Thomas Jones IV (abt. 1680 - bef. 1729)

Born about 1680 in New London, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Polly) Jones — married 30 Dec 1703 in New London, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died before 2 Dec 1729 before about age 49 in Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Thomas Jones, described in Frances Manwaring Caulkins' History of New London as the "only son" of Thomas & Catherine Jones, married Mary Polly in 1703 and removed about 1710 from from New London to Colchester (see deed on his father's profile), where he became a proprietor. He died there in 1729.

Children 14

1. Thomas, b. 22 June 1704; d. bef. 27 October 1729.
2. James, bapt. 24 September 1710; m. Mary Gates; d. 8 September 1755.
3. Mary, bapt. 24 September 1710; m. Benjamin Graves.
4. Lucy, bapt. 24 September 1710; m. Jonathan Minard, Jr. He and wife Lucy received to full communion, North Parish, New London, sometime after October 1739.^[1] Jonathan was probably the son of William2 (b. 1680) and grandson of William1 Minard (sp. also Minor, Maynard, etc.) who m. Lydia Richards, 1678.
5. Jabez, bapt. 14 June 1713; d. aft. 28 February 1775.
6. Jonathan, b. abt. 1717; d. 1770.
7. Joshua, b. abt. 1718; m. Elizabeth Bliss.
8. Rachel, b. abt. 1722.
9. Sarah, b. abt. 1724; m. Newton Ransom.
10. Lurenia, b. abt. 1726.

Thomas Jones made his will 27 October 1729 (pro. 2 December 1729) naming: wife Mary; three eldest sons, James, Jabez and Jonathan; daughters Mary, Lewcey, Rachell and Sarah; youngest son Joshua; youngest daughter Lurenia.^[2]

13 March 1739, James, Jabez (I), Jonathan, Rachel, Sarah and Lurania Jones of Colchester, Benjamin Greaves and Mary his wife of East Haddam, and Jonathan Minor and Lucy his wife of New London quit claim to Joshua Jones of Colchester all right, interest, etc., 'in or to yt. farm wch. our Hond father Thomas Jones gave to his son Joshua Jones in his Last Will and Testamt.'^[3]

Disputed Origins

Thomas Jones was born at New London, Connecticut; his father has been posited as Thomas Jones, Junr., of Gloucester, but this plainly conflicts with both a will and a death record for that Thomas, at Gloucester, where he resided as of 1671 -- when he inherited significant local lands from his father -- and died in November of the year following, 1672. The confusion presumably stems in part from the fact that the family of the Gloucester man did briefly live at New London, from about 1651 to 1652; however, they unquestionably returned to Gloucester and the evidence is clear that both father and son remained there.

A profile for Thomas Jones, Sr. who married Catherine Gammon was created in 2018, and this Thomas, Jr. is certainly the son.

Thomas Joanes, of Colchester, admin. of the estate of Thomas Joanes late of new London, deceased, gave bond 11 November 1718.^[4]

On 27 February 1719, Joshua Hempstead reports in his diary that "I was in Town all day on an Arbitration between Thos Joans & Isaac Fox & Adam Rogers to Settle old Joanes’s Estate."^[5]. Thomas, Jr, was the son of "old Joanes" and Adam Rogers an Fox were sons-in-law.

Sources

1. ↑ Montville, Connecticut, Congregational Church records, 1722-1909. Film number: 007833663 > image 194 of 509. FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3F-X9Y4-3 (accessed 27 October 2023).
2. ↑ Manwaring, Charles William. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, Vol. III. Hartford, CT: 1906. Pages 74-5.
3. ↑ "Deeds, 1703-1909; general index, 1703-1932". Catalog: Deeds, 1703-1909; general index, 1703-1932 Deeds, v. 5-6 1737-1755. Film number: 008140487 > image 116 of 511. FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSK7-1G6P (accessed 26 October 2023)
4. ↑ "Probate files collection, early to 1880". Catalog: Probate files collection, early to 1880 Probate packets - Jones, Erastus-Latham, William, 1675-1850. Film number: 007628873 > image 83 of 1403. FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8925-PNG9 (accessed 28 October 2023).
5. ↑ Diary of Joshua Hempstead of New London, Connecticut, by Joshua Hempstead, New London County Historical Society, 1901, p. 85; select p. 85 from snippet views at https://books.google.com/books?id=z_ULAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Isaac+Fox%22#v=snippet&q=%22Isaac%20Fox%22&f=false

• https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LTGH-8L6/jonathan-jones-1725-1803
• [1] Frances Manwaring Caulkins Proprietor at Colchester: History of New London Connecticut 1852, p. 363,
• Ancestry.com: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

Acknowledgments

WikiTree profile Jones-5311 created through the import of Lent_Vise_2011-05-11aa.ged on May 26, 2011 by Bryan Sypniewski. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bryan and others.

Thank you to Sarah Dittmann for creating WikiTree profile Jones-18494 through the import of export-BloodTree.ged on Jun 27, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Sarah and others.