Joseph Fones (abt. 1699 - aft. 1778)

Born about 11 May 1699 in Cononicut Island, Newport County, RI

Ancestors

Husband of Penelope (Remington) Fones — married 15 May 1725 in Jamestown, Rhode Island, Rhode Island

Descendants

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Joseph Fones was born 11 May 1699 on Cononicut Island, RI. He was the son of Jeremiah Fones and his first wife Elizabeth. ^[1]

He served in the Revolutionary War and had the distinction of being the oldest Ensign, so far recorded, responding to an alarm call, July 30, 1778, in his seventy-ninth year. He was created Ensign and served seven days, for which he received sixteen shillings. ^[2]

Joseph Fones married on 15 May 1725 at Jamestown, RI to Penelope Remington , daughter of Stephen and Penelope Remington. ^[3]

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Sources

1. ↑ Austin, John Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island; Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690. Baltimore, MD: 1969, 1978, 1982, 1995.
2. ↑ The Colonial Dames of America. Ancestral Records and Portraits: A Compilation from the Archives of Chapter I. The Colonial Dames of America. New York: 1910.
3. ↑ Turner, H.E. "Jamestown, RI records: Marriages". The Rhode Island Historical Magazine, vol. 6, no. 1., Jul 1885.

• Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998

• Austin, John Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island; Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690. Baltimore, MD: 1969, 1978, 1982, 1995.

• The Colonial Dames of America. Ancestral Records and Portraits: A Compilation from the Archives of Chapter I. The Colonial Dames of America. New York: 1910.

• Turner, H.E. "Jamestown, RI records: Marriages". The Rhode Island Historical Magazine, vol. 6, no. 1., Jul 1885.