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While showing my dad how great the internet is we stumbled across this site, must say the receding hairline and nose look quite familiar. We (as far as I know) are descendants from Jack Jefferies who came over with the 1920 settlers from the UK. Great site.

Monty Jefferies <info@saplanes.co.za>
South Africa - 5:06:14 Mar 3, 2007

I'm an old friend of Julena Jefferies Shupe and remember her Dad from long ago. Sorry to hear of his death. My own father passed on a few months prior to Martin's, in California. Please e-mail me if you see this, Julena.

Dale Bryant <dael@cableone.net>
Kansas - 7:20:49 Feb 22, 2007

Fascinating site and great information.
As I'm sure you know pre-1750ish the Jefferies were predominantly in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. My ancestors are originally from Wiltshire so I'm probably not connected in any way! Our family have managed to move all of 180 miles in 300 years. Not so impressive as William Jefferies.
Good luck with all your research.

David Jefferies <dajefferies@vodafone.net>
Burgess Hill, Sussex, England - 21:33:29 Jan 16, 2007

I stumbled across this site while doing a google search on my surname, and what a surprise i got. Many of the old pictures actually look like my family now. Funnily enough it is the nose of the Jefferies that made the shock. Maybe somewhere down the line we are part of the family tree. We have a few of us left here in England, and some in Australia. Keep up the good work, as i will be visiting this site many times now.

Patrick Jefferies <jefferiespage@ntlworld.com>
Stockton-on-Tees, England - 09:37:16 Nov 7, 2006

Enjoyed browsing through your site. I'm sure we're related somewhere back, although I couldn't find any easily identifiable links. I am a convert to the LDS church, the first in my family line that I knew of, until I discovered a 3rd or 4th great aunt, Eliza Jeffries Slack, who joined the LDS church in England, and emigrated to America. Thanks for putting this all together. Great site!

William D Jeffries <bjeffries@qwest.net>
Salem, UT - 14:25:13 Oct 21, 2006

Hello, I am from Indiana and I have a grandpa named William Jeffries. I was looking and I was wondering when the name changed spelling a little. My great grandfather's name was William Jeffries as well, and he was from Kentucky.
I just thought that it was so neat that there was a website williamjefferies.org

Kristina Gilstrap <kngilstrap@bsu.edu>
Mitchell, IN - 20:18:51 Oct 17, 2006

My father was Ivan Jefferies, raised in Comber Ontario Canada. His mother was named Florence, and I think his father was named William. I also think that I was told that his family came from Bristol England. Dad died when I was 6, and I know nothing about his family, except the names of some of his siblings: Arthur, Edith, Dorothy, Kay. If anyone knows anything about this family, I would appreciate knowing more about my heritage.

Cheryl Jefferies Godfree <shurlee47@hotmail.com>
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada - 19:50:37 Sep 25, 2006

I want to thank all of you that are keeping up this site and providing information. Aunt Sarah Jefferies and my mother were sisters. So I am very interested in the Marvin Jefferies family. I happened to find the site by accident and then found out that many of my cousins had been in Grantsville for a reunion. Then today I find out that my cousin Marvin has died and that his cousin (unrelated to me) also died who happens to be married to my cousin Camille from my dad's side of the family. I offer my condolences even though very late to Marvin's family. By the way I also found out that Bill and his wife are in South Africa. After reading all this I feel like I just came out of a dark hole.

Bob Shields <bm1shields@hotmail.com>
Stansbury Park, Tooele County, Utah - 21:33:07 Sep 04, 2006

I just wanted to say how truly inspiring it is to see a web-site like this. I love the genealogy and the pictures associated with each family. Please keep up the great work. If ever there is a cost involved to keep this site up and running, then I would love to offer assistance. I am a great-grandson of James Williams (through Jean). I would love to send pictures of my family. Please let me know if I can send some. Thank you.

Brett Wilkey <greatest44@hotmail.com>
Sandy, Utah - 22:48:18 Jul 20 2006

Lovely site, lovely to read, so many photographs, I wish I had as many of my family.
I am related to Mary Ann Thirby/Tharby who married Thomas Flinder here in the UK. Her sister Alice b1862 was my GGrandmother. I would love to hear anything about her and the family.

