NINTH GENERATION

256. John, Sr. Evans ⁽¹⁾ was born in 1649 in Charles City Co., VA. He died before 1704 in Charles City Co., VA. He has reference number I012. John Evans appeared in the few remaining records of Charles City and Prince George counties. At court 3 April 1673 John and Mary Evans, ages about 24 and 26, testified in a lawsuit. We have been unable to identify his wife, Mary —.
Evans held 557 acres on the south side of the Appomattox River in Bristol Parish 22 December 1682, and a neighboring 818 acres 21 April 1690.
John was dead by 1704 when Mary Evans paid quit rents on 400 acres in Prince George County. Mary left a now-lost will in Prince George County dated 20 February 1709/10.
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John (Jr. son of Capt. )and Sarah lived along Stony Creek in present-day Dinwiddie County. Robert Bolling surveyed for Capt. John Evans 175 acres on Stony Creek that John secured with a patent in March 1717. John added a neighboring 1,001 acres in December 1714.

Prince George County rewarded Capt. John Evans for killing two wolves 11 January 1720/1. John joined William Byrd on his two expeditions to run the dividing line between Virginia and North Carolina in 1727.
With Joseph Tucker, Capt. John Evans processioned land along Stony Creek in 1747. Evans was caring for Edward Dunn in 1733, for which the vestry paid him 316 pounds of tobacco.
John had a quarter in Amelia County in 1737. One Amelia County deed identifies Robert Evans as a son of John Evans. An Amelia County bond of 25 May 1749 reveals the identity of five individuals who recovered slaves through a lawsuit in the General Court: Robert Evans of Prince George County, Stephen Evans and Richard Stokes of Lunenburg, and Thomas Ellis of Amelia County. Although not specifically stated, these are presumably sons and sons-in-law of John and Sarah Evans. John and Robert Evans appeared together in the 1736 Amelia County tithe list.
John was still living 20 August 1745 when Stephen and Robert Evans of Prince George County secured a patent to 200 acres on the north side of Stony Creek adjoining their father. John may have been living as late as June 1747 when a land patent was issued to his son, still called John Evans Jr.

257. Mary ....⁽¹⁾ was born about 1647. She died about 1710. Children were:

i. Winifred Evans⁽¹⁾ was born about 1667.
ii. Stephen Evans⁽¹⁾ was born about 1669. Stephen Evans [3524.E.1] deeded to John Evans the land he inherited from his father 27 March 1712. Elizabeth —, his wife, relinquished her dower right in the land.
Stephen held 200 acres on both sides of Stoney Creek in Prince George County 17 August 1720 and added a neighboring 655½ 18 December 1730. Robert Bolling had completed the survey of these tracts 13 January 1725/6.
He got 202½ acres on both sides of Sappony Creek 22 June 1722, and an adjacent 200 acres 9 July 1724. Robert Bolling had surveyed the 200 acres for Stephen 27 October 1715. Stephen and Elizabeth were still married 10 January 1725/6 when they sold their 402½ acres on Sappony Creek to John Tabb of Elizabeth City County. Bolling surveyed tracts of 396 and 394 acres on both sides of Sappony Creek for Evans 2 December 1719.
Prince George County rewarded Stephen Evans for willing two wolves 11 January 1720/1. Stephen joined William Byrd on his two expeditions to run the dividing line between Virginia and North Carolina in 1727.
An Amelia County deed of 1743 reveals that Stephen was the father of Stephen Evans, Ruth Evans who married James Hall, and the grandfather of Israel Peterson Smith and Elizabeth Peterson Smith. Both the elder Stephen Evans and his brother John Evans, who had a son Robert, were sons of Mary Evans. Charles Irby was among the witnesses.
Stephen and Robert Evans exhibited the will of Elizabeth Evans 8 January 1739/40.
(From Virginians.com)
128 iii. Trader (Capt) John, Jr. Evans.