Richard Evans

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Richard Evans was born 1774, North Carolina, USA (son of Richard Evans and Catren McCarter).

    Other Events:

    • Race: Mulatto
    • Reference Number: 3336
    • Residence: 1820, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1830, Pittsboro, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1840, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1850, Chatham, North Carolina, USA; Age: 74

    Notes:

    Richard3, born about 1774, taxable in the Mecklenburg County household of Isaac Evans in 1790, perhaps the D. Evans who was taxable in the household of Thomas Evans in 1792 [PPTL, 1782-1805, frames 343, 442, 684]. He married Lucy Evans, 17 December 1793 Warren County bond, Randolph Rowe bondsman. He was head of a Chatham County household of 6 "other free" in 1800, 8 in 1810 [NC:201], 12 "free colored" in 1820 [NC:211] and a "Mulatto" farmer worth $480 in Chatham County in 1850 with "Mulatto" Lucy Evans who was aged seventy-three [NC:474b]. He purchased land in Chatham County by deeds proved in November 1818 and February 1820 [DB V:307, X:137]. His 21 June 1855 Chatham County will lent his land to his wife Lucy and named his children: Fildon (Fielding), Granderson, Ancel, Lucy Byrd, and John Evans [WB C:409].

    Richard married Lucy Evans 17 Dec 1793, Warren, North Carolina, USA. Lucy was born 1777, North Carolina, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Nancy Evans was born Abt 1800, North Carolina, USA; died Between 1840 and 1850.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Richard Evans was born 1740, North Carolina, USA (son of Charles Evans and Sarah Jane Kressa); died 17 Jan 1806, South Carolina, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 3327
    • _MILT: 1777; Served as Wagon Master and Comissary

    Richard married Catren McCarter. Catren was born 9 Oct 1753; died 8 Aug 1816, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Catren McCarter was born 9 Oct 1753; died 8 Aug 1816, South Carolina, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 3338

    Children:
    1. Isaac Evans was born 1766, North Carolina, USA; died 1860, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    2. 1. Richard Evans was born 1774, North Carolina, USA.
    3. Charles Evans was born 1783, North Carolina, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Charles Evans was born 1696, York, Virginia, USA (son of Morris Evans and Jane Gibson); died 1760, Brunswick, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 6996

    Charles married Sarah Jane Kressa. Sarah was born 1705, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA; died , North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sarah Jane Kressa was born 1705, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA; died , North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 3331

    Children:
    1. 2. Richard Evans was born 1740, North Carolina, USA; died 17 Jan 1806, South Carolina, USA.
    2. Sarah Evans was born 1742, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA; died 1801, Amherst, Virginia, USA.
    3. Joyce Evans was born 1743; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Thomas Evans was born 1734, North Carolina, USA.
    5. Major Evans was born 1735, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA; died 9 Sep 1815, Warren, North Carolina, USA.
    6. Charles Evans was born 1737, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA.
    7. Erasmus Evans was born 1745.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Morris Evans was born 1665, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA; died 1739, York, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 2408

    Notes:

    Morris Evans Sr. was born in Wales, went to Frome, Somersetshire England arranged indenture, sailed from Bristol, England to Virginia, 4 years in Virginia, yeoman, for Mary Toms widow Nov 6, 1655. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, vol.22, no.3, pp.57, 63, 67

    The Complete Book of Emigrants 1607-1660 by PW Coldham Page 300
    1655:2 November. Morrice Evans of Bruton, Som, labourer, bound to Henry Haines of Bristol, mariner, to serve 4 years in Virginia.
    6 November. Morris Evans of Frome, Som, yeoman, bound to Mary Toms of Frome, widow, to serve 4 years in Virginia.

    Morris married Jane Gibson. Jane (daughter of Jane Gibson, the Elder) was born Abt 1665, Charles City, Virginia, USA; died Aft 1738, Charles City, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Jane Gibson was born Abt 1665, Charles City, Virginia, USA (daughter of Jane Gibson, the Elder); died Aft 1738, Charles City, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Native American
    • Tribe: Pamunkey
    • Reference Number: 6993

    Children:
    1. Morris Evans, Jr. was born 1710, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA; died 3 Dec 1754, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA.
    2. 4. Charles Evans was born 1696, York, Virginia, USA; died 1760, Brunswick, Virginia, USA.
    3. Frances Evans was born Abt 1700, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA.
    4. Gilbert Evans was born Abt 1715, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA.