John Jones (1666 - 1726)

Born 1666 in Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia

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John was born in 1666. He is the son of John Jones and Mary Stiles. He married Catherine and they had children: George and Nathaniel. John passed away in 1726.

WILL OF JOHN JONES

In the Name of God Amen this Twentyeth & third day of June One housand Seven hundred twenty & six I John Jones being very sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory do ordain and constitute this my last Will & Testament in manner and form following.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son John Jones One hundred acres of land lying and bounding on the south side of White Oak Swamp more or less and one sute of cloaths and one cow & calf and one heifer.

Item :I give to my son George Jones Seventy three acres of land ore or less being on the branches of Lambs Creek and all the Smith's tools and three heifers. -Item: I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Jones Seventy three ores of land lying and binding on the south side of Lambs Creek and ye best sute of cloaths, my gun and three heifers.

Item: I give to my son James Jones three heifers and a sute of ood cloaths and the home plantation after the decease of [his] other.

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Jones one Negro ess and her increase forever & one cow and calf.

Item:I give to my daughter Catharine one cow and calf.

Item: I give to my daughter Sarah Joans (sic) one cow and calf.

Item: I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Catharine Joans (sic) whom I likewise constitute and ordain my sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testament, all and singular my lands and tenements & Negros and all my Goods, chattels whatsoever to be by her freely possessed & Injoyed as also the Remaining part of my Est. ate not above mentioned and hereby disanull all other wills or Testaments by me formerly made ratifying & confirming this to be my last Will & Testament as Witness my hand and seale the day and year above mentioned.

Signed Sealed & Delivered His ******* in presence of us John [I] Jones *Seale* Her Mark ******* Jane [X] Fisher Mark John Bayly Andr Leitch At a Court held for King George County on Friday ye 5th day of November Anno Dom: 1726.

The last Will & Testament of John Jones, Dece., was presented into Court by Katherine his Widdow & Executrix who made oath thereto and the same was also proved by the oaths of Andr Leitch and Jane Fisher two of the evidences and admitted to Record. Copy Test T: Turner Cl:Cur:

King George County Inventories pp. 91-93 Inventory and appraisement of the Estate of JOHN JONES deced .. items valued and totalled, l 174.11.0 3/4 •• includes negro man. woman, child and boy .. made by appraisers J. BRONAUGH, JOHN KENYAN, JOHN AMBROS .. At a court held 6th January 1726 (1727) .. KATHERINE JONES returned this inventory of the Estate of JOHN JONES .. same admitted to record. JOHN JONES made his will on 23rd day of June 1726. Presented into court 5th November 1726 by his widow KATHARINE which was admitted to

1708-1711 Richmond Co VA Deed Book 5; Antient Press: (Page 276) THIS INDENTURE made the second day of January in the eighth year of the reigne of uur Sovereign Lady Anne by the grace of God of Great Brittaine France and Ireland Queen defender of the faith &c., and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and tenn, Between ANDREW HARRISON the Younger of the Pish. of ST. MARYs in County of ESSEX within the Dominion of Virginia, Planter, and ELIZABETH his Wife, of one part and JOHN JONES the Younger of the Pish. of ST. MARYS in County of Richmond of other parte, Witness that ANDREW HARRISON and ELIZABETH his Wife for the sum of Five thousand pounds of good tobacco and cask to them in hand paid by JOHN JONES, by these presents doe bargain sell and confirme unto JOHN JONES and his heirs being in the actuall possession of the premises by the delivery of Turefe and Twig for and in the name of all the land and appurtenances which is contayned in the Deed. all that tract of land containing by estimation in the whole One hundred and fifty acres scitaute in ye Pish. of ST. MARY in the County of Richmond, being part of a dividend of land formerly belonging to JOHN FOSSAKER & ELIZABETH his Wife and sold by them unto SAMSON DARELL of GLOCESTER County as may appear by a Deed of Sale dated the sixteenth day of Aprill one thousand six hundred ninety and two, And by said SAMSON DAREL sold unto JOHN BATTAILE as appears by Assignment thereof made on the back of said Deed bearing date the seven and twentyeth day of September in year of our Lord one thousand six hundred ninety and nine, And by JOHN BATTAILE given and bequeathed unto ELIZABETH, his Daughter, now Wife of the said ANDREW HARRISON, party to these presents, which One hundred and fifty acres of land being the moyety or half part of Three hundred acres which is now bought and purchased by and between the said JOHN JONES and his Brother, GEORGE JONES from ANDREW HARRISON and ELIZABETH his Wife, which Three hundred acres begineth between the branches of MUDDY CREEKE and the branches of POTOMACK CREEKE Begining at a double tree (vizt.) a live Oake and white Oake standing in a mayne branch of MUDDY CREEKE and extending thence North forty eight degrees East two hundred and five poles by a red Oak standing on the North East side of a small branch of POTOMACK CREEKE, thence North West crossing diverse branches of the same one hundred eighty and four poles to a Hiccory and Spanish Oake, thence South forty seven degrees and a half West crossing the mayne branch of MUDDY CREEKE first mentioned two hundred and fifty five poles to a Hiccory, thence South East two hundred poles to the first beginning: with all woods timber trees and trees likely to make timber springs profitts and advantages whatsoever to the premises belonging, To have and to hold the One hundred and fifty acres of land with appurtenances unto said JOHN JONES and his heirs free and cleare from all manner of former encumbrances whatsoever; And ANDREW HARRISON and ELIZABETH his Wife their heirs will warrant and forever defend the said lands unto JOHN JONES his heirs against the clayme of all manner of persons; In Witness whereof the parties above named have to these presents sett their hands and seals the day month and year first mentioned Sealed and delivered in the p:sence of JOHN DAVIS, ANDREW HARRISON JOHN DALTON, E TURBERVILE ELIZABETH sign HARRISON At a Court held for Richmond County January the third 1710 ANDREW HARRISON and ELIZABETH his Wife came into Court and acknowledged this their Deed unto JOHN JONES the Younger (the said ELIZABETH being first privtely examined) and it was admitted to record Test M. BECKWITH, Cl Cur Exa: p M. BECKWITH, Cl Cur

