Joshua F Jones (1739 - 1816)

Born 5 May 1739 in Chester, Bucks, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 8 Nov 1816 at age 77 in Monticello, Wayne Co, Kentucky, USA

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Biography

Joshua Jones is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A062411.

Joshua F. Jones was born in May 5, 1739 to [[|]] and [[|]].

Joshua Jones family emigrated from Wales at an early date. They took part in the Welsh settlement of Pennsylvania. Edward Jones and Katherine, his wife, bought 312 1/2 acres of land from William Penn in 1683. Their son, Edward, had a son Richard who married Jane Evans. Their son, Evan, was Joshua's father. His mother was cousin to Evan and his grand- mother an Evans. Joshua Jones was born in the Quaker settlement of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He early evinced the adventurous spirit that had led his forebears across the stormy Atlantic. With his brother, Jonathan, he went into Virginia as a surveyor and in 1763 they surveyed lands for the state. Joshua made the first survey of the lands on the Holston and Clinch rivers. He surveyed and entered 273 acres on One Mile Creek. Then he returned home and married Hannah Todhunter. With her family, she had left the Quaker meeting in Pennsylvania and come to Loudoun County, Virginia, and there in July, 1767, they were married at Fairfax Monthly Meeting of Friends, to the despair of "Friends" at her "outgoing" in marriage.

Though Joshua had come of good Quaker stock, the rigors of his life had been such that he had been forced to abandon his Quaker belief in non-combativeness to protect himself from savages in the wilderness. Hannah Todhunter's family and "Friends" wrestled with her "to no avail." Her grandfather, John Todhunter, the English Quaker, had left England in 1687. He had become a Quaker, refusing to pay tithes and taxes to the Church of England and had been excommunicated for "con- science's sake." He married Margaret Hoopes (widow of Abram Beakes), daughter of Joshua and Isabella Hoopes, from Yorkshire, England. The son of John Todhunter and Margaret Hoopes, John Todhunter II, married Margaret Evans, daughter of Thomas Evans, who was son of Evan Evans from Merionethshire, Wales. In 1776, Joshua Jones enlisted in the militia of Virginia battling "British, Tories and Savages."

After the Revolution, Isaac Shelby was sent by the governor of North Carolina to assist soldiers in locating bounty lands. Joshua Jones came with him as surveyor. He surveyed and entered 400 acres on Elk Creek in what later became Wayne County and began operation of an iron furnace at what is still known as Furnace Mountain. This was referred to by the Legislature of Kentucky, in 1800, as being in "great forwardness." He returned to Virginia in 1794, sold his interest in the ironworks there.

Joshua Jones Plaque

He returned bringing his wife.

Hannah Todhunter's brother, Jacob, who had been a Revolutionary soldier, had come to Lexington, Kentucky, and established himself as an attorney and married Elizabeth Parker.

Here Hannah Todhunter Jones had sent her son, James, to become associated with him. Jacob attempted to arrange a marriage for James, but his thoughts went back to his Virginia sweet- heart and accordingly, in October, 1798, he went back and married Mary Buster and brought her to Lexington. She was the daughter of John Buster and Jane Woods. The Busters had come from Ireland to Virginia and Jane Woods was daughter of Michael Woods, Jr., son of Michael Woods, Sr., from Ireland, and Mary Campbell of the Scotch Clan of Argyllshire.

James Jones and Mary Buster were married October 10, 1798, at Wytheville, Virginia, and came to Fayette County, Kentucky, where James' uncle, Jacob Todhunter, lived. They remained there until the following autumn. After the birth of their first Child (a daughter named Susan, who grew up and married Alvin Cullom) they went to Wayne. They were the first of the Joshua Jones family to go there but all of the family came in a short time. Joshua's wife, Hannah, had stopped with her brother, Jacob Todhunter, near Lexington, until a home was ready for her. In the summer of 1825 James Jones and Mary Buster Jones visited the old home in Virginia that they had left so long before for the Kentucky frontier. They lived northeast of Monticello where they are both buried. They had been separated only once, while James was absent in the campaign of 1812-13.

