John Jay Janney's Virginia
Subtitle: an American farm lad's life in the early 19th century
By: Asa Moore Janney, Werner L. Janney, editors ; [design and ill. by Martha Vaughn and Laurel Vaughan].
Contributors: Janney, Asa Moore.; Janney, Werner L.
Publisher: EPM Publications
Published: 1978
Place of publication: McLean, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 142
Subjects: Janney, John Jay, 1812-1907.; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.; Quakers -- Virginia -- Loudoun County -- Biography.; Country life -- Virginia -- Loudoun County.; Loudoun County (Va.) -- Biography.
Other titles: Virginia.
Description: Autobiography of John Jay Janney who was born in Loudon County, Virginia, son of Thomas Jefferson Janney and Mary Taylor. His grandparents were Blackstone and Mary Nichols Janney and Mahlon K. and Mary Stokes Taylor. His great-grandparents, Jacob and Hannah Janney came from Pennsylvania to Loudon County, Virginia. John married Rebecca Smith, his stepsister, daughter of Seth Smith, in 1835. He had moved to Columbus, Ohio in 1831 and later died there.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [135]-138.