Nathan Jeffers

Other Events:

• Residence: 1830
• Residence: 23 Nov 1850

Notes:

From "Rose Neighborhood Sketches," by Alfred S. Roe 1893, pg 186; "Robe rt with his brother Nathan came from Johnstown, Fulton County in 1813."
and from pg 182, Nathan Jeffers died at the home of his son George Jeffers
and from pg 404; "Nathan Jeffers, May 23, 1854; 63, 1, 23."

The first settlement made in the west part of the town was about 1815, wh en Robert Jeffers, with his two sons, William and John, and Nathan Jeffer s, purchased about two miles west of the valley, towards Wayne Centr e. It was long known as the Jeffers settlement.

Residence:
Rose Twp, Wayne Co, New York

Residence:
Lyons, Wayne Co, New York

Nathan married Eleanor Lucy Vandercook in 1807. Eleanor (daughter of Cornelius Vandercook and Maria Mandeville) was born in 1790; died on 21 Feb 1837 in Rose Township, Wayne County, New York; was buried after 21 Feb 1837 in Ferguson Burial Ground, Galan, Wayne County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sally "Sarah" M. Jeffers was born in 1808 in New York; died in 1900.
2. Elizabeth "Betsey" Jeffers was born in 1809 in New York; died in 1879.
3. Robert "Bob" Nathan Jeffers was born on 22 Apr 1820 in Wayne County, New York; died on 11 Jun 1893 in Wayne County, New York; was buried after 11 Jun 1893 in Rose Or Valley Burial Ground, Rose, Wayne County, New York.
4. Cornelius Jeffers was born on 10 Oct 1820 in Wayne County, New York; died on 06 Feb 1870 in Lamb, St. Clair County, Michigan.
5. Eleanor Jeffers was born about 1827 in Wayne County, New York; died in UNKNOWN.
6. Mary Ann Jeffers was born about 1813 in Wayne County, New York; died on 07 Sep 1891 in Harrisville, Haynes Twp, Alcona County, Michigan.
7. Daniel Jeffers was born in 1816 in Rose, Wayne County, New York; died on 01 Jan 1879 in Riley Township, St Clair County, Michigan.
8. Nathan "Jr" Jeffers was born on 22 Apr 1818 in Wayne County, New York; died on 02 Oct 1852 in Wayne County, New York; was buried after 02 Oct 1852 in Rose Or Valley Burial Ground, Rose, Wayne County, New York.
9. Lydia Jeffers was born in in Wayne County, New York.
10. Julia Jeffers was born in in Wayne County, New York.

Nathan married Sally M Dunmore after 1837 in Wayne County, New York. Sally was born on 08 Apr 1808; died after 22 Jun 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lucy Jeffers was born on 24 Nov 1851 in Wayne County, New York; died on 30 Mar 1864 in Wayne County, New York; was buried after 30 Mar 1864 in Ferguson Burial Ground, Galan, Wayne County, New York.
2. James Addison Jeffers was born in Sep 1847 in Wayne County, New York; died on 24 Feb 1866 in Wayne County, New York; was buried after 24 Feb 1866 in Ferguson Burial Ground, Galan, Wayne County, New York.
3. Laura Jeffers was born in Jul 1850 in Wayne County, New York; died in UNKNOWN.
4. Jane Jeffers was born in Oct 1842 in Wayne County, New York; died in UNKNOWN.
5. Charles Jeffers was born about 1843 in Wayne County, New York; died in UNKNOWN.
6. George Jeffers was born about 1846 in Wayne County, New York; died in UNKNOWN.
7. John Jeffers was born on 01 Sep 1840 in Wayne County, New York; died on 01 Mar 1901.
8. Jeannette "Jennie" Jeffers was born in Oct 1842 in Wayne County, New York; died in UNKNOWN.

Other Events:

• Also Known As: Sr
• Residence: 1820
• Residence: 1830

Notes:

In 1815, Robert Jeffers Sr. became the first person to settle west of wh at would become the Town of Rose in Wayne County, New York. His family inc luded his three sons; John, William, and Nathan. In Alfred S. Roe's 1893 b ook, "Rose Neighborhood Sketches," the school district west of Rose was st ill called the "Jeffers" district, locally.

Residence:
Johnstown, Montgomery Co, New York

Residence:
Rose Twp, Wayne Co, New York

Robert married Unknown Southwick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]