James Josiah Espy

1727 - 1801  (74 years)

• Name	James Josiah Espy  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	1727	Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Nov 1801	Mount Sterling, Mahoning, Ohio, USA   [3, 4]
  Burial	Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I33852	MontyHistNotes_2014
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	George Espy,   b. 17 May 1695, Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 21 Mar 1761, Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jean Taylor,   b. 7 May 1699, Tyrone, Northern Ireland d. 5 Jun 1781, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1714	Antrim, Northern Ireland   [1, 2, 5]
  Family ID	F1808	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Patterson,   b. 1735, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 Nov 1809, Greene, Ohio, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1758	Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	> 1. George W Espy,   b. 1759, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1835 (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Mary Espy,   b. 1763, Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. Aug 1833, Kittanning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1727 - Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 1758 - Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Death - Nov 1801 - Mount Sterling, Mahoning, Ohio, USA Burial - - Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S702] Kuhbander, Rita Espy and William G Espy, The Espy-Espey Genealogy Book, (Name: Name: Baltimore Press; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date: 1987;;), Especially Volume II George. [S703] Espy, Florence Mercy, Espy Family History, (Name: Location: Available on ancestry.com; Date: 1905;;), Historical listings of Josiah Espy and his family. [S2486] Ancestry.com, Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;). Record for Josiah Espy [S1841] Ancestry.com, SAR Application, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls;;), Volume: 90; SAR Membership Number: 17902. Record for Josiah Espy [S18] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online. Record for Jean Taylor