Delaware Marriages, 1645-1899
about James Melvin

Name: James Melvin

Gender: Male

Spouse Name: Lavina Jump

Spouse Gender: Female

Marriage Date: 4 Mar 1830

County: Kent

State: Delaware

Source: Record of this marriage may be found at the Family History Library under microfilm reference number(s) 0006420

In 1850 census of Kent County, Delaware:

"Inhabitants of Milford and Mispillion Townships of Kent County in 1850. Page 124.

James Melvin, 45, Male, DE, Farmer

Lavinia Melvin, 45, Female, DE

Clementine, 19, Female, DE

Mary E., 17, Female, DE

Isaac I., 14, Male, DE

Deborah A., 11, Female, DE

Jacob B., 6, Male, DE

James M., 4, Male, DE

Thomas A., 2, Male, DE

William D. Roe, 19, Male, DE, Farming.

Delaware Marriages, 1645-1899
about Lavina Jump

Name: Lavina Jump

Gender: Female

Spouse Name: James Melvin

Spouse Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 4 Mar 1830

County: Kent

State: Delaware

Subj: Re: USGS

Date: 12/14/2004 11:08:01 AM Mountain Standard Time

From: ejmthom@juno.com

To: SPark44029@aol.com

Sent from the Internet (Details)

Sherri,

I just spoke to my daughter on the telephone at which time I mentioned
your question. She will check, but she thinks you found this data in a
Kent County Probate of another Jump. I will get back to you on this. We
think that Charles maybe her brother.

Grandfather Levin JUMP
d. before March 10, 1795
Grandfather = Isaac JUMP
d. 1832

Father = Isaac JUMP
Elizabeth (?)
marriage bond in Sussex County - December 18, 1806 (They lived
near the Sussex -Kent County county line near Maryland.)

Levina JUMP

b. after December 18, 1806
m. March 4, 1830
d. between 1850-1853

We have only "played around" with the JUMP family. I must be honest. We
know that the Jump family is connected with our SMITH family, too. My
grandmother MELVIN married a SMITH.

More later,

Emily

(This email is the only evidence I have that Isaac was a child of Levin and Levina was a granddaughter of Levin.)

From Emily on ejmthom@juno.com on 1/14/05:

" I did check the Jump Kent County probates again. Isaac Jump's probate mentions his two sons, William L. and Charles Jump. However, Donna found Levina mentioned in her brother Charles's will in a Maryland will. (I have not seen it.) In Isaac's will, it mentioned the people who attended and bought items after Isaac's death. Included are Andrew Melvin, (Levina's father-in-law) ans some other folks that I recognized, so I am pretty confidant that Isaac is correct."

I found a grandchild named Levinia Melvin. Another possible grandchild or great grandchild is Levina Melvin, daughter of John S. Melvin in the 1880 census of Kent, Delaware. Another Levina is the daughter of Sydenham Melvin. Also, Anna Levina Roe is another grandchild.

I found Donna Josefowski on GenForum: "Sheryl, Could Isaac Jump be the son of William & Susannah (Vaughn) Jump? I believe this is how my line goes: Isaac could be a middle name of one of their children that you have listed. Or another child. Isaac & wife Sophia had a son named Christopher who had a son named Levin. From there I believe it goes to Isaac who had Lavinia Jump. Lavinia (aka Ellen) married James William Melvin. I am not positive of the order as it has been very confusing."

There are several Jumps buried in Dover, Delaware cemeteries. One is Dr. Isaac Jump, born in 1810 and died in 1885. He is buried in Lakeside Cemetery. There is also a Mary Jump (don't know if this is a married last name or maiden name) who was born in 1800 and died in 1851. She is buried in Methodist Cemetery. There is a Robert Jump born in 1803, died in 1892, buried in Lakeside Cemetery.

See her father's notes for justification of the choice of Isaac Jump for her father and Levin Jump for her grandfather.

Lavinia (Levina) (Ellen) Jump