Peter Jones II (1666 - bef. 1726)

Born 1666 in Charles City, Charles City County, Colony of Virginia

Husband of Mary (Batte) Jones — married before Oct 1688 in Henrico County, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died before 10 Jan 1726 before age 60 in Charles City, Charles City County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Peter Jones II was born in Virginia to Peter and Margaret Wood Jones. He married Mary Batte, 1688 in Henrico County.^[1]

He was appointed the rank of Captain in "The Prince George Militia", 1722.

Will proved in Prince George County, March 10...^[2]

Will dated January 19, 1721; probated January 10, 1726, Prince George County, Virignia. Abstract:^[3]

Names wife Mary Jones

Son Abraham Jones

Son-in-law Peter Jones

Son Peter Jones

Son William Jones

Son Thomas Jones

Son John Jones

Son Wood Jones

Daughter Mary Jones, wife of Peter Jones

Daughter Ann Jones

Daughter Margaret Jones

Daughter Martha Jones

The Will names four of his sons as underage: William, Thomas, John, and Wood. He also names these four sons with Ann, Margaret, and Martha, saying if they "depart this life before they are possesst of what is herein...", implying those three daughters were also underage (or at least not yet married).

Executors: "my Trusty and Loveing Friend Major Robert Munford, and my Son Peter Jones"

Note - The will names his slaves, in some cases also naming relatives (e.g., "Slave Moll,... the said Moll Daughter of old Sarah" and "one Malatto Fellow named Jack, and his Son Jack").

Fothergill and other information

From Peter Jones and Richard Jones Genealogies, by August B Fothergill, Old Dominion Press, Richmond, VA, 1924, p 26
"September 28, 1728 Abraham Jones of Prince George County was granted 235 acres of land lying on the lower side of Reedy Creek and North side of Nottoway River, adjoining Godfrey Ragsdale, Captain Peter Jones and Thomas Thrower.
p 17 Thomas Batte on May 9, 1692 conveyed to "Peter Jones now of Henrico County" 240 acres of land which is part of those plantations known by the name of the Old Town bounded on the upper side by the lands of Godfrey Ragsdale, on the lower side by the lands of John Bevil and on the other two sides by the woods and Appamattox River. 130 acres escheated in the name of Thomas Batte, 50 acres purchased of Godfrey Ragsdale and the other 60 acres lying at the heads. Consideration: a tract of land lying in Charles City County now held by the said Peter Jones which was surveyed by James Minge by order of the Governor and Council. (Henrico Co. Rec. V. 5, p 299)
p 18 Mary, wife of Peter Jones, gave power of attorney to "my loving brother in law James Cocke" to relinquish her dower rights in the land conveyed by her husband Peter Jones to Stephen Cocke. (Henrico Co. Rec., Vol 1677-1704, pp 60-63)
p 18. Captain Peter Jones was appointed Lieutenant of Rangers of Prince George County in accordance to an Act of appointing Rangers. October 25, 1711
p 19 At a meeting of the vestry of Bristol Parish held at the Ferry Chapell, October 30, 1720, Captain Peter Jones was among those present.
p 20 Capt. Peter Jones lived on Brickhouse Run in the present Petersburg and is likely buried at the family burial ground at "Cedar Grove" which was the home of Gen. Joseph Jones who died in 1824. He had inherited this land from his father Thomas Jones who was the eldest son and heir of Abraham Jones who was the heir at law of the above Capt. Peter Jones.
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The Vestry Book and Register of Bristol Parish, Virginia 1720-1789, privatedly printed, Richmond, VA 1898, p 24: at a Vestry held at the Chapple June 28, 1725, The parish was divided into precincts for counting. The southside of the parish was divided into two precincts, "the upper precinct bounded as followeth to begin at Appamattuck ferry, thence as Monkassaneck road runs to stony-creek bridge between Capt RIch. Jones and Capt Joss Wynns, thence up stony-creek to the upper road to Nottoway river, thence along the road to Nottoway river, thence up between the same and Appamattuck river to the extent of the parish. Capt Peter Jones and his son Peter Jones are appointed counters for the said precinct."
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Source: Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol XI, Charles City County Court Orders 1658-1661, abstracted by Beverley Fleet, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co, 1961, p 100
"At a meeting of the Militia att Westov'r July 12, 1661 It is ordered that the sev'all companies of this Regiment for the present be Divided proporconed and distinguished as foll vidzt:…6. Capt Peter Jones his companie to be from Citty Creeke to the falls of Appomattock riv'r on the south side, And from Powells Creeke to the sd falls on the North side."
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Colonial Wills of Henrico Co, VA 1677-1737, p 433, Margaret Cocke's will "To my son Peter Jones, all rest of my estate, and he and WIlliam Randolph to be executors"
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DEEDS, ETC. 1713-1728, page 968, Prince George County, Virginia.
Indenture (Lease) made the 9th day of March, 1726, between Robert Hix of Lawns Creek Parrish of the County of Surry, and John Fitzgerrald of Bristol Parish, County of Prince George, 1,120 acres on South side of Appomattox River in Bristol Parish, of which 200 acres were sold to the said Robert Hix from John Evans by deed dated the 8th day of February, 1693, and the 4th day of June, 1694, and recorded in Charles City County; 600 acres was granted to the said Robert Hix by Letters of Patent bearing date of April 20, 1694; 60 acres conveyed to the said Robert Hix from Peter Jones, Jr. by indenture dated the 11th day of August, 1708, and recorded in Prince George County; and 260 acres sold to the said Robert Hix from Joshua Irby and Elizabeth, his wife, by indenture dated the 10th day of August, 1708, recorded in Prince George County County. Acknowledged in Court on March 14, 1726, by Robert Hix, and France Hix, his wife, appeared and relinquished her right of dower

Research Notes

Information citing SAR application: Capt Peter Jones, born 1666, Charles City, died 1 January 1727, Prince George.^[4]

Estimated Birth: Merged profiles had a 1658 birth year (with 1726 death) and born 1652/died 1653. Marriage of his parents is shown as 1655, but without a reliable source. While Peter could have married earlier (his birth is given as 1634), his wife's birth year is given as 1641, so a later marriage is more likely (say about 1661). It may be that Abraham was their first-born son (1662), Richard their second, c1663/4, and this Peter their third, which aligns with 1666 given in the SAR application. The presumption for the four "grandchildren in law" named in Abraham's 1682 (Abraham, Richard, Peter, and William) is that Abraham was their guardian and that they were still underage - so born no earlier than 1662.

Sources

1. ↑ "The records of Henrico note the license of Mr. Peter Jones to Mary Batte was returned to the October General Court, Henrico, 1688." Kathryn Gearhart research
2. ↑ Is this a "1st month/3rd month" issue or a hyper-correction issue? If the will was proved in the first month, in 1726, that would be March. See Sue Roe's The Problem of Dates (accessed 4 May 2020).
3. ↑ Prince George County Records
   The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography
   Vol. 4, No. 3 (Jan., 1897), pp. 272-292
   Published by: Virginia Historical Society
   Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4241962
   Page Count: 21 (transcription of will on page 284)
4. ↑ SAR Membership Number 75127. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls (Ancestry Online publication, 2011).

See also:

• The WikiTree page Virginia Peter Joneses, which covers five generations of Peter Joneses (this Peter as the second generation).
• Kathryn Gearhart research: Batte family; Jones family (well researched and includes statements indicating source which could be independently researched, but footnotes/endnotes of sources are not given)
• Relations of Joe L Arrowood (source citations are to family trees)