Jonathan Pickering (1761 - abt. 1826)

Born 14 Apr 1761 in Frederick Co, VA

Ancestors

Husband of Phebe Barrett — married 17 Oct 1782 in Frederick Co, VA

Died about 27 Mar 1826 at about age 64 in Highland County, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Born: Jonathan, son of William and Sarah (Wright) Pickering, was born on 14th d of 4 mo, 1761 (April 14, 1761) in Frederick Co, VA.^[1]

Marriage: Jonathan Pickering, son of William Pickering, and Sarah his wife, of Back Creek, Virginia, married Phebe Barrett, daughter of Benjamin Barrett, deceased, and Ellinor (Rogers) Barrett on 17th day 10th mo, 1782 at the Hopewell Meeting. [Kerns p158]^[2][3][4]

Death: Apparently died before Aug 1789 as he is not mentioned in his father's will. Abstract of William Pickering's Will dated 22 August, 1789, proved Oct. 1789. Wife Sarah, Sons: John Jacob; Daughter: Hannah Berry, Mary Ellia, Lydia Adams.

Research Notes

NOT CONFIRMED as same person, but there is a Jonathan Pickering who died in 1825 in Highland City, Highland, Ohio, ^[5] whose will was witnessed by Jonathan Barrett, Levi Barrett and Susannah Barrett naming as heir Benjamin Pickering, William Pickering, Elenor Pickering, Jonathan Pickering, David Pickering, Hannah Dick, formerly Pickering and Lydia Pickering. ^[6]At Least two of Jonathan's siblings died in Ohio. FindAGrave shows Jonathan buried at Lees Creek, Clinton County, Ohio, USA and William and Sarah as Jonathan's parents, Jacob Pickering as his brother and Mary Pickering Ellis as his sister.

Sources

1. ↑ U.S. Quaker Records, Virginia, Frederick, Hopewell MM, Marriages and Birth Available on Ancestry here
2. ↑ U.S. Quaker Records, Virginia, Frederick, Hopewell MM, Marriage Certificates, p. 84 Available on Ancestry here
3. ↑ Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. VI, Hopewell MM, p. 430 Available on Ancestry here
4. ↑ Wayland, J.W., Hopewell Friends History, 1734-1934, Frederick County, Virginia, Records of Hopewell Monthly Meetings and Meetings Reporting to Hopewell; Two Hundred Years of History and Genealogy, p. 278 (1936) Available here
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #147571360
6. ↑ Ohio Wills and Probate for Jonathan Pickering Available on Ancestry here

• Wilmer L. Kerns, Frederick County, VA: Settlement and Some First Families of Back Creek Valley 1730-1830 (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1995) p156

• J. Estelle Stewart King, Abstracts of Wills, Inventories and Administration Accounts of Frederick Co, VA 1743-1800 (Baltimore: Gen Pub Co, Inc. 1982)

• Source: S240030686 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 164316190

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Sara Patton for creating WikiTree profile Pickering-553 through the import of hayzlett-hughart-black-waln-adams.ged on Mar 10, 2013.

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