78.2 CHRISTIANA "TENNIE" BRIGHT revised
The Nicholas Bright family moved to Londonderry Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania about 1781. (2: ; 681 and:5,56)
Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 about Nicholas Bright
Name: Nicholas Bright
Year:1788
Town or Ward: Londonderry
County: Bedford
Archive Rollname: 316
1790 United States Federal Census about Nicolas Bright
Name: Nicolas Bright
Home in 1790 (City, County, State):Bedford, Pennsylvania
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over:1
Free White Persons - Females: 5
Number of Household Members: 7
The Nicholas Bright family moved to Belmont County, Ohio about 1806. (3:28; 20:56)
Ohio, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 about Nicholas Bright
Name: Nicholas Bright
State:OH
County: Belmont County
Township: Richland Township
Year:1807
Record Type: Tax list
Page:011
Database: OH Early Census Index
The Nicholas Bright family, always moving West, moved to Muskingum Township, Muskingum County, Ohio in 1808. (6: ; 20:56)
U.S., Seamen's Protection Certificates, 1792-1869 about William Jones
Name: William Jones
Declaration Date: 11 Dec 1811
Declaration Port: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age: 31
Birth Year: abt 1780
Birthplace: Somerset, Maryland
Residence: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Witness Name: Philby Collins
Archive Publication: M1880
Archive Roll: 14
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) about William Jones
Name: William Jones
Birth Date: 1780
Birthplace: Maryland,
Volume: 93
Page Number: 277
Biographical Info: capt.
Reference: British invasion of Md, 1812-1815. By Will. Matthew Marine. Baltimore, 1913. (519p.):341
I believe the William Jones family lived in Muskingum County, Ohio after their marriage
Per his will, Nicholas Bright was living in West Zanesville, Zanesville Township, Muskingum County in 1817. The will gives the estate to his wife except for $1 to his son, David, and $1 to his son-in-law, William Jones. (219:27-28 )
After the death of Nicholas Bright in 1817, his widow, Nancy Bright, and the William Jones family (Nancy's daughter, Christiana Bright Jones) moved to section 21, Jackson Township, Knox County, Ohio, the land Nicholas bought in 1816 mentioned above. (Per 17:13-"Fallsburg Township, Licking County, Ohio, The First Settlers 1815 - 1830", by Gary Finckel, 30 November 1990, page 13, my #240).
In c1820 William and his family, and Tenny's widowed mother, Nancy, moved to Jackson Township, Knox County, Ohio (17:13).
William Jones died about 1827
and Tenny both die in Jackson Township, Knox County about 1828?
In 1830 Nancy Bright was still living on the property in section 20.
1830 United States Federal Census about Nancy Bright
Name: Nancy Bright
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Jackson, Knox, Ohio
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 4
my # 681:2; 722:1-9; 681:59-60
No more information found.
Any additional information or photos would be appreciated.
Van Winkle Chapter
The Leonards and Related Families; 1993 (revised 2014)
Written by Clark M. Leonard cmleonard1@cox.net
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