Elisha Adams Jones (1781 - 1860)

Born 11 Apr 1781 in East Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Richardson) Jones — married 11 Feb 1810 in East Medway, Massachusetts

Husband of Ama Adams (Richardson) Jones — married 25 Jun 1840 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Feb 1860 at age 78 in East Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts

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Biography

Elisha Adams Jones was born in East Medway, MA on 11 Apr 1781 to Captain Simpson Jones and Abilgail Hamond/Hament ^[1][2]

He lived his entire life in the town of East Medway, which later became the town of Millis, and by profession was a farmer.^[3][4]

The town of Medway incorporated on October 25, 1713. At its founding by Henry Garnsey, and for 170 years afterward, the town of Medway included the land that is now Millis. Eventually, the eastern section of the town, known as East Medway, separated in 1885 to form the town of Millis, and Medway assumed the shape it has today. The main cause for the independent formation of Millis from Medway was the physical separation caused by a massive tract of undevelopable land appropriately named in those times, the Great Black Swamp. The Black Swamp was at the geographical center point of Medway and East Medway. Had the land been developable, this would have been the ideal location for a central meeting house, as well as churches and schools. However, because the thick forest/swamp was completely undevelopable, this forced inhabitants of Medway and East Medway to form separate communities with their own respective necessities such as a meeting house and churches. Despite this natural separation, the town remained as one for over 170 years. ^[5]

He married, 11 Feb 1810, Hannah Richardson, ^[6] and they had 6 children^[7]

1. Harriet Jones b. 13 Dec 1811
2. Adeline Jones b. 12 Jan 1814
3. Emeline Jones b. 12 Jan 1814
4. Elisha Adams Jones b. 23 Oct 1815
5. Abigail Hammond Jones b. 23 Aug 1818
6. Horatio Jones b. 01 Sep 1823

After the death of Hannah Richardson, Elisha married Ama Richardson on 25 Jun 1840 ^[8]

Elisha Adams Jones death in East Medway, MA is stated variously as either 09 Feb 1860^[9] or 16 Feb 1860 ^{[10] [11]}

He is buried in the Prospect Hill Cemetery in what is now Millis. ^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6W-7M5 : 4 December 2014), Elisha Adams Jones, 11 Apr 1781; citing MEDWAY,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 3.
2. ↑ NEHGS, Vital Records of Medway, Massachusetts to 1850. Noston, Mass, 1905, p. 83 https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofme00medw/page/83/mode/1up
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDSH-1DG : 22 December 2020), Elisha A Jones, Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ4Q-K3B : 11 March 2018), Elisha A Jones, Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,954.
5. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Medway, Massachusetts," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Medway,_Massachusetts&oldid=1090695745 (accessed November 4, 2022).
6. ↑ NEHGS, Vital Records of Medway, Massachusetts to 1850. Boston, Mass, 1905, p. 217 https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofme00medw/page/217/mode/1up
7. ↑ The Medway Biographies and Genealogies 1886 by E.O. Jameson
8. ↑ NEHGS, Vital Records of Medway, Massachusetts to 1850. Boston, Mass, 1905, p. 217 https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofme00medw/page/217/mode/1up
9. ↑ Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915
10. ↑ U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 Census Place (City, County, State): Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T1204_17; Page: 135; Enumeration District: Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts ; Line Number: 24.
11. ↑ The Medway Biographies and Genealogies 1886 by E.O. Jameson
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157374811/elisha-adams-jones: accessed 26 September 2022), memorial page for Elisha Adams Jones (11 Apr 1781–6 Feb 1860), Find a Grave Memorial ID 157374811, citing Prospect Hill Cemetery, Millis, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Trisha (contributor 47922321) .