Thomas Jones Sr (1734 - bef. 1817)

Born 9 Jul 1734 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

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Descendants

Died before Sep 1817 before age 83 in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Thomas Jones Sr was a Virginia colonist.

Thomas was born in 1734 and is the son of Francis Jones and Jane Willis. He died in 1823. His wife, Priscilla, was born about 1738 and died in 1810. These are their known children:

1. Joseph Jones (born on 4 Sep 1754. He died on 8 Jul 1829)
2. Thomas Jones (born in 1760. He died in 1841)
3. Elizabeth Rose Jones (born in 1756 in , Bath, Kentucky)
4. John Jones (born in 1762. He died in 1851)
5. Francis Jones
6. Rachel Jones
7. Mary Jones
8. Jane Jones
9. James R. Jones (born in 1758)
10. Nancy Jones
11. Benjamin Jones

Thomas Jones came to Kentucky sometime prior to 1790 and purchased 133 acres of land from Enoch Smith, the founder of Mt. Sterling. This transaction is recorded as having occurred in April 1790 making it the earliest transaction identified for this family in Kentucky.

In 1806 Thomas Jones, Sr. transferred 48 1/2 acres to his son Francis Jones. The land was located "... between Small Mountains Creek and Upper Salt Springs on Licking Creek." Thomas signed his name with a capital "T" for his mark.

Thomas, Sr. made his "Last Will and Testament" on February 22, 1814 bequeathing all his possessions to his children with the exception of twenty acres to Joseph Thompson who appears to have been a son-in-law. Thomas' will was witnessed by Enoch Smith, Jones Lockridge, and John Duckworth.

The Inventory of Thomas' property made after his death shows that he owned several slaves.

Research Notes

Most of the data on the source from FamilySearch are questionable.^[1]

There are three marriages shown: Jane Smith Jones, Jane Thompson, and Priscilla Shortridge. Interestingly, both Janes share the same birth and death dates. Both also share some of the same children's names and both are showing children born before they are of child bearing age. Only Priscilla's age is compatible with the childrens' birth dates. But then again, she is shown as having 31 children.

Sources

1. ↑ Unverified Vital Information from FamilySearch

• Thomas Jones original sources referenced listed below

• Will of Thomas Jones, Sr.; dated 22 February 1814; Montgomery County; Kentucky; Will Book B/152.

• Inventory of property owned by Thomas Jones; recorded in the Montgomery County Court; November 4, 1816.

• IGI Marriage Entry: Batch No. 8713210, Sh. 30; Library Call No.1396346.

• www.jones-dna.org Y-DNA pedigree site. Family Group: R1b-M269 #52 FTDNA kit: 241823

• Source: S2 Title: Ancestry Family Trees; Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members; Page: Ancestry Family Tree; Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/64993570/family; Repository: #R1

• Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com; Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

• Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Jones-6199 created through the import of LHH WIKI.GED on June 17, 2011 by Lee Hoffman. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lee and others.

• WikiTree profile Jones-26038 was created by Lenny Darnell through the import of AND 9G Tree.ged on July 23, 2014.

• WikiTree profile Jones-26416 was created by Lenny Darnell through the import of Essie Peace 2014 07 28_2014-07-29.ged on July 29, 2014.