Henry Jones Jr (1734 - 1806)

Born 1734 in Gloucester County, Province of New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Hope Wills (Lippincott) Jones — married 22 Oct 1761 in Burlington, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 1806 at about age 72 in North Lewisburg, Champaign, Ohio, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Jones Name Study.

Henry Jones Jr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A062181.

Henry Jones was born in 1734 in Gloucester County, Province of New Jersey, son of Henry Jones (1696–1760) and Naomi Cheeseman (~1696–>1735).^[1]

Henry (26) married Hope Wills Lippincott (35) (born about January 29, 1726 in Evesham, Burlington, New Jersey; daughter of Freedom Lippincott Jr and Elizabeth (Wills) Lippincott) on October 22, 1761 in Burlington. Their children were:

• Caleb Jones (~1762– )
• Sarah Jones (1762–1818)
• Thomas Jones (1766–1849)

Military Service

Service Description: New Jersey Continental Line

Enlisted: 31 Oct 1782^[2]

Henry died in 1806 in North Lewisburg, Champaign, Ohio, United States, aged 71. He was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio.^[1]

Research Notes

U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 ^[3] Of note in this document is that Hope Lippincott was the widow of Thomas Wallis/Wallace and had children with him.

Name: Henry Jones

Marriage Date: 10 Sep 1761

Marriage Place: Burlington, New Jersey

Residence Date on Image: 10 Ninth 1761

Residence Place: Burlington, New Jersey

Father: Henry Jones

Spouse: Hope Wallis

Event Type: Marriage Intention (Marriage)

Monthly Meeting: Evesham Monthly Meeting

Historical Meeting Data: Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index'

Type (Orthodox or Hicksite): Pre-Separation

Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

Meeting State: New Jersey

Meeting County: Burlington

United States Revolutionary War Rolls ^[4]

Name: Henry Jones

Gender: Male

Military Place: New Jersey, USA

State or Army Served: New Jersey

Rank: Sergeant

Find A Grave Burial Record ^[5]

Name: Henry Jones

Birth Date: 1734

Age at Death: 72

Death Date: 1806

Burial Place: North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio, USA

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 22 July 2020), memorial page for Henry Jones (1734–1806), Find A Grave: Memorial #41777357, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by America (contributor 46915944).
2. ↑ NJ, REV WAR SLIPS: SINGLE CITATIONS OF THE NJ DOD MATERIALS, FHL ROLL #570170, MSS # 3670, 7003, 7182; NJ, REV WAR: COMP OF REV WAR SLIPS & DOCUMENTED MATERIALS FROM OTHER SOURCES, FHL ROLL #568714
3. ↑ U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Henry Jones and Hope Wallis marriage intention on 10 September 1761. Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1754-1764; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes. Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. See: https://ancstry.me/2WrsZ1D.
4. ↑ Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C. Henry Jones, New Jersey, Sergeant. Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. See: https://bit.ly/32MInvM.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 22 July 2020), memorial page for Henry Jones (1734–1806), Find A Grave: Memorial #41777357, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by America (contributor 46915944).

See also:

• U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Henry Jones and Hope Wallis marriage intention on 10 September 1761. Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1754-1764; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes. Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. See: https://ancstry.me/2WrsZ1D.
• Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C. Henry Jones, New Jersey, Sergeant. Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. See: https://bit.ly/32MInvM.
• Harvey, Lanson B. 1929. The Ballinger Family: from 1660 to 1930 including seven generations. Unknown binding. Kenton, Ohio. 43 p. OCLC # 767795697.
• Index of the Official register of the officers and men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War; Compiled under order of His Excellency Theodore F. Randolph, governor ; by William S. Stryker; Trenton, New Jersey : W.T. Nicholson & Co., 1872; p 650
• Lippincott, Charles, A genealogical tree of the Lippincott family in America, from the ancestors of Richard and Abigail. (Philadelphia, PA: Published by author, 1880), On tree: Unknown, h. of Hope, d. of Freedom, s. of Freedom, s. of Richard.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Michael Foos for creating WikiTree profile Jones-21738 through the import of Atha.ged on Dec 17, 2013.