Thomas Jacobs Family

Date: 1806 to 1832
Location: [unknown]

Thomas Jacobs Family

Notes

This page is intended to document the Thomas Jacobs family — including Thomas Jacobs and his children — and the family's migration in the early 1800s from Virginia to Madison County, Kentucky, to Missouri.

The children of Thomas Jacobs included: Thomas Jacobs, Jr., Maurice Jacobs, Stephen Jacobs, Baylor Jacobs, Lewis Jacobs, Joel Jacobs, Henry Jacobs and Nancy Jacobs (wife of Lemuel Boone). All children of Thomas Jacobs migrated westward, except for Thomas Jacobs, Jr., who remained in Virginia.

The origin of Thomas Jacobs is unknown. The mother(s) of his children is also unknown. Later census records (see below) indicate that two of his children were born in Virginia, circa 1790 and 1793, so he was presumably living in Virginia at that time.

The earliest record clearly connected to his family is the 1806 marriage record of his son Thomas in Frederick County, Virginia (see below).

The Wife of Thomas Jacobs Is Unknown

There is a marriage record of a Thomas Jacobs and Sarah English in 1790 in Madison County, Kentucky. This is a different Thomas Jacobs, whose children moved to Arkansas; among their descendants the name "English" was sometimes used as a first or middle name.

There is a will written in 1774 and probated in 1776 in Fairfax County, Virginia, of a Thomas Ford whose daughter Sarah Ford was wife of Thomas Jacobs. This seems to be a different Thomas Jacobs belonging to another family.

Thomas Jacobs, Jr., 1806 Marriage Record

A marriage record in Culpeper County, Virginia, indicates the marriage of Thomas Jacobs and Elizabeth Burgess on 3 April 1806.

Tax Lists in Frederick County, Virginia

1811 Tax List: Thomas Jacobs, John Jacobs

1812 Tax List: Thomas Jacobs, John Jacobs

1813 Tax List: Thomas Jacobs, Baylor Jacobs, Stephen Jacobs, Eli Jacobs

1814 Tax List: Thomas Jacobs, Eli Jacobs

The Thomas Jacobs in these tax lists is presumably Thomas Jacobs, Jr., who married in 1806.

Baylor Jacobs 1813 Marriage Record

A marriage bond in Frederick County, Virginia, dated 7 January 1813 indicates the marriage of Baylor Jacobs and Mary Kendrick.

Thomas Jacobs 1814 Deed

There is a deed that shows the purchase of a lot in Front Royal, Virginia, by Thomas Jacobs. It is not clear if this is Thomas Jacobs or Thomas Jacobs, Jr.

Joel Jacobs 1818 Marriage Record

A marriage record in Orange County, Virginia, shows the marriage on 12 February 1818 of Joel Jacobs and Mary Taylor. The record indicates that he was the son of Thomas Jacobs and that she was the daughter of John Taylor.

Stephen Jacobs 1819 Marriage Records

There are two records indicating the marriage of Stephen Jacobs and Elizabeth Taylor.

One record (available to view on Ancestry) dated 27 March 1819 in Madison County, Kentucky, shows James Taylor authorizing the marriage of his daughter Elizabeth Taylor to Stephen Taylor. Walker Clayton and Baylor Jacobs signed the record as witnesses.

Another record in Madison County, Kentucky, is a marriage bond dated 29 March 1819 that indicates the marriage of Stephen Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor. Walker Clayton also signed the bond.

Deeds in Madison County, Kentucky

See here for an index of Jacobs deeds as grantees. See here and here for an index of Jacobs deeds as grantors. Taken together, a timeline of their deeds appears as follows:

12 Jun 1816 Deed: J. White to Thomas Jacobs, 117 acres, Silver Creek, L 324

22 Sep 1819: Deed: A. Hubbard to Joel Jacobs, 25 acres, Silver Creek, O 93

9 Feb 1821: Deed: J. Taylor to Stephen Jacobs, 126 acres, Paint Lick Creek, O 353

5 Sep 1821 Deed: Thomas & Joel Jacobs to Maurice Jacobs, 109 acres, Silver Creek, O 462

12 Feb 1822: Deed: E. Walker to Joel Jacobs, 102 acres, Silver Creek, Q 281

12 July 1823 Deed: Thomas Jacobs to N. Stevenson, 8 acres, Silver Creek, Paint Lick Creek Q 1

21 Aug 1823 Deed: Maurice & Elizabeth Jacobs to T. Page, 91 acres, Paint Lick Creek, Q 24

7 Nov 1823 Deed: Maurice & Elizabeth Jacobs to Joel Jacobs, 22 acres, Silver Creek, Q 65

11 Dec 1823 Power of Attorney: Maurice Jacobs to J. Kennedy, Q 250

26 Sep 1826 Stephen & Betsy Jacobs to B. Smith, 126 acres, Paint Lick Creek, R 217

20 Mar 1828 Deed: Henry & Sarah Jacobs to B. Smith, 121 acres, Paint Lick Creek, R 585

Henry Jacobs 1821 Marriage Record

A marriage record in Madison County shows the marriage on 16 August 1821 of Henry Jacobs and Sarah Taylor. They were married by Hezekiah Ricketts.

Places of Birth in Census Records

The 1850 census shows that Baylor Jacobs was born circa 1790 in Virginia.

The 1850 census shows that Nancy Boone (formerly Nancy Jacobs) was born circa 1793 in Virginia.

Research Notes

Records of Jacobs in Frederick County

The following are records found of the Jacobs surname in Frederick County records.

There is a will for a George Jacobs circa 1748 that leaves all possessions to wife Christeenah Jacobs. Christeenah Jacobs was Christeenah Smallhover in later records. (The will also available to view on Ancestry.)

There is a deed from 1790 involving George Farrow and the children of Nathan Jacobs, Sr, namely Charles Jacobs, Nathan Jacobs, Jr., Thomas Jacobs, Nicholas Jacobs, George Jacobs, Anna Jacobs and Ruth Jacobs.

There is information regarding a record from 1792 from Frederick County, Virginia, of the marriage of William Jacobs and Jemima [?].

Note this William Jacobs and Jemima [Mulliken?] and their children are included in some Ancestry members' family trees. According to these trees, this Jacobs family originated in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and lived in several locations in northern Virginia. Many of its members eventually migrated west to Kentucky and the Midwest.

In the property tax list of 1802, John Jacobs and William Jacobs appear.

There is an inventory of the estate of a John Jacobs who died circa 1812.