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- Per Larry Herrin:
!BIRTH: NSDAR lineage Book Vol. 68 Pg. 355 (1923-1924). DAR #67999
NSDAR lineage Book Vol. 121 Pg. 177 (1931). DAR #120567
NSDAR lineage Book Vol. 127 Pg. 129 (1932). DAR #126411
NSDAR lineage Book Vol. 129 Pg. 23 (1932-1933). DAR #128070 &128069
NSDAR lineage Book Vol. 137 Pg. 167 (1934). DAR #136529
!CENSUS: 1790 Rowan County North Carolina (Salisbury Dist.)
Evans, John 1 FWM 16+, 2 FWM <16, 2 FWF, 1 Slave
Evans, David 3 3 5
Evans, James 2 5
!MARRIAGE: a) Same From DAR #136529:
b) 1988 Mormon IGI Records for Kentucky show that John Evans married
Eleanor Jones in 1782 in Pulaski County (page 4111). I believe
this to be wrong, since Sally was born in Tennessee.
source a):
John Evans married Eleanor Jones
Josiah Evans married Kessiah Ford
Jefferson Gilmore married 2nd 1846 Eleanor Evans (Atkins). (1822-93).
!RESIDENCE: Maryland, Tennessee (North Carolina), Pulaski Co., KY
!MILITARY:
a) DAR #67999 "John Evans (1755-1839) enlisted 1777 serving until 1780 as
Sergeant under Capt. Benjamin Spyker and Col. John Gunby, Maryland troops. He
was born in Maryland; died in Pulaski County, Ky."
b) DAR #120567 "...He applied for a pension 1832 and his claim was
allowed..." Otherwise the notation is identical to #67999.
c) Burns, Annie Walker (1935). "Revolutionary War Soldiers Who Settled in
Kentucky Counties". page 62.
d) Burns, A.W. "Abstract of Pension of the Rev. War, War of 1812 and all
Wars Prior to 1883 of Claiborne Co., Tennessee" (Nashville Archives), page 84,
Section 73. (Listed as Capt. John Evans of the 15th Regiment of Kentucky from
Pulaski County; War of 1812).
source c):
"Evans, Jno., Sgt.; N. J. Line 5-13-1833 3-4-1831 age 77."
!DEATH: a) NSDAR lineage Books listed above.
b) "Abstracts of Wills of Pulaski County Kentucky". Vol. 1. page 8.
"Evans, John 11-26-1838 Probated 2-18-1839 Heirs; John, Wilson, Josiah Evans,
children of, and Andrew James, grandson. Executors; Samuel Evans, Sr. Bourne
Goggen and Christopher Clonch. Wt; Samuel Evans, John Smith, and Smith Gilmore."
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Will of John Evans, Sr. (Abstracted by Larry Herrin):
Item #1 to John Evans, Jr. all of tract of land lying in Sinking Valley
and five negroes
Item #2 to my grandson, Andrew James negro girl Mahaley and her child
and 100 acre tract of land on barney's branch
Item #3 to Kezziah Beaty one dollar (d-i-l and widow of Josiah Evans)
Item #4 to Adam Crawford one dollar (husband of dec'd daughter Nancy)
Item #5 to Daniel F. James one dollar (husband of daughter Eleanor)
Item #6 to Minervy Crawford one little negro girl (granddaughter ??)
Item #7 to Wilson Evans one dollar (son)
Item #8 to little son of Polina Smith (Polina Evans w/o Joseph Smith and
(named Josiah) d/o Josiah Evans, his son)
the youngest child of my negro woman Ann
balance of property to be divided equally by my exucutors as they see fit.
To children of my dec'd son Josiah Evans one of said parts
To children of my dec'd daughter Nancy Crawford one of said parts
One of said parts to my son Samuel Evans
and remaining part to my son John Evans, Jr. in addition to item #1
to maintain my son Wilson Evans (unsoundess of mind)
Do not part with my negroes having been long in the family.
Payoff each of my grandchildren.
Appoint my friends Samuel Evans, Sen., Bourne Goggin , Esq. and
Christopher Clonch, Esq. executors
26 day of November, 1838.
John Evans ---SEAL---
Wit: Samuel Evans
John Smith
Smith Gilmore
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Pulaski County Court on Mon the 18th day of February AD 1839 recorded the
Will and testament of John Evans, Senr, dec'd by oaths of Samuel Evans and
Smith Gilmore.
Att. Will Fox, Clk
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!BURIAL: He is buried on the Rebecca DeBord farm on McQuery Rd. in Plato, KY.
The stone is southwest of the farmhouse on the hill just inside the woods. The
original stone is broken and eroded, but a new marker replaces it (1979). This
is the old John Evans Farm.
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1755 - 1839 (84 years)
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