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Hello, Deborah. I've added your information about our ancestor John Jacobs to my Family Tree Maker and printed out the report of his descendants below.
I had posted an ancestor report on him on this board a couple of years ago. Since then, I've become skeptical of the Dover ancestors that have been claimed for him. We simply don't know who John's parents were. There were apparently two different John Jacobs in Dover England who might have been him, and he could have been either or neither of them.
The notes sections of the report below give as much information as I have on him:
Descendants of JOHN JACOB
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 JACOB was born Abt. 1632 in Dover, Kent, England, and died 28 Oct 1726 in Anne Arundel Co, MD. He married ANNE CHENEY 01 Mar 1680/81 in Anne Arundel Co, MD1,2,3, daughter of RICHARD CHEYNEY and MARY WOOD. She was born 1660 in Anne Arundel Co, MD, and died 29 Apr 1730 in South River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co, MD.
Notes for JOHN JACOB:
1665 Captain John Jacob emigrated from England to Anne Arundel Co, Maryland as indentured servant. (Skordas, p. 253, Liber 18, Folio 128). Other sources indicate he was aged 33, hence born ca 1632 and sponsored by James Warner, Esq, of the South River Hundred.
Bef. 1 Mar 1674/5 married Anne Cheney.
1 March 1674 Deed of Gift from Richard Cheney the Elder of South River AA Co, planter, and wife; to beloved son-in-law John Jacobs, of South River, AA Co, planter and my daughter Anne, his wife, 100 acre sw of Cheney's Resolution on the southside of South River containing 400 Acres;/s/Richard Cheney's Mark; recorded at request of John Jacobs AALR IHI.47
2 Dec 1674 proved rights to 50 acres.
2 Mar 1674/5 received land warrant on stream later called Jacob's Creek. Before death of father in law, Richard Cheney, was given 150 a "Cheney's Resolution" in Anne Arundel Co. Added to this property through the years and it became a large estate on South River. Occupation: "Planter."
20 Apr 1679 John Jacob served on Jury with Richard Cheney jr. brother of his wife Anne.
1697 Judge of Provincial Grand Jury.
29 Feb 1712 deed of gift from John Jacob of AA Co and Ann his wife, to sons, Joseph Jacob and Benjamin Jacob, land that Richard Cheney planter of Anne Arundel Co on 1 Oct 1704 sold to John Jacob land called Jacob Hope in Prince George's Co. being part of Cheney's Adventure on the west side of the Patuxent, bounded by the river:/s/ John Jacob (mark and seal), Ann Jacob(mark and seal) PGLR F.261
On June 4, 1719, Richard Poole of Anne Arundel Co. witnessed the will of John Jacob, Sr. of South River, who was still alive on Dec 1, 1726. 1726 John Jacob witnessed the will of Richard Cheney. In 1726 there is a court case where John Jacobs testifies to being 94 years old, thus born about 1632. Buried at All Hallows Church, Anne Arundel Co.
Last Will & Testament of JOHN JACOB, Sr. of Anne Arundel Co., dated 4 June 1719, proved 1 Dec 1726
To son John and heirs, 100 acres where he now lives with 1/2 the orchard additionally.
To sons Richard and Samuel and their heirs, residue of real estate in Anne Arundel County at decease of their mother; and personal estate equally.
To sons Joseph and Benjamin and their heirs, 200 acres in Pr Geo Co now in their possession.
To daughters Elizabeth and Susannah, personalty at decease of their mother.
Executrix: wife
Test: Richd Poole, Gillbird Pattison, Joseph Williams
Reference
Maryland Calendar of Wills Anne Arundel Co - Page 41
Book 19, Page 260 by Cotton Volume 6 Made: 4 Jun 1719
Jacob, John, Sr. South River Prob: 1 Dec 1726
Children: John, Richard, Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Susanna & his wife
Anne Arundel Co Wills VI:41 - Book 19, Page 260
This will was submitted to the USGenWeb Project by Evelyn Windhaus
POSSIBLE ANCESTRY OF JOHN JACOBS
John Jacobs of Anne Arundel Co may be either or neither of two John Jacobs in Dover, England; no documentation links Anne Arundel's John Jacobs with either. (1) John Jacobs III born Dover, Kent, England, December 28, 1628, son of John Jacobs II and Alice Golder, (2) John Jacobs, a first cousin of John Jacobs III, baptized 18 Oct 1643 at St. Mary's Church, Dover, and presumably born shortly before. Some genealogies present Anne Arundel's John Jacobs as (2), however that dating makes (1) more likely.
