James Maris

Last updated 18 Nov 2021 in Spear–Johnson Family.

Individual

Born: 17 Feb 1720/21

Father: George Maris (1694 – bef 1760)

Mother: Sarah Levis (1694 – 1723)

Supporting evidence for:
name

book-maris-family-in-the-us-1885: George L. Maris and Annie M. Maris (compilers), The Maris Family in the United States: A Record of the Descendants of George and Alice Maris, 1683–1885; West Chester, Pennsylvania: F. S. Hickman, 1885; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 20 Apr 2018), held by General Library of University of Michigan [Source includes abstracts from wills and other documents, along with interviews with contemporary descendants.]

Reference Detail: Page 6 (PDF page 57)

Comment Detail: Source includes name (James [Maris]).

estate-proved-george-maris-1760: Proved will for George Maris (1760); Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 4 Sep 2021) ⟩ "Chester ⟩ Will Books D-E, Vol 4-5, 1755-1774" images 154-155; citing “Will Book D, Vol 4, 1755-1767; Register of Wills, Chester County, Pennsylvania” [This registry is a sequence of the official (presumably transcribed) wills held by the county. Each will starts at the end of the previous in run-on fashion. Page numbers are at the top center of each page.]

Reference Detail: Page 300 (image 154)

Comment Detail: Source includes name (James Maris).

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birth

book-maris-family-in-the-us-1885: George L. Maris and Annie M. Maris (compilers), The Maris Family in the United States: A Record of the Descendants of George and Alice Maris, 1683–1885; West Chester, Pennsylvania: F. S. Hickman, 1885; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 20 Apr 2018), held by General Library of University of Michigan [Source includes abstracts from wills and other documents, along with interviews with contemporary descendants.]

Reference Detail: Page 6 (PDF page 57)

Comment Detail: Source includes date (12, 17, 1720 [old style]).

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father

book-maris-family-in-the-us-1885: George L. Maris and Annie M. Maris (compilers), The Maris Family in the United States: A Record of the Descendants of George and Alice Maris, 1683–1885; West Chester, Pennsylvania: F. S. Hickman, 1885; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 20 Apr 2018), held by General Library of University of Michigan [Source includes abstracts from wills and other documents, along with interviews with contemporary descendants.]

Reference Detail: Page 6 (PDF page 57)

Comment Detail: Source identifies James [Maris] as a child of George Maris. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

estate-proved-george-maris-1760: Proved will for George Maris (1760); Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 4 Sep 2021) ⟩ "Chester ⟩ Will Books D-E, Vol 4-5, 1755-1774" images 154-155; citing “Will Book D, Vol 4, 1755-1767; Register of Wills, Chester County, Pennsylvania” [This registry is a sequence of the official (presumably transcribed) wills held by the county. Each will starts at the end of the previous in run-on fashion. Page numbers are at the top center of each page.]

Reference Detail: Page 300 (image 154)

Comment Detail: Source identifies James Maris as a son of George Maris. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

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mother

book-maris-family-in-the-us-1885: George L. Maris and Annie M. Maris (compilers), The Maris Family in the United States: A Record of the Descendants of George and Alice Maris, 1683–1885; West Chester, Pennsylvania: F. S. Hickman, 1885; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 20 Apr 2018), held by General Library of University of Michigan [Source includes abstracts from wills and other documents, along with interviews with contemporary descendants.]

Reference Detail: Page 6 (PDF page 57)

Comment Detail: Source identifies James [Maris] as a child of Sarah Levis. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

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Family

Spouse/Partner: Rachel Evans (? – ?)

Married: 11 Jun 1752 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Province of Pennsylvania, British America

Supporting evidence for:
marriage

book-maris-family-in-the-us-1885: George L. Maris and Annie M. Maris (compilers), The Maris Family in the United States: A Record of the Descendants of George and Alice Maris, 1683–1885; West Chester, Pennsylvania: F. S. Hickman, 1885; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 20 Apr 2018), held by General Library of University of Michigan [Source includes abstracts from wills and other documents, along with interviews with contemporary descendants.]

Reference Detail: Page 6 (PDF page 57)

Comment Detail: Source includes date (6, 11, 1752 [mm, dd, yyyy]) and location (Old Swedes' Church, Philadelphia).

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Child: David Maris (1753 – ?)

Child: Levis Maris (1754 – ?)

General Notes and Anecdotes

James and Rachel were married in the Old Swedes' Church [Gloria Dei Church] in Philadelphia. [book-maris-family-in-the-us-1885]

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general notes

book-maris-family-in-the-us-1885: George L. Maris and Annie M. Maris (compilers), The Maris Family in the United States: A Record of the Descendants of George and Alice Maris, 1683–1885; West Chester, Pennsylvania: F. S. Hickman, 1885; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 20 Apr 2018), held by General Library of University of Michigan [Source includes abstracts from wills and other documents, along with interviews with contemporary descendants.]

Reference Detail: Page 6 (PDF page 57)

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