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 1642 - Aft 1731 (~ 90 years)
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| Name |
Ellen Jane "Jane" Evans |
| Birth |
0___ 1642 |
Denbighshire, Wales  [1] |
- Flint? not listed in Denbighshire...
(Flint, Flintshire, Wales)
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| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
Aft 1731 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [2] |
| Probate |
27 Dec 1732 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [3] |
 Religion |
Quaker [4] |
- History of the Quakers. The Religious Society of Friends began as a movement in England in the mid 17th century in Lancashire.
Members are informally known as Quakers, as they were said "to tremble in the way of the Lord".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Quakers
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| Person ID |
I3972 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
20 Feb 2016 |
| Family |
The Immigrant Ellis Emmanuel Jones, b. 1637, Flint, Denbighshire, Wales d. 16 Jul 1727, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Age 90 years) |
| Marriage |
1671 |
(Denbighshire) Wales [6, 7] |
| Residence (Family) |
1684 |
Bucks County, Pennsylvania [8] |
| Children |
| | 1. Barbara Rebecca Jones, b. 1669, Flint, Flintshire, Wales d. 17 May 1746 (Age 77 years) |
| | 2. Dorothy Jane Jones, b. 1672, Flint, Flintshire, Wales d. 30 Aug 1755, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Age 83 years) |
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| Family ID |
F1578 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Notes |
- "...Father: Ellis Emmanuel JONES. Mother: Ellen Jane EVANS. Note: Came to this country when she was 13, from Wales in the ship 'Submission'"
Abstracted by Barbara Pace, 6605 Dakar Road, Fort Worth, TX 76116 and reprinted in "Cantrell Cousins",April 1996,Vol.#3 Series 2, pp. 3-4;
Will of Jane Jones, Will Book "E",p. 204, File #278,1732, Register of Wills, City of Philadelphia, PA;
"Be it remembered that I Jane Jones of the City of Phil. in the Province of Penn., widow, being at present weak of body but by the mercy of God of perfect & sound memory, I now considering the certainty of death & uncertainty when it may please God to bring me to it, do think it convenient to settle my concerns in the world according to ,my mind & will--& I do now make void & null all former wills by me made & I do order & appoint this to be my last will & testament in manner & form following viz:
1st after my death, I will & bequeath my soul to Almighty God through Jesus Christ my Lord & my body to a descent(sp) buryall(sp) at the discretion of my executrix hereafter named & all my debts to be paid.
Item 1st. I do give & bequeath to my grandson Nathan Pegg 1 Eng shilling or the value of it in coin current;
I do give & bequeath to my grandson Zebulon Cantrell 1 Eng schilling (etc)
I do give & bequeath to my grandson Joseph Cantrell 1 Eng shilling (etc)
I do give & bequeath to my granddaughter Dorothy Cantrall (same)
I do give & bequeath to my granddau Mary Price (same)
I do give & bequeath to granddau Jane---- (same)
to grandson Richard White (same). &
I do give & bequeath to my dau. Mary Jones all the remainder of my goods both real & personal to be hers & at her disposal forever to sell & dispose of as she shall think fit & convenient & I do make order & appoint my said dau. Mary Jones to by my full & sole executrix of this my last will & testament. In witness hereunto I have set my hand & seal, dated ye 3rd day August in yr of our Lord 1730.
Signed Sealed Published & Declared by the Testatrix Jane Jones as her Last Will & Testament in the presence of
James Estangh her
Att Jane X Jones
Joseph Driker mark
I the above Textatrix, Jane Jones in consideration of my above Mary here decease since the above date to hereby give, devise & bequeath unto my grandchildren Ellis Jones & Susannah Jones (my said dau Mary Jones her issue) & their heirs & assigns forever all the above mentioned residue & remainder of my estate real & personal & I do hereby nominate & appoint my friend John Calwalader of Phil. my executor, witness my hand & seal set to this codical(sp) of my will dated 7 Dec 1732.
Codical was witnessed & sworn to at the time of probate 27 Dec 1732, inventory--27 July next--acct 10 Feb--filed 2 Mar 1733".
end of will [9]
- Notes for ELLEN JANE EVANS:
Philadelphia Wills, Vol. C, p. 226; Will of Jane Jones, City of Philadelphia, widow, dated Aug. 3, 1730/1 (probably 8mo. 3da 1730/1) , pr. Dec. 27, 1732, mentions daughter Mary, grandchildren: Daniel & Nathan Pegg, Jane Flower, Zebulam, Joseph & Dorothy Cantrell, Mary Price, Jane & Richard White. Exec.: Mary Jones Wit.: James Estaugh & Joseph Drinker. Codicil Dec 7, 1732/3 (probably 12mo. 7da. 1732/3) mentions grandchildren: Ellis &Susannah Jones, children of Mary Jones deceased. Exec: John Cadwalader. Wit: James Estaugh, Joseph Fordman & Sarah Elfreth. [8]
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