Jesse Evans's February 1839 declaration for his veteran's pension states that he was then 79 years old. He served as a captain in the Revolutionary War under George Rogers Clark at Kaskaskia and Vincennes after their capture, then served as a recruiter for Clark in North Carolina and Virginia. After the war, he returned to southwestern Virginia where he helped establish the town of Evansham (now named Wytheville). In 1815, he moved with his children to the Missouri territory and settled at the village of Cote Sans Dessein. In 1828, he moved across the Missouri River to what would become Osage County and began acquiring federal land patents there. In 2000, a marker provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs was placed by the Osage County Historical Society on his property.
Children (order of birth unknown):
Ann Evans (m. Dec. 17, 1795-James McCampbell)
John B. Evans d. 1825 (m. Jan. 28, 1802-Sarah "Sally" Newell)
Jesse Evans, Jr. (m. Jearina Norwell)
Jane "Jenny" Evans (m. Apr.10, 1804-Thomas Farmer)
Elizabeth "Betsey" Evans (m. Mar. 7, 1816-Prospect K. Robbins/Robinson)
Joseph Evans 1785-1846 (Mar. 14, 1811-Elizabeth Smith)
Sally Evans (m. Feb. 13, 1798-John Armstrong)
George Washington Evans, Sr. d.1846 (m. Hannah McKinley Chribbs)
Nancy Evans 1794-1855 (m. Feb. 4, 1813-George King)
"The Search for Jesse Evans," by Elizabeth Fullmer, Osage County Historical Society: Jesse Evan's wife, Elizabeth Breckenridge, died in 1815. Elizabeth was a sister of General James Breckenridge, War of 1812. Ms. Fullmer lists the Evans children (above).
Children (order of birth unknown):
Ann Evans (m. Dec. 17, 1795-James McCampbell)
John B. Evans d. 1825 (m. Jan. 28, 1802-Sarah "Sally" Newell)
Jesse Evans, Jr. (m. Jearina Norwell)
Jane "Jenny" Evans (m. Apr.10, 1804-Thomas Farmer)
Elizabeth "Betsey" Evans (m. Mar. 7, 1816-Prospect K. Robbins/Robinson)
Joseph Evans 1785-1846 (Mar. 14, 1811-Elizabeth Smith)
Sally Evans (m. Feb. 13, 1798-John Armstrong)
George Washington Evans, Sr. d.1846 (m. Hannah McKinley Chribbs)
Nancy Evans 1794-1855 (m. Feb. 4, 1813-George King)
"The Search for Jesse Evans," by Elizabeth Fullmer, Osage County Historical Society: Jesse Evan's wife, Elizabeth Breckenridge, died in 1815. Elizabeth was a sister of General James Breckenridge, War of 1812. Ms. Fullmer lists the Evans children (above).
Jesse Evans's February 1839 declaration for his veteran's pension states that he was then 79 years old. He served as a captain in the Revolutionary War under George Rogers Clark at Kaskaskia and Vincennes after their capture, then served as a recruiter for Clark in North Carolina and Virginia. After the war, he returned to southwestern Virginia where he helped establish the town of Evansham (now named Wytheville). In 1815, he moved with his children to the Missouri territory and settled at the village of Cote Sans Dessein. In 1828, he moved across the Missouri River to what would become Osage County and began acquiring federal land patents there. In 2000, a marker provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs was placed by the Osage County Historical Society on his property.
Children (order of birth unknown):
Ann Evans (m. Dec. 17, 1795-James McCampbell)
John B. Evans d. 1825 (m. Jan. 28, 1802-Sarah "Sally" Newell)
Jesse Evans, Jr. (m. Jearina Norwell)
Jane "Jenny" Evans (m. Apr.10, 1804-Thomas Farmer)
Elizabeth "Betsey" Evans (m. Mar. 7, 1816-Prospect K. Robbins/Robinson)
Joseph Evans 1785-1846 (Mar. 14, 1811-Elizabeth Smith)
Sally Evans (m. Feb. 13, 1798-John Armstrong)
George Washington Evans, Sr. d.1846 (m. Hannah McKinley Chribbs)
Nancy Evans 1794-1855 (m. Feb. 4, 1813-George King)
"The Search for Jesse Evans," by Elizabeth Fullmer, Osage County Historical Society: Jesse Evan's wife, Elizabeth Breckenridge, died in 1815. Elizabeth was a sister of General James Breckenridge, War of 1812. Ms. Fullmer lists the Evans children (above).
Children (order of birth unknown):
Ann Evans (m. Dec. 17, 1795-James McCampbell)
John B. Evans d. 1825 (m. Jan. 28, 1802-Sarah "Sally" Newell)
Jesse Evans, Jr. (m. Jearina Norwell)
Jane "Jenny" Evans (m. Apr.10, 1804-Thomas Farmer)
Elizabeth "Betsey" Evans (m. Mar. 7, 1816-Prospect K. Robbins/Robinson)
Joseph Evans 1785-1846 (Mar. 14, 1811-Elizabeth Smith)
Sally Evans (m. Feb. 13, 1798-John Armstrong)
George Washington Evans, Sr. d.1846 (m. Hannah McKinley Chribbs)
Nancy Evans 1794-1855 (m. Feb. 4, 1813-George King)
"The Search for Jesse Evans," by Elizabeth Fullmer, Osage County Historical Society: Jesse Evan's wife, Elizabeth Breckenridge, died in 1815. Elizabeth was a sister of General James Breckenridge, War of 1812. Ms. Fullmer lists the Evans children (above).
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