John Eustice (c1804-1850+) was
born about 1804 in Cornwall (parentage not yet determined), married 30 Jun
1825 in Crowan to Christian (aka Christina) Nicholas christened 7 Mar 1802 in Sithney parish, daughter of John and Christian (Hocking) Nicholas. They are said to
have had seven children, but only four have been identified. The
oldest son, John, was born 1826 in Crowan and
soon thereafter the family moved to
Ireland
,
perhaps to work in the Knockmahon Copper Mine in
County
Waterford
. While in
Ireland
,
at least three more children were born, William James (1830), James (1832)
and Thomas Henry (1835). Christian and these three sons arrived at the
port
of
New York
on
3 Oct 1849
aboard the ship
Mountaineer, which had sailed from the harbor at
Penzance
in
Cornwall
,
so perhaps the family had returned to
Cornwall
after 1841. The father and oldest son had come to
America
earlier. John settled his family in Tamaqua,
Schuykill County
,
Pennsylvania
and was the superintendent of copper and lead mines. He died before
the 1860 census. Christian was last known living in 1880 in
Plains
Township
,
Luzerne
County
,
Pennsylvania
with
her son, John.
[Note: Ann born 1829 and George born 1832 in Crowan have been mistakenly identified as their children. However, said Ann
and George were children of John and Christian (Arthur) Eustice who remained in
Cornwall
.] |
