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Jacob Spears

Jacob Spears

Male 1754 - 1825  (71 years)

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  • Name Jacob Spears  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 2 Jan 1754  Rockingham, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Jacob Spears was one of the 1st distillers of bourbon and supposedly gave "bourbon" its name. 
    Reference Number 13235 
    Residence 1789  Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1790  Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Stone Castle built by Thomas Metcalfe 
    Residence 1810  Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1820  Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Died 28 Sep 1825  Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6] 
    Person ID I13235  Thompson-Milligan
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 

    Father Peter Henry Spears,   b. 1713, Arnsburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1782, Rostraver, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Regina Froman,   b. 1725, Alsace, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1793, Rostraver, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married Abt 1744  Augusta, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2072  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Keller,   b. 10 Sep 1765, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1837, Boone, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 17 Jun 1786  Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Rachel Spears,   b. 2 Apr 1787, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1850, Boone, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)  [natural]
     2. Solomon Spears,   b. 3 Mar 1790, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1836, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)  [natural]
     3. Abram Spears,   b. 5 Dec 1795, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1862, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)  [natural]
     4. Noah L Spears,   b. 15 Oct 1793, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1868, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)  [natural]
     5. Rebecca Kent Spears,   b. 25 Dec 1788, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1826, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)  [natural]
     6. Sarah Spears  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F971  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Jan 1754 - Rockingham, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Jacob Spears was one of the 1st distillers of bourbon and supposedly gave "bourbon" its name. - - Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Jun 1786 - Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1789 - Fayette, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Stone Castle built by Thomas Metcalfe - 1790 - Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1810 - Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1820 - Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Sep 1825 - Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    The home of Jacob Spears    		The home of Jacob Spears
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    Jacob Spears home 1790.JPG    		Jacob Spears home 1790.JPG

  • Notes 
    • Jacob was the son of Henry Speers who settled in southwest Pennsylvania, 1771 on the Mononhahela near Belle Vernon and Speers, Pennsylvania.

      Jacob was a 2nd Sergant in General George Rogers Clark's campaign to the Illinois Forts. John, George, Jacob and Samuel Spears were members of the Kentucky Militia, sometimes know as the Cornstalk Militia, which was organized as necessary to protect the settlements in Kentucky from Indian raids.

      Jacob a native of Pennsylvania, emigrated to Kentucky and settled in Bourbon Co. at a very early day. The first distillery was erected circa 1790 by him. , locating on the farm now owned by W. H. Thomas.

  • Sources 
    1. [S52] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.
      Record for Jacob Spears

    2. [S105] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.

    3. [S105] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for Jacob Speers (Spears)

    4. [S168] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Database online.
      Record for Jacob Spears

    5. [S472] Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800, Dodd, Jordan, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1997;), Database online.
      Record for Jacob Spears

    6. [S22] OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;), Database online.
      Record for Jacob Speers