Hannah (Hopkins) Jones (1724 - 1766)

Born 29 Apr 1724 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Jonathan Jones — married 31 Dec 1747 in Wilmington, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 3 Apr 1766 at age 41 in Wilmington, MIddlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Hannah Hopkins^[1] was born on 29 April 1724, the daughter of Benjamin Hopkins and Hannah Wilson.^[2]

Hannah married Jonathan Jones in Wilmington (Province of Massachusetts Bay) on 31 December 1746/7.^{[3] [4]}

Hannah's husband, Jonathan Jones, died 26 November 1765^[5] and is buried in the Olde Burying Ground (1731) which is adjacent to the Congregational Church in Wilmington (220 Middlesex Avenue, Wilmington, Massachusetts). ^[6]

Hannah died on 3 April 3 1766^[7] and is buried with her husband in the Olde Burying Ground (1731) which is adjacent to the Congregational Church in Wilmington (220 Middlesex Avenue, Wilmington, Massachusetts). ^[8]

Gravestone[6]

From HUGH JONES OF SALEM, MASS., AND HIS DESCENDANTS:^{[9] [10]}

pp 18-19 (Ancestry.com)/252 (Google Books): ^[11]

21. Ensign Jonathan4 Jones (Lieut. Jonathan,3 Samuel,2 Hugh1) was born Jan. 20, 1722-3, in that part of Woburn set off in 1730 as Wilmington. At the time of his marriage, he settled on a farm in Wilmington, which was deeded to him out of the extensive estates of his father, where he resided until his decease, Nov. 26, 1765. On Apr. 6, 1763, he was commissioned ensign of Capt. Benjamin Jaquith's company of Wilmington militia. (Mass. Archives vol. xcix, p. 36.) He died intestate, and on Nov. 16, 1773, all his real estate was settled on the eldest son, Russell, who paid to his brother Jonathan and sisters Hannah, Lucy, Phebe, and Susanna 30-4-6 each, for their shares. (Middlesex Co. Probate.)

He married, Dec. 31, 1747, Hannah, born Apr. 29, 1724, died Apr. 3, 1766, daughter to Benjamin and Hannah (Wilson) Hopkins of Billerica.

Children:

i. Jonathan,* b. Dec. 13, 1748; d. Dec. 3, 1754.

ii. Hannah, b. Feb. 18, 1751; d. Nov. 27, 1754.

iii. Russell, b. Sept. 20, 1752; d. Sept. 30, 1828; inherited and occupied his father's homestead in Wilmington; private in Capt. Cadwallader Ford's company, on the Lexington alarm, and also in further service during the Revolution, as a minute man" (Mass. Archives); m. (int. rec. Nov. 20, 1773) Abigail, b. July 8, 1756, d. June 26, 1813, dau. of Jacob and Abigail (Frost) Foster of Andover. Children: Isaac,* Abigail, Jonathan, Hannah, d. Young, Mary, Nancy, Dorcas  James, Joseph, Jabez  Jacob, Jephthah, Joab. 

iv. Hannah, b. Feb. 28, 1755; d. Nov. 15, 1836; m. June 23, 1778, David, b. Dec. 13, 1751, d. Jan. 15, 1829, son of John and Tamsen Jaquith of Wilmington. They lived in Wilmington, and had no children.

v. Jonathan, b. Nov. 16, 1757; lived in Woburn and Burlington; was private in Capt. Joshua Walker's company on the Lexington alarm; also served in Capt. Jesse Wyman's company from May 10 to July 10, 1777, on an expedition to Point Judith; also enlisted July 1, 1780, for six months service in the Continental Army (Mass. Archives); int. of marriage published, Nov. 15, 1776, to Elizabeth, b. Apr. 30, 1758, dau. of Samuel and Martha (Wyman) Dean of Woburn; m. Sept. 20, 1781. Abigail Wyman. Children: Abigail Waters,* Lydia. 

vi. Lucy, b. Dec. 27, 1759; m. Aug. 8, 1780, Jacob, b. June 12, 1756, son of Jacob and Lucy (Frost) Eames of Wilmington.

vii. Phebe, b. Dec. 14, 1760; m. Mar. 17, 1785, Elijah, b. Sept. 3, 1765, d. Dec. 5, 1814, son of Ebenezer and Catherine Beard of Wilmington; immediately settled in Hillsborough, N. H., where he became a prominent man, serving many years as town clerk, selectman, justice of the peace, and representative in the Legislature; had several children.

viii. Susanna, b. Mar. 30, 1704; d. Apr. 18, 1855; m. May 5, 1784, Obediah, b. Mar. 23. 1758, d. June 9, 1815, son of Isaac and Mary (Marble) Holt of Andover. They lived in Andover, Mass., Amherst, N. H., and Clinton, Me., and had thirteen children

Sources

1. ↑ Biography in progress (Mar 2021). Feel free to contact SD if you have questions, to collaborate, or as a courtesy before making changes.
2. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Billerica, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, Mass. 1908) (Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org), p. 104
3. ↑ Wilmington Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, from 1730 to 1898 (Lowell, Mass.: Printed by Thompson & Hill. - The Vox Populi Press. 1898.) (Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org), p. 152
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC3-CLJM : 31 October 2019), Jonathan Jones and Hannah Hopkins, 31 Dec 1746; citing Marriage, Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009576.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHVK-42X : 10 November 2020), Jonathan Jones, 26 Nov 1765; citing Death, Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011271.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Gravestone photographed by SD 16 Oct 2018. Copyright SD.
7. ↑ Wilmington Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, from 1730 to 1898 (Lowell, Mass.: Printed by Thompson & Hill. - The Vox Populi Press. 1898.) (Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org), p. 283
8. ↑ Gravestone photographed by SD 16 Oct 2018. Copyright SD.
9. ↑ Hugh Jones of Salem, Mass and his descendants, Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
10. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Google Books
11. ↑ Transcribed by SD, June-July 2020

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