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Bridget Jones 1728–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1794

Death Location: Sussex, Delaware, USA

Father: Ebenezer Jones

Mother: Hannah Kenney

Spouse(s): James Pettyjohn

Children(s): Nancy Pettyjohn

The story of Bridget Jones began in 1728 in Somerset, Maryland, United States. Bridget Jones married James Pettyjohn, and had children including Nancy Bridget Pettyjohn. Bridget Jones passed away in 1794 in Sussex, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bridget Jones began in 1728 in Somerset, Maryland, United States.
  • Bridget Jones married James Pettyjohn, and had children including Nancy Bridget Pettyjohn.
  • Bridget Jones passed away in 1794 in Sussex, Delaware, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Jones
1690–1767
Birth Location: Sussex County, Delaware, USA
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Hannah Kenney
1709–1770
Birth Location: , Sussex, Delaware or Dartmouth, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

James Pettyjohn
1709–1794
Birth Location: Sussex, Delaware, USA
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Children(s)

Nancy Pettyjohn
1745–1794
Birth Location: Sussex, Delaware, USA
NP

Bridget Jones's Ancestors

Self
Bridget Jones
1728–1794
Birth Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States
Parents
Ebenezer (7th) Jones
1690–1767
Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Hannah ((7th)) Kenney
1709–1770
, Sussex, Delaware or Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Grandparents
JOHN (LAZERUS) KENEY
1681–1731
Somerset County, Maryland
Lydia ((Martha)) Tabor
1680–1730
Somerset County, Maryland, USA
JOHN (LAZERUS) KENNEY\KENEY
1670–1728
Milton, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Kenney
1670–
George (McFee)
1650–1719
Rebecca Parnell
1652–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Kenney
1643–1691
Frances Kennett
1622–1674
Donald Macfee
1620–1719
Rebecca Jump
1636–1715
Joanna McCoy
1622–1700

Bridget Jones's Descendants

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Bridget Jones (1728–1794) m. James Pettyjohn (1709–03 May 1794)
  1. 1. Nancy (Bridget) Pettyjohn 1745–1794 m. William (Richard Reynolds) … 1735–1791
    1. 1. Agnes Reynolds. 1770–1845 m. Jonathan Addison 1760–1818
      1. 1. Richard Addison. 1792–1864 m. Melissa Mathews. 1800–1874
        1. 1. John (W.) Addison 1833–1877 m. Mary (Ann) Casselman 1826– m. Sarah (Ann) Leasure 1835–
        2. 2. Mary ADDISON 1834–1859
        3. 3. Amy Addison. 1822–1909
        4. 4. Jacob (Ellis) Addison. 1835–1867
        5. 5. William Addison. 1837–1896
        6. 6. Henry Addison. 1839–1865
        7. 7. Nancy Addison. 1828–1852
        8. 8. Elizabeth Addison. 1831–1850
        9. 9. Sarah (A) Addison 1842–1906
        10. 10. Henrietta Addison. 1853–1931
      2. 2. Elizabeth Addison 1794–1874
      3. 3. Jacob Addison. 1809–1841
      4. 4. John Addison 1802–1880
      5. 5. Jonathan Addison 1799–1893
      6. 6. Lucinda Addison 1811–
      7. 7. Rachel Addison 1807–1818
      8. 8. Sina Addison 1795–1857
      9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth) Addison. 1788–1894

Bridget Jones's Timeline

2 Records

1728
1728
Birth of Bridget Jones in Somerset, Maryland, United States
Somerset, Maryland, United States
1794
1794
Age 66
Death of Bridget Jones in Sussex, Delaware, USA
Sussex, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Sussex, Delaware, USA
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