Charles E. Jacobs (chasjacobs@aol.com) has researched this family in Dover and reports that while he has been unsuccessful in finding a provable link with the Dover Jacob family, he also has failed to find (after pretty diligent searching) any proof that either of the Dover John Jacob cousins could NOT have been the Maryland John. "I looked, but failed to find any record of the marriage or death of either of the Dover Johns in the parish records of St. Marys and St. Johns in Dover. I found a will of Richard Jacob, which inexplicably makes no mention of son John. I even found a will of (yet another) John Jacob, who was the common grandfather of these cousins, but no grandchildren are mentioned."
Charles E. Jacobs reports that one John Jeremiah Jacob 1778-1852, a great-grandson of John Jacob and Mary Swanson, became a millionaire and one of the founding pioneers of Louisville, KY. It was his namesake grandson John Jeremiah Jacob 1861-1943, who lived grandly in Paris and London, who first published a claim of descendancy from the Dover family in MacKenzie's "Colonial Families of the United States" - one of those books where, for a fee, one's claimed genealogy might be published. However, the account in MacKenzie contains so many errors of fact as to cast doubt on the whole. Still, John Jeremiah Jacob hobnobbed with contemporary Jacob families in England, so his claim cannot be dismissed out of hand. But unfortunately many uncritical genealogists have fastened onto the MacKenzie account (which is unsubstantiated by any reference to original documents) as if it were gospel.
The MacKenzie account is as follows: "CAPT. JOHN JACOB, of Anne Arundel County, Maryland; b. in Dover, England, in 1629; came to America in 1665; d. 1702. In addition to grants of land from the Crown, he bought several large tracts in Anne Arundel County and became a tobacco planter. At that time his cousin, Sir John JACOB, was at the head of the tobacco business of England, and LLOYD in his "Memoirs of Eminent People," who suffered for their loyalty, says, "The Worshipful Sir John JACOB, a man ever ready to assist his Majesty, declared, ‘What! shall I keep my estate and see the King want? If it please God to bless the King, though I give him all I have, I can be no loser.’" The Crown owed him more than £200,000, which it could not pay, but the King created him a Baronet in 1665. This Baronetcy continued to the Fifth Baronet, Sir Clement Brydges JACOB, who dying without issue in 1790, it is now in abeyance. Capt. John JACOB was an Officer of Colonial Forces, and was a prominent and prosperous man in that section of Maryland. He m. Anne CHANEY, dau. Of Richard CHANEY, Esq., in 1681. His will and those of his sons are on file at Annapolis."
The name is definitely not Jewish. One bit of folklore I ran onto suggested that the first Jacob family in England came as traders from Italy! You may know that "Jacob" translates into "James" in English, and of course there are many James in England and Scotland. It is well documented that the Dover Jacob family was somehow involved with the French Huguenot Church in Dover - perhaps as sponsors or benefactors. Robert Jacob, son of Richard (also a three-time mayor of Dover!) is listed as godfather of a French child in the Dover Huguenot church.
More About JOHN JACOB:
Burial: 29 Oct 1726, All Hallows Ch, Anne Arundel Co, MD
Notes for ANNE CHENEY:
Anne Cheney b.ca. 1660 Anne Arundel Co, MD; buried. 5-1-1730 Al Hallows Parish Church yard
Other sources show Anne's father Richard b. ABT 1630 in Woolwich, London, England, and her mother Mary Charity Wood b: ABT 1625 in England.
Sue Moore (htp://dttwv01.org/sue/duckett.htm) has Ann's dates 1631-1726 and the marriage date 1/26/1898/9.
More About ANNE CHENEY:
Baptism: 06 Jul 17204,5
Burial: 01 May 1730, All Hallows Ch, Anne Arundel Co, MD
Children of JOHN JACOB and ANNE CHENEY are:
2. i. CHARITY2 JACOB, b. 1681, Anne Arundel Co, MD; d. 07 May 1741, Prince Georges County, Maryland.
3. ii. ELIZABETH JACOB, b. 1683, Anne Arundel Co, MD; d. Feb 1750/51, Pleasant Grove, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges Co, MD.
4. iii. JOSEPH JACOB, b. 1685, Anne Arundel Co, MD.
5. iv. JOHN JACOB, JR., b. 1686, South River Hundred, AA Co; d. 12 May 1740, Anne Arundel Co, MD.