Joshua and Hannah Jones's children were: Sarah, James, John, Joshua, Margaret, Martha, Jane, Hiram, Alben, Evan, Mary, and William.

Sarah married, first, Charles Buster; her son, Joshua Buster, was a prominent citizen of Wayne, and her daughter, Mary, married George W. Berry. Her other children were William, Elizabeth, James, and John Buster. Charles Buster died in 1802, and his widow in 1804 married John Sanders. To this union were born Minerva, Julia, and Hiram B. Sanders.

James Jones's and Mary Buster's children were: (1) Susan, married Alvin Cullom and went to Tennessee, where he was later elected to Congress. (2) Hannah married Dr. Jonathan Frisbie. Their children were Susan, who married Joseph Russell; Eliza, who married Sanders; Marietta, who married first L. P. Baker.second Cosby Oatts; Irene, who married Cosby Oatts; J. Smith Frisbie, who married Artema Bartleson. (3) Jane married first, Hannibal Clemens, uncle of Mark Twain (Dr. John M. Clemens was their son), second, John L. Sallee, and their children were Caroline who married William Francis; Mary who married P. W. Hardin; Joseph who married Lina Owens; Dr. Walter Sallee. (4) Frances married Milton Mills. Their daughter, Mary, married Dr. John Hall. (5) Mary married Benoni Mills. (6) Margaret married William Richardson. Their son, James Jones Richardson, was father of Vernon Richardson of Danville. (7) Sarah married John McBeath. Their son, Andrew, who married Susan Gholson, had a daughter, Susan, who married John Warden. (8) Eliza married Micajah Phillips. Their children were James, Juan (Elliott), Mary (Duncan), Henry, Hiram, Hannah, Ephrairn, Lula. (9) Juan, youngest child of James Jones, married Hiram Hall. Their children were Zachary T., William, Marshall, Dr. John, Hiram, Susan (Stone), Mary (Stone).

Of the sons of James Jones, Ledford died young, J. Shrewsbury married Jane Pierce, and Logan left the county.

John, third child of Joshua and Hannah, married Margaret Best. Their son, Jefferson Jones, married Emily Coffey.

Joshua Jones, Jr., married Elizabeth Dean and went to Pulaski County. A mortgage bond from him to Cyrenius Wait, on a slave, is recorded in the courthouse at Somerset.

Margaret Jones, daughter of Joshua Jones, Sr., married James Stone. They are buried in the old cemetery at Monticello.

Martha Jones married Thomas Jackson. They went to Indiana. Dr. Evan Jones Jackson, her son, was grandfather of Mr. Guy H. Humphreys, an attorney of Bloomfield, Indiana.

Jane Jones married William Hudson. They are buried in the old cemetery, also. Their daughter, Amanda, first married a Stone; second, Coleman Coffey.

Hiram Jones married Ann Shrewsbury. They had a daughter, Jane, who married a Hudson.

Alben Jones. No further record of him has been found.

Evan Jones married and moved to Barbourville where his daughter, Amanda, married Dr. J. H. S. Morrison. Their daughter married a Richmond. These last were the parents of Dr. James H. Richmond, former Superintendent of Public Education and State Commissioner of Education.

Mary Jones married Roger Oatts and one of their sons, Joshua Oatts, married Polly Coffey. Their children: Cleveland, James, Cosby, William, John, Lewis, Russell, Thomas J., Emily, and Sophronia.

William Jones, son of Joshua, married Sarah Shipp, in Virginia. Their son, James Jones, born January 28, 1800, died June 30, 1877, married Frances West, born 1802, died 1896. They were married by Raccoon John Smith, Sept. 14, 1826. Frances West was daughter of Isaac West and Margaret Russell.

