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Edward Gaither Jacobs 1759–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Jan 1759

Birth Location: Sugar Loaf, Frederick, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1848

Death Location: Wilson, Tennessee, USA

Father: Jeremiah Sr.

Mother: Rachel GAITHER

Spouse(s): Mary Summers, Mary SUMMERS, Mary Summers, Ruthey Williams, Mary Summers

Children(s): Greenberry Jacobs, John Jacobs, Edward Jacobs, Rebeckah Jacobs, Amos Jacobs, Tobinah Jacobs, Nancy Jacobs, Elizabeth Jacobs, Ira Jacobs, Cullen Jacobs, William Jacobs, Brazzell Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Samuel Jacobs, Samuel Jacobs, Amos Jacobs, Nancy Jacobs, Jeremiah Jacobs, John Jacobs, Ary Jacobs, Tobinah Jacobs, Elizabeth Jacobs, Augustus Jacob, Bazel Jacobs, John Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Samuel Jacobs, Rebecca Jacobs, Nancy Jacobs, Elizabeth Jacobs, Amos Jacobs, Edward Jacobs

In 1759, Edward Gaither Jacobs entered the world in Sugar Loaf, Frederick, Maryland, USA, born to Jeremiah Jacobs Sr And Rachel Gaither. Edward Gaither Jacobs married Mary Summers, Ruthey Williams, and had children including Amos Jacobs, Ary Jacobs, Augustus Jacob, Bazel Jacobs, Brazzell Jacobs, Cullen E Jacobs, Edward Gaither Jacobs, Elizabeth Jacobs, Greenberry Jacobs, Ira Jacobs, Jeremiah Jacobs, John Jacobs, Mary S Jacobs, Mary Summers Jacobs, Nancy Jacobs, Rebecca Jacobs, Rebeckah Jacobs, Samuel Austin Jacobs, Samuel Jacobs, Tobinah Jacobs, William Jacobs. Edward Gaither Jacobs passed away in 1848 in Wilson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1759, Edward Gaither Jacobs entered the world in Sugar Loaf, Frederick, Maryland, USA, born to Jeremiah Jacobs Sr And Rachel Gaither.
  • Edward Gaither Jacobs married Mary Summers, Ruthey Williams, and had children including Amos Jacobs, Ary Jacobs, Augustus Jacob, Bazel Jacobs, Brazzell Jacobs, Cullen E Jacobs, Edward Gaither Jacobs, Elizabeth Jacobs, Greenberry Jacobs, Ira Jacobs, Jeremiah Jacobs, John Jacobs, Mary S Jacobs, Mary Summers Jacobs, Nancy Jacobs, Rebecca Jacobs, Rebeckah Jacobs, Samuel Austin Jacobs, Samuel Jacobs, Tobinah Jacobs, William Jacobs.
  • Edward Gaither Jacobs passed away in 1848 in Wilson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Sr.
1713–1781
Birth Location: All Hallows, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Rachel GAITHER
1718–1781
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Summers
1759–1805
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
MS
Mary SUMMERS
1759–1840
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
MS
Mary Summers
1759–1779
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
MS
Ruthey Williams
1816–1893
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Mary Summers
1759–
Birth Location: Montgomery, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
MS

Children(s)

Greenberry Jacobs
1778–1857
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
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John Jacobs
1788–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Edward Jacobs
1803–1891
Birth Location: Wilson, Tennessee, USA
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Rebeckah Jacobs
1784–1860
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Amos Jacobs
1801–
Birth Location: Knox, Tennessee, United States
AJ
Tobinah Jacobs
1796–1850
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
TJ
Nancy Jacobs
1799–
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
NJ
Elizabeth Jacobs
1793–1880
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Ira Jacobs
1790–1850
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
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Cullen Jacobs
1792–1871
Birth Location: –
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William Jacobs
1783–
Birth Location: , , South Carolina, United States
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Brazzell Jacobs
1792–1820
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Jacobs
1786–1855
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Samuel Jacobs
1780–1846
Birth Location: Rowen, North Carolina, United States
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Samuel Jacobs
1785–
Birth Location: of, , Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
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Amos Jacobs
1801–
Birth Location: Knox, Tennessee, United States
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Nancy Jacobs
1799–1870
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
NJ
Jeremiah Jacobs
1783–1850
Birth Location: Rowan Co., NC
JJ
John Jacobs
1788–1851
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
JJ
Ary Jacobs
1790–1839
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
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Tobinah Jacobs
1796–
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Jacobs
1811–1855
Birth Location: Coffee, Tennessee, United States
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Augustus Jacob
1780–
Birth Location: –
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Bazel Jacobs
1792–
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, USA
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John Jacobs
1788–1851
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Jacobs
1786–1855
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
MJ
Samuel Jacobs
1780–1846
Birth Location: Rowen, North Carolina, USA
SJ
Rebecca Jacobs
1784–1860
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
RJ
Nancy Jacobs
1799–
Birth Location: Knox, Tennessee, United States
NJ
Elizabeth Jacobs
1793–1880
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Amos Jacobs
1801–
Birth Location: Knox, Tennessee, United States
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Edward Jacobs
1803–1891
Birth Location: Wilson Co., Tenn
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Edward Jacobs's Ancestors

Self
Edward Jacobs
1759–1848
Birth Place: Sugar Loaf, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Parents
Jeremiah Jacobs Sr.
1713–1781
All Hallows, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Rachel GAITHER
1718–1781
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Jacobs's Descendants

