John Jefferson was born in 1744/5 at "the Mill" aka Milne, Woodside, Cumbria, England. The article quoted below says he was born 21 Dec 1745 and baptised 6 Jan 1746 but FamilySearch has his baptism as being on 6 Jan 1745 at Westward, Cumberland.[1] His parents were Robert Jefferson (1712-1748) and his wife, Mary (Messenger) Jefferson. Robert's parents were John Jefferson (1687-1747) and his wife, Esther (Reed) Jefferson. John's parents were Robert Jefferson (1666-1702) and Jane (Brisco) Jefferson. Therefore, this John Jefferson was the great-grandson of Robert Jefferson and Jane Brisco. John passed away in 1823.[2] and was buried at Wigton but the tombstone to his memory is at Westward.
In about 1770, John married the heiress of Cunning Garth and Longmore, Cumbria, England. Her maiden name was Mary Hodgson. The couple had 5 children:
They lived in Cunning Garth and Longmore, near Wigton, Cumbria, England. Mary (Hodgson) Jefferson died there in 1816. Her husband survived her. He died there in 1823.
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