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Jacob Dees Sr. 1737–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1737

Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1803

Death Location: Tattnall County, Georgia, USA

Father: John Dees

Mother: Mary Braswell

Spouse(s): Ferrabee Reynolds

Children(s): Joel Sr, Ferrabee Dees, David Dees, Joice Dees, George Dees, Dempsey Dees, James Sr, Ruth Dees, Naomi Dees, John Dees

The story of Jacob Dees Sr. began in 1737 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA. Jacob Dees Sr. married Ferrabee Reynolds, and had children including David Thomas Dees, Dempsey Dees, Ferrabee Dees, George Dees, James R Deese Sr, Joel Toombs Dees Sr, John Dees, Joice Dees, Naomi Amy Dees, Ruth Dees. Jacob Dees Sr. passed away in 1803 in Tattnall County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Dees Sr. began in 1737 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Jacob Dees Sr. married Ferrabee Reynolds, and had children including David Thomas Dees, Dempsey Dees, Ferrabee Dees, George Dees, James R Deese Sr, Joel Toombs Dees Sr, John Dees, Joice Dees, Naomi Amy Dees, Ruth Dees.
  • Jacob Dees Sr. passed away in 1803 in Tattnall County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dees
1710–1789
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Mary Braswell
1712–1743
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Ferrabee Reynolds
1739–1799
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
FR

Children(s)

Joel Sr
1766–1840
Birth Location: Wilkinson, Georgia, United States
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Ferrabee Dees
1740–1758
Birth Location: Johnston, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
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David Dees
1777–
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Joice Dees
1780–1835
Birth Location: Craven, South Carolina, United States
JD
George Dees
1757–1777
Birth Location: Tatnall county, Georgia, United States
GD
Dempsey Dees
1764–1820
Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, United States
DD
James Sr
1768–1840
Birth Location: Sumter Co. S.C
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Ruth Dees
1761–1805
Birth Location: Johnson, North Carolina, United States
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Naomi Dees
1760–1830
Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, United States
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John Dees
1763–1846
Birth Location: Craven, South Carolina, United States
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Jacob Sr.'s Ancestors

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Jacob Sr.
1737–1803
Birth Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Robert Dees
1710–1789
Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Mary Braswell
1712–1743
Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Smith Bryan) Sr.
1665–1742
Nansemond Co, VA, Virginia, USA
Alice (Elsie) Bryan
1659–1730
Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
* Claire
1626–1687
Sarah Berryman
1634–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Sr.'s Descendants

1.
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Jacob (Dees) Sr. (1737–1803) m. Ferrabee Reynolds (1739–1799)
  1. 1. Joel (Toombs Dees) Sr 1766–1840 m. Charlotte 1770–1840
    1. 1. Hamilton (Franklin) Dees 1804–1868 m. Amanda Dees 1843–1939
      1. 1. William (Harry) Dees 1858–1923 m. Nancy ("Nannie") Woodall 1861–1896
        1. 1. Henry Dees 1881–1939 m. Rachel Mckanders 1884–1983
    2. 2. Jane Dees 1796–1885
    3. 3. John Deese 1807–1860
    4. 4. Mary Deese 1820–1856
    5. 5. Elizabeth Dees 1810–1850
    6. 6. Charlotte Dees 1809–1823
    7. 7. James (W) Deese 1800–1880
    8. 8. Joel (Toombs Deese) Jr 1806–1871
    9. 9. John (T) Deese 1812–1895
    10. 10. Mark Deese 1799–1838
  2. 2. Ferrabee Dees 1740–1758
  3. 3. David (Thomas) Dees 1777– m. Gracy Dees 1788–
    1. 1. Elijah Dees 1828–
    2. 2. Trilda Dees 1833–
  4. 4. Joice Dees 1780–1835
  5. 5. George Dees 1757–1777
  6. 6. Dempsey Dees 1764–1820 m. Penelope (Penny) Johnson 1765–1842
    1. 1. Louisa Dees 1810–1860
    2. 2. Mark Dees 1793–1856
  7. 7. James (R Deese) Sr 1768–1840 m. Nancy 1770–1850 m. Nancy (Purvis) Dees 1815–1840
    1. 1. James Deese 1810–1870 m. Sarah (Spends) Spence 1823–
      1. 1. Susan (Perkins) Parkins 1858–1900 m. Willis (Parkins) Perkins 1855–
        1. 1. Joseph (O Perkins) Parkins 1878–1950 m. Julia Sumlin 1886–1927 m. Fannie 1893–
        2. 2. Della (Parkins) Perkins 1874–
        3. 3. George (Washington Parkins) Perkins 1881–1954 m. Maudie Scales 1886–1984
      2. 2. Joseph (Reynolds Joe) Deese 1856–1914 m. Amelia (Druscilla) Herndon 1862–1924
        1. 1. Joseph (Melton) Deese 1885–1905
        2. 2. Thomas (Clayton) Deese 1889–1942 m. Lou (Ella) McClellan 1897–1977
        3. 3. John (B) Deese 1881–1935
        4. 4. Lavader (Lee) Kirkland 1901–1950
        5. 5. Clara (Claudine) Hines 1894–1936
        6. 6. Lillian (Drucilla) Brantley 1904–1988
        7. 7. Clarence (Whitten) Deese 1891–1959
        8. 8. Robert (Edwin) Deese 1887–1964
        9. 9. William (Lawrence) Deese 1896–1942
        10. 10. Minnie (Gertrude) Sweat 1883–1960
      3. 3. Jane (E) Deese 1854–1928
      4. 4. Jordan Deese 1846–
      5. 5. Richard (Gilbert) Deese 1851–1929
      6. 6. Aaron Dees 1849–
      7. 7. Elias Deese 1847–1929
      8. 8. Isam Dees 1844–
      9. 9. Harriet Deese 1848–
      10. 10. Mary Deese 1835–
      11. 11. James (Dees) III 1832–
    2. 2. Mary (Polly) Dees 1816–1860 m. Henry Boyd 1810–
      1. 1. Wm. (H.) Boyd 1835–1907 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Waters 1842–1918
        1. 1. Thomas (Irvin) Boyd 1878–1945 m. Dora (Annie) Rowell 1882–1955
      2. 2. Mary Boyd 1845–1925 m. Jefferson (Froy) Beasley 1841–1927
        1. 1. George (A) Beasley 1868–1955 m. Margaret Tanner 1869–1940
    3. 3. William Dees 1796–1851
    4. 4. Maj. (Mathew M Dees) Sr. 1794–1873 m. Virginia (Jane) Strickland 1795–1851 m. Rebecca Downing 1799–
      1. 1. Elizabeth Deas 1825–1874
      2. 2. John (M) Deas 1816–1893
      3. 3. Louisa Dees 1830–1919
      4. 4. Jeremiah (B.) Deas 1823–1883
      5. 5. Mathew (M. Deas) Jr 1818–1891
      6. 6. Aaron (Moore Dees) Sr 1820–1878
      7. 7. Lewis (Maloney) Dees 1815–1902
      8. 8. Samuel (Mills) Deas 1832–1896
    5. 5. John Dees 1788–1789
  8. 8. Ruth Dees 1761–1805
  9. 9. Naomi (Amy) Dees 1760–1830
  10. 10. John Dees 1763–1846

Jacob Sr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1737
1737
Birth of Jacob Dees Sr. in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
1803
1803
Age 66
Death of Jacob Dees Sr. in Tattnall County, Georgia, USA
Tattnall County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Family History Books, Historical Southern Families Volume Xvi
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Tattnall County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Family History Books, Historical Southern Families Volume Xvi
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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