Jane (Orr) Courson (abt. 1783 - bef. 1869)

Born about 1783 in Harford, Maryland, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Isaac Courson — married before 1800 in Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died before 13 Jul 1869 before about age 86 in Bowling Green Township, Licking, Ohio, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Research Notes

• Her birth and death information come from her Find-a-Grave memorial; however, there is no source information. Her birth date and her husband's birthdate don't click. I've seen her birthdate anywhere from 1762 to 1784, and his is from 1775 to 1784. Their marriage date is shown as 1792, but there is no source information, and that certainly doesn't match well with the later birthdates. Additional research needs to be done to confirm dates and locations. Her father's^[1] and mother's^[2] memorials give considerable information about their homestead and include her father's last will & testament. So, that's helps to confirm that she was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.^[3]

• Powell says that Jane was "born in Ireland," but this is likely incorrect because her father, James Orr, came to America before 1761, which is when he married his wife, Mary Dale. They were first in Maryland, but they moved to Pennsylvania in the mid-1780s. So, it's unclear whether Jane was born in Maryland or Pennsylvania.^[3][4]

• 16 Sep 2016 Updated information from Steve Courson shows a more accurate birth date and location and a full date of death and location.^[5]
  • 5 Sep 2021 Isaac and Jane are listed in the 1860 census in Bowling Green Township, Licking County, Ohio; however, Jane is listed as "Ginna," and her birthplace is given as Pennsylvania instead of Maryland.^[6] -- Fiscus-32 13:29, 5 September 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58924958/james-orr : accessed 05 September 2021), memorial page for James Orr (1735–1815), Find A Grave: Memorial #58924958, citing Orrsburg Homestead Cemetery, Redstone, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by JNicholson (contributor 47800166).
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58925162/mary-orr : accessed 05 September 2021), memorial page for Mary Dale Orr (1740–1826), Find A Grave: Memorial #58925162, citing Orrsburg Homestead Cemetery, Redstone, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by JNicholson (contributor 47800166).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 13 January 2021), memorial page for Jane Orr Courson (1762–unknown), Find A Grave: Memorial #218224250, citing Courson Cemetery, Licking County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Lizzie (contributor 47370782) .
4. ↑ Powell, L. Shanafelt. (1994). Early Shanafelt family; p. 65. Provo, Utah: Stevenson's Genealogy Center.
5. ↑ Courson, Steve. Descendants of Benjamin Courson Sr (Private First Printing, Beamsville, Ontario, Canada; copyright 2015), p. 126
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGK-QMR : 18 February 2021), Ginna Coursin in entry for Isaac Coursin, 1860.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLQ-7NT : accessed 5 September 2021), Isaac Caursen, Bowling Green, Licking, Ohio, United States; citing p. 29, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 94; FHL microfilm 181,400.

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTC-M4S : 8 December 2020), Isaac Courson, Bowling Green, Licking, Ohio, United States; citing p. 237, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .