Jonathan Ii was the son of Jonathan & Martha (Wright) Olds
He married Hannah Jones, daughter of Samuel & Hannah (Miller) Jones, on 15 Aug 1749 in MA - parents of Hannah, Jonathan III, Justin, Samuel, Enoch, Lurane & Asenath
Lived at Springfield and Ware, Mass. Joined First Church of Springfield, 1750. He served in the French and Indian War.
Sources
Birth Record for son, Justin Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Clifford L. Stott, Vital Records of Springfield, Mass. to 1850, CD-ROM (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogy Society, 2002), "Jonathan Old the Son of Jonathan Old & Martha Old was Borne October 19th: 1726."
Ibid., "Jonathan Old of Springfield Enters his Intention of Marriage with Hannah Jones of Said Springfield the 22d Day of July anno Dom: 1749" From Book 2 Marriages 1728 - 1807.
Ibid., "Augt 15th 1749 ... Jonathan Old & Hannah Jones both of said Springfield were Joynd Together in Marriage". From Book 2, Marriages 1728 - 1807.
MA Town & Vital Records, 1620-1988
www.genealogyofnewengland.com
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jonathan by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Dan Olds :
Y-Chromosome Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-ZP85, FTDNA kit #6925
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jonathan:
Olds-592 and Olds-48 appear to represent the same person because: These are clearly the same man although there are minor differences in the records given. I doubt it the II in his name comes from any contemporary record. Although it can be a useful distinction in a personal pedigree, there are too many Jonathan Olds's for this to be of benefit in a public tree.
Also, we can now establish the date of his death as 15 Dec 1779 from his widow's petition for relief after his death in service. See Petition for Relief of Hannah Olds, Legislative Resolution, 2 July 1785, Massachusetts Archives, Boston, Massachusetts. Date is from a certificate in the file.
Also, we can now establish the date of his death as 15 Dec 1779 from his widow's petition for relief after his death in service. See Petition for Relief of Hannah Olds, Legislative Resolution, 2 July 1785, Massachusetts Archives, Boston, Massachusetts. Date is from a certificate in the file.