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NOTABLES: 656.4. Thomas Jameson served in the French and Indian War |
656. John Jameson was born 1680 in County Galway, Ireland, and died 1736 in York County, Pennsylvania. He is a son of James Jameson [1312]. John married 1702 in Pennsylvania,
657. Rachael Opdyke. She was born about 1680 in New York, and died about 1728 in York Co, Pennsylvania.
Opdyke is Dutch, and means “of the dike”, i.e. someone living in the low coastal areas in the Netherlands. Rachael’s family is said to have been in New York (New Netherlands) since the early 1600’s, but we have no records of her ancestry to back this story up.
John came to America in 1700 with his father and brother. They probably landed first in New York, before moving on to Pennsylvania. He married Rachael two years after arriving, in Chester County Pennsylvania. Rachael’s religion is unknown; their children were raised as Presbyterian.
John and Rachael had seven children:
656.1. James Jameson was born in 1704 in York Co,Pennsylvania, and died in Essex Co, New Jersey.
656.2. Samuel Jameson (~1705 PA - 1788 VA) and Jane ___ are direct ancestors, separate page.
656.3. Alexander Jameson was born in 1706 in York Co, Pennsylvania, and died Oct 1797 in Albemarle Co, Virginia.
He married first, Phoebe Lewis. She was born about 1710, and died in 1731 in Pennsylvania. Alexander married second, in 1740 in
Virginia, Rhoda Jameson. Rhoda is probably a cousin, but the exact relation is unknown.
Alexander and Rhoda had one son that we know of (first cousin to us):
656.3.1. George Jameson was born in 1744 in Virginia. He was a private in the Augusta County militia.
656.4. Thomas Jameson was born in 1708 in York Co,Pennsylvania. He married in 1734 in Culpeper Co, Virginia, Samantha Bell Willis. Thomas served in the French and Indian War.
656.5. John Jameson was born in 1711 in York Co,Pennsylvania, and died in 1788 in Albemarle Co, Virginia. He married Margaret White.
656.6. David Jameson was born in 1714 in York Co, Pennsylvania, and died in Virginia. He married in 1740, Elizabeth Crawford.
656.7. Jane Jameson was born in 1716 in York Co, Pennsylvania, and died in Virginia. She married Abner Bird.
Jane and Abner had one son that we know of (first cousin to us):
656.7.1. Abner Bird was born about 1745 in Virginia, and died in Kentucky. He married 7 Mar 1791 in Franklin Co, Virginia, Jane Jameson [164.7], daughter of Thomas Jameson and Hannah Taggart. Abner and Jane are first cousins, once removed, both descending from 656 John Jameson and Rachael Opdyke.
Sources:
I am currently going back and adding sources to all the pages. Have not gotten to this one yet, but I will eventually
Compiled by Bill Stupak. Last update: Aug 2010