Military

Per 'A Century of Wayne County, Kentucky 1800-1900'. Growing dissatisfaction with British rule was steadily leading to war. Indians were plundering camps on the Virginia border. In 1774 Colonel William Preston, commanding the militia in SW Virgina, gave orders to Capt Billy Russell, of Russells Fork, to warn settlers and surveyors in Kentucky of the indian uprising. Capt Russell selected Daniel Boon.

Daniel Boone

As we as Michael Stoner for the undertaking. They camped near Monticello, KY (home of the Joshua Jones family). Lewis Preston Summers, in History of Southwest Virginia, page 226, reports the battle between Indians and British & Settlers on 19 July 1776-known as the Battle of Long Island Flats of the Holston and Clinch.^[1]

Battle of Long Island Flats

JOSHUA JONES was wounded in this battle. In an entry on June 16, 1777, in the Journal of the Virginia House of Delegates; 'RESOLVED AS THE OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE (OF PUBLIC CLAIMS) THAT THE PETITION OF JOSHUA JONES, A SOLDIER WHO RECEIVED A WOUND IN THE BATTLE NEAR LONG ISLAND, ON HOLSTON RIVER, IN HIS LEFT ARM, WHICH RENDERED IT FOR SOME TIME USELESS, AND STILL REMAINS VERY WEAK, IS REASONABLE AND THT THE PETITIONER OUGHT TO BE ALLOWED THE SUM OF ONE POUND FOR HIS PRESENT RELIEF.'

Family Bible

Russell Jones, born July 10, 1827, died April 29, 1906. G. Milton Jones, born Sept. 13, 1828, died March 7, 1908. Isaac Jones, born Dec. 14, 1829. Ann Jones, born March 9, 1831, died April 18, 1904. Mary Belle Jones, born August 28, 1832, died June 19, 1925- John Jones, born Nov. 23, 1834, died Dec. 18, 1858. Nancy Emily Jones, born May 6, 1836, died June 20, 1908. Eliza Jones, born Sept. 8, 1838, died June 29, 1921. James Jones, born March 8, 1840, died Nov. 14, 1840. Sarah Frances Jones, born Nov. 1, 1842, died 1926. William P. Jones, born Feb. 6, 1844, died April 2, 1891. Elijah Marshall Jones, born Jan. 21, 1846, died June 26, 1901. Russell Jones married Martha Burkhart. Their children were: John, James, Mary, Will, Elizabeth, Charlie. Milton Jones married Matilda Kennedy. They had one son,William Kendrick Jones. Isaac Jones married Margaret Cowan. Their sons were:Robert, John, Joshua, and Edgar. Ann Jones married Tunstall Hatchett. Their children were:Molly, Oscar, Maggie, and Sallie. Mary Belle Jones married J. H. Bartleson first. Their children were John and Anna. Second, she married Robert McBeath. Their children were Robert and Jessie. Nancy E. Jones married E. E. Wright. Their children were:Joseph, Maude, Mabel, James, and Ethel. Eliza Jones married Joseph Wright. Their children were:Fanny, Kate, Effie, Mamie, Robert, and Alma. Sarah Frances Jones married Captain L. J. Stephenson. William P. Jones married Sue Bohon. They had one son, James Jones. Elijah Marshall Jones married Mary Elizabeth Sallee. Theyhad two children, Charles Edwin and Cora Amanda.

