Cornelius
Jones
Sr.
Born in Stratham, Rockingham, Province of New Hampshire
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Abigail (Hawkes) Jones
— married
22 Apr 1729 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Died
at about age 49
in Newcastle (Damariscotta Mills), Lincoln, Maine
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Feb 2015
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Biography
Note on the death of Cornelius Jones: Mayflower Families Vol. 17 p. 101 states the following on the last date that Mayflower has knowledge of Cornelius Jones: "On 2 April 1755 Cornelius Jones signed a petition to the Governor of Massachusetts." Based on this information, it is apparent that Cornelius Jones died some time after 22 April 1755.
Cornelius was born about 1697. Cornelius Jones ... He passed away in 1751. [1]
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Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Gary Norton, Tuesday, February 3, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.
- Mayflower Families Vol. 17 p. 101
- Mayflower Society Application Database: "Community Trees," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:QVQG-P82 : accessed 1 March 2022), entry for Corneilius Jones, cites sources; "Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies" file (2:2:2:MMXD-DP8), submitted 24 February 2020 by FamilySearch. Source: Robert S. Wakefield, FASG; Margaret Harris Stover, CG, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations - Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Mass December 1620 (Vol. 17) ([Plymouth, Massachusetts]: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 199
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cornelius by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 Cornelius:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cornelius by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 Cornelius:
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~0.78%
Gary Norton
:
23andMe
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~0.39%
Jeffrey Sprague :
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Believe 1751 year of death is not correct. Mayflower Families Vol. 17 p. 101 states that on 22 April 1755 Cornelius Jones signed a petition to the Governor of Massachusetts.