6. v. BENJAMIN JACOB, b. 1688, South River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co, MD.
vi. SUSANNAH JACOB, b. 1690, Anne Arundel Co, MD6,7; m. WILLIAM JONES, 13 Feb 1709/10.
vii. ANNE JACOB8,9, b. Bef. 1694; m. (1) GEORGE WESTHALL, 23 Oct 1711, Anne Arundel Co, MD; m. (2) HUGH MERRIKEN, 26 Nov 1719, Anne Arundel Co.
viii. RICHARD JACOB10,11, b. 30 Jan 1697/98, Anne Arundel Co, MD12,13; d. 25 Jun 177914,15; m. HANNAH HOWARD, 01 Jan 1717/18, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges Co, MD; b. 1701, Anne Arundel Co, MD; d. Bef. 1777, Anne Arundel Co, MD.
ix. THOMAS JACOB16,17, b. 01 Jan 1700/01, Anne Arundel Co, MD18,19; d. Oct 1702, Anne Arundel Co, MD20,21.
x. SAMUEL JACOB21, b. 01 Jan 1700/01, South River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co, MD22,23; m. ELIZABETH STEWART, 21 May 1719, South River Parish, Anne Arundel Co, MD.
More About SAMUEL JACOB:
Baptism: 07 Jan 1700/01, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, MD24,25
Generation No. 2
2. CHARITY2 JACOB (JOHN1) was born 1681 in Anne Arundel Co, MD, and died 07 May 1741 in Prince Georges County, Maryland26,27. She married RICHARD DUCKETT28 26 Jan 1698/99 in All Hallows Church, St. Barnabas Parish, South River, Anne Arundel Co, MD. He was born Abt. 1672 in London, England29,30,31, and died 1754 in Anne Arundel Co (now Howard Co).
Notes for CHARITY JACOB:
Charity Jacob's children listed in will and and Queen Annes Parish Prince George Co.
1...Mary Duckett b 27 Oct 1699 Married 13 Dec 1716 Nathan Wells
2...Elizabeth Duckett b 28 Dec 1700 Married 9 July 1723 Oliver Wallis
3...Charitey Duckett b 23 Mar 1703 married 18 Nov 1725 Larkin Pierpont
4...John Duckett born 31 Oct 1706
5...Richard Duckett born 27 Feb 1704 Married 13 Sep 1729 Mary Nuthall then married 2 June 1735 Elizabeth Williams
6...Ann Duckett born 8 Mar 1710 Married 23 Nov 1732 Robert Wheeler
7...Susannah Duckett born 30 Oct 1712, Married: 1732 Thomas Wheeler
8...Jacob Duckett b. 11 Nov 1714 Married Sarah....
9...Martha Duckett(twin) born 14 Oct 1716 Married #1 25 August 1754 Rignall Odell then Married: 14 June 1764 Edward Hall
10..Rachel Duckett twin born 14 OCt 1716
11..Sarah Duckett born 30 July 1718
Notes for RICHARD DUCKETT:
A number of sources place Richard Duckett as the son of William Duckett, Esq, and his wife Elizabeth Henshaw, which then permits tracing ancestry for another half millenium back to Richard Duckett, b. abt 1224 in Grayrigg, Kent, England. However, records of the English Ducketts have no record of such a Richard and it thus seems fairly certain that Richard Duckett is not the son of this William Duckett, Esquire.
More About RICHARD DUCKETT:
Civic Duty: 1727, Prince Georges County, MD32,33
Immigration: Abt. 169234,35
Occupation: clerk, bookkeeper, and farmer36,37
Property: 08 Jul 1708, Prince Georges County, MD; Property: Duckett's Hope38,39
Children of CHARITY JACOB and RICHARD DUCKETT are:
i. MARY3 DUCKETT39, b. 27 Oct 169940,41,42; m. NATHAN WELLS42, 13 Dec 1716, Queen Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel Co, MD; b. 1695; d. Abt. 1770.
More About MARY DUCKETT:
Baptism: 26 Jul 1700, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, MD43,44
ii. ELIZABETH DUCKETT45,46, b. 28 Dec 1700; m. OLIVER WALLIS46, 09 Jul 172347,48.
More About ELIZABETH DUCKETT:
Baptism: 07 Jan 1700/01, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, MD49,50
iii. CHARITY DUCKETT51,52, b. 26 Mar 170353,54,55; m. (1) LARKIN PIERPONT, 18 Nov 1725; m. (2) LARKING PIERPONT55, 18 Nov 172556,57,58.
iv. RICHARD DUCKETT, JR.59,60, b. 11 Feb 1703/04; d. 178860; m. (1) MARY NUTHALL, 13 Sep 172961,62,63; d. Bef. 1735; m. (2) ELIZABETH WILLIAMS63,64, 02 Jun 173565,66; b. Abt. 1710.
