John Claiborn Jones (1786 - 1862)

Born Oct 1786 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Blalock) Jones — married 31 Jan 1830 (to about Jul 1850) in Morgan, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died Nov 1862 at age 76 in Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, United States

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Biography

John was born a 17 October 1786 in VIrginia. He passed away about November 1862 in Morgan County, Alabama. ^[1]

There is some confusion as to his wives and to which children were born from each wife.

A marriage solemnized 31 January 1830 to Sarah Blalock in Morgan, Alabama. ^[2]

John is alleged to have married Esther Cotton and had one child with her Mary Ann G. Jones. This Mary Ann was born about 1822.

Possible 1850 census for Lawrence County, Alabama was recorded in November of that year add shows a John Jones of the correct age as head of household with only other person Benjamin Jones age 22. ^[3]

John was the subject of Reminiscences of Morgan County #14, published in The Alabama Enquirer, 30 Jan 1890. ^[4] That article lists the following children:

John C. Jones, Jr of Winston - probably John Washington C. Jones

Claiborn Jones of Crowdabout, married Miss Morris - Claiborn A. C. Jones

older son who moved to Missouri before the War

2 other sons

daughter who married Capt. S. Long - Mary Ann G. Jones Long born about 1822 in Alabama

daughter who married Rev. James Turrentine -Martha Jones Turrentine born about 1815 in Virginia

In some places the following are listed as sons:

John Wesley C. Jones born 2 September 1812 in Virginia probably John Washington C. Jones listed above.

Druid David Richard Jones born 5 July 1817 in Alabama

Rawley William Jones born 1834

A second John Jones has been attached as the son of Rev. John Claiborn Jones and maybe an error.

Research notes: Looking at atDNA connections to attempt to determine the children and wives of John Claiborn Jones is difficult as most testers are at Ancestry.com and have not uploaded to GEDmatch.

Joyce Moore Hodges and Robert Long share him as their most recent common ancestor. (Which wife is still to be determined.) Joyce descends through his daughter Martha F. Jones Turrentine and Robert descends through his daughter Mary Ann Jones Long Joyce and Robert are 4th cousins once removed and share at Ancestry 26 cM, 1 segment. Joyce matches 13 additional descendants of Mary Ann Jones Long at Ancestry, but they are not represented on Wikitree at this time. The strength of the matches; 2 at 14 cM; remainder are in the 25cM to 39 cM range suggesting that Martha and Mary Ann probably also share a mother.

Joyce Moore Hodges also matches at Ancestry descendants of Martha and Mary’s brother D. D. R. Alexander Jones, none of whom have joined wikitree

Through his daughter Frances Ann Jones Hardin at Ancestry 3 more 5th cousins CG sharing 24 cM, PD sharing 41 cM, and GA sharing 15 cM.

Family Tree DNA Family Finder test match (through his daughter Malissa Jane Jones Hardin, ) between LA, Joyce’s 5th cousin, 38.8 cM on chromosome 3, and 6.74 cM on chromosome X, predicted relationship 2nd-4th cousin. Based on the unique inheritance of the X chromosome the X match could only come from the mother of D.D. R. Alexander Jones and Martha F. Jones, and may help identify her in the future. At Ancestry 3 more 5th cousins RD sharing 42 cM, CT sharing 34 cM, and ST, sharing 24 cM.

Through his son Andrew Jackson Jones at Ancestry a 4th cousin once removed DO sharing 17 cM, and 3 more 5th cousins KM sharing 8 cm, SK sharing 20 cM, and CK, sharing 9 cM.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11461873
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-Y999-YQ?i=454&cc=1743384&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AVRVC-3XY
3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6S22-CP?i=78&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMH5S-JDH
4. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/image/253264600/?clipping_id=126842054

• Long family cemetery Decatur, Alabama
• Headstone Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Decatur, Alabama

Family Bible of Soloman Scott Long, son in law of John Clairboirne Jones and personal direct eye on visits by Great Great Great Grandson of John Clairborne Jones, Robert E. Long Jr. Robert lives in Decatur Alabama the location of Chestnut Grove Cemetery, John Claiborne Jones was the last Methodist Minister of the Methodist Church built by Soloman Scott Long , burned by Union Troop during the American Civil War.

Last eye witness visit to cemetery February 2019: this information can also be found in archives of the newspaper, the Hartselle Enquirer, Hartselle is located in the same Alabama County, Morgan, As Decatur (the county seat), in articles titled "Reminiscences of Morgan County by Dr Copeland," a series printed between 1900 and 1910 in the Hartselle Enquirer which is still a weekly publication in Hartselle, Alabama currently 2-22-2019.