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Colonel John Jacobs 1738–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1738

Birth Location: Bingen, Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire

Death Date: 7 Feb 1812

Death Location: Nelson County, Virginia

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Spouse(s): Sarah Crawford

Children(s): Elizabeth Jacobs, William Jacobs, David Jacobs, Peter Jacobs, Susanna Jacobs, John Jacobs, Jonathon Jacobs

Colonel John Jacobs was born in 1738 in Bingen, Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire, the child of William Jacobs And Margaret Macdonnald. Colonel John Jacobs married Sarah Crawford, and had children including David Jacobs, Elizabeth Jacobs, John Jacobs, Jonathon Jacobs, Peter Jacobs, Susanna Hannah Susan Jacobs, William Jacobs. Colonel John Jacobs passed away in 1812 in Nelson County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Colonel John Jacobs was born in 1738 in Bingen, Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire, the child of William Jacobs And Margaret Macdonnald.
  • Colonel John Jacobs married Sarah Crawford, and had children including David Jacobs, Elizabeth Jacobs, John Jacobs, Jonathon Jacobs, Peter Jacobs, Susanna Hannah Susan Jacobs, William Jacobs.
  • Colonel John Jacobs passed away in 1812 in Nelson County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Sarah Crawford
1740–1832
Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Jacobs
1766–1854
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
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William Jacobs
1762–1831
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, Colonial Era America
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David Jacobs
1766–1835
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia
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Peter Jacobs
1768–1833
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia
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Susanna Jacobs
1780–1852
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, Colonial Era America
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John Jacobs
1764–
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Jonathon Jacobs
1765–1834
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
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Colonel Jacobs's Ancestors

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Colonel Jacobs
1738–1812
Birth Place: Bingen, Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire
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Colonel Jacobs's Descendants

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Colonel (John) Jacobs (21 Sep 1738–7 Feb 1812) m. Sarah Crawford (26 Sep 1740–26 Nov 1832)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Jacobs 1766–1854
  2. 2. William Jacobs 1762–1831
  3. 3. David Jacobs 1766–1835
  4. 4. Peter Jacobs 1768–1833
  5. 5. Susanna (Hannah "Susan") Jacobs 1780–1852
  6. 6. John Jacobs 1764–
  7. 7. Jonathon Jacobs 1765–1834 m. Susanna Cornwall 1769–1850
    1. 1. Jonathan (Jr.) Jacobs 1803–1891 m. Caroline (Delilah) Asher 1817–1890
      1. 1. William (H) Jacobs 1852–1906
      2. 2. Susannah Jacobs 1842–1923 m. David Dennis 1840–1894
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Dennis 1868–1945 m. James (William) Billiter 1862–1941
        2. 2. Louisa (Belle) Dennis 1864–1926
        3. 3. William Dennis 1870–1959
        4. 4. Savilla Dennis 1876–1957
        5. 5. Mary (Etta) Dennis 1881–
        6. 6. William Dennis 1892–1892

Colonel Jacobs's Timeline

2 Records

1738
21 Sep 1738
Birth of Colonel John Jacobs in Bingen, Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire
Bingen, Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire
1812
7 Feb 1812
Age 74
Death of Colonel John Jacobs in Nelson County, Virginia
Nelson County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1738
    Event Place: Bingen, Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1812
    Event Place: Nelson County, Virginia
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