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Edward (Gaither) Jacobs (04 Jan 1759–1848) m. Mary Summers (25 Oct 1759–1805) m. Mary SUMMERS (25 Oct 1759–Abt. 1840) m. Mary Summers (25 Oct 1759–28 Oct 1779) m. Ruthey Williams (abt 1816–March 27 1893) m. Mary Summers (25 Oct 1759–)
  1. 1. Greenberry Jacobs 1778–1857 m. Sarah (Sally) Snodgrass 1792–1815 m. Nancy Mankin 1790–1861 m. Mary Summers 1790– m. Mrs (P G) Jacobs 1780– m. Mrs (John) Jacobs 1785– m. Nancy Mankin 1790–1860
    1. 1. Greenberry Jacobs 1800–1870 m. Rachel Gregory 1802–1836 m. Margaret Barnes 1814–
      1. 1. John (Wesley) Jacobs 1830–1892 m. Nancy (Ann) Harper 1828–1876 m. Amanda (M.) Howland 1831–1897
        1. 1. Alva (Echols) Jacobs 1851–1928 m. Mary (Marguerite) Barrett 1853–1917 m. Mary Emmerson 1848–1878
        2. 2. Alice (Belle Wesley) Jacobs 1859–1941
        3. 3. Mary (E "Mollie") Jacobs 1857–1917
        4. 4. James (Franklin) Jacobs 1853–1914
        5. 5. Martha (Alice) Scates 1859–1942
        6. 6. Henderson (Hayes) Jacobs 1861–1897
        7. 7. Haskell (McCollum) Harper 1847–
        8. 8. Louisa (E) Jacobs 1859–
        9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth) Jacobs 1853–1897
        10. 10. Mosura (A.) Jacobs 1870–1874
        11. 11. M. (E.) Jacobs 1854–
      2. 2. Narcissa (M) Jacobs 1836–1917
      3. 3. Robert Jacobs 1824–
      4. 4. William (F) Jacobs 1823–1863
      5. 5. Greenberry Jacobs 1827–1870
      6. 6. Zachariah (Edward) Jacobs 1823–1902
      7. 7. Robert Jacobs 1824–
      8. 8. Mary (Rebecca) Jacobs 1816–
      9. 9. Alfred Jacobs 1815–
      10. 10. Bealey 1855–
    2. 2. Matthias Jacobs 1813–1895
    3. 3. Mary (Rebecca) Jacobs 1816–1880
    4. 4. Anderson Jacobs 1815–
    5. 5. Pleasant Jacobs 1809–1880
    6. 6. George Jacobs 1801–
    7. 7. Rachel Jacobs 1830–
    8. 8. Letty (B) Jacobs 1825–
    9. 9. Alfred (W) Jacobs 1804–1887
    10. 10. Christian Jacobs 1813–
    11. 11. William Jacobs 1800–
    12. 12. James (Ryan) Jacobs 1805–
    13. 13. Alfred Jacobs 1815–
    14. 14. Pleasant Jacobs 1820–
    15. 15. William (Carroll) Jacobs 1815–1882
    16. 16. Zachery (Edward) Jacobs 1821–
    17. 17. William (Carroll) Jacobs 1814–1882
  2. 2. John Jacobs 1788–
  3. 3. Edward (Gaither) Jacobs 1803–1891
  4. 4. Rebeckah Jacobs 1784–1860
  5. 5. Amos Jacobs 1801–
  6. 6. Tobinah Jacobs 1796–1850
  7. 7. Nancy Jacobs 1799–
  8. 8. Elizabeth Jacobs 1793–1880
  9. 9. Ira Jacobs 1790–1850
  10. 10. Cullen (E) Jacobs 1792–1871
  11. 11. William Jacobs 1783–
  12. 12. Brazzell Jacobs 1792–1820
  13. 13. Mary (Summers) Jacobs 1786–1855
  14. 14. Samuel (Austin) Jacobs 1780–1846
  15. 15. Samuel Jacobs 1785–
  16. 16. Amos Jacobs 1801–
  17. 17. Nancy Jacobs 1799–1870
  18. 18. Jeremiah Jacobs 1783–1850
  19. 19. John Jacobs 1788–1851
  20. 20. Ary Jacobs 1790–1839
  21. 21. Tobinah Jacobs 1796–
  22. 22. Elizabeth Jacobs 1811–1855
  23. 23. Augustus Jacob 1780–
  24. 24. Bazel Jacobs 1792–
  25. 25. John Jacobs 1788–1851
  26. 26. Mary (S) Jacobs 1786–1855
  27. 27. Samuel (Austin) Jacobs 1780–1846
  28. 28. Rebecca Jacobs 1784–1860
  29. 29. Nancy Jacobs 1799–
  30. 30. Elizabeth Jacobs 1793–1880
  31. 31. Amos Jacobs 1801–
  32. 32. Edward (Gaither) Jacobs 1803–1891

Edward Jacobs's Timeline

2 Records

1759
04 Jan 1759
Birth of Edward Gaither Jacobs in Sugar Loaf, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Sugar Loaf, Frederick, Maryland, USA
1848
1848
Age 89
Death of Edward Gaither Jacobs in Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Wilson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jan 1759
    Event Place: Sugar Loaf, Frederick, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Wilson, Tennessee, USA
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