Lewis Jones (1786 - 1863)

Born 11 May 1786 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Headen) Jones — married 1806 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Jun 1863 at age 77 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Lewis Jones was born 11 May 1786, Chatham County, North Carolina, and died 22 June 1863, Chatham County, North Carolina. ^[1] He was the son of Edmund Jones (1749-1834) and Rachel Alston (1747-1833).^[2]

Lewis Jones and Ruth Headen (1788-1881) were married about 1806 in North Carolina.

Lewis was an executor of his father's will dated in 1834. He was an attorney for his brother Willis. Lewis Jones will written 16 April 1863, proven August 1863, in his will he mentions his wife Ruth. Ruth died in 1881.

1820 Chatham, North Carolina:^[3] Lewis Jones, 2-1-0-0-1- 0-2-1-1-1 [Lewis would have been 34 years old in 1820, there would have been 3 sons: Allen, Andrew, James and 4 daughters: Nancy, Mary, Catherine, Elizabeth]

1830 Chatham, North Carolina:^[4] Lewis Jones: 1-0-1-1-1-0-1 males: 1-2-1-1-1-0-1 Females [Lewis would have been 44 yrs old, there were 4 sons: Allen, Andrew, James, John and 6 daughters: Nancy, Mary, Catherine, Elizabeth, Eliza, Cornelia]

1840 Chatham, North Carolina:^[5] Lewis Jones: males 1 Wm L. (5-10), 1 John (10-15), 1 James (20-30), 1 Lewis (60-70); females 1 Cornelia (10-15), 2 Elizabeth & Eliza (15-20), 1 (20-30), 1 Ruth (60-70)

1850 Chatham, North Carolina:^[6]

Lewis Jones 64

Ruth Jones 63

Cornelia A. Jones 23 (1827)

Wm L. Jones 17 (1833)

1860 Chatham, North Carolina:^[7]

Lewis Jones 74

Ruthy Jones 72

Wm Jones 27

Emiline Jones 18

Children

1. Allen Dowd Jones (1807-1875) married Eliza Jane Dowd^[1]
2. Nancy Jones (1809-1890) married James Siler^[1]
3. Mary "Polly" Jones (1814- ) married Nathan Bray^[1]
4. Andrew Headen Jones (1811-1890) married Bethunia P. Culberson ^[1]
5. James Atlas Jones (1816-1889) married Sarah "Sallie" Fields . James was an executor of his father's will.^[1]
6. Catherine Jones (1818-1907) married 30 November 1843, Joseph Dorsett^[1]
7. Elizabeth Jones (1820-1905) married David McManus (McNanus)^[1]
8. Eliza Jane Jones (1824-1895) married Archibald M. Jones (he is the son of Sugar Jones and Susan Shields; Archibald and Eliza were 1st cousins.)^[1]
9. John William Jones (1827-1861) married Delia Ann Crutchfield^[1]
10. Cornelia A. Jones (1827)
11. William L. Jones (1833)

Research Notes

George Wilis Jones is not a son of Lewis Jones and Ruth Headen. All of the children of Lewis and Ruth are accounted for in the census records.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V12B-Y4Y : 12 March 2018), Lewis Jones, 1863; citing Chatham, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,064,744.
2. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V12B-Y44 : 12 March 2018), Edmond Jones, 1834; citing Chatham, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,064,744.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL7-KDD : accessed 21 July 2019), Lewis Jones, Chatham, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 222, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 82; FHL microfilm 162,798.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH59-QF3 : 22 August 2017), Lewis Jones, Pittsboro, Chatham, North Carolina, United States; citing 450, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 119; FHL microfilm 18,085.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYZ-S5M : 16 August 2017), Lewis Jones, Chatham, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 146, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 357; FHL microfilm 18,093.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BH-MHL : 12 April 2016), Lewis Jones, Chatham county, Chatham, North Carolina, United States; citing family 1112, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDG-1SC : 12 December 2017), Lewis Jones, 1860.

Also See:

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93237306 : accessed 21 July 2019), memorial page for Lewis Jones (10 May 1786–20 Jun 1863), Find A Grave Memorial no. 93237306, citing Mineral Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Mount Vernon Springs, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Doc Wilson (contributor 47464039) .