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James Jacobs 1785–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 MAR 1785

Birth Location: prob Virginia

Death Date: AUG 1853

Death Location: Keokuk Co., Iowa

Father: Samuel Jacobs

Mother: Elizabeth Martin

Spouse(s): Mary Jacobs

Children(s): Noah Jacobs, Austin Jacobs, Elizabeth Jacobs, Frances Jacobs, Martin Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Milburn Jacobs, Patsy Jacobs, Peter Jacobs

James Jacobs was born in 1785 in prob Virginia, the child of Samuel Priestly Jacobs And Elizabeth Betty Martin. James Jacobs married Mary Polly Jacobs, and had children including Austin Jacobs, Elizabeth Jacobs, Frances Jacobs, Martin Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Milburn Jacobs, Noah Jacobs, Patsy Jacobs, Peter Dudley Jacobs. James Jacobs passed away in 1853 in Keokuk Co., Iowa.

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Biography

  • James Jacobs was born in 1785 in prob Virginia, the child of Samuel Priestly Jacobs And Elizabeth Betty Martin.
  • James Jacobs married Mary Polly Jacobs, and had children including Austin Jacobs, Elizabeth Jacobs, Frances Jacobs, Martin Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Milburn Jacobs, Noah Jacobs, Patsy Jacobs, Peter Dudley Jacobs.
  • James Jacobs passed away in 1853 in Keokuk Co., Iowa.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Jacobs's Ancestors

Self
James Jacobs
1785–1853
Birth Place: prob Virginia
Parents
Samuel Priestly Jacobs
1760–1840
prob Virginia
Elizabeth ("Betty") Martin
1762–1830
Virginia
Grandparents
Peter (Martin) Sr.
1740–1807
prob Germantown, Prince William (later Fauquier), Virginia
Sarah Redding
1743–1830
prob Germantown, Prince William (later Fauquier), Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Henry Martin
1720–1778
Mary Doe
–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Martin
1691–1757
Maria Otterbach
1699–1724

James Jacobs's Descendants

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James Jacobs (16 MAR 1785–AUG 1853) m. Mary ("Polly") Jacobs (ABT 1787–)
  1. 1. Noah Jacobs 1814–
    1. 1. James Jacobs 1834–1914 m. Hannah Lambert 1847–1928
      1. 1. Homer (Dudley) Jacobs 1885–1970 m. Ruth (Esther) Brown 1893–1964
  2. 2. Austin Jacobs 1822–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Jacobs 1824–
  4. 4. Frances Jacobs 1826–
  5. 5. Martin Jacobs 1816–
  6. 6. Mary Jacobs 1828–
  7. 7. Milburn Jacobs 1822–
  8. 8. Patsy Jacobs 1820–
  9. 9. Peter (Dudley) Jacobs 1818–

James Jacobs's Timeline

2 Records

1785
16 MAR 1785
Birth of James Jacobs in prob Virginia
prob Virginia
1853
AUG 1853
Age 68
Death of James Jacobs in Keokuk Co., Iowa
Keokuk Co., Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: ABT 1812
    Record Source: P. E. Jacobs ltr

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 MAR 1785
    Event Place: prob Virginia
    Record Source: Marjorie Ann Souder Book

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AUG 1853
    Event Place: Keokuk Co., Iowa
    Record Source: Marjorie Ann Souder Book

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