David JACOBS^[1]

1727 - 1809  (82 years)    Has one ancestor and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	David JACOBS
  Birth	1727  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Court Case	11 Oct 1775	London, England   [3]
  	Address: Duke's Place
  	David was offered and bought 7 watches. Discovered they were stolen and reported it to one of Sir John Fielding's Officers.
  Court Case	8 Feb 1777	Southwark, London, England   [4]
  	David Jacobs accused of stealing two remnants of ribbons when he visited the shop of Joseph Collins, haberdasher, of Southwark, on the pretext of making a purchase Unfortunately we don't know the outcome. Found in A2A by Phil Kirby FILE - Epiphany Sessions 1777xxx - ref. QS2/6/1777/Eph/ - date: 1777 - ref. QS2/6/1777/Eph/58 - date: 1777 Kept at Surrey History Centre, Woking
  Court Case	12 Sep 1781	London, England   [5]
  	Address: Old Bailey
  	This is an unconfirmed entry but bearing in mind david;s predliction for Ribbon, it seems that this is likely to be the right person.
  Court Case	6 Sep 1791	London, England
  	Age: 70y
  	This is unconfirmed, but the name age and description fit. Name: David Jacobs Aged: 70 Description: 5f. 3 in. dark Eyes Black hair Sallow Complex Born: Germany Occupation: Merchant From: New Prison Committed by: Pechell Crime: Stealing various Goods out of the Shop of Mr Braggs. Tried: 12th Before whom: Baron Hotham Sentence: Not Guilty
  Court Case	12 Sep 1798	London, England   [6]
  	Although the trial is in the name of SAMUEL Jacobs, this is in fact David. This information came from his record at Newgate Prison in 1801.
  Court Case	1 Jul 1801	London, England   [7]
  	Age: 75y
  	Address: Petticoat Lane area.
  	David was accused of the theft of some ribbon. He was found guilty and sentenced to 12 months in Newgate Prison. He was reported to be not of sound mind - Could he have been suffering from Dementia of Alzheimers? His record at Newgate also states that he was charged as Samuel Jacobs in 1798. David was accused of the theft of some ribbon. He was found guilty and sentenced to 12 months in Newgate Prison. He was reported to be not of sound mind - Could he have been suffering from Dementia of Alzheimers? His record at Newgate also states that he was charged as Samuel Jacobs in 1798. In the Criminal Registers he also has the aliases of Barnet and Thos Church. [Ancestry England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892]
  Name	David Letson [Litzen]
  Reference Number	BR 0039aP
  Reference Number	BR-J
  Death	31 Jan 1809	Whitechapel, London, England   [8]
  	Address: Stoney Lane, Petticoat Lane
  Person ID	I897	Jacobs
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Jacob LITZIN,   b. Bef 1710
  Marriage	Bef 1726  [9]
  Family ID	F450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane [JACOBS],   b. Bef 1752   d. Aug 1807, London, England (Age > 55 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1768  [9]
  Children	1. Elizabeth JACOBS + 2. Henry JACOBS,   b. Between 1767 and 1776, London, England d. 6 Mar 1865, Pancras, London, England (Age 98 years) + 3. Jacob (John) JACOBS,   b. Between 1769 and 1776, Aldgate, London, England d. Aft 1851 (Age > 83 years) + 4. Philip JACOBS,   b. Abt 1771, London, England d. Between Oct 1845 and Dec 1845, Shoreditch, London, England (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Court Case - Address: Duke's Place - 11 Oct 1775 - London, England Court Case - 8 Feb 1777 - Southwark, London, England Court Case - Address: Old Bailey - 12 Sep 1781 - London, England Court Case - Age: 70y - 6 Sep 1791 - London, England Court Case - 12 Sep 1798 - London, England Court Case - Age: 75y,Address: Petticoat Lane area. - 1 Jul 1801 - London, England Death - Address: Stoney Lane, Petticoat Lane - 31 Jan 1809 - Whitechapel, London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  The name Litzen is placed by Hyamson on the Henry Jacobs family tree as the original family surname for David Jacobs. In the Great Synagogue Records transcribed by Angela Shire she writes the name as LETSON and there are several names recorded under marriages and births where the Letson name appears. Phil Kirby did further research and came to the belief that the surname is LITZEN which is German and also a town name in what was Western Prussia. The town still exists. 47?52'00.0"N 10?25'00.0"E Philip believes that David Litzen moved around the Polish/German areas and came to the UK probably to escape the Polish pogroms. Philip has also looked at the Polish History and the Russian history and have a pretty good idea about the changing influences on Jews in those areas. If you look on Familysearch site ( the Mormons) you can see the family name Litzen and it is usually Swedish/German/Finnish. Philip thinks David Litzen changed his name to Jacobs for business reasons and also because it was easier to pronounce. When his wife was buried in 1807 at Ducking Pond Lane the burial records list her as being the wife of JACOBS David (David b. Coppel Letson) Ducking Pond Lane is shown on the 1830 map as Ducking Pond Row and the burial ground on North Street (modern Brady Street)

  
  

• Sources

  [S2313] Carol Freeman's Database. Record updated from... [S2822] Old Bailey Hearings - Jacobs, David 1801-07-01, Bef Jan 2020. Age given as 75 in July 1801 [S2467] Witness Statement - Jacobs, David, 9 Oct 2010. [S506] Witness statement - David Jacobs Z001, 1 Jan 1980. [S3377] Old Bailey Hearings - Jacobs, David 1781-09-12, 1 Jan 1980. [S2831] Old Bailey Hearings - Jacobs, David 1798-09-12, Bef 6 Nov 2019. [S2822] Old Bailey Hearings - Jacobs, David 1801-07-01, Bef 6 Nov 2019. [S2188] Great Synagogue Burial Records - Source: www.synagoguescribes.com copyright A. Shire, Bef 6 Nov 2019. Ref: GSBUR 177/1257 Date: 1809 [31 Jan] Family Name: [Jacobs??] Forename: - Hebrew Name: David Father Hebrew: Jacob Litzin [S34] Calculated, 1 Jan 1980. Based on son's birth