Benjamin Jones (1741 - 1823)

Born 24 Sep 1741 in Thornbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

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Descendants

Died 10 Nov 1823 at age 82 in Westown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

"Benjamin, son of Reece Jones and Amy Cock, b. 9 mo. 24, 1741; d. 11 mo. 10, 1823. His occupation was blacksmithing, which he followed in Thornbury, Chester (now Delaware) co., until the division of his father-in-law's estate. The portion falling to Rebecca was situated in Westown, Chester Co., north of the Street-road, and adjoining what is now the Street-road Station on the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad. They erected buildings on this land, and removed to it soon after."^[1]

Children

Children of Benjamin Jones and Rebecca Eavenson:

1. Lydia Jones married Richard Eavenson.
2. Elizabeth Jones married Joseph Fox.
3. Amy Jones.
4. Phebe Jones married Thomas Massey.
5. Hannah Jones married Isaac Hoopes.
6. Benjamin Jones married Ann James.
7. John Jones unmarried.
8. Sidney Jones born 11, 13, 1792 and married firstly, Abraham Hoopes and secondly, Benjamin Sharpless.
9. Amy Jones married Isaac T. Larkin
10. Rebecca Jones married Joseph Larkin.
11. Rees Jones born 1800 and married Elizabeth Strode.

Sources

1. ↑ Palmer, Lewis. A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of John and Mary Palmer of Concord, Chester (now Delaware) Co., Pa: Especially Through Their Son, John Palmer, Jr., and Sons-in-Law, William and James Trimble. with Notes of Ancestry, or Information, of Many of the Families with Whom They Intermarried. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1875, p. 50.

See also:

• Cocks, George W. History and Genealogy of the Cock-Cocks-Cox Family Descended from James and Sarah Cock of Killingworth upon Matinecock, in The Township of Oysterbay, Long Island, New York. New York: Privately Printed, 1912, p. 30 - 31.
• Source: S430314121 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 155800928