Name:                     John PACKER

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Birth:                      1772                       York Co., Pennsylvania

Death:                     1852                       Ohio

Father:                     Moses PACKER (1730-1797)

Mother:                   Jane SMITH (~1744-1788)

 

Family Line:

Thomas PACKER (abt 1485 - 1558) & Margaret KIBBLEWHITE (abt 1487 - )

    John PACKER (abt 1513 - 1557) & Annes Oregon Agnes ( - 31 Dec 1562)

        William PACKER (abt 1535 - 13 Mar 1600) & Elizabeth BORWELL (abt 1535 - 27 May 1611)

            John PACKER (12 Nov 1572 - 15 Feb 1649) & Philippa MYLLES (1590 - 21 Nov 1665)

                Philip PACKER (6 Jun 1618 - 24 Dec 1686) & Sarah ISGAR (5 Jan 1625 - 17 Jun 1677)

                    Philip PACKER (19 Mar 1656 - 1739) & Hannah SESSIONS (11 Jun 1665 - 1689)

                        Philip PACKER (1705 - aft 1769) & Ann COATES (1699 - 1785)

                            Moses PACKER (1730 - 9 Nov 1797) & Jane SMITH (abt 1744 - 3 Sep 1788)

                                John PACKER (1772 - 1852) & Katherine ESTEP (abt 1774 - 1841)

                                    Rebecca PACKER* (abt 1796 - abt 1879) & John THOMAS (abt 1792 - )

                                        Sarah THOMAS (6 Feb 1815 - 20 Dec 1895) & David MYERS (1809 - 1876)

                                            Laura Etta MYERS (4 Jul 1853 - 28 May 1902) & Cyrus WALKER (1847 - 1926)

                                                Everett Elmer WALKER (1882 - 1948) & Linnie Ellen MACHLAN (1884 - 1974)

                                                    Elsie Maureen WALKER (1903 - 1983) & Leo Newton COFFEY (1901 - 1998)

 

Misc. Notes

General information on John Packer, and all of his ancestry, is taken from:

 

http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cmfrmn&id=I66105

 

The connection to my own family is through John Packer's daughter, Rebecca Packer, who the above site reports as having married John Thomas. The birth date they give for their daughter, Sarah Thomas, matches perfectly records from other sources. Further, census information puts John Packer and his family in the right places. In my mind the connection seems fairly solid.

 

I note that both the PACKER family and the THOMAS family come from York Co., PA, and settle in Columbiana Co., OH. Further, there is more than one marriage between Packers and Thomases. This of course includes our Rebecca Packer, who married John Thomas. And Rebecca’s brother, Hugh PACKER, married an Elizabeth Ann THOMAS and named their first child John Thomas PACKER.

 

1797: WARRINGTON TWP, YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA WILLS ABSTRACT:

John is named in the will of his father, establishing connection to this area. Will for Moses PACKER, dated 19 Jan 1797, proved 4 Dec 1797. Executors: Philip and George Packer. Children: Philip, Lydia, George, Hannah wife of Abraham Underwood, john Moses, James and Aaron.

 

1800 CENSUS, WARRINGTON TWP., YORK CO., PENNSYLVANIA:

John Packer has 2 white males under 10, 2 white males 26-44, 1 white female under 10, 2 white felames 26-44.

 

1810 CENSUS, PENNSYLVANIA, YORK CO., FAIRVIEW TWP:

There is a John Packer, of about the right age. This is almost certainly the correct family.

 

1820 CENSUS, OHIO, COLUMBIANA CO., BUTLER TWP:

A John Packer, of about the right age, with about the right children, is found.

 

1840 CENSUS, OHIO, COLUMBIANA CO., KNOX TWP:

John Packer, age 70-80, is found with a wife age 60-70. There are two adult males 20-30 and one adult female 20-30 in the house, presumably children and spouses. His son John Jr. is also in the township, age 30-40, with six children.

 

1850 CENSUS, OHIO, COLUMBIANA CO., KNOX TWP:

John Packer, age 84, is found living with his son, Michael. John’s age is not quite what was expected, but Michael, his wife, and his children correlate perfectly with the above PACKER web page.

 

 

 

Marriage:                 7 Jun 1794

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Spouse:                   Katherine ESTEP

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Birth:                      abt 1774                  York Co., Pennsylvania

Death:                     1841                       Columbiana Co., Ohio

 

Misc. Notes

I observe that there were a lot of ESTEP families in Columbiana Co., Ohio, at this time. The youngest daughter of this John Packer and Katherine Estep , Jane, marries a Joseph ESTEP. However research suggests that this Joseph Estep came from Maryland, so probably no relation???  BOTTOM LINE: I know nothing about the ancestry of Katherine ESTEP.

