REESE Family [ Rees - Rhyes ]

  • Origin: Wales
  • Earliest Date Known: 1727
  • Religion: ?
  • Arrived in America: ?


James REES b.? d. 1752 m. Jane______ d. 1779
Known Children of James Rees and Jane (MKUkn)
  • Elinor REES m. Thomas EVANS
  • Elizabeth m. Daniel JOHN



Eleanor REES b. 1727 d.? (Daughter of James REES and Jane________.) m. 17 Aug 1748 in PA. Thomas EVANS b.abt 1726, Lionville, Chester Co.,PA d. 1807 Lionville, Chester Co., PA

Children of Thomas Evans and Eleanor Rees:

  • Evan b. 6 Sep 1749 m. Jane Owen OWENS b. 19 Mar 1762 d. 5 Aug 1841.  Married: 16 Feb 1780. Evan was a Lawyer.
  • Ezekiel
  • Jesse b.16 Dec 1756 d. 14 Jul 1843 m. Lydia VALINTINE
  • Isaac
  • Thomas b. 1768 d. abt Apr 1855. (William D. Evans : Direct)
  • Eleanor m. Henry LEWIS

Thomas, a Quaker, was not in military service during the American Revolution, but served as Uwchlan Township representative on a Committee of Safety and inventoried supplies.

Thomas Evans paid for the burial of Jane Rees at the Uwchlan Burial ground, Chester Co.PA

Taxes 1767: Fermanagh Township, Mifflin (Juniata) County, PA Thomas EVANS-100 acres, 6 acres cleared land, 2 horses, 1 cow. Census: 1800 Living in Uwchlan Township with wife and one non-white non-slave.

Marriage Records Christ Church: Evans Marriages PA