Lauren Thank-you Lauren for the informaiton. I will have to check and see if that matches up with the information on Mary J. JACQUES. Appreciate you looking that up for me. Gwen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lauren Brantner" <lrbrant@concentric.net> To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 10:01 AM Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN] RE: Mary J. Jacques > There are only three grooms in the Washington County marriage index > which covers 1799-1860. > There are 9 brides with this surname. > EVERHART, John/Julianna HARBAUGH 12/26/1822 > Dn./Mary DUTROW 10/19/1847 > Romanus/Eliz. THOMBSON 2/28/1850 > JACQUES, Arthur/Sr. LOWE 3/17/1812 > Lancelot Jr./Mary BOWMAN 6/2/1812 > Lancelot/Juliann GEHR 3/18/1846 > > > From Family Bible Records in the Washington County Free Library, > Hagerstown, MD there is one Mary Jacques in the Milliken Family Bible. > She was born Wednesday 15 Feb. 1835 and her father is Lancelot and her > mother Mary Jacques. As you can see there must have been two Lancelot > Jacques. > > Maryland Advocate > Nov. 10, 1827 > "Died Mon 26th Oct last at his res near Hancock, Wash co.Md, Dr. > Lancelot Jacques, aged about 72 years." > The Torchlight > November 8, 1827 > "Died at his res near Hancock, in this co., after a short illness, on > Monday morning 29th ult, Dr. Lancelot Jacques, aged about 72 years, > native of England, emigrated to this country early in life; educated at > New Ark School. He served a short time as a surgeon in the American > army during the Rev war and three times elected to the legislature of > MD; also filled several other public situations." > The Torchlight > March 25, 1830 > "Married same day [Thurs last] by Rev. John Winter, George I. Brewer to > Miss Elizabeth, dau of Lancelot Jacques Esq all of this co." > > In 1801 Denton Jacques is listed as owing taxes in Allegany County and > he frequently is listed as having letters at the Hagerstown Post Office. > > There are references to Jacques' Iron Works, Jacques' Forge and Jacques' > Furnace. Mail is directed to people who are working there and it is > reference to where people lived "near Jacques' Forge". > Frederick Town Herald > Nov. 22, 1806 > "Undivided moiety of 2000 a for sale now in the possession of Denton > Jacques to be sold at hs. of Daniel Harbine at the Big Spring nr the > premises, in pursuance of chancellor of Md, in Wash co; Mr. D. Jacques > living at the furnace will show the land - Lancelot Jacques, Trustee, > Wash co > Hagerstown Gazette > Oct. 6, 1812 [contains a description which may help you find the iron > works location] > "Sale of land in the neighborhood of John Mason, Esq. and Jacques iron > works, called the Resurvey on Pipe Tomahawk...." > > Lancelot Jacques sold a farm on the Potomac two miles from Hancock Town > in 1799. In 1803 he was Justice of the Peace. In 1807 Ann and Lancelot > Jacques are adm. of Joseph Hurst. > > Also be aware that there is an alternative spelling JACKES. > > Cemetery Books, Vol. II > St. Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church at Clearspring > JACQUES, Denton b. 4 May 1814 d. 16 April 1877 > Sarah A., w/o Denton JACQUES, age 80y 3m 10d, d. 10 > June 1889 > Vol. III > Smithsburg Cemetery at Smithsburg > JACQUES, Lucien G. b. 8 Dec. 1898 d. 23 Apr. 1900 > Julia A. w/o Lancelot JACQUES age 67y 4m 20 d, d. 20 > Feb. 1860 > Lancelot d. (no other information) > > In Estate Distributions 1778-1835 > HURST, Moses R. adm. Ann JACQUES, 3/22/1815; Ann JACQUES, Ruth > JACOB, heirs of Morgan HURST." > JACQUES, Thomas. Adm. Anthony 2/14/1807. Widow and one heir. > Lancelot was an administrator for William Blackmore and Daniel Miller. > He also received a portion of Eve Dick's estate for use of Margaret > Gower's heirs. > > You may want to check the census returns for further information. > > Lauren Brantner > > > > Gwen B wrote: > > >I am seeking information on a Mary J. JACQUES that was born in Maryland. Possibly Washington Co., Maryland. > > > >Story has it that Mary J. JACQUES married John EVERHART. John EVERHART was born 24 Aug. 1791 in Middletown, Maryland. What I am trying to find is marriage informaiton on Mary J. JACQUES and her parents and sibblings plus birth of Mary J. 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