William
Jones
Born in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Jones
and Eunice (Minor) Jones
Brother of
Henry Jones, Eunice (Jones) Andrus, James Jones, Roger Jones, Amos Jones, Hannah (Jones) Denison, Freelove Jones, Minor Jones, Anna Jones and Elijah Jones
Husband of
Elizabeth (Spencer) Denison
— married
17 Nov 1783 in Stephentown, Albany, New York, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 28
in Rensselaerville, Albany County, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Aug 2015
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Biography
William Jones was born on August 25, 1759 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut. He was a son of Henry Jones (1730-abt.1791) and Eunice (Minor; 1729-1774) [1], probably their fifth child.
He married in 1783, Elizabeth Spencer, with whom he had probably 2 children:
- Elizabeth Jones Crary (1784–1852); married Isaac Crary II (1777-1868)
- Henry Jones, b. 30 May 1786, Stephentown, New York; married Sally Monroe
William Jones passed away in Rensselaerville, New York, 1788. His grave is in Denison-Jones Cemetery, Stephentown, Rensselaer County, New York, USA [2].
Note: His widow, Elizabeth (Spencer) Jones, married second, Ebenezer Denison.
Sources
- ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74H-QBV : 7 January 2020), William Jones, 1759.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #114700878
- Rev. War Pension file for Elizabeth Denison, widow of William Jones
- American Revolutionary War Service Records - Connecticut, Reel 267, Page 515-587. Fifth Regiment.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
William Jones
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23andMe, GEDmatch M073527 [compare]
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~1.56%
Girault Jones :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Eileen Jones :
23andMe, GEDmatch M463031 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M463031 [compare], Ancestry member paisleyplaid13
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~1.56%
Richard Saylor :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #127352
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~1.56%
James Kenyon :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T988941 [compare], FTDNA kit #114135
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~0.78%
Christine Muriel (Hatch) Osmer :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Marilyn Kenyon :
23andMe, GEDmatch T443813 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member marilynkenyon97
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T443813 [compare], FTDNA kit #193048
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Vern Peterman :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Mark Hess :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Samthehiker
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Robin Lee
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Jones-59911 and Jones-36626 appear to represent the same person because: same parents and birth, no conflicting information
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by Robin Lee
Rejected matches › William Jones (1761-1809) › John William Jones (1759-abt.1836) › William Jones Jr. (1758-1833) › William Jones (abt.1760-) › William Jones (abt.1760-) › William James (1761-) › William James (1758-) › William Janes III (1759-1841) › William James (1759-1836) › William Hodge Jones (1760-1835) › William James (1758-1840) › William Janes (1759-1808) › William Jones (1760-1840) › William Jones (abt.1759-) › William Jones (1758-) › William Jones (1760-1790)
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