Anna (Vassall) Jones (abt. 1594 - 1640)

Born about 10 Jan 1594 in Stepney, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Jones — married about 1616 (to about 1636) in Stepney, London, England

Descendants

Died 24 Jul 1640 at about age 46 in Highgate, Middlesex, England

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Anna (Vassall) Jones has French origins.

Anna (Vassall) Jones was a daughter of a Huguenot emigrant (1540-1790).

Biography

Anna Vassall was baptised January 10, 1594 in St Dunstan and All Saints CofE Church, Stepney, Middlesex, England (this is now a suburb in the London Borougfh of Tower Hamlets). Her parents were Jean Vassall II (1544-1625) and Judith (Burrough) Vassall GME (1565-bef.1639) (some sources cite Anna (Russell) Vassall (abt.1548-aft.1596), John's 2nd wife as her mother see research notes). ^[1][2][3]

Marriage

Anna married the Reverend John Jones (bef.1579-1636), an Anglican minister in London. he is described as a clerc, of St Nicholas Acon parish, London. ^[4]

Children

1. William A. Jones (abt.1634-1666)

Death

Anna died on 24 July 1640, at Highgate, Middlesex, England. She was buried in St Nicholas, aconms Cemetery, London. ^[5]

Her 1640 will leaves property for her brother, Samuel Vassall to dispose of and the money to go to her named sisters, her children and her brothers, including Reverend Stephen Vassall and their children. ^[6] Probate was granted 27 July 1640. ^[7]

Research Notes

• Anna (Russell) Vassall (abt.1548-aft.1596)l died and was buried at St. Dunstans on 5 May 1593. which is before the birth of this Anna Vassall. Therefore, the third wife of John Vassall, Judith (Burrough) Vassall GME (1565-bef.1639), who he married 27 March 1594 in St. Dunstan's Parish Church, Stepney, Middlesex (London), England, must have been the mother of Anna. ^[8][9]

• References to Sir Jean de Vassall and Lady Russell are wrong, they didn't have titles! Jean was not knighted and there is no evidence to suggest Anna was linked to the titled Russell family.

• Note: Reverend John Jones and Anna Jones were the parents of Thomas Jones and William A. Jones. William emigrated to Accomack County Virginia Colony as an indentured servant to Devorax Browne and partnered (not married) with Ruth Colledge. William was my Generation 1 Jones in the U.S. ^[10]

• St Nicholas Acons From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Was a parish church in the City of London. In existence by the late 11th century, it was destroyed during the Great Fire of London of 1666 and not rebuilt. ^[11]

• Genealogical Gleanings. Shows Anna as daughter of Judith (Burrough) ^[12]

• Biography of Sir John De VASSALL. Comments: inboxrgh 18 September 2016. On my question to the William White Society / Article ( Captain John Vassal 11 ) on the birth of Anna Vassal who was married to John Jones. Notation of Characters Jones-4316 Vassall-14 Reference for the following was the contact of the William White Society. My reference is from the following Author - Page 15. ^[13] