Hello, everybody! It's been a while since I posted, because I've been working on other projects and haven't managed to keep up with all the Evans research. But after reviewing my files, I just thought I'd ask if anybody had come up with new information that would help refine our current chronology of the earliest Evanses. Here's what I have so far. Please correct me if I've made any mistakes! We don't have any evidence of when Richard Evans was born. However, there is some circumstantial evidence suggesting that he was the Richard Evans who came to Maryland with Captain Edward Brock (spelled Brooke below) of Calvert County in 1671: MD patents Liber 16 (vol 19), folio 402 5 Jan. 1671 Came Edward Brooke of Calvert County and proved his right to five hundred acres of land to him due for Transporting himself, John Miles, [Sarah] Miles, William Gofe, Sarah Evans, Edward Evans, Wm. [Evans], Richard Evans, John Evans & Mary Evans into this Province to Inhabit. This looks like a family grouping, and although there's not enough evidence to be sure, my guess would be that Sarah Evans, listed first, is the head of family, and that Edward, William, Richard, John, and Mary are her children (and probably all minors). The reason that this might be our Richard is based on some land transactions, showing that Edward Brock's land was in the same general area where Richard Evans' descendants lived, and that the families had some loose connections. Specifically, Edward Brock sold some of his land to John Duvall, whose widow, Mary, mentions Robert and Ann Evans Pottenger as her "cousins" in her 1740 will. Precisely how they were related is uncertain (it seems unlikely that Mary Duvall was the same as Mary Evans, perhaps Richard's sister, or she would probably have referred to the Pottengers as her nephew and niece); but there were other connections. John Duvall's father, Mareen Duvall, was a close friend of Edward Brock. John's niece, Elizabeth Tyler, married Robert Pottenger's brother, Samuel. It's possible that this is why Mary Duvall called Robert and Ann cousins. At any rate, the first records we know of that definitely mention our Richard Evans are his 1685 patent of "Barbados" in Charles County. He had no more land dealings until 1696, when he patented "Evans' Range" in Calvert County. If Richard had been a child in 1671, that might explain why it took so much time for him to patent any land. He would probably have had to be at least twenty-one to do that, and if he had been about that age in 1685, he would have been born about 1663, and seven years old when he came to Maryland, if he is the Richard Evans of 1671. I remember receiving a message on this board (which I can't find now that I need it) which indicated that Richard Evans and Elizabeth Hall were married by 1694 or 1695. It was something having to do with a Quaker meeting at which Elizabeth was already named Evans. But so far that seems to be the earliest evidence of their marriage. Has anybody found the guardianship papers for Richard's children yet? They are supposed to be from November, 1714 (not 1704), and they appoint one of Elizabeth's brothers guardian for Samuel, Elizabeth, and Richard Evans. Under the terms of their father's will, Samuel and Richard (then unborn) would "come of age" at eighteen, and Ann and Elizabeth at sixteen. That is to say, they would reach the age of majority (at least in relation to their inheritance) at that age. The guardianship papers recite that Samuel and Elizabeth were over the age of fourteen, and therefore entitled to choose their guardian, while Richard was under the age of fourteen (and we know with reasonable certainty that he must have been born in 1703). No guardian was appointed for Ann Evans, which means that she had come of age and was therefore at least sixteen years old in 1714. In other words, she was born no later than November, 1698. But as a guardian was appointed for Samuel and Elizabeth, we know that they had not yet come of age. This means that Samuel was almost certainly not yet eighteen, and therefore born no earlier than November, 1696, and no later than November, 1700, while Elizabeth must have been born between November, 1698 and November, 1700. I suppose that it is possible (although I think it unlikely) that a guardian would still have been appointed until Samuel had reached the age of twenty-one. But even if this were so, he could not have been born any earlier than November, 1693. It makes no sense to keep referring to him as "Samuel Evans 1691" when we know with reasonable certainty that he was not born until at least November 1693, and in all probability no earlier than November, 1696. The most likely period for his birth is 1697-1700. Until recently I had no evidence of when Elizabeth Hall Evans and James Kingsbury were married, and supposed that it might have been about 1714, and the cause of the guardianship proceedings. This placed the birth of her children, James and Priscilla Kingsbury, after 1714. But I believe we now have some records indicating that they were already married by 1705. That means that James and Priscilla might have been born earlier, but other than that it doesn't really fix their ages. So this is what I have as an outline: Richard Evans, probably born by or before 1663; Ann Evans, b. before November, 1698 Samuel Evans, b. November, 1696 – November, 1700 Elizabeth Evans, b. November, 1698 – November, 1700 Richard Evans, b. 1703 James Kingsbury, b. after 1704 Priscilla Kingsbury, b. after 1704 I still think it is important to get a copy of the guardianship papers from 1714, if at all possible. They are our best evidence of the ages of the children in this family. Paul A. Thorn

