Evans, Ann Thompson Kay, 1737-1806
Variant namesAnn Thompson Kay Evans was a Quaker from southwestern New Jersey. She was an elder in the Society of Friends and wife of radical minister Joshua Evans.
She was born Ann Thompson in 1737 as a member of Salem Monthly Meeting. Ann married Joseph Kay of Haddonfield Monthly Meeting in 1758. Joseph died in approximately 1767, and after a decade Ann remarried to widower Joshua Evans in 1777. During her husband's travels in the ministry in the 1790s, Ann received a number of letters from Friends he met along the way. Joshua died in 1798; Ann lived another 8 years, passing away in 1806 at the age of 69.
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| creatorOf | Joshua Evans papers, ca. 1788-ca. 1804. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College |
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| correspondedWith | Austin, Joseph, 1749-1827 | person |
| correspondedWith | Brown, Dorcas Barney, 1744-1830 | person |
| correspondedWith | Brown, William, 1744-1821 | person |
| correspondedWith | Coleman, Seth, 1744-1822 | person |
| sibling-in-law of | Dudley, Martha Evans, 1742-1799 | person |
| spouseOf | Evans, Joshua, 1731-1798 | person |
| memberOf | Haddonfield Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Macy, Enoch, 1743-1806 | person |
| correspondedWith | Russell, Judith Barnard Swain, 1753-1833 | person |
| memberOf | Salem Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1676-1827) | corporateBody |
| relativeOf | Warrington, Abraham, 1755- | person |
| parent-in-law of | Webster, Priscilla Evans, 1773- | person |
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| Haddonfield | NJ | US | |
| Salem County | NJ | US |
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Birth 1737
Death 1806-09-30
Female
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