1721-1735 King George County Deed Book 1, Part 1, (Antient Press); pp. 337-339 Indenture 31st March/1st April 1726 between JOHN JONES and GEORGE JONES of Parish of Hanover County of King George and HUGH ffRENCH of Parish of Washington in county of Westmoreland .. by deeds of Lease and Release .. whereas a certain SAMPSON DARRELL did by Deed dated the 16th April 1692 purchase of JOHN FOSAKER and ELIZABETH his wife 500 acres .. in Parish of St. Mary's now Hanover in the County of King George and whereas the said Sampson did on 22nd May 1699 sell unto MARY ffRENCH Sister to the above mentioned HUGH 200 acres part of the said 500 acres next adjoining to the land which HUGH ffRENCH ffather of the said MARY ffRENCH had bought of JOHN FOSSAKER also the above named JOHN and GEORGE JONES did afterward purchase 300 acres there the remainder of the said 500 acres and whereon judgment granted by the court of the County of King George unto the said HUGH ffRENCH for his 200 acres to be laid off to the intent of the said deed to MARY ffRENCH which if it was to be done would include and take in the plantation whereon the above named JOHN JONES liveth .. this Indenture witnesseth .. that JOHN and GEORGE JONES for & in consideration of the plantation landand appurtenances thereunto belonging .. where he the said John now lives .. have granted unto HUGH ffRENCH all that land 200 acres in Parish of Hanover being part of ffive hundred acres bought by SAMPSON DARELL of JOHN FOSSAKER and ELIZABETH his wife bounden by Muddy Creek; JOHN and GEORGE JONES; JOHN SIMSON's Tobacco ground; tract of ffitzhugh's land belonging to HUGH MASON and JAMES ffRENCH Presence Hen: McKie John Jones Aaron Thornley George Jones 1st April 1726 .. Deeds of Lease and Release recorded.

1735-1743 King George County Deed Book 2 (Antient Press); pp P. 544 Know all men We JAMES GRANT and CATHERINE his wife Parish of Brunswick King George County are bound unto JAMES HEWETT .. in sum One hundred pounds current money of Virginia .. 24th January 1743. Condition .. that whereas Catharine wife to the sd Grant & Relict of JOHN JONES by the will of John Jones deceased has some Pretension to land given by said Jones will to his son JOHN JONES by him sold to WILLIAM FLOWERS .. and by said Flowers sold to said James Hewett .. and whereas Grant and Catharine .. being unwilling to engage themselves in a doubtful Law suit do therefore .. for sum Twenty shillings current money .. oblige themselves to make a good title .. Presence Nicholas Strother, James Grant James Strother, Anth: Haynie Catharine Grant At a court held 4th January 1744 .. Bond recorded. This 24th January wee the Subscribers do Testify that we heard Catharine Grant, Mother to John Jones, that sold his land to William Flowers say that her son was twenty one years old & upwards near 22 years of age at time of sale .. Nicholas Strother James Jones Anth: Haynie James Strother

Research Notes

Jones-38500 & Jones-38507 that were created by Tami Hutchins through the import of Hutchins _ Grimes (AR, MO, TX,(1).ged on Nov 17, 2015 were attached to a duplicate profile of Margaret, wife of Peter Jones. They are not known to have had a son named John (their four sons are named in the 1682 will of Abraham Wood). The two profiles were merged & detached from Wood-15914.

Sources

• KING GEORGE COUNTY VIRGINIA WILL BOOK A-1;1721-1752 {George Harrison Sanford King}; Pages 56-57

• Mentioned in the will of Richard Jones as his brother. KING GEORGE COUNTY VIRGINIA WILL BOOK A-1;1721-1752 {George Harrison Sanford King}; Pages 59-60

• Ancestry Family Trees (Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members): 1, 2