Paul: I agree that is does appear that our Richard Evans was the same Richard Evans who was transported by Edward Brock along with Sarah, Edward, William, John and Mary Evans. The time frame fits. Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Thorn" <p_aculeius@hotmail.com> To: <evans-richard@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 8:59 AM Subject: [EVANS-RICHARD] Richard-Samuel Evans Chronology Hello, everybody! It's been a while since I posted, because I've been working on other projects and haven't managed to keep up with all the Evans research. But after reviewing my files, I just thought I'd ask if anybody had come up with new information that would help refine our current chronology of the earliest Evanses. Here's what I have so far. Please correct me if I've made any mistakes! We don't have any evidence of when Richard Evans was born. However, there is some circumstantial evidence suggesting that he was the Richard Evans who came to Maryland with Captain Edward Brock (spelled Brooke below) of Calvert County in 1671: MD patents Liber 16 (vol 19), folio 402 5 Jan. 1671 Came Edward Brooke of Calvert County and proved his right to five hundred acres of land to him due for Transporting himself, John Miles, [Sarah] Miles, William Gofe, Sarah Evans, Edward Evans, Wm. [Evans], Richard Evans, John Evans & Mary Evans into this Province to Inhabit. This looks like a family grouping, and although there's not enough evidence to be sure, my guess would be that Sarah Evans, listed first, is the head of family, and that Edward, William, Richard, John, and Mary are her children (and probably all minors). The reason that this might be our Richard is based on some land transactions, showing that Edward Brock's land was in the same general area where Richard Evans' descendants lived, and that the families had some loose connections. Specifically, Edward Brock sold some of his land to John Duvall, whose widow, Mary, mentions Robert and Ann Evans Pottenger as her "cousins" in her 1740 will. Precisely how they were related is uncertain (it seems unlikely that Mary Duvall was the same as Mary Evans, perhaps Richard's sister, or she would probably have referred to the Pottengers as her nephew and niece); but there were other connections. John Duvall's father, Mareen Duvall, was a close friend of Edward Brock. John's niece, Elizabeth Tyler, married Robert Pottenger's brother, Samuel. It's possible that this is why Mary Duvall called Robert and Ann cousins. At any rate, the first records we know of that definitely mention our Richard Evans are his 1685 patent of "Barbados" in Charles County. He had no more land dealings until 1696, when he patented "Evans' Range" in Calvert County. If Richard had been a child in 1671, that might explain why it took so much time for him to patent any land. He would probably have had to be at least twenty-one to do that, and if he had been about that age in 1685, he would have been born about 1663, and seven years old when he came to Maryland, if he is the Richard Evans of 1671. I remember receiving a message on this board (which I can't find now that I need it) which indicated that Richard Evans and Elizabeth Hall were married by 1694 or 1695. It was something having to do with a Quaker meeting at which Elizabeth was already named Evans. But so far that seems to be the earliest evidence of their marriage. Has anybody found the guardianship papers for Richard's children yet? They are supposed to be from November, 1714 (not 1704), and they appoint one of Elizabeth's brothers guardian for Samuel, Elizabeth, and Richard Evans. Under the terms of their father's will, Samuel and Richard (then unborn) would "come of age" at eighteen, and Ann and Elizabeth at sixteen. That is to say, they would reach the age of majority (at least in relation to their inheritance) at that age. The guardianship papers recite that Samuel and Elizabeth were over the age of fourteen, and therefore entitled to choose their guardian, while Richard was under the age of fourteen (and we know with reasonable certainty that he must have been born in 1703). No guardian was appointed for Ann Evans, which means that she had come of age and was therefore at least sixteen years old in 1714. In other words, she was born no later than November, 1698. But as a guardian was appointed for Samuel and Elizabeth, we know that they had not yet come of age. This means that Samuel was almost certainly not yet eighteen, and therefore born no earlier than November, 1696, and no later than November, 1700, while Elizabeth must have been born between November, 1698 and November, 1700. I suppose that it is possible (although I think it unlikely) that a guardian would still have been appointed until Samuel had reached the age of twenty-one. But even if this were so, he could not have been born any earlier than November, 1693. It makes no sense to keep referring to him as "Samuel Evans 1691" when we know with reasonable certainty that he was not born until at least November 1693, and in all probability no earlier than November, 1696. The most likely period for his birth is 1697-1700. Until recently I had no evidence of when Elizabeth Hall Evans and James Kingsbury were married, and supposed that it might have been about 1714, and the cause of the guardianship proceedings. This placed the birth of her children, James and Priscilla Kingsbury, after 1714. But I believe we now have some records indicating that they were already married by 1705. That means that James and Priscilla might have been born earlier, but other than that it doesn't really fix their ages. So this is what I have as an outline: Richard Evans, probably born by or before 1663; Ann Evans, b. before November, 1698 Samuel Evans, b. November, 1696 – November, 1700 Elizabeth Evans, b. November, 1698 – November, 1700 Richard Evans, b. 1703 James Kingsbury, b. after 1704 Priscilla Kingsbury, b. after 1704 I still think it is important to get a copy of the guardianship papers from 1714, if at all possible. They are our best evidence of the ages of the children in this family. Paul A. Thorn ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to EVANS-RICHARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message