Apparently Simon had a first wife named Joanna ?. Married Elizabeth Pottle in 1712 in Virginia. Simon Jeffreys was most likely a ship captain and surveyor. The Jeffreys were associated with other shipping/merchant/sea-captain families in America that had come over with the Perrys in Great Britain, including the Arnolds, the Ballards, the Bennetts, the Bridgers, the Burwells, the Byrds, the Carters, the Hills, the Hutchinsons, the Lanes, the Morgans, the Robinsons, and the Warrens. The Jeffreys probably came to Virginia in the early 1600s with the Perrys. A 1721 North Carolina Early Tax List in Chowan County lists Simon Jeffreys. Was a surveyor in James County area in late 1600's and early 1700's.

division of estate by Capt Thos Bryant, John Edwards & William Bennett, 7 Dec 1734. Bertie County was formed in 1722 from Chowan County. It was named in honor of James and Henry Bertie who had purchased land from the original eight Lord Proprietors. It is in the northeastern section of the State and is bounded by Albemarle Sound, Chowan River and Washington, Martin, Halifax, Northampton and Hertford counties. Researching land in Bertie, keep these dates in mind as to where the same land was at various dates in history: - 1664-1668 Albemarle County - 1668-1722 Chowan County - 1722 - Bertie County formed from Chowan - 1729 - Tyrrell taken out of eastern Bertie - 1741 - Edgecombe taken out of southwestern Bertie - 1741 - Northampton taken out of northwestern Bertie

Osborne Jeffreys - possibly descended from Wales

• Married: 1712 in Virginia Statehood 1788
• Change Date: 24 Nov 2012

1. Osborne Jeffreys b: 1715 in Virginia Statehood 1788
2. Elizabeth Jeffreys b: 1716 in James City, Surry County, Virginia

1. Abbrev: Gretta Kathleen Carpenter Griffin, <grettakg@home.com>
   Title: Gretta Kathleen Carpenter Griffin, <grettakg@home.com>
2. Abbrev: Terrilyn A. Kroeker <stkroek@juno.com>
   Title: Terrilyn A. Kroeker <stkroek@juno.com>
   Date: 6 Mar 1999