JOHN JURY

BY NATHANIEL JAMES

6/17/07

INTRODUCTION:

I’ve made this for you because of Father’s Day. Why John Jury? Well, he was your father’s, father’s, father’s, father’s, father’s, father’s, father (seven’s a great number!). Hopefully, it will be useful. Here’s your descent: Kenneth Eugene James, George Francis James, Francis Jacob James, William Henry James, William Francis James, Joseph James, Joseph Jury, John Jury.

BIOGRAPHY:

John Jury was born about 1775 (end of 1775 or beginning of 1776) in Somerset, England. He was apparently a carpenter and lived on Periwinkle Street. Not much else is known about him. He married Susannah Thomas (born about 1775?) on June 18, 1798. They had several children. The were apparently Anne (christened December 2, 1798), John (christened October 11, 1801), William (christened February 24, 1805), Joseph (christened August 30, 1807), Mary (christened March 18, 1810), George (christened October 12, 1812), Elizabeth (christened November 19, 1815), and possibly James (christened April 3, 1820). Joseph was our ancestor. He married Mary James by common-law. He was a sailor that went to sea, but never returned. John Jury was buried at Milverton on March 19, 1848.

SOURCES:

St. Michael’s Church Parish Registers:

• From "St Michael's" Parish Registers from Milverton, Somerset marriages. Surname: Jury; Christian: John; Spouse: Susannah Thomas; Date Married: 18 June 1798; Reg No: 63; By: Banns; Witness: Betty Chilcott; Witness: Nathan Ferris. Found at http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/H_m_w/Mil/Mar/1791-1800.html.
• From "St Michael's" Parish Registers from Milverton, Somerset banns. Surname: Jury; Christian: John; Spouse: Susannah Thomas; Date Read: 17 Jun 1798; Reg No: 59. Found at http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/H_m_w/Mil/Ban/1781-1800.html.
• From "St Michael's" Parish Registers from Milverton, Somerset burials. Date: 19 Mar 1848; Surname: Jury; Christian Name: John; Reg No: 1137; Age: 73. Found at http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/H_m_w/Mil/Bur/1841-1850.html.

Census:

Detail from the 1841 England Census in Milverton (see full image at http://www.kjames.org/tng/showmedia.php?mediaID=313&medialinkID=515).

With all the information extracted (not all shown in detail) it says something like this about the household:

• Place: Periwinkle Street, Milverton
• House: Inhabited
• Names: John Jury, Susannah Jury, and MaryAnn Horne
• Age: John 65, Susannah 60, and MaryAnn 11
• Sex: John male, Susannah female, and MaryAnn female
• Profession: John carpenter
• Where born: John Somerset, Susannah Somerset, MaryAnn Somerset