Charles Evans (abt. 1696 - bef. 1760)

Born about 1696 in York, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Jane (Redcross) Evans — married 1725 in Lunenburg County, Virginia

Descendants

Died before Jun 1760 before about age 64 in Brunswick, Virginia

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Biography

Charles Evans is a part of US Black heritage.

Charles Evans, born say 1696, was sued for debt in Brunswick County court by Littlebury Epes in December 1735 [Orders 1732-37, 68]. He was called "Charles Evans a mulatto" in December 1746 in Lunenburg County when the court dismissed charges brought against him by Andrew Bresslar [Orders 1746-48, 81].

He received a patent on 20 August 1747 for 120 acres on Stith's Creek in the part of Brunswick County which became Lunenburg County in 1748 and Mecklenburg County in 1765 [Patents 28:135].

He was taxable in Lunenburg County in the list of Lewis Deloney in 1748, taxable in the list of Field Jefferson in 1751 with his son Tom [Bell, Sunlight on the Southside, 68, 166] and taxable with Thomas and Major Evans in 1752 [Tax List 1748-52, 1].

On 24 October 1752 he was living in Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg County, when he made a Brunswick County deed of gift to his sons Charles, Jr., Dick and Erasmus Evans of all his household goods, cattle, hogs, horses, fowl, crops and debts owed to him [DB 4:272].

He petitioned the Lunenburg County court in May 1753 to be exempt from personal taxes, but was rejected "for Reasons appearing to the Court" [Orders 1753-54, 113].

He was granted 38 acres in Lunenburg County in the fork of Miles Creek and Dockery's Creek on 23 July 1753 [Patents 31:337]. He left a 22 March 1760 Brunswick County, Virginia will (signing), proved 27 October 1760, leaving his "mannor" plantation on the south side of Dockery's Creek to his son Major Evans, left an equal quantity to his son Charles Evans and left the residue of his land on the southside of Dockery's Creek to son Dick Evans on condition they give £20 or 100 acres of land to his youngest son Erasmus. He left a bed and furniture to his daughters Sarah and Joice, but left only a shilling to his "undutiful" son Thomas [WB 3:375-6].

He died before June 1760 when a suit against him in Lunenburg County court abated by his death [Orders 1759-61, 136].

On 18 October 1764 Sarah and Richard Evans sold about 39 acres in the fork of Miles and Dockery's Creek in Mecklenburg County which was land they had been given by Charles Evans [DB 1:514]. And on the same date Sarah, Charles and Major Evans sold 120 acres on Stith's Creek in Lunenburg County adjoining Philip Morgan [DB 8:356]. His children were:

1. Thomas, born say 1734.
2. Major, born say 1735.
3. Charles, born say 1737.
4. Richard, born say 1740.
5. Sarah.
6. Joyce.
7. Erasmus, born say 1745.

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DNA

Of Note, the Haplogroup E1b1a is now referred to as E-M2: The E-M2 branches are the predominant lineage in Western Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, and the southern parts of Eastern Africa. E-M2 has several subclades. 8/24/2015 - DW More DNA Results from Descendants of MORRIS EVANS. In checking the latest results of the EVANS DNA PROJECT, which is the results from male descendants taking the Y-DNA Tests, there are currently 7 members from the MORRIS EVANS 1675-1739 ancestry, all of whom show they belong to the E-M2 Haplogroup, which is a sub-Saharan African group, an indication that MORRIS EVANS was of African origins. I think that this can now lay to rest the stories that MORRIS was Welsh, and that researchers can now concentrate on the actual names of their family members rather than trying to prove ethnicity. For those interested in the results, here is the link to the EVANS DNA PROJECT Results page, which can be checked on a regular basis for any new updates: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/EVANSDNAProject?iframe=yresults

Research Notes

Charles and his wife, Sarah, are accepted by the Monacan Indian Nation as their ancestors.

Evans, Jones, transported by David Mansell, 22 July, 1635.

Heyley, William, tr. by David Mansell, 22 July, 1635.

David Mansell 1644 , 72 acres, York County VA

David Mansell 1654 600 acres, WESTMORELAND COUNTY. Book No. 3.

Mansell, Capt. David. 24 July, 1672 — 20 Sept., 1672. God- child Mansell Blagrane ; friend William Wheeler to be ex- ecutor; witnesses Jonas Page, Martha Lewis. RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY WILLS. Order Book, 1656-1664.

Abraham Wood 1639 200 acres Henrico Co VA Book 1 (Abraham Wood transported John Evans, servant, who worked in the Indian trade for Wood.) Abraham Wood 1642 700 acres, Henrico Co VA Book 1 Maj. Abraham Wood 1654 406 acres, Henrico Co VA book 3

The EVANS family were Indians, who moved from Yorktown, to Brunswick County, along with other tribal members.

The line of known descendants of Morris (born 1675) is the clearest and least ambiguous in this study. Deloris Williams begins with him and does not identify his parents at all, but it is at least plausible that Eleanor was his mother. As noted above, his paternal ancestry was African, but he may also have had some European or Native American ancestry. Furthermore, his wife's ancestry is unknown. On the other hand, we do know that Morris and his wife had a son named Charles who was referred to as "a mulatto" when charges were brought against him (and dismissed by the court) in 1746 in Lunenburg County, Virginia. Charles was born about 1696 and fathered the following seven children (with approximate birthdates): Thomas, 1734; Major, 1735; Charles, 1737; Richard, 1740; Joyce (n.d.); Sarah (n.d.); and Erasmus, 1745. Several of these children migrated to North Carolina where they were the forebears of a large branch of an Evans family that still has many members there today. This branch of the family generally identifies as African American but also has Native American connections.

Gary Kriss, 2015 Charles Evans moved first in the 1730s and his younger brother Morris Evans Jr moved later in the 1750s. Living next to the Evans families in Southside Virginia during this time period were other notable “free colored”/Native American families such as: Walden, Kersey, Harris, Brandon/Branham, Stewart, Chavis, Guy and Corn. I point this out because the Evans intermarried with most of these Southside families and they then moved together into the North Carolina border counties, including Granville.

Sources

1. ↑ FREE AFRICAN AMERICANS IN COLONIAL VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA by Paul Heinegg https://freeafricanamericans.com/Virginia-NC.htm

See also:

• http://genforum.genealogy.com/evans/messages/14718.html
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dwilliams-1&id=I10359
• https://www.geni.com/people/Charles-Evans/6000000041977185039
• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~molcgdrg/sur/1e/evans-hatteras5.htm

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Sandy Culver for 6430 creating] Evans-6430 on 3 Aug 13.

• Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, Virginia.