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Sarah (Colley) Jones (1753 - aft. 1830)

Sarah Jones formerly Colley
Born in Hanover County, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married about 1777 in VAmap
Descendants descendants
Died after after age 76 in Rutherford County, North Carolinamap
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Biography

Sarah was born 18 September 1753 according to records kept by her parents. She passed away after 1830 in Haywood Co. NC. She married John "the Blind One" Jones in Mecklenberg Co, Colony of Virginia, about 1777 and moved to Rutherford Co. North Carolina shortly thereafter; most of their children were born in Rutherford Co. NC. One son, Joel Macon Colley was born to Sarah before her marriage to John Jones and he was reared in their home. The children of John and Sarah Colley Jones were Jonathan (born VA or NC), and the rest were born in Rutherford Co. NC, namely, Josiah, Robert, Mangram, Stephen, John, Sarah, Charles, Edward, Ursula, and William Jones.

Sources

Rutherford Co. census records 1790, 1800, 1810, and 1820 for John Jones. John wrote his will in 1821, and died in 1824 in Rutherford Co. NC Rutherford Co. NC Wills and Estates

  • Marshal L Styles (author and publisher, 2007) SARAH COLLEY (JONES) OF RUTHERFORD CO. NC; TWO HUNDRED FIFTY YEARS AND NINE GENERATIONS OF HER DESCENDANTS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND DESTINATIONS WESTWARD.




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