Precious (Stone) Jones (abt. 1697 - bef. 1749)

Born about 1697 in Charles, Maryland

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Died before 1749 before about age 52 in Charles, Maryland

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Sources

• Ancestry.com. Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1777 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, Will Books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court.

Research Notes

Stone, William, Charles County, 17th April, 1730; 12th Aug., 1731. To eldest son Thomas and hrs., plan. beginning at mouth of Cold Spring Branch (for desc. see will) and plan. where William Mansell lives, adj. land of cousin David Stone and Gerd. Fowke; and personalty. To dau. Mary and hrs., plan. where she and her husband Thomas Matthews now live, adj. lands of cousin Matthew Stone and Robert Doyne; and 1/2 of "ONeales Dezearts," bou. of James Tyer; and personalty. To youngest son Richard and hrs., residue of dwell. plan. "Poynton Manner," his mother to have use of house and portion of plan. during life; and personalty, including that on plan. where John Bannister is overseer. To dau. Verlinda Harrison and hrs., 100 A. "'Dover's Clifts," tract bou. of Martin Campbell and Mary, his wife; 39 A. adj. "Dover Clifts," and money due from her. To dau. Theodesia and hrs., other half of "O'Neales Dezearts" and pt. of "Market Overton," at Pomankka., now leased to Robert Gording; and personalty. To dau. Pretious (Precious) Jones and hrs., 800 A. "Millner," bou. of John Dickeson, and 113 A. "Langharn's Rest," Prince George's County, made over by George Langham; and personalty. To youngest dau. Bethia Barnes and hrs., 143 A. "Stone's Rest," adj. to land of Thomas Jenkins, dec'd, and 1/2 "Market Overton," the pt. where John Queen now lives; and personalty. To wife Theodosia, certain personalty during life, to be divided among child.; sd. wife being obligated to make over "Market Overton" to her 2 daus. Theodosia and Bethia before her death or marriage; shd. son Thomas interfere and not make over sd. land, then the plantations where his bro. William lived and Daniel McDaniell now lives shall pass to the sd. Theodosia and Bethia. and their hrs, Exs.: Wife and sons Thomas and Richard. Test: William Mansell, John Boye, James Murdock. Codicil: Shd. Thomas Matthew bring any account against estate, to have no share therein. To dau. Theodosia,, personalty to remain in poss. of her mother during life, Test: Same. 20.221.

MEEK, THEODOCIA, Charles Co, 21 May 1773 9 June 1773 To niece Mary Barnes extx; part of tract 'Oneals Desert, during her lifetime then to her two daus, Anne and Mary. Also to my niece Mary Barnes, Negro Ben Forten and residue of estate, To niece Theodocia Speake, part of tract "Margret Overton," 100 acres to include plantation that Robert Gordon now rents and bed and furniture, To niece Mary Macpherson, remaining part of tract "Margret overton" and a mulatto woman Betty and a Negro boy Frederck. To cousin William Jones, 1000 pounds of tobacco. Wit: Bart. Stone; John Blackwood; Charles Muncaster. Probate was taken In presence of Mary Stone One Of the co-heirs who did not object. MCW 39, 235

Father: William Stone b: 1667 in perhaps at "Poynton Manor", Nanjemoy Hundred, Charles County, Maryland Mother: Theodosia Wade b: 22 SEP 1666 in Charles County, Maryland

Marriage 1 George Jones b: ABT 1694 in Charles County, Maryland Married: ABT 1714 in Charles County, Maryland Children Samuel Jones b: ABT 1715 in Charles County, Maryland Mary Jones b: ABT 1717 in Charles County, Maryland Verlinda Jones b: ABT 1726 in Charles County, Maryland