 

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Children

John PACKER (1772 - 1852) & Katherine ESTEP (abt 1774 - 1841)

    Rebecca PACKER* (abt 1796 - abt 1879) & John THOMAS (abt 1792 - )

    Hugh PACKER (1798 - 15 Oct 1853)

    John PACKER (27 Oct 1800 - 14 Sep 1860)

    Moses PACKER (abt 1801 - )

    Elizabeth PACKER (1802 - )

    George PACKER (1803 - )

    Eliza PACKER (Dec 1806 - 1871)

    Jacob PACKER (abt 1808 - )

    Michael PACKER (1 Mar 1808 - 15 Jan 1872)

    Josiah PACKER (21 Feb 1811 - 8 Sep 1894)

    Jane PACKER (19 Aug 1813 - )  (Married Joseph ESTEP)

 

ANCESTRY:

Since I have done little research on the ancestors of John PACKER and Katherine ESTEP, I have not created family group sheets like these on any of those ancestors. The following is a simple summary:

 

ANCESTORS OF REBECCA PACKER:

Thomas PACKER (abt 1485 - 1558) & Margaret KIBBLEWHITE (abt 1487 - )

    John PACKER (abt 1513 - 1557) & Annes Oregon Agnes ( - 31 Dec 1562)

        William PACKER (abt 1535 - 13 Mar 1600) & Elizabeth BORWELL (abt 1535 - 27 May 1611)  Note (1)

            John PACKER (12 Nov 1572 - 15 Feb 1649) & Philippa MYLLES (1590 - 21 Nov 1665) Note (2)

                Philip PACKER (6 Jun 1618 - 24 Dec 1686) & Sarah ISGAR (5 Jan 1625 - 17 Jun 1677) Note (3)

                    Philip PACKER (19 Mar 1656 - 1739) & Hannah SESSIONS (11 Jun 1665 - 1689) Note (4)

                        Philip PACKER (??? - aft 1769) & Ann COATES (1699 - 1785)

                            Moses PACKER (1730 - 9 Nov 1797) & Jane SMITH (abt 1744 - 3 Sep 1788)

                                John PACKER (1772 - 1852) & Katherine ESTEP (abt 1774 - 1841)

                                    Rebecca PACKER* (abt 1796 - abt 1879) & John THOMAS (abt 1792 - )

(1) ANCESTORS OF ELIZABETH BORWELL:

John BORWELL (abt 1500 - abt 1535)

    Elizabeth BORWELL (abt 1535 - 27 May 1611) & William PACKER (abt 1535 - 13 Mar 1600)

(2) ANCESTORS OF PHILIPPA MYLLES:

Francis MYLLES Clerk Privy Seal (abt 1551 - 1625) & Alice JAMES (7 Jul 1561 - ) Note (5)

    Philippa MYLLES (1590 - 21 Nov 1665) & John PACKER (12 Nov 1572 - 15 Feb 1649)

(3) ANCESTORS OF SARAH ISGAR:

William ISGAR ( - 1583) & Ancrel

    Richard ISGAR (abt 1560 - ) & Jane CREW ( - 1640)

        William ISGAR (abt 1597 - ) & Elizabeth SAINSBURY (1601 - 12 Sep 1647)

            Sarah ISGAR (5 Jan 1625 - 17 Jun 1677) & Philip PACKER (6 Jun 1618 - 24 Dec 1686)

(4) ANCESTORS OF HANNAH SESSIONS:

Thomas SESSIONS (abt 1526 - 1577) & Anne CHAPMAN (abt 1530 - 1579))

    John SESSIONS (abt 1557 - ) & Elyn (1559 - )

        Michael SESSIONS (29 Sep 1594 - ) & Elizabeth LOWE (6 May 1604 - 7 May 1662) Note (6)

            James SESSIONS* (22 Jan 1623 - ) & Ann (abt 1638 - )

                Hannah SESSIONS (11 Jun 1665 - 1689) & Philip PACKER (19 Mar 1656 - 1739)

(5) ANCESTORS OF ALICE JAMES:

Richard JAMES Merchant Newport (abt 1524 - 27 Jul 1590) & Jane OVERNONE (abt 1528 - 22 Jun 1581)

    Alice JAMES (7 Jul 1561 - ) & Francis MYLLES Clerk Privy Seal (abt 1551 - 1625)

(6) ANCESTORS OF ELIZABETH LOWE:

Frances LOWE (abt 1572 - ) & Joane MAIR (abt 1576 - )

    Elizabeth LOWE (6 May 1604 - 7 May 1662) & Michael SESSIONS (29 Sep 1594 - )

 

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