Re: Benjamin Everson, born 1791, HELP
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Re: Benjamin Everson, born 1791, HELP
John Cheatham 6/12/03
Jacob, my relative, was born around 1770 in Chester Co., PA. Haven't gotten a definitive date on him yet. He married Sophia Parks in MD and by the birth dates of his first four children was in MD until sometime around 1807. He went back to PA in Fayette Co. until about 1812 (two children born in PA then next born in OH)when he moved to Ohio. He first lived in Clearmont Co., like Benjamin. His wife died and he remarried to Sarah "Sally" Jones, but she was a difficult woman and was very mean to the children, so Jacob left her (no record of a divorce)and them "married" Mary Wiles in Butler Co., OH. In the spring of 1832 he moved his family to New Palestine, Indiana (his third wife, son George and George's wife, along with George's oldest son Thomas). He died 16 Sept 1843 in Montgomery Co., IN, buried at the Old Finley Chapel Cemetery, Whitesville, IN.
Nathaniel, their brother, was born 12 Aug 1767, Chester Co., PA. He married Elizabeth Nash in 1795 at St. Paul's. He and Jacob were mentioned in the book "Old Pike: A History of the National Road" by Thomas B. Searight. They were "sharpshooter wagoneers" along National Road (Cumberland Rd.) -- when there was a need to transport material in a hurry they did it faster than the regulars that worked along the road. And I gather one or both were pretty good shots, too. In 1816 Nathaniel and his family were living in Pittsburgh, PA. He died 1844 in Belle Vernon, Fayette Co., PA.
We are all pretty sure that Richard Everson is another brother. As his father hasn't been proven yet with documentation we can't make it a definite connection like Nathaniel and Jacob are. Richard was born in 1760 in Baltimore, MD. He married Mary Leanhart in 1792 at St. Paul's. He died in Cincinnatti, Hamilton Co., OH
The father of this group is Richard Everson, born about 1740, but there is no information on him. It has been written that he was from England and fought in the Revolutionary War, but we have no record of him.
This is pretty exciting for me -- have been searching many records looking for Benjamin. I really do believe that we have found him. The dates, locations, family history seems pretty connected. All the boys were religious, but not all followed the same path -- there was quite a religious ferver going on around then.
Nathaniel and Jacob were very close and I can guess that since Jacob and he made moves to Ohio also that they must have been close with Benjamin. I will go through my tons of notes and see if I can find anything on him that might connect with your data.
This is SO great!
Linda (Everson) Mullen