Pauline Beck <paulinebeck@btinternet.com>
North Yorkshire UK - 7:06:12 Jan 29 2006

Thank you so much for putting this site up my dad told me about it and I was very interested to see who my ancestors are especially since my generation hardly knows about any of that stuff. I think it's really cool too see that I have so much family with the same last name and how interesting it is to see how far we have come. Keep up the good work and hopefully one day i will be able to put my children on there and continue that family name. Keep up the good work.

Christina Jefferies <portuguesequeen11@msn.com>
Cumberland, Rhode Island - 20:06:00 Jan 26 2006

I am a descendant of Mary Ann Tharby's Uncle John (born in Hunsdon Hertfordshire). Uncle John married a Sally (maiden name unknown) and they had George Tharby (born in Northaw Hertfordshire) who married Rebecca Thorn and had two sons and two daughters, one of the daughters was Bethia Tharby my Great Grandmother on my Mother's side.

Pat Smith
Hampshire - 17:11:00 Nov 3 2005

My Sister, Shiela Cranney Loomis of Moscow, ID. sent me your website of William Jefferies. What an exciting hour of reminising of reading and looking at photos. What a wonderful thing you have done, Michael. I am trying to do something on my father's, Samuel Flinders line.

I am the son of Lola Jefferies Cranney, oldest daughter of Henry Jefferies and Edith Elmira Cooley. I have one Aunt, still living, who lives in Salt Lake City. [801-277-0545]

Thanks for all you have and are doing, Kay Flinders, kflin.fam@networld.com

I was thrilled to obtain a complete genealogy of the Murray Jefferies genealogy on CD last year.

Kay L. Flinders <kflin.fam@networld>
Redwood Shores, CA, 94065 - 19:38:51 Oct 31 2005

Interesting website, my father's name is William Jefferies and I did a google search on his name and came across this website; the most ironic part is that I am also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. No doubt we are all related. I would be interested in meeting some of you.

Rock Thomas Jefferies <rockj@networld.com>
Bountiful, Utah - 0:00:51 Sep 11 2005

A very nice site keep it up

Eze Mgbada <ezemgbada@togo.com>
Lome - 13:10:02 Aug 26 2005

I have enjoyed your site.
I have not completed all the searches I want to, but I think I link in with Sarah Elizabeth Flinders 1898 to 1995, the daughter of John Thomas Flinders born 1870. If I am right, Sarah Elizabeth's grandparents were Thomas Flinders and Mary Ann Tharby 1849 - 1923. Mary Ann Tharby was born in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England and I am a descendant of one of Mary Ann's uncles.

Sylvia
England - 18:43:55 Aug 20 2005

Enjoyed your site. I think I link in with Mary Ann Tharby born 1849 to William and Ann Tharby in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England. She married Thomas Flinders then Francis Evans and died 1923 in Salt Lake City. If so, I am a descendant of one of Mary Ann's uncles.

Sylvia
England - 15:37:39 Aug 20 2005

I am a great grand-daughter of James R. and Alta Williams. I have had an amazing experience reading the William Jefferies journal. This site and family history has been an exciting adventure for me.

Sarah Willis <swtennis2@yahoo.com>
Grantsville and Provo Utah - 23:20:39 May 18 2005

My brother just informed me of this site. I am truly amazed how well it is put together. I have been following the family history for a very long time now. My nephew is a 7th generation William Jefferies. It is great to see so many people following their family history. My father is William Ray Jefferies, son of William Clark Jefferies. And so on....and so on. Keep up the good work with this site, I can't wait to tell my father about it and my other brother about it.

jerij

Jeri Jefferies <Wldtrky2k@aol.com>
Riverside, California - 13:36:26 Mar 22 2005

Thank you for creating this site. I have since told my Uncle Kenneth Jefferies about the site and we have both found it interesting. Still trying to get my father, William Ray Jefferies, whom now resides back in his birthplace of Grantsville, online. I know he is interested. Just need to get out there and help him get going on the new technology wave of the Internet.