Extract from Sketch of Joshua Jones, from E. Polk Johnson's History of Kentucky (Vol. Ill): "Joshua Jones came as a very early pioneer to Kentucky, being a member of that plucky little band which first subdued the virgin acres of the new state, and paved the way for present day advancement. He laid out the town of Monticello, in 1801, and made the first surveys of Wayne County. He was a prominent man in his day and generation, an influence for good in the many sided life of his time. At one time, not long ago, count was made of the living descendants of this good pioneer, and it was found there were two thousand scattered over the United States—evidence he did his share to make the name of Jones a familiar one. His wife was Hannah Todhunter whose family had the distinction of importing the first race horse, Tranby, to America. Joshua Jones brought his surveyor's instruments across the mountains from Virginia and they are now in the possession of one of his descend- ants, Mrs. Mary Cecil Cantrill of Georgetown, Kentucky. The bones of this pioneer lie in Wayne County." Joshua Jones left an honored name, one his numerous descendants are proud to claim. He was of unmixed Welsh stock, his family being easily traced to about 1100. His remarkable physical endurance, his sturdy honesty and tenacity of purpose, and a canny thrift enabled him to wrest from the wilderness a sizable fortune for his day. His descendants will be found in every state in the Union today. Herewith follows copy of the last Will and Testament of Joshua Jones, taken from the records of the Wayne County Court, recorded on page 3 of Will Book A.

From Novahistory.org

The Great Awakening During a period of religious resurgence, termed “ The Great Awakening” by historians, many Pennsylvanians emigrated to the region in search of land to farm in an area where they could worship according to their own beliefs. Historians frequently acknowledge the immigration of the Quakers to Waterford, the Scotch-Irish to the Irish Corner, and the Pennsylvania Germans to Lovettsville. Another group, the English Baptists, also followed the paths from Pennsylvaniathrough Maryland to northern Loudoun County. Many Baptists organized to move to northern Loudoun, and once here, they built a meeting house called New Valley on land belonging to William Jones. In 1767, the church was constituted as a branch of the Ketocton Baptist Association. Their spiritual leader was Joseph Thomas, who along with David Thomas, had organized the Little River Meeting. Joseph Thomas was born in Wales and immigrated to America and Berks County, Pennsylvania with his family. He was from Great Valley in Pennsylvania, and it is supposed that is how New Valley derived its name. Thomas was not known as a powerful speaker and church attendance dropped. The church was represented at Association meetings until 1778; however, there was no representation again until 1793, when only 13 members were listed on the church rolls. By 1805, attendance was increasing. [11] Thomas died intestate, but his possessions, which were probated in May 1786, included a desk and library of books, evidencing an education.[12] ew Valley Baptist Meeting House, currently a residence, is located on the New Valley Church road west of Lucketts. A cemetery sits in a wooded area near the stone structure. The earliest gravestone identified was erected for Samuel Sinclair after his death on May 17, 1806, yet the second earliest gravestone identified wasn’t erected until 1830, with most of the stones dating from the 1840s to 1880s.[13] It is possible that this was not the original New Valley Baptist Meeting House structure or location, because William Jones, who donated the land at his death in 1771 never owned this parcel.[14] William Jones, a Baptist from Pennsylvania, and his wife, Mary[15], had at least three children; James, Joshua, and Mary.[16] It has been suggested that William Jones was born in Wales, England and that his son Joshua was born in Bucks County, PA. Joshua married Hannah Todhunter of Chester, PA on 7 July 1767 in Loudoun County.[17] Perhaps their marriage was one of the first weddings to be held in the recently established New Valley Meeting House. Jones, whose occupation was farmer,[18] may have immigrated to Loudoun County as early as 1759, when a William Jones is listed in the Tithables.[19] His son, Joshua, was a tanner.[20] For a brief period of three years, John Trammell owned many of the Sinclair family tracts of land.[21] He subsequently sold the land to William Jones, who acquired seven tracts of land from 1761 to 1770 totaling over 1,430 acres.[22] Most of the tracts were purchased in 1761. In 1762, Jones was granted a patent for 136 acres of land 2 miles south the tract of land that would one day be called Chestnut Hill. Jones was still living on the patented tract at his death. In his will he states that he “ leaves to his loving Wife the use of the plantation I live on…”[23] In contrast with the Quakers, William Jones, was also a slave owner. He also bequeaths to his wife, after bequeathing three cows and before bequeathing half of his hogs, “ a Negro Wench” and “ a Servant Man Calld Rowland”. In addition to devising land to his two sons, Jones bequeaths his brass kettle and wearing apparel to Joshua and his watch to James. To Joseph Thomas, Minister and William Lewis and Thomas George, elders of New Valley Meeting, he bequeaths “ a piece of land containing 1-1/2 acres whereon the baptist Meeting House is Built. Joyning this Plantation. ^[2]

