William Jones (abt. 1608 - 1669)

Born about 1608 in King's Stanley, Gloucestershire, England

Descendants

Died 1669 at about age 61 in Hungars Parish, Northampton, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

William Jones is a Qualifying Ancestor of the Jamestowne Society

William Jones was a Virginia colonist.

William Jones^[1] was born about 1608 in England. His parents are at this time unknown.

William was a prominent justice of the peace^[2] and was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses from Northampton County in 1652 and 1658-9.^[3]

Name

Name: William /Jones/^[4]

Death & Legacy

William Jones, of Hungars Parish, Northampton County, wrote his will on 26 July 1669 and it was proved in Court on 30 August 1669, Northampton County, Virginia. In his will he does not name his daughters, but rather leaves cattle to his grandchildren "belonging to" his sons-in-law and the balance of his estate to his wife. Abstract:^[5]

• loveinge wife Anne Joanes, balance of estate, sole executrix
• grandchildren now belonginge to Michaell Rickett [Rickards, husband of daughter Ann Jones]
• two grand children belonginge unto Anthony Hodgkins [Hoskins, 1st husband of daughter Joyce Jones]
• grandchildren belonginge unto Symon Carpenter of Maryland

Sources

1. ↑ Jones, William - A4403; died 1669, Northumberland Co.: 1652, 1659 (Burgess). accessed 28 September 2021
2. ↑ Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Jones, William
3. ↑ New River Notes, Colonial Virginia Register
4. ↑ Source: #S215 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=26804244&pid=2333 Note: #N4213
5. ↑ William Jones, Abt 1606 - 1669

See also:

• Source: S215 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1 NOTEThis information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
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Notes

Note N4213

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Jones-11396 created through the import of williamfredsaundersancestors.ged on Apr 12, 2012 by Richard Williams.