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He was born about 1663 in Morlatten, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and was the son of Jöns Nilsson and Gertrude Svensdotter.
In 1685 he owned the tract at Aronameck which had formerly belonged to his father.
Måns or Mouns or Mounce Jones married about 1690 to Ingeborg Lycon and they had about 6 children. [1]
In 1693 he resided at Aronameck with his wife and daughter Margaret. [2]
In 1701 he moved from Wissahickon to Manatawney with a colony of Swedes. [3] They were among the first white settlers in what was to become Berks County, Pennsylvania.
In 1704, Andreas Sandel, pastor of Gloria Dei, visited Manatawny and wrote about him in his journal ...
He built a stone house near a covered bridge on the east bank of the Schuylkill River. It has a 1716 date stone on the front wall and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the oldest structure in Berks County, Pennsylvania that is still standing. It still exists today, though much altered, as part of Bartram's garden in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1]
Delaware chiefs Sassoonan and Opekasset stopped at his house on the way to and from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [5]
In February 1719/20 he and John Jones were witnesses to the last Will of Moses Coombe of Pestauk upon Susquehanna.
He passed away on 29 Mar 1727 [1] in Morlatten, Berks County, Pennsylvania and was buried at St.Gabriel's Episcopal Church Cemetery in Morlatten (now Douglassville), Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. [3] [6]
Among the undocumented children is possibly Nicholas Jones of Amity, whose will, dated February 9, 1757, was probated April 25, 1767. It mentions his wife Judah, minor children Samuel, John, Sarah, and Margaret Jones, and brother-in-law Peter Yocum.
How are the following people related to this profile ...
- Rachel Jones married Jacob Mathai, December 6, 1784, at New Hanover Church.
- Moses Jones, died March 13, 1862, age 87 y 3 m 9 d, is buried in Crouse Chapel Cemetery, Green Township, Ross County, Ohio. He was a veteran of the War of 1812. His wife Martha died July 2, 1819, age 37 years, 11 months.
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