Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



picture
James Jefferis




Husband James Jefferis 1

           Born: Abt 1758
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Jan 1822 1
         Buried: 


         Father: Emmor Jefferis (      -Abt 1802) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Taylor (Abt 1740-1793) 1





Wife

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


Children

General Notes: Husband - James Jefferis


He was a sea-captain, and owner of the vessel "Neptune," which sailed from Wilmington [Delaware?]. Later in life he settled down on a farm in East Bradford township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He also became the owner of his brother Emmor's share of their father's land by purchase from the heirs.

Bayard Jefferis, of West Chester, was his grandson.

picture

Sources


1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 614.

2 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 613.


Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This Web Site was Created 15 Apr 2023 with Legacy 9.0 from Millennia