John Evans, Jr

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James Evans, b. 1725; d. 1788; m. Eleanor Kirkpatrick, daughter of John Kirkpatrick, and sister of his brother Robert's wife. They had children: Jean, Eleanor, and Robert.

James married (secondly) Catharine Porter. They were the parents of four children:

 1 Andrew [drowned in the Susquehanna at the Conowingo bridge, when it was building, in 1817]

 2 James, 

 3 Sarah [married William Patten] and 

4  William [died young; 

James Evans married (thirdly) Martha Gillespie, by whom he had no children.

James, the second of the three brothers, shortly after the sale of his property in Lancaster County, in 1752, purchased "Evans' Choice," situate about two miles southwest of West Nottingham Presbyterian church, and came there to reside. He was the father of Robert Evans, who resided near Port Deposit.

The will of John Kirkpatrick, dated November 18, 1771, directs that ten pounds of his estate shall be laid out for the use of the congregation to which he belonged, or otherwise for pious and public uses. Of the remainder of his estate his daughters Eleanor and Margaret Evans, each to have a one-fifth part. Executors: Sons-in-law, Robert Evans and James Evans.

By deed dated January 23, 1773, Robert Evans, of Cecil County, Md., and James Evans, of W. Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pa., executors of John Kirkpatrick, conveyed 200 acres of land to John Evans, of Lancaster County, Pa. "January 18, 1739, John, Thomas and Richard Penn of Newcastle, Kent and Sussex Counties, Delaware, sold to James Evans of the County of Lancaster, Pa., 400 Vi acres of land in Drumore Township, Lancaster County, Pa., for 62£ 9 pence or about $310.00. Surveyed January 18, 1740, and deeded the fifth day of May following, in the 14th year of the Reign of King George of England. On all lands sold prior to December 27, 1762, the price was fixed at I5f 10 shillings per hundred acres. January 10, 1752, James Evans and Eleanor, his wife, then of West Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pa., sold to his brother John Evans this same tract of land, for the sum of 5 shillings, lawful money of the State of Pennsylvania, with divers other valuable considerations given, and in 1796 John Evans sold and deeded to his son David Evans the same tract of 400^4 acres, with an additional tract of 60 acres and 107 perches, making 460 acres and 117 perches, which he divided and sold to his three sons, John Evans, George M. Evans, and James Evans, and at their death John Evans' part was left to his sons: George M. Evans, to his sons: and James Evans' part being purchased by Ross A. McCammon, who was married to his youngest daughter. So at this date this land now is and has been in the same name for 157 years (1896). There has never been a public sale in the house in Drumore Township, and the old sickles, wagon sheds & are still there."

• Residence: Columbia, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 1800
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Feb 20 2016, 13:08:18 UTC