John Evans II (1738 - 1834)

Born 7 Dec 1738 in Prince William County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Martin) Evans — married about 8 Feb 1761 in Alexandria, Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 18 May 1834 at age 95 in Monongalia County, Virginia

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Biography

Colonel John Evans II served with Monongalia County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

John Evans II is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A037601.

"John EVANS, Colonel

Birth: 9 DEC 1737 in Fairfax, Loudon Co., VA

Death: 1 MAY 1834 in Morgantown, WV

Father: John EVANS b: 1704 in Philadelphia, PA

Mother: MARGARET b: 1713 in Wales, England

Marriage 1 Rebecca Ann MARTIN b: 11 APR 1738 in Fairfax, Loudon Co., VA Married: ABT. 1763 in Loudon Co., VA

Children

Margaret EVANS b: 7 DEC 1763 in Loudon Co., VA."

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/a/r/Craig-S-Martin/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1784.html

Resource: Online book: http://books.google.com/books?id=FGAMAAAAYAAJ&dq=harrison%20county%20west%20virginia&pg=PA1310#v=onepage&q=harrison%20county%20west%20virginia&f=false

Daughters of the American Revolution

File record:

"EVANS, JOHN Ancestor #: A037601 Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): COLONEL, CIVIL SERVICE

Birth: 12-7-1738 PRINCE WILLIAM CO VIRGINIA

Death: 5-18-1834 MONONGALIA CO VIRGINIA

Pension Number:

• S8444

Service Source:

• S8444

Service Description: 1) VIRGINIA MILITIA, GEN MCINTOSH 2) COUNTY CLERK 1782

Residence Created: 2002-03-27 23:23:55.3, Updated: , By: Conversion 1) County: MONONGALIA CO - State: VIRGINIA

Spouse Number Name Created: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, Updated: 2009-09-17 14:57:18.0, By: 1) ANN MARTIN .^[1]."

DAR ID Number: 159662 John Evans (1738-1834)was a member of the convention, 1776, and, 1778, was commissioned colonel of militia. In 1832 he was placed on the pension roll of Monongalia County, Va., where he died. He was born in Fairfax County, Va. Also No. 152218 General Information: The Dents are pioneers of Monongalia County, moving here -- like so many, it seems -- from Loudon County, Va., in the 1770s. Dents Run was named for Capt. John Dent, who served under Col. John Evans with the frontier militia and in the revolution. -------- General Information: 8/16/97 I am searching for information on the parents of John (1) Evans who lived in Louden County, Va. and was bc 1704. He married Margaret ? and had one son, John (2) b 1737. John (1) died young of a rattlesnake bite and Margaret had their son educated around Alexandria, Va. When John (2) was older, he married Rebecca Ann Martin in 1763 and moved his family including his mother to Monongalia County, (W)V. John (2) served in the Revolutionary War and was known as Col. John Evans. He served as County Clerk in Monongalia County and was an early settler of Morgantown (W)V. My line follows his son, Dudley>Nimrod>James (who moved to Tyler County (W)V>George Marion>Clarence>George Marion (2). Any information will be greatly appreciated. Am especially interested in finding proof of James' birth to Nimrod and Elizabeth Graham Evans and of John (1) parentage. I understand they came from Wales and that John's father may have been David Evans who came to Philadelphia County from Wales. Contact Betty Riley^[2]

Research Note

his 1792 Monongalia County Court case, in which John Evans Jr. sued David Scott for Slander, may belong to this profile:

• West Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985: Monongalia: Court Records, Box 2, Envelope 10-25, 1785-1796. Image 142. Available at Ancestry.com Image accessed 2 Jan 2021

Sept 1792 Court Term

Complaint of John Evans Jun’r against David Scott for Slander on 21 Sept 1790. Court found for plaintiff; £5 damages

John was born in 1746. He passed away in 1821.

Revolutionary war pension records state that he was born December 7, 1738 in Fairfax County Virginia. He moved at age 13 to Louden Co, Virginia and then in 1770 to Monongalia County, Va, where he entered the service in 1778.

The deed record books of Lauden County have numerous mentions to John Evans as a witness and other minor records. Recorded in Louden County Deed Book F, at pages 310-312 is an interesting Bill of sale from John Evans to Charles Binns dated November 28, 1767 and recorded May 9, 1768. This would have been just before he moved to Monongalia County. The Bill of Sale states:

"Know all men.... I John Evans of County Louden and Colony of Virginia in consideratio sum Six pounds, Two shillings and Six pence half penny current money to me in hand paid by Charles Binns of county and Colony aforesaid...do bargain and sell all the goods and chattels mentioned in a schedual hereunder annexed... November 28, 1767. Jno. Evans

Schedule One roan mare, saddle and bridle, one Jack plain, one long plain, one plogh, one sash plain, one quarter round, one Firlister, one rasing plain, one Rabbett plain, one tenant saw, one smoothing plain, 2 gauges & 2 chisels, a set of 2 gauges belonging to Sash making, one bevel, 1 pr. compasses, two squares, four long plains, one jointer, three jack plains, one circle scriber, one broad axe, one turkey stone, one Fro, two drawing knives, one spring plain, one rabbit plain, one large Ovelo, four rounds, three Hallows, one Snipes Bill, one Filister, one Rounding Knife and hinge, one Keyhole Saw, pair of shares, sixteen chisels, two rasps and one file, five gauges, one pr. compasses, three plough Irons, anr Smoothing plain, five Augers, one Adze, two long squares, one handsaw, one Wimblebit, three hammers and one pine chest together with several small tools in it, Padlock and key and one book Architecture. Presence, H. Peyton Junr., Jno Evans Fleming Patterson

At a court held 9th May 1768.. Bill of Sale proved... ordered to be recorded."

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Nae X.
2. ↑ http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/EVANS/2000-11/0973611514

• http://www.tribalpages.com/family-tree/dent2005

• http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/EVANS/2000-11/0973611514

• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2Y-BL5 : accessed 5 July 2021), John Evans, Washington, Virginia, United States; citing p. 204, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 71; FHL microfilm 181,431.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8405101/john-evans

• https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/john-evans/

• https://wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/038646

• https://sites.google.com/site/evansdalewv/history-the-roots-of-evansdale

• http://genealogytrails.com/wva/revwarsoldiers.html

• https://www.geni.com/people/Colonel-John-Evans-Revolutionary-War-veteran/6000000010082653679

• http://www.find-your-roots.com/docs/descevans.pdf
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8405101/john-evans