James R. Jones (abt. 1779 - abt. 1815)

Born about 1779 in Sussex, Delaware, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elvey Elizabeth (Rowland) Jones — married 6 Jan 1802 in Greene County Georgia

Descendants

Died about 1815 at about age 36 in Georgia, United States

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James Jones served in the War of 1812
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Biography

James Jones was born in 1779. He is the son of Ebenezer Jones and Ann Rogers.

James served in the war of 1812 and was likely at the battle of New Orleans with his brothers.

Birth and Baptism

James R. Jones was born 1779 in Sussex Co., DE. He married Elvey Rowland. He died in 1815 in Georgia.

Family

320. JAMES R.6 JONES, (Ebenezer5, Thomas4, Ebenezer3, Thomas2, WilliamA-1), b ca 1779 Sussex Co., DE d bet 1815-1830 White Co. TN or GA m 6 Jan 18021 Greene Co., GA Elvey Rowland1 b ca 1785 NC. James left few records. He married in Greene County, Georgia, where his cousins Wingate and Zachariah Jones lived on Shoulder Bone Creek with the Marvel’s and Knowles’ from Sussex County, Delaware. He is on the 1814 and 1815 Tax List of White County, Tennessee in Zachariah Jones’ Militia Company. On 9 November 1815 as James R. Jones he served as a survey chain carrier for five acre survey of Zachariah Jones.2 ^[1]3 They also state that after his death his widow with her children moved to Coweta County, Georgia.3 If James was still living in White County after 1815 he should have been on the 1816 tax list, but he is not listed. If James died in the 1815 time period it is questionable that his family immediately moved to Coweta County, Georgia as the Coweta County area was still Indian land until 1820’s. Coweta County was established in 1826 from Indian land. We do know that his children were in Coweta County by at least 1828 or 1829 as in the 1832 Gold Lottery for Georgia as the James R. Jones orphans they were one of the winners in the land lottery.3 People eligible for this lottery were individuals who had been residents of Georgia for three years. Descendants of his son James Roland Jones state that James Roland Jones was born in White County, Tennessee on 7 Nov 1805.3 One of his daughters married a Brittian, one a Murphy in Coweta Co., GA, and Lydia married a Brown at Rock Springs. Children:3

1. (i) ORRAN7 JONES b ca 1803 GA m Nancy _____.
2. (ii) JAMES ROLAND7 JONES b 7 Nov 1805 White Co., TN m Temperance Velvin.
3. (iii) DAVID WILLIS7 JONES b ca 1808 GA m Elizabeth _____.
4. (iv) ROBERT7 JONES b ca 1809.
5. (v) WILLIAM7 JONES.
6. (vi) JORDAN7 JONES.
7. (vii) REBECCA7 JONES.
8. (viii) SUSAN7 JONES.
9. (ix) LYDA JONES m _______ Brown.

^[2] (http://www.ajlambert.com/jones/lin_jfd.pdf)

Marriage

James Jones ^[3]

Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950 Name: James Jones Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 06 Jan 1802 Event Place: Greene, Georgia, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Elvey Rowland Spouse's Gender: Female

Military Service

James Jones.

United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records Name James Jones Event Type Military Service Event Date 1812-1815 Event Place United States

James Jones ^[4]

United States Muster Rolls of the Marine Corps, 1798-1937 Name: James Jones Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 28 Mar 1806 Event Place: US Constitution Residence Place: US Constitution Affiliate Repository Type: Affiliate

Death and Burial

Descendants of James state that he was clearing land in White County and a tree fell on him and killed him. They also state that after his death his widow with her children moved to Coweta County, Georgia.3 If James was still living in White County after 1815 he should have been on the 1816 tax list, but he is not listed.

Sources

1. ↑ Descendants of James state that he was clearing land in White County and a tree fell on him and killed him.
2. ↑ LINEAGE OF JONES FAMILY DELMARVA – Compiled by Mitchell Jones
3. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950."
4. ↑ "United States Muster Rolls of the Marine Corps, 1798-1937."

• LINEAGE OF JONES FAMILY DELMARVA – Compiled by Mitchell Jones

• United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-8Y64) : 12 March 2018), James Jones, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 113; FHL microfilm 882,631.

• "United States Muster Rolls of the Marine Corps, 1798-1937." Database with images. FamilySearch. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8K-GT2W) : 8 August 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication T1118. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

• Original data: Georgia marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library.

• Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

• Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 19, Coweta, Georgia; Roll: M432_66; Page: 319B; Image: 453

• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950." Database with images. FamilySearch. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJZ-KP8) : 29 November 2018. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow.

• Marriage: "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  citing Marriage, Greene, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 159,051.
  FamilySearch Record: KXJZ-VKK (accessed 26 February 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GPP6-812 Image number 00125
  James Jones marriage to Elvey Rowland on 6 Jan 1802 in Greene, Georgia, United States.

• Georgia, Headright & Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909: "Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909"
  citing Record number: 0;
  FamilySearch Record: CG8Y-BD3Z (accessed 26 February 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSZ-9KP6 Image number 00427
  Name: James Jones; Land Assessment Date: 10 Apr 1789; Land Assessment Place: Georgia, United States.

• Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909: "Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909"
  citing Record number: 0;
  FamilySearch Record: CG68-VS3Z (accessed 26 February 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSZ-9LRW Image number 00408
  Name: James Jones; Land Assessment Date: 10 Oct 1783; Land Assessment Place: Georgia, United States.

• Tax Record: "Georgia, Tax Digests, 1787-1900"
  citing Record number: 23;
  FamilySearch Record: 68CM-PBKK (accessed 26 February 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSVB-G33R-V Image number 00042
  Name: James Jones; Tax Assessment Date: 1796; Tax Assessment Place: Georgia, United States.

• Tax Record: "Georgia, Tax Digests, 1787-1900"
  citing Record number: 23;
  FamilySearch Record: 68CM-PBKK (accessed 26 February 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSVB-G33R-V Image number 00042
  Name: James Jones; Tax Assessment Date: 1796; Tax Assessment Place: Georgia, United States.

Acknowledgments

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