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Peter Jacobs 1720–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Before 21 May 1792

Death Location: New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Primus Jr.

Mother: Esther (Fussell)

Spouse(s): Esther (white)

Children(s): Edith Jacobs, Primus Jacobs, Zachariah Jacobs, Hezekiah Jacobs, Shadrach Jacobs

Peter Jacobs was born in 1720 in New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Primus Jacobs Jr And Esther Hannah Hammonds Fussell. Peter Jacobs married Esther Emeline Williams Mennet White, and had children including Edith Eady Jacobs, Hezekiah Jacobs, Primus Jacobs, Shadrach Jacobs, Zachariah Jacobs. Peter Jacobs passed away in 1792 in New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Peter Jacobs was born in 1720 in New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Primus Jacobs Jr And Esther Hannah Hammonds Fussell.
  • Peter Jacobs married Esther Emeline Williams Mennet White, and had children including Edith Eady Jacobs, Hezekiah Jacobs, Primus Jacobs, Shadrach Jacobs, Zachariah Jacobs.
  • Peter Jacobs passed away in 1792 in New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Primus Jr.
1700–1765
Birth Location: Wilmington, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
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Esther (Fussell)
1700–1765
Birth Location: Wilmington, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Esther (white)
1736–1791
Birth Location: New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Edith Jacobs
1752–1831
Birth Location: Bladen County, North Carolina
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Primus Jacobs
1760–1834
Birth Location: Sampson County, North Carolina
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Zachariah Jacobs
1753–1847
Birth Location: Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
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Hezekiah Jacobs
1760–1830
Birth Location: New Hanover Co., North Carolina, USA
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Shadrach Jacobs
1762–1835
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, USA
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Peter Jacobs's Ancestors

Self
Peter Jacobs
1720–1792
Birth Place: New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Primus Jacobs Jr.
1700–1765
Wilmington, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Esther (Hannah Hammonds) (Fussell)
1700–1765
Wilmington, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Jacobs's Descendants

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Peter Jacobs (1720–Before 21 May 1792) m. Esther (Emeline Williams Mennet) (white) (1736–1791)
  1. 1. Edith (Eady) Jacobs 1752–1831 m. Abraham Freeman 1730–1820
    1. 1. Edith (Delphia) Freeman 1786–1871 m. Benjamin, (Sr Spaulding) Sr 1773–1862
      1. 1. Armstead (Strong) Spaulding 1814–1890 m. Helen (Rhonda Campbell) Spaulding 1814–1895
        1. 1. Harriett (Adeline) Spaulding 1842–1862 m. John Moore 1836–1910
  2. 2. Primus Jacobs 1760–1834
  3. 3. Zachariah Jacobs 1753–1847
  4. 4. Hezekiah Jacobs 1760–1830
  5. 5. Shadrach Jacobs 1762–1835

Peter Jacobs's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Peter Jacobs in New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
1792
Before 21 May 1792
Age 72
Death of Peter Jacobs in New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Before 21 May 1792
    Event Place: New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
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