Hughes, Jane

1683 - 1772  (89 years)

• Name	Hughes, Jane  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	May 1683	Merionethshire, Wales   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  FSID	L6R6-MCH
  Occupation	Housewife
  Religion	Quaker
  Burial	Sep 1772	Exeter Friends Cemetery, Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Death	20 Sep 1772	Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I25391	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Hughes, John,   b. 10 Jan 1652, Ysbyty Ifan, Caernarvonshire, Wales d. 10 Oct 1736, Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Caimont, Martha,   b. 1663, Wales d. 1699, Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F9275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellis, Thomas,   b. 27 May 1683, Merionethshire, Wales d. 11 Jun 1760, Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1712	Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Children	1. Ellis, Sarah,   b. 1727, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Feb 1795, York, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 68 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F9273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - May 1683 - Merionethshire, Wales Marriage - 31 Oct 1712 - Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - Sep 1772 - Exeter Friends Cemetery, Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 20 Sep 1772 - Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: May, 1683 Denbigh, Wales Death: Sep. 20, 1772 Berks County Pennsylvania, USA Jane is the daughter of the Quaker farmer John Hughes and Martha Caimot (b.1653, d.1698). Her mother died on board the ship in the Atlantic Ocean when the family was immigrating to America. She immigrated on board the ship "Robert and Elizabeth" at the age of 15 with her family. Her father was listed as one of original purchasers in 11,450 acre tract known as Gwynedd. He purchased 648 acres for his own use. Jane married the Quaker farmer Thomas Ellis on 31 Oct 1712 in the Gwynedd Meeting House in Montgomery Co., PA. Marriage Date: Until 31 Oct 1751, the Julian calendar was in use. The Quakers did not use the conventional monthly names instead they used numbers. Quaker records show that Thomas Ellis and Jane Hughes married 31 8th month 1712, at Gwynedd Meeting House. This would have been 31 Oct 1712, not August. Thomas & Jane were Quakers and Thomas was an elder for more than 30 years. He was the most prominent Quaker in PA in his time. He was also a farmer with 175 acres in Berks Co., PA. They had 9 children that they named John, Morris (infant death), Morris, Eleanor, Rowland, Thomas, Mordecai, Enos and Elizabeth Ellis. Family links: Parents: John Hughes (1652 - 1736) Spouse: Thomas Ellis (1683 - 1760)* Children: Jonathan Ellis (1713 - 1795)* Morris Ellis (1714 - 1715)* Morris Ellis (1715 - ____)* Eleanor Ellis Lee (1717 - 1801)* Rowland Ellis (1718 - 1771)* Thomas Ellis (1721 - 1799)* Mordecai Ellis (1723 - 1785)* Enos Ellis (1725 - 1783)* Elizabeth Ellis (1727 - 1728)* *Calculated relationship Note: This is a Quaker Cemetery and there are no markers. Beyond the stone wall it is a grassy area with no markers at all. Burial: Exeter Friends Cemetery Exeter Berks County Pennsylvania, USA Created by: Jack Gilchrist Record added: Jun 20, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 53891595

  
  

• Sources

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