John Evans Timeline

Date	Event	Location	Source
Aug 1738	birth	Great Britain	Not proven, family tradition
1756-1763	military	America	British Army Records, Lieutenant in 60^th Regiment of Foot, the Royal American Regiment
10 Apr 1769	Married Ann Birney		IGI Individual Record says Gloucester, Nova Scotia (but perhaps Dutchess or Ulster Co., NY in close proximity to Henry Birney).
12 Feb 1771	dau Mary (Polly) born	New York	1850 Census, PA Wyoming Co., Monroe Twp. (age 80 bn NY)
12 May 1772	dau Ann born
10 Dec 1773	son James born
22 Aug 1776	son Thomas born	New York	1850 Census, PA, Luzerne Co., Plymouth Twp. (age 74 born NY)
1777(?)	Militia	Col. Hathorn’s Florida Regiment consisted of companies of Warwick, Florida, Wantage, Ponds, Sterling)	“History of Orange County” (Ruttenburg) & “New York in the Revolution as a Colony and a State:” both list John Evins and William Burney as enlisted men in the Orange County Militia, Colonel Hathorn’s Florida Regiment (also indicated as the Orange County 4^th Regiment).
29 Jul-05 Aug 1777 (note: 27 Sep-04 Oct 1777 for William Burney)	Militia	Orange or Ulster County, NY	National Archives: John Evins and William Burney were paid for 8 days service with Ulster Co regiments, likely for guard duty at Fort Montgomery. John Evans under Pauling, William Burney under Hasbrouk. (Militiamen were drawn from regiments of Orange and Ulster for short term duty at the Hudson forts.)
20 Oct 1777 born 14 Dec 1777 bapt.	son William B. born and baptized	Goshen, Orange Co., New York	1) Register of Baptisms, 1^st Presbyterian Church, Goshen, NY (note: William Birney and Abigail Land baptized son Joseph same location 05 Apr 1778) 2) 1850 Census, PA, Luzerne Co., Denison Twp. (age 73 born NY)
21 Jan 1780	dau Elizabeth born
1782	Tax Rolls	Upper Smithfield Township, Northampton County, PA	Website Record, not verified, but data is consistent with subsequent tax rolls found in Pennsylvania Archives. (Note: Upper Smithfield now Milford, Pike County, PA)
1782	Militia	Upper Smithfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Archives, Series 5, Volume V111, page 409, 3^rd Company of 5^th Battalion of Militia under Capt. Jacob DeWit. (Note Class 7 seems to indicate a relatively new joiner)
23 Jul 1782	son John born	Pennsylvania	1850 Census, PA, Wyoming Co., Monroe Twp (age 66 born PA)
18 Aug 1782	bap. John and Elizabeth	Minisink (Montague), Sussex County, New Jersey (directly across Delaware River from Upper Smithfield Twp.)	Baptismal Records of the Minisink-Mackhackemeck Dutch Reformed Church (John Evens and Elizabeth Evens, parents John Evens and Ann Birney). Note: Mackhackemeck Church burned during the Am. Rev. and not yet rebuilt.
19 Jul 1784	son Stephen born
1785	Tax rolls	Upper Smithfield Twp., Northampton, PA	Pennsylvania Archives, series 3, vol. XIX, page 177. (tax paid is indicative of no land, but perhaps livestock.)
1786	Tax rolls	Upper Smithfield Twp.	Pennsylvania Archives, series 3, vol. XIX, page 283: no acreage and one cow.
31 Aug 1787	son Simeon born
28 Sep 1787	Church member	Minisink Church, Montague, Sussex County, New Jersey	Minisink Valley Reformed Dutch Church Records. John Evens registered as a church member. (gap in membership records in mid-1780s may explain why Ann Birney is not registered.
1788	Tax rolls	Upper Smithfield Twp.	Pennsylvania Archives, series 3, vol. XIX, page 399: 10 acres and one cow.
24 May 1790	Dau Mary (Polly) m. George Lutes	Minisink (Montague) or Machackemeck (Port Jervis, NY)	Minisink-Machackemeck Marriages 1739-97. Transcribed as: 24 May (1790) George Luths-Mary Evvans
1790	Census	Upper Smithfield Twp.	One male 17+ (John), four males <17 (Simeon, Stephen, John, William), two females (Ann, Elizabeth). Note: Mary and Ann married by now. Perhaps two sons indentured out?
31 Aug 1790	son George born	Milford, Pike County, PA	Book: “Early Methodism within the bounds of the Old Genesee Conference, etc.” page 476
15 Mar 1791	Appointed Administrator for William Birney estate	Goshen, Orange County, New York	Orange County Surrogate Court , Will Book A, page 38, names John Evans as “of Pennsylvania, Schoolmaster, a brother-in-law, and a creditor of William Birney”
(21) Feb 1794 born 18 May 1794 bapt.	dau Rebecca born (alt 12 Feb) and baptized	Clove DRC, Wantage, Sussex Co., New Jersey 10 miles inland from Minisink Church/Upper Smithfield Twp.	Records of Clove Dutch Reformed Church, New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, vol. 57. pg. 360, (John Evins and Anna Barney, child name and birth date not entered). Note that Minisink Church was in financial difficulties and closed doors during mid-1790s.
15 May 1796	dau Louise born
13 Sep 1796	signed petition	Luzerne County, PA	Papers of the Susquehanna Company, vol. X, pg 375: Petition of the Connecticut Settlers to the Connecticut General Assembly, signed by Inhabitants and actual settlers in the County of Luzerne
1796	Tax rolls	Providence Township, Luzerne County, PA	“Annuals of Luzerne County, a record of interesting events, traditions and antidotes,” by Stewart Pearce
22 Jan 1798	dau Rachel born	PA	1850 Census, PA, Luzerne, Plymouth (Rachel Jayne, age 52, born PA)
1798	Glass Tax	Tunkhannock Twp., Luzerne County, PA	US Direct Tax List shows John Evans as property holder in Tunkhannock, including one house and 300 acres. Assessed value $220.
Before 1800	son Thomas marries	Pittston Township, Luzerne County, PA	Daughter of John Scott of Pittston, Thomas Evans living in Pittston Twp in 1800 Census. Pittston is contiguous to Providence Township along the Lackawanna River.
1800	son Perry born
1800	First school teacher in county	Eaton Township (first document that places him in Eaton Township)	“COMMON SCHOOLS OF PENNSYLVANIA, REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 1, 1877” Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, State Printer, 1878, WYOMING COUNTY. - Charles M. Lee.
Nov 1801	signed petition	PA, Wyoming Valley	Papers of the Susquehanna Company, vol. XI, pg 242
1804-1817	tax lists	PA, Luzerne County, Tunkhannock Twp.	Various Tax Lists, consistently through this period
Dec 1817	buried	Wyoming Co., PA	Abstracts of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, vol. 2 (South Eaton Cemetery)

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