John Jacobs Esq. (1722 - 1758)

Born 6 Mar 1722 in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

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Died 3 Jan 1758 at age 35 in Whitetland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

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John was a blacksmith.

John had a farm in Chester County, Pennsylvania

John Jacobs Esq. served with Pennsylvania during the American Revolution.

John Jacobs Esq. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A061387 A A061387.

John Jacobs Esq. is Notable.

John was born about 1722 in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

• Jacobs served on several committees during the 1770s that dealt with Pennsylvania’s role in the American Revolution, including one that drafted a letter that was sent to the other Colonial Assemblies calling for the First Continental Congress. On November 28, 1776, Jacobs was chosen to be the 30th Speaker of the Assembly, giving him the distinction of being the first Speaker elected in an independent Pennsylvania. In addition to his service in the Assembly, Jacobs was a delegate for Chester County to the 1776 Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention.

• From "The Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography", v.31 (1907) , article 1: "Bebber’s Township and the Dutch Patroons", p 4: "

  "In 1704 came John Jacobs who founded one of the most influential of our colonial families. A grandson, ... John was the last speaker of the assembly before the revolution, and of him Benjamin Bush reported that he had been in favor of a Republican form of government for twenty years before that time". ^[1]

John passed away January 3, 1758 in Whitetland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Sources

1. ↑ The Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography, pub. date: 1877, [Philadelphia] Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Contributor: Getty Research Inst. v.31 (1907) https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniamaga3119unse/page/4/mode/2up?q=%22John+Jacobs%22

• "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CTT-RZP1 : Thu Oct 05 14:21:23 UTC 2023), Entry for John Jacobs Jr and John Jacobs Jr, 6 Mar 1722.

• "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYF-NGBJ : 13 January 2021), John Jacobs Jr, 1753.

• "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CT5-PNF3 : Tue Oct 03 13:14:31 UTC 2023), Entry for John Jacobs and John Jacobs, 12 Apr 1757.

• https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/SpeakerBios/SpeakerBio.cfm?id=99

• https://archive.org/details/jacobsfamilyasde00davi

• https://www.geni.com/people/John-Jacobs-Esq/6000000000500656418 Managed by: Private User. Last Updated: August 25, 2022. Collection: MyHeritage Family Trees. Site name: Shanks Web Site Site manager: N Michael Shanks

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