Your Welcome and in Answer to you Question on the female line your line is the same as mine,the father was a Seymour but the mother was a Jeans and the child took the maiden name of the mother, the father's name was entered in the Bible as being John Seymour which i have.afew years later they married. being handed down the Bible after my father's death set me on the quest towards the truth of who when and how lol!..so the line you speak of here is infact the female line on my side of the family. all the best Howard.
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ps. checkout the orgin of the name Jeans it's interesting to say the lest regard's Howard.
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Thanks for getting back to me so quickley. Pleased to know we are members of the same family. I wonder if you have found out who the parents of the first John Jeans (b.1640) were? I see on the Stalbridge Protestation Returns dated 1641, there are two Jeans spelt our way. 1.Elna Thun(?) and 2.Thomas. Could either of these men be the father and could the first man's name be Nathaniel? Also, could you tell me a bit more about the French connection? My brother and my cousins are very interested too. My brother has a Grandfather clock made by John Hancock of Yeovil about 1760 which is always passed to the eldest son. It was made around the time our direct descentant John Jeans b.1739 married Hannah Sargent. The date of the marriage 4th January 1761 and took place in Stalbridge. Hope this proves of interest to you. Look forward to hearing from you.M
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Hi M do you know about the name change that took place because of 2 brother's falling out with each other?. it's belived the one brother droped the E on the end name of Jeanes his line then became Jeans. are you also aware of this?. i do have some records stored on the male line of Samuel Jeans but mostly since i found out my father's side was infact Seymour. i havnt spent much time on the male line of Jeans. and yes ive also seen the Stalbridge report on Protestation Returns dated 1641. are you talking about the John whom married Rebecca In 1662 ? Also in all French-speaking countries, Jean is a male name derived from the Old French Jehan Related names male: John, Sean, Yann, Juan, Johan, Jan,Gene.also checkout the names Jean Calvin,John Calvin , the Jean surname was changed to JEANE by decendants of PRESTON CALVIN JEAN the Jean surname was changed to JEANE. Some of them also added an "s" to the name...H
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In Regards to the france links Judging from a lot of the info i have up todate. i belive the Jeans Family came to England during the conquest in 1066 under the name of Jean or Genn and most of the surnames derive from the names Johannes,John,Jacob,Judah and it was not long after the conquest that they were begining to be recorded as a surname most of them in England drived from the name John (Origin Hebrew) Gracious; God's grace.French Jean, meaning "God is gracious JEAN: A derivative of Anglo-Norman French Jehan, meaning "God is gracious." most come up with the same meaning and origin JAN: Compare with feminine Jan. Middle English form of English John, meaning "God is gracious." Low German short form of Latin Johan, meaning "God is gracious." JAYNE: Variant spelling of English Jane , meaning "God is gracious."JEANE: Variant spelling of Scottish Jean , meaning "God is gracious In the Bible Johannes the Baptist and Jesus are Cousins also linked to all the names and the name Jacob JUDAH: Anglicized form of Hebrew Yehuwdah, meaning "praised." In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. the surname Jeans Derives from all of them and it began with the name Jacob and Judah most of the surnames and first name have biblical links and are from Judean royal dynasty in 9th century BC first names become surnames and also some surnames were taken from the towns they were born in or owned . H
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Hi Howard. I have read your e.mails with great interest. I didnt know about the two brothers falling out and the dropping of the E. Yes I am talking about John Jeans b.1640 and Rebecca his wife. I am busy at the moment sorting all my bits of paper out and writing it all down in a book. I hope at some stage to visit Stalbridge to see the headstones in the Parish Church which I understand is St. Marys. My great Aunt Minnie Jane Jeans was buried there in 1975 and seems to be in a grave with her mother and father James and Mary Ann Jeans. These are my G.Grandfather and G.Grandmother. James d.1914 age 77 and Mary Ann d.1908 age 71. I have made notes of all your e.mails which you have exchange with other people and it has made things easier to work out. I assume that a lot of these people are in American. I dont have any American connexions as far as I know. Hope we can keep intouch. Regards M.
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Hi M,to be honest i would think it is Elnathun(Nathaniel) Jeans and Thomas Jeans being his possible Brother.the name Thun Is a Surname(French in Origin)and Elna is a variant of Eleanor and the meaning of Elna is "sun ray, shining light"..i hope your well. regards H
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