Abraham Jones (abt. 1749 - 1811)

Born about 1749 in Amelia County, Colony of Virginia

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Died May 1811 at about age 62 in Montgomery, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Abraham Jones is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A061764.

Abraham Jones was the son of Abraham Jones and Martha UNKNOWN.

He was born in Amelia County, Virginia in 1749.^[1]

During the American Revolution, he was in Burke County, Georgia, where he was appointed Clerk, Executive Council in 1782.^[1]

Abraham married twice: (1) Sarah Bugg, (2) Zephaniah Beale.^[1] His children included

• John Anselm Jones, married Martha Walton Jenkins^[1][2]
• Eliza Agnes Jones, married Fleming Grantland^[1][2]
• Seaborn Jones, married Mary Howard^[1][2]
• Martha Bugg Jones, married Thomas Moore^[1]
• Sarah Kizeah Paris^[2]

Abraham died in Montgomery County, Georgia in May 1811.^[1]

Will

Will of Abraham Jones. Montgomery Co., GA, WB A, pp. 333-334, w. 23 Feb 1811, p. 26 Nov 1811, recorded 6 Mar 1812.^[2]

my two daughters Eliza Agnes Jones and Sarah Kizeah Paris Jones
my two sons Seaborn Jones Jr. and John A. Jones
Exrs: sons Seaborn Jones Jr. and John A. Jones
Wit: Simon Hadley Jr.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 9 May 2020), "Record of Abraham Jones", Ancestor # A061764.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://ancstry.me/2HG6yTE [Note - I’m not positive, but this will appears to have been transcribed at a later date.]

• William Thomas Jones [grandson of Abraham Jones] vs. The United States. Spanish Land Grants, digital images at Florida Memory, Division of Library & Information Services, Florida Department of State (dos.myflorida.com). http://www.floridamemory.com/Collections/SpanishLandGrants William Thomas Jones images - https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/233157