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Major Evans 1735–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Lunenburg Co, VA, USA

Death Date: 9 Sep 1815

Death Location: Warren Co, NC, USA

Father: Charles Evans

Mother: Sarah Kressa

Spouse(s): Martha Nightengale

Children(s): Elizabeth Evans, Thomas Evans

Major Evans was born in 1735 in Lunenburg Co, VA, USA, the child of Charles Evans And Sarah Jane Kressa. Major Evans married Martha Ann Nightengale, and had children including Elizabeth Betty Evans, Thomas Evans. Major Evans passed away in 1815 in Warren Co, NC, USA.

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Biography

  • Major Evans was born in 1735 in Lunenburg Co, VA, USA, the child of Charles Evans And Sarah Jane Kressa.
  • Major Evans married Martha Ann Nightengale, and had children including Elizabeth Betty Evans, Thomas Evans.
  • Major Evans passed away in 1815 in Warren Co, NC, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Evans
1696–1760
Birth Location: York, Virginia, United States
CE
Sarah Kressa
1705–1785
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
SK

Spouses(s)

Martha Nightengale
1733–1780
Birth Location: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia,USA
MN

Children(s)

Elizabeth Evans
1760–1860
Birth Location: Lunenburg County, Virginia
EE
Thomas Evans
1797–1865
Birth Location: , Granville, North Carolina, USA
TE

Major Evans's Ancestors

Self
Major Evans
1735–1815
Birth Place: Lunenburg Co, VA, USA
Parents
Charles Evans
1696–1760
York, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Jane) Kressa
1705–1785
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Morris (William) Evans
1675–1740
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Jane ((the younger)) Gibson
1660–1738
Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA
Morris (Evans royal) blood
1675–1740
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Rebecca Hulet
1675–1756
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Evans
1650–1738
Eleanor Walden
1660–1740
Jacob Gibson
1635–1700
Jane Indian
1645–1722
Thomas Evans
1650–1738
Eleanor Morris
1660–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richardi Morris
1636–
Eleonora Morris
1638–
Thomas I
1620–1652
Pamunkey Frances
1595–1652
Richardi Morris
1636–
Eleonora Morris
1638–

Major Evans's Descendants

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Major Evans (1735–9 Sep 1815) m. Martha (Ann) Nightengale (Jul 15, 1733–1780)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ('Betty") Evans 1760–1860 m. Isaac Chavis 1758–1831
    1. 1. Benjamin Evans 1785–1843 m. lucinda mitchell 1788–1889
      1. 1. Tabitha Evans 1814–1910 m. Solomon (Sawyer) Sr 1798–1880
        1. 1. Malinda Sawyer 1832–1926 m. Abraham Scales 1808–1922
        2. 2. Mary Sawyer 1833–1924
        3. 3. Joseph Sawyes 1854–1919
        4. 4. Adam Sawyers 1850–1942 m. Lettie Sawyers 1855–1928
      2. 2. Elizabeth Anthony 1823–1919
        1. 1. Malilia (C) Hauser 1863–1938
  2. 2. Thomas Evans 1797–1865

Major Evans's Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of Major Evans in Lunenburg Co, VA, USA
Lunenburg Co, VA, USA
1815
9 Sep 1815
Age 80
Death of Major Evans in Warren Co, NC, USA
Warren Co, NC, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Lunenburg Co, VA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1815
    Event Place: Warren Co, NC, USA
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