Enos Jones (1742 - 1825)

Born 4 Jul 1742 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Whitmore) Jones — married 20 Jan 1768 (to 23 Dec 1788) in Leominster, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 30 Dec 1825 at age 83 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Private Enos Jones served with Worcester County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Enos Jones is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A062100.

Enos Jones is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 226100
Rank: Private

Enos Jones was a Private in Capt. Deliverance Davis's company of Minutemen, Col. Asa Whitcomb's regiment, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Enos Jones was born on July 4, 1742 in Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, son of William Jones and Sarah (Locke) Jones. ^{[4] [3]}

Enos married Mary Whitmore on 20 Jan 1768 in Leominster, Massachusetts. ^{[5] [4] [3]}

Enos and Mary had the following children born in Ashburnham: ^{[5] [4] [3]}

1. Edmond Jones, b. Sept. 13, 1769.
2. Molly Jones, b. March 31, 1771.
3. Nathan Jones, b. April 12, 1773.
4. Salley Jones, b. May 21, 1775.
5. Dolley Jones, b. May 28, 1777.
6. Lucy Jones, b. May 20, 1779.
7. Persis (Jones) Taylor, b. Nov. 20, 1781.
8. Eunice Jones, b. Jan. 5, 1784.
9. Daniel Jones, b. Dec. 23, 1788.

Mary (Whitmore) Jones died on Dec. 23, 1788. ^{[5] [4]}

His second marriage was to Hannah Russell at Cambridge, Massachusetts on 26 December 1790. ^{[5] [3]}

Enos died on 30 Dec 1825 in Lunenburg aged 83. ^{[5] [3]}

Sources

1. ↑ DAR
2. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} History of Ashburnham, Massachusetts
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} Vital Records of Ashburnham, Massachusetts to the Year 1849

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2022-08-23), "Record of Enos Jones", Ancestor # A062100.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142935515/enos-jones: accessed 23 August 2022), memorial page for Enos Jones (14 Jul 1742–30 Dec 1824), Find A Grave: Memorial #142935515, citing Meetinghouse Hill Cemetery, Ashburnham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Cheshire (contributor 47921031).

• Stearns, Ezra. History of Ashburnham, Massachusetts (Town of Ashburnham, Mass., 1887); p. 142, p. 766-7

• Massachusetts marriage records

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 8, p. 917 "Private, Capt. Deliverance Davis's co. of militia, Col. Asa Whetcomb's regt., which marched April 20, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 10 days."

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-TK9Y : 20 May 2022), Enos Jones, 14 Jul 1742; citing Birth, Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934225.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZB-4JM8 : 11 May 2022), Enos Jones and Mary Whitmore, 18 Aug 1767; citing Marriage, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011157.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC6-ZFLW : 11 May 2022), Enos Jones and Mary Whetmore, 18 Aug 1767; citing Marriage, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011158.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC6-Z4D2 : 11 May 2022), Enos Jones and Mary Whitmore, 20 Jan 1768; citing Marriage, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011158.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZY-T9M1 : 11 May 2022), Enos Jones and Mary Whitmer, 20 Jan 1768; citing Marriage, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011157.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4G9-DRV : 20 May 2022), Enos Jones in entry for Edmond Jones, 13 Sep 1769; citing Birth, Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009548.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4G9-DRL : 20 May 2022), Enos Jones in entry for Molly Jones, 31 Mar 1771; citing Birth, Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009548.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4G9-DR5 : 20 May 2022), Enos Jones in entry for Nathan Jones, 12 Apr 1773; citing Birth, Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009548.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4G9-6ZS : 20 May 2022), Enos Jones in entry for Salley Jones, 21 May 1775; citing Birth, Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009548.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4G9-6Z7 : 20 May 2022), Enos Jones in entry for Dolley Jones, 28 May 1777; citing Birth, Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009548.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4G9-6ZH : 20 May 2022), Enos Jones in entry for Lucy Jones, 20 May 1779; citing Birth, Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009548.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4G9-6Z8 : 20 May 2022), Enos Jones in entry for Persis Jones, 20 Nov 1781; citing Birth, Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009548.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4G9-6ZX : 20 May 2022), Enos Jones in entry for Eunice Jones, 5 Jan 1784; citing Birth, Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009548.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-FPRJ : 20 May 2022), Enos Jones in entry for Mary Jones, 3 Dec 1788; citing Death, Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009548.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4G9-6ZJ : 20 May 2022), Enos Jones in entry for Daniel Jones, 23 Dec 1788; citing Birth, Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009548.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-6H84 : 20 May 2022), Enos Jones, 26 Dec 1790; citing Marriage, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.

• Vital Records of Ashburnham, Massachusetts to the Year 1849 (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Mass., 1909);
  • p. 129
    • "Enos and Mary Whitmore of Leominster, Jan. 20, 1768. In Leominster."
    • "Enos and Hannah Russell of Charleston, Dec. 26, 1790. In Cambridge."
  • p. 45
    • "Daniel, s. Enos and Mary, Dec. 23, 1788."
    • "Dolley, d. Enos and Mary, May 28, 1777."
    • "Edmond, s. Enos and Mary, Sept. 13, 1769."
    • "Eunice, d. Enos and Mary, Jan. 5, 1784."
    • "Lucy, d. Enos and Mary, May 20, 1779."
    • "Molly, d. Enos and Mary, March 31, 1771."
    • "Nathan, s. Enos and Mary, April 12, 1773."
    • "Percis, d. Enos and Mary, Nov. 20, 1781."
    • "Salley, d. Enos and Mary, May 21, 1775."
  • p. 190
    • "Enos, Dec. 29, 1824, a. 82. g.s.i. [Dec. 30, a. 83, c.r.]"
    • "Hannah, wid. Enos, Oct. 16, 1836, a. 94."
    • "Mary, w. Enos, Dec. 3 [21, c.r.] [23, g.s.i.], 1788, in 46th y."