More About RICHARD DUCKETT, JR.:
Baptism: 04 Jul 170567,68
Civic Duty: Bet. 1751 - 1758, Prince Georges County, MD69,70
Court Case: Jun 1746, Prince Georges County, MD71,72
Misc: 1778, Prince Georges County, MD73,74
v. JOHN DUCKETT, b. 31 Oct 1706, Prince Georges County, Maryland; d. May 1784, Prince Georges County, MD74; m. SARAH HADDOCK WARING, Bef. 1751; b. 11 Apr 1721, Prince Georges County, Maryland.
More About JOHN DUCKETT:
Baptism: 13 Apr 1707, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, MD75,76
Misc: 1778, Prince Georges County, MD77,78
vi. ANNE DUCKETT78, b. 08 Mar 1709/10; m. ROBERT WHEELER78, 23 Nov 1732, Prince Georges County, MD.
vii. SUSANNA DUCKETT79,80, b. 30 Oct 1712; m. THOMAS WHEELER80, 06 Mar 1732/33, Prince Georges County, MD81,82,83.
viii. JACOB DUCKETT, SR, b. 11 Nov 1714, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges County, Maryland; d. 03 Jun 1764, Frederick Co, MD84; m. (1) SARAH ODELL; b. 1715, Anne Arundel Co, MD; d. Aft. 1770, Newberry Co, SC; m. (2) SARAH8586,87.
Notes for JACOB DUCKETT, SR:
1768 emigrated to Newberry, South Carolina.
More About JACOB DUCKETT, SR:
Misc: 1778, Prince Georges County, MD88,89
ix. TWIN MARTHA DUCKETT90,91, b. 14 Aug 1716; m. (1) REGNAL ODELL, 25 Aug 1754, Prince Georges County, MD92,93,94; m. (2) EDWARD HALL94, 14 Jun 1764, Prince Georges County, MD95,96,97.
x. TWIN RACHEL DUCKETT, b. 14 Aug 1716; m. THOMAS WELLS, SR, 1744.
xi. SARAH DUCKETT98,99, b. 1718.
3. ELIZABETH2 JACOB (JOHN1)99 was born 1683 in Anne Arundel Co, MD, and died Feb 1750/51 in Pleasant Grove, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges Co, MD. She married MAREEN BRASSEUR "YOUNGER" DUVALL 21 Oct 1701 in Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges Co, MD, son of MAREEN DUVALL and SUSANNAH BRASSEUR. He was born Abt. 1680 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel Co, MD, and died 09 Jun 1741 in Pleasant Grove, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges Co, MD.
Notes for ELIZABETH JACOB:
Will, PGC, 1752
Notes for MAREEN BRASSEUR "YOUNGER" DUVALL:
Both "Mareen the Elder/the Emigrant" and "Mareen the Younger" named in father's will, 1694. The latter seemed to be his favorite. Warfield, pp. 104-105.
1728 Mareen resided in Western Branch, Prince George's Co., MD, USA. At time of death lived in Great Marsh, Prince Georges Co., MD, USA. Estate probated on 17 Jun 1741 in Prince George's Co., MD. He signed a will in Great Marsh, Prince Georges Co., MD, USA.
Children of ELIZABETH JACOB and MAREEN DUVALL are:
i. MAREEN3 DUVALL, b. 14 Oct 1702, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges County, Maryland; d. 23 Nov 1761; m. RUTH HOWARD; b. Abt. 1705.
ii. SUSANNAH DUVALL, b. 23 Sep 1704, Great Marsh, Prince Georges County, MD; m. (1) MARK BROWN; m. (2) WILLIAM FOWLER.
iii. ELIZABETH DUVALL, b. 20 Jul 1706, Great Marsh, Prince Georges County, MD; d. 14 Jun 1766, Anne Arundel Co, MD; m. WILLIAM DENUNE, 1738; b. 1721; d. 1756.
iv. SAMUEL DUVALL, b. 07 Oct 1707; d. Abt. 1774, Prince Georges' County; m. ELIZABETH MULLIKIN, 16 May 1732.
v. ANNE DUVALL, b. 08 May 1709, Great Marsh, Prince Georges County, MD; m. JOHN CARRICK.
vi. BENJAMIN DUVALL, b. 04 Apr 1711, Great Marsh, Prince Georges County, MD; d. 11 Dec 1803, Prince Georges Co, MD; m. MARY WELLS, 05 Jun 1758, All Hallows Parish; b. 12 Aug 1715, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges Co, MD.
vii. JOHN DUVALL, b. 20 Feb 1711/12, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges County, Maryland; d. 1791; m. ANNE FOWLER.
viii. JACOB DUVALL, b. 19 Apr 1715, Great Marsh, Prince Georges County, MD; d. Mar 1800, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel Co, MD; m. MARY BOURNE, Abt. 1737; b. Calvert County, MD.
ix. MARY DUVALL, b. 22 Mar 1716/17, Great Marsh, Prince Georges County, MD.
x. LEWIS DUVALL, b. 03 Dec 1721, Great Marsh, Prince Georges County, MD; d. Aft. 06 Aug 1789, Prince Georges Co, MD; m. ALICE BROWN; b. 02 Dec 1718, Prince Georges Co, MD.
xi. GABRIEL DUVALL, b. 13 Sep 1724, Great Marsh, Prince Georges County, MD.
4. JOSEPH2 JACOB (JOHN1)99 was born 1685 in Anne Arundel Co, MD100,101. He married ELIZABETH JONES 01 Oct 1706 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland.
Child of JOSEPH JACOB and ELIZABETH JONES is:
i. BENJAMIN3 JACOBS, b. 1710, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel Co, MD; m. ANN HOPE, 1732, Westminster Parish, Anne Arundel Co,MD.
5. JOHN2 JACOB, JR. (JOHN1)101 was born 1686 in South River Hundred, AA Co, and died 12 May 1740 in Anne Arundel Co, MD. He married (1) MARY SWANSON 04 Jul 1706 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel Co, MD, daughter of FRANCIS SWANSTON and SUSANNA PLUMMER. She was born 1688 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel Co, MD, and died 01 Nov 1722 in Anne Arundel Co, MD. He married (2) ALICE CHENEY JONES 24 Aug 1731 in Maryland.
Notes for JOHN JACOB, JR.:
4...John Jacob Married: Ann--
Children:
1...Richard Jacob born 30 Jan 1697
2...Samuel Jacob bap 7 Jan 1701
3...Thomas Jacob buried 28 Oct 1702
More About JOHN JACOB, JR.:
Burial: 04 Jun 1740, Anne Arundel Co, MD102,103
More About MARY SWANSON:
Burial: Bet. 06 Nov 1720 - 1729, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, MD104,105
Children of JOHN JACOB and MARY SWANSON are:
i. MARY3 JACOB, b. Abt. 1708.
ii. JOHN JACOB105, b. 1710.
Notes for JOHN JACOB:
Possibly same John Jacobs who reprots a stray horse at his plantation near the mouth of the Monocasy 21 Oct 1756, Maryland Gazette. Again, 9 Aug 1759, John Jacobs, at mouth of Manockasy, has a stray mare. Maryland Gazette.
More About JOHN JACOB:
Baptism: 22 Aug 1710, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, MD106,107
iii. CHARITY JACOB107, b. 17 Aug 1710, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, MD108,109.
More About CHARITY JACOB:
Baptism: 22 Aug 1710110,111
iv. JEREMIAH JACOB, b. 1712, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel Co, MD; d. 1781, Sugarland Hundred, Montgomery Co.; m. RACHEL GAITHER, 29 Nov 1731, All Hallows Parish.
v. ZACHARIAH JACOB, b. 18 Dec 1714, Anne Arundel Co, MD; d. Dec 1761, Anne Arundel Co, MD; m. SUSANNA HOWARD, 1740; b. 25 Jan 1715/16, Anne Arundel Co, MD; d. Bef. 1773, Anne Arundel Co, MD.
vi. RACHEL JACOB, b. Abt. 1716.
vii. JOEL JACOB111, b. Bet. 01 Nov 1720 - 1729, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, MD112,113.
6. BENJAMIN2 JACOB (JOHN1)114,115 was born 1688 in South River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co, MD116,117. He married ALICE WESTALL 1711 in All Hallows Church, South River, Anne Arundel Co, MD, daughter of GEORGE WESTALL and SARAH. She was born 1692 in Anne Arundel Co, MD.
Child of BENJAMIN JACOB and ALICE WESTALL is:
i. MORDECAI3 JACOB, b. 24 May 1714; m. JEMIMA ISAAC; b. 21 May 1727.
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