans ^{1 5}

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           Born: 1736 5
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         Spouse: Rachel Evans (      -      ) 5

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General Notes: Husband - John Evans, Jr.

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After he married he settled in 1722 at the mill built by his father on White Clay Creek. In 1734 he purchased from John Evans, Esq., of Denbigh, in Wales, one thousand acres in what was then New Garden township, Chester County, adjoining the land upon which he was then settled.
By his will John Evans, Jr., gave to his son John the homestead of five hundred acres and the grist-mill thereon. To his son Evan he gave four hundred acres, with fulling-mill, tenter-yards, etc., and to his sons George and Peter the remaining six hundred acres.

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 764.

3 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 538.

4 —, Portrait and Biographical Record of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Chapman Publishing Co., 1894), Pg 157.

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

6 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 19.