Notes for John Lloyd

!US Census 1850 (28 August) Virginia, Alexandria Co., Alexandria, Roll M432_932, Sheet 782, Page 392B, House No. 1254, Lines 23-26: John Lloyd (b. 1882 - 68 - in PA - Occ: None - Property Value $100,000) married to Ann (b. 1805 - 45 - in DC). Children listed (born in VA) are: Jane C. W. (dau b. 1834 - 16); and Mary (dau b. 1835 - 15)

!US Census 1860 (22 June) Virginia, Alexandria Co., Alexandria, Roll M653_1331, Sheet 50, Page , House No. 368, Lines 15-24: Ann H. Lloyd (b. 1800 - 60 - in VA - Property Value $27,000 + $6,000). Children listed (born in VA) are: Edmond J. (son b. 1823 - 37); Jane C. W. (dau b. 1835 - 25); Mary (dau b. 1838 - 22); Frederick (stepson b. 1818 - 42) married to Lucy L. (dau-in-law b. 1835 - 25); and George F. (son b. 1830 - 30) married to Mary P. (dau-in-law b. 1835 - 25) with their child list as: H. Nelson (grandson b. 1859 - 1). ALSO LISTED is: Sallie Lee (b. 1815 - 45 - in VA)

!A Profile of John Lloyd - Alexandria Merchant and Businessman, 1775-1854 T. Michael Miller, Alexandria Library, Lloyd House, June 1984; Part One - ANCESTRY: Born on the 16th of November, 1775, John Lloyd was the only son of Nicolas Warne Lloyd and Sarah Harper of Philadelphia. His maternal grandfather was the famous Capt. John Harper (1728-1804) of Revolutionary war fame. Capt. Harper, a Quaker, who was born in Philadelphia in 1728 was married twice. His first wife was Sarah Wells of Pennsylvania by whom he had 20 children. Upon her death, Mary Cunningham, a widow and daughter of John Reynolds of Winchester became his spouse. By her, he had nine children. It is thought that Capt. Harper was residing in Alexandria by 1773. Insurance records definitely place him at 209 Prince Street in 1796. Although a Quaker, Capt. Harper was instrumental in securing gunpowder from Philadelphia for the Prince William and Fairfax County militias during the revolution. After the war, he carried on an extensive merchantile and trading business at his wharf at Prince and Union Street. He later constructed a large number of homes for many of his children on the north side of the 100 block of Prince Street commonly referred to as Captain's row. Capt. Harper died in 1804, age seventy-six and was buried in the Old Presbyterian Meeting House cemetery.
On his paternal side, John Lloyd's ancestry can be traced back to Edward the First, King of England (1239-1307). His great-great grandfather, was Thomas Lloyd (b. 1640; d. 1694) Deputy Governor of Pennsylvania and President of the Council from 1684 to 1693. He was a graduate of Jesus College, Oxford and had studied medicine.
John's grandfather, Thomas Lloyd (d. 1754) of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania married Susanna Owen, widow of Dr. Edward Owen on May 31, 1734. They had a son named Nicholas Waland Lloyd who was John Lloyd's father. Nicholas was dropped from the Society of Friends for marrying out of the Meeting and removed to Baltimore, Maryland. Little else is known about Nicholas or his life in Philadelphia or Baltimore. He married Sarah Harper, a daughter of Capt. John Harper and family tradition states that Lloyd was "dissipated". Their union did not have the blessing of the Harper family. As an only child, John Lloyd's parents died when he was young and he was raised by his grandfather, Capt. John Harper, a stern disciplinarian. Harper supposedly never forgave his daughter for running away with Nicholas Lloyd and thus never spoke to John about his father's background.
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