Jacob Welch (1775 - 1845)

Born 6 Mar 1775 in Selbysport, Allegany, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Evelyn (Hunt) Welch — married 1799 in Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Mar 1845 at age 70 in Blooming Rose Church, Selbysport, Maryland, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Welch Name Study.

Jacob Welch was born on March 6, 1775 in Selbysport, Allegany, Province of Maryland, son of Jacob Welch (~1752–<1787).

Jacob (23) married Evelyn Hunt (15) (born about 1783 in Province of Maryland) in 1799 in Allegany.

Their children were:

• Nancy Welch
• John F. Welch
• Joseph Welch
• Abraham Welch
• Marie Welch
• Samuel Welch
• Andrew Jackson Welch

In 1800, Jacob was living in Sandy Creek, Allegany, Maryland. ^[1]

In 1810, Jacob was living in District 5, Allegany. ^[2]

In 1820, Jacob was living in Election District 2, Allegany. ^[3]

In 1830, Jacob was living in District 2, Allegany. ^[4]

In 1840, Jacob was living in Selbysport, Allegany. ^[5]

Jacob died on March 6, 1845 in Blooming Rose Church, Selbysport, United States, aged 70.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Jacob was born about 1775. He passed away about 1845. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ 1800 United States Federal Census
   Year: 1800; Census Place: Sandy Creek, Allegany, Maryland; Series: M32; Roll: 9; Page: 41; Image: 30; Family History Library Film: 193662
   (https://search.ancestry.com/collections/7590/records/82115 : 21 August 2023)
2. ↑ 1810 United States Federal Census
   Year: 1810; Census Place: District 5, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: 14; Page: 46; Image: Mdm252_14-0028; FHL Roll: 0193667
   (https://search.ancestry.com/collections/7613/records/70445 : 21 August 2023)
3. ↑ 1820 United States Federal Census
   Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Election District 2, Allegany, Maryland; Page: 6; NARA Roll: M33_40; Image: 15
   (https://search.ancestry.com/collections/7734/records/743271 : 21 August 2023)
4. ↑ 1830 United States Federal Census
   Year: 1830; Census Place: District 2, Allegany, Maryland; Series: M19; Roll: 53; Page: 10; Family History Library Film: 0013176
   (https://search.ancestry.com/collections/8058/records/1167658 : 21 August 2023)
5. ↑ 1840 United States Federal Census
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Selbysport, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: 156; Page: 80; Family History Library Film: 0013182
   (https://search.ancestry.com/collections/8057/records/2167818 : 21 August 2023)
6. ↑ Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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   (https://search.ancestry.com/collections/60541/records/1169154 : 21 August 2023)
7. ↑ U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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   (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46483319/jacob-welch : 21 August 2023)
8. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
   citing record ID 46483319, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
   FamilySearch Record: QVKJ-6T88 (accessed 13 November 2023)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #46483319
   Jacob Welch burial (died on 6 Mar 1845). Born in 1775.
9. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to K. Phelan.

See also:

• Western Maryland History
  

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It is believed that Jacob is buried in an unmarked grave on what was his farm near here.

Jacob Welch lived one mile from Friendsville, Maryland - of Irish descent. Ancestors emigrated from Ireland to Allegany County Maryland. He operated a tavern north of Addison. The pioneer Garrett County family is said to be of Welsh descent. In the first U.S. Census, 1790, there were listed in Pennsylvania and Maryland many Welsh or Welch families, but we have been unable to learn the ancestor of our Jacob Welch.

Jacob Welch of Selbysport - probably Jacob Welch, settled near Selbysport in 1799; his name does not appear on the assessment of 1798, but in the census of 1800 he is listed as head of a family of three. His wife's name as given in a deed to Joseph France in 1819 was "Evy" (Eve). Jacob Welch leased and finally bought part of the "Blooming Rose" tract. On February 5, 1819, Daniel Murray deeded to Welch for $700.00, 233 acres of "Resurvey on the Blooming Rose", beginning at the beginning corner of that tract.

Jacob Welch appears to have been forgotten by his descendants and little is known of him or his family. He was a farmer and blacksmith, probably the first Smith in the Selbysport - Blooming Rose settlement. He died in 1845; doubtless he and his wife are buried very near his old house. No graves here are marked. "Blooming Rose", above the west bank of the Youghiogheny, took its name from a verse in the book of Isiah (35:1): "The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them: and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose."

Friendsville, a few miles south of Selbysport, grew as a center for the work of pioneer tradesmen and a place of barter for the exchange of goods and services. By 1860 the goods and services offered in Friendsville were quite numerous and diverse. The town thrived with such tradesmen and professionals as mechanic, metalworker, founderer and gunsmith William E. Friend; painter, cabinetmaker, and wheelwright, John L. Hook; stonemason, Stephen Riley; carpenter and cooper, Jacob Herring; honey producer, Gabriel Forsyth; boot and shoemaker, Thomas Frantz; tanner, Jackson Frantz; merchant, Ralph Thayer; mail carrier, Richard Selby; miller and carpenter, David Kent; blacksmith, Abraham Welch; physician, William Frey; schoolteacher and merchant, Joshua Friend; carpenter and bridge builder, Abram Hoff; and miller William Coddington.

WILL OF JACOB WELCH

In this document, the pioneer Welch bequeathed to his wife, Eve, her dower third, and in addition his "plantation for five years". To his son, Abraham, he bequeathed the land on which he, Abraham, now resides "beginning at a locust tree on the John Frantz line ... 1000 acres ... he to pay the other heirs $200.00" To his sons John, Joseph and Samuel, "my plantation on which I now dwell - 100 acres", provided they pay to Nancy, wife of Henry Sambowers; to Maria, wife of John White; and Jackson Welch the sum of $350.00. This will was signed January 23 1845. It was witnessed by neighbors Richard Fairall, John Slicer and John Frantz of Jon. Joseph and John Welch were the executors.