Gregory Jefferies <GJefferies@dioptics.com>
San Luis Obispo, California - 13:33:12 Mar 18 2005

I can only say ditto to what the previous commenter, my sistor Sharon Jefferies, had to say. She sent me the link this morning, very touching being able to look back at the family history. Hope in time to meet many of you. Remember well trips to Grantsville & Tooele. Between Sharon & I hope to provide further update and pictures of the 'William Clark Jefferies / Gertrude Hudson' residence.

Lowell Clark Jefferies Jr. <clark.jefferies@lmco.com>
Palmdale, California - 11:40:05 Feb 8 2005

I was just directed to your web site by my daughter. I am a granddaughter of William Clark Jefferies and Gertrude Hudson. My father was Lowell Clark Jefferies, oldest son and child of "Clark" and Gertrude. Was excite to see the site and know that I will enjoy looking at the pictures and reading the information. Thank you for the opportunity you have given me to learn more about my roots.

Sharon Jefferies Tuley <stuley@comcast.net>
Antioch, CA - 17:52:57 Feb 7 2005

The family web site is awesome. I have learned so much about my ancestors, that my own family knows so little about. Thanks for your hard work and dedication to this web site. It looks like you all had a great time at the 2004 reunion! I hope to come with my family the next reunion. Thanks again for this great site!

Kelsey Lynn Jefferies <jefferies5@wavecable.com>
Poulsbo, Washington - 20:02:15 Dec 9 2004

I am a direct decendant of Mary Francis Ould, nee Fox, mother of Mary Frances who married William Jefferies. I have been researching my family tree and could not believe my luck when I found this web site. I am decended from Mary Frances Jefferies brother Samuel. I was deeply moved when I saw the family photos and read Chris Jefferies book 'Zion's Promise'. I would be most interested to hear from anyone who has any information on the lives of my Gt Gt Gt Gt Grandmother and Aunt, both in England and America, or any other 'Ould' family members in England.

Lynn Cheneler

Lynn Cheneler <lcheneler@hotmail.com>
Tamworth, England - 19:44:03 Nov 15 2004

I have really enjoyed looking thru this website. I am trying to reach anyone who is related to John Walter Jefferies, he was my Grandfather. My mother was Marilyn Sue Willoby (Jefferies).
Thankyou,
Bonnie

Bonnie Lynn Williams <Bawanalynn@AOL.com>
Phoenix, Arizona - 15:26:56 Nov 15 2004

Hi! I've been browsing through sites when I saw yours. It's truly amazing, Thank you :)

italian charms <lamiss@freeemailaccounts.com>
USA - 15:32:53 Sep 19 2004

I thought this website is Awesome. I never thought I had a picture of me online. I can't wait to have another family reunion and see all of you again. Thankyou to whoever took the time to set up and take care of this site.
Thanks, Jilise

Jilise Piete (Jefferies) <roxygirl98346@yahoo.com>
Kingston, WA - 16:40:50 Sep 6 2004

Hope you have a great family reunion.

Roy A. Spear
New Orleans - 10:27:07 Aug 9 2004

We're enjoying the website and think all of the pictures and articles are very interesting. We are excited to have Mike and all of his family coming to visit us for a few days. It such a great blessing that he has the talent and interest to put this info together onto the internet. Gaylen and Jeanne Spear (541) 372-2905

Gaylen and Jeanne Spear <spear@fmtc.com>
Nyssa, Oregon - 1:52:39 Jul 26 2004

Looking forward to the Jefferies Family Reunion in Nephi later this month. Only my youngest two, Hannah and Delaney will be able to come with me, but we are excited to renew our friendships!

Elizabeth Mari Jefferies Porter <hepsebiah@aol.com>
Camarillo, CA - 1:34:09 Jun 15 2004

We just had a very successful James R. Williams and Alta Ann Jefferies reunion in St. George, Ut. We had about 100 people there. I would like to have information about any William Jefferies reunion.

Ila Johanson <johanson@wordplace.com>
Lindon, Ut - 18:54:20 Jun 14 2004

6/14/04 My phone number is 801-636-3709 My wife's name is Jenny and 2 kids Emma and Jack. See you all at the Jefferies reunion!

Matthew Flinders <matthew@utahrealestate.net>
Provo Utah - 18:23:32 Jun 14 2004

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Fort Worth, TX - 14:44:48 Jun 11 2004

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