Isaac Jones (1690 - 1782)

Born 25 May 1690 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Wells) Jones — married 11 Jul 1717 (to 7 Dec 1758) in Colchester, New London, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 18 Feb 1782 at age 91 in Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Isaac Jones was born in Massachusetts.

Isaac, the son of Josiah Jones and Lydia Treadway was born/baptized on 25 May 1690 at Watertown, Massachusetts Colony.^[1]

American Revolutionary War Service

Private Isaac Jones served with Sherburne's Additional Continental Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Isaac Jones served in the American Revolution as a Private in the Connecticut Militia.^[2]

Marriage and Children

Isaac married Hannah Wells (alias Welles), the daughter of Noah and Mary (White) Wells on 11 July 1717 at Colchester, New London, Connecticut.^[3]Isaac owned a farm in Connecticut. He and Hannah had fifteen children born at Colchester:

1. Joel Jones (b. 29 Aug 1718; d. 1761), m. 1 Jun 1748 at Weston, MA, Hannah Brewer (1728-1790)
2. Elijah Jones (b. 21 Jan 1720; d. 19 Oct 1801, Elmira, NY),
3. Hannah Jones (b. 12 Mar 1721; d. 12 Jul 1796),
4. Isaac Jones Jr. (b. 19 Jun 1722), m. 28 Feb 1752 at Colchester, CT, Silence Day (1728-)
5. Samuel Jones (b. 22 Apr 1724),
6. Lydia Jones (b. 14 Nov 1725; d. 26 Feb 1774, Colchester, CT), m. 14 Mar 1751 at Colchester, CT, Daniel Judd Sr. (1724-1807)
7. William Jones (b. 18 Sep 1727; d. 16 Nov 1758, Bolton, CT)
8. Ezekiel Jones (b. 22 Mar 1729),
9. Nathan Jones (b. 30 Dec 1731; d. 1822, Upper Jay, NY), m. 19 Jun 1760 at Bolton, CT, Elizabeth Bidwell (1735-1799)
10. Asa Jones (b. 16 Oct 1733; d. 23 Jan 1805, Claremont, NH), m. Rachel Spencer (1736-)
11. Eunice Jones (b. 10 Mar 1735; d. 30 Nov 1794, Princeton, MA),
12. Sarah Jones (b. 16 Feb 1736; d. 16 Jun 1763, Bolton, CT),
13. Mary Jones (b. 27 Jul 1737; d. 18 Jul 1804, Wethersfield, VT),
14. Lemuel Jones (b. 18 Oct 1739),
15. Josiah Jones (b. 20 Jan 1741; d. 17 Jan 1759, Bolton, CT)

Death and Burial

Isaac Jones died on 18 February 1782 in his 92nd year at Bolton, Connecticut. He has a Find-A-Grave memorial site; however, his buriel details are not known.^[4] His will was entered into probate in 1782 at Hartford, Connecticut.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Title: Some of the descendants of Lewis and Ann Jones of Roxbury, Mass , through their son Josiah. Source Information: Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Name: Isaac Jones; Gender: Male: Baptism Date: 25 May 1690; Father: Josiah Jones; Mother: Lydia Treadway.
2. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-1CV5: 1 March 2021), Isaac Jones, 20 Apr 1777; citing Military Service, Bolton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711093.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Name: Isaac Jones; Marriage Date: 11 Jul 1717; Marriage Place: Colchester, Connecticut, USA; Spouse: Hannah Weles.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/197330689/isaac-jones : accessed 19 May 2021), memorial page for Isaac Jones (25 May 1690–18 Feb 1782), Find a Grave Memorial ID 197330689, ; Maintained by jaxjonesing (contributor 47505364) Burial Details Unknown. [1].
5. ↑ Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Name: Isaac Jones; Probate Date: 1782; Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA; Inferred Death Year: Abt 1782; Inferred Death Place: Connecticut, USA.

Acknowledgements

• Biography rewritten with inline sources by Carol Baldwin on 20 May 2021.