Elizabeth (Folland) Jones (abt. 1635 - bef. 1714)

Born about 1635 in England

Wife of Samuel Hall — married [date unknown] (to before 19 Feb 1693) in Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony

Wife of Jeremiah Jones — married 1699 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died before 10 Jul 1714 before about age 79 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Biography

Elizabeth Folland was probably born about 1630 - 1635 in England; the child of Thomas Folland /Falland/Follin^[1]and his wife Unknown Folland, about whom nothing is known.

It seems plausible that Elizabeth may have migrated from England to Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony with her father and siblings in 1639. Her siblings were Thomas Folland and Mary (Folland) Wheldon.

Two Marriages

At Yarmouth, Elizabeth married first to Samuel Hall,^[2]the eldest son of John Hall and his wife Bethia, whose last name at birth unknown.^[3]This Hall family came to Yarmouth in 1653. Samuel died in 1996 (having no children),^[3]his will was dated October 7, 1693 with his brother-in-law, Thomas Follin, being one of the executors.^[4][5]Elizabeth was unable to testify at the probate of her late husband because she was lame so her testimony was written and mailed by John Anthony. Samuel Hall's inventory was taken February 2, 1693 and totalled 359=07=00.^[6]

Elizabeth married, secondly to Jeremiah Jones in 1699 at Yarmouth.^[2]on April 27. It was Jeremiah's 2nd marriage as well; he was first married to Sarah Dillingham who died before 1699. Jeremiah and his first wife had two children - John and Sarah.^[7]

In 1761, Elizabeth and Jeremiah were living in a part of Plymouth Colony known as Rombout, according to Frank J. Doherty, for he writes that "Jeremiah Jones of Rombout and Elizabeth, his wife, sold two parcels of land in Rombout to James Hix, yeoman of the same for L 440. The two parcels included "140 acres and 3 acres, adjoining the 140 acres" which were next to Joseph Horton's mill.^[8]Jeremiah Jones of Yarmouth died November 4, 1705.^[9]

Will, Death, Inventory

The Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Jones was recorded May 20, 1711 in which she is called an "aged widow woman." Her brother Thomas Folland and Colonel John Thacher were bequeathed L 10 each; 40s to Elizabeth Wheelden, (daughter of her sister Mary) 40s; her cousin Mary Wheelden, (daughter of Thomas Wheelden) 40s; Mary Rider (wife of Benjamin Rider) L 4; remainder equally divided between Elizabeth Mathews and Sarah Mathews (daughters of William Mathews. Thomas Folland and John Thacher, Executors.^{[10] [11]}

Elizabeth (Fowland) (Hall) Jones died at Yarmouth. Her will was probated on July 10, 1714 with her brother Thomas Folland being the only surviving Executor. The inventory of her estate was taken July 3, 1714 and totalled 43=01=00.^[10]

No Children

Elizabeth bore no children from either spouse.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson. "The Great Migration Directory, Immigrants to New England 1620-1640, A Concise Compendiuim" American Ancestors, Boston, Massachusetts (2015). pp 111 & 118.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. [Torrey's Marriage Index] Vol. 2, p. 684.subscription
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Amos Otis. "Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families" Gross Publishers and Printers, The Patriot Press. Barnstable, MA (1888). pp 450, 451.see at googlebooks
4. ↑ The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). pp 840-844.subscription
5. ↑ “Barnstable, MA: Probate Records, 1685-1789.” Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Vol. 3, pp 221, 222.subscription
6. ↑ “Barnstable, MA: Probate Records, 1685-1789.” Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Vol. 1, pp 105 - 107 (will of Samuel Hall). subscribers
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) Mrs. John E. Barclay. "The Jones Family of Yarmouth and Middleboro, Mass." Vol. 31 (1955) pp 124, 125.subscribers
8. ↑ Dutchess County, NY: The Settlers of the Beekman Patent (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016), (Orig. Pub. by Frank J. Doherty, Pleasant Valley, NY. Frank J. Doherty, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: An Historical and Genealogical Study of All the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent, ten volumes. 1990–2003). Vol. 6, pp 419, 420.subscription
9. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Yarmouth - Vol. 1, p. 131.subscription
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} “Barnstable, MA: Probate Records, 1685-1789.” Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Vol. 3, pp 221- 223.subscription
11. ↑ " Probate records v. 1-3 1686-1747" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YB-NG2  : 3 August 2023), Film# 007705400, Barnstable, Massachusetts, image 390, Vol 3, Page 341.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Folland-4 created through the import of Cogan Moore Stiles Wiley_2011-07-09.ged on Jul 9, 2011 by Eileen Cogan.