Will of Joshua Jones

I, Joshua Jones, calling to mind the certainty of death and the uncertainty of life, have a mind to dispose of my property in the following manner: I bequeath to my beloved son Alben Jones the land I now live on and I do request him to take care of my beloved wife during her life, and I do bequeath to my beloved daughter Jane Hudson five hundred dollars out of a judgment that I hold on McDermod, and I do bequeath to my beloved daughter Martha five hundred dollars of the said judgment on McDermod, and I do bequeath to my beloved son Evan Jones five hundred dollars of the judgment I hold on McDermod, and I do bequeath to my beloved wife Hannah Jones the benefit of the money that Lawyer Sheffey has in his hands to collect for me during her life, and at her death, I bequeath it to my beloved son Evan Jones; and if the money is not got from McDermod my daughter Martha is to have one-half of the money that Lawyer Sheffey has to collect for me in Virginia. I do bequeath unto my beloved daughter Martha Jones one bed and furniture and one cow and calf, and I bequeath to my beloved wife Hannah Jones the household furniture to dispose of as she thinks proper and also two cows and calves, and the balance of the judgment that I hold on McDermod is to be equally divided among all my children. And I bequeath unto my beloved son Joshua Jones my surveying instruments; and I do appoint my son James Jones and my son Alben Jones Executors to administer on my estate and to settle with Crockett about the Furnace land and to give the legatees an equal part of the balance of the Furnace land. This is my last Will and Testament made in my right mind but frail in body. Whereunto I set my hand this 18th day of October 1816. Attest John Beatty

Death and Burial

He passed away in 1816 and there are two conflicting Find a Grave Memorials listed for him.^[3][4]

Originally reported to be buried in Old Town Buster Cemetery, Wayne Co., KY. Information received from Sue Lynn McDaniel, Associate Professor, Library Special, Collections, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, Mar. 2012 advises the stones were not found there. She was told him and his wife, Hannah, had been buried on a private farm in Wayne Co., KY and that the farmer had removed the stones many years prior to 1980 when she canvassed the cemetery. His burial details are unfortunately unknown at this time.

Acknowledgements

With special thanks to, Sue Lynn McDaniel, Associate Professor, Library Special, Collections, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY. For research made and First-hand information as remembered by Victor J, Monday, October 6, 2014. As well as http://genealogytrails.com/ken/wayne/chapter_10.html

• Fact: Military Service (1776) , , Virginia, United States
• Fact: Burial (November 1816) Unknown, Believed To Be Burried On A Private Farm.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://sites.rootsweb.com/~varussel/indian/10.html&ved=2ahUKEwiulJSHjLv3AhU1Ln0KHXI2Ax0QFnoECAYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3JQv2tGy0XJPh5S0UsxHeu
2. ↑ http://genealogytrails.com/ken/wayne/chapter_10.html
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39145077/joseph-jones : accessed 29 April 2022), memorial page for Joseph “Jo's” Jones (18 May 1743–4 Jan 1817), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39145077, citing Old Town Cemetery, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by A Jones Girl (contributor 47504107) .
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54142946/joshua-jones : accessed 29 April 2022), memorial page for Joshua Jones (5 May 1739–8 Nov 1816), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54142946, ; Maintained by GLENDA EISENHOUR (contributor 47259424) Burial Details Unknown, who reports a Believed buried on a private farm.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 October 2022, 01:50), entry for Joshua F Jones (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LJGK-M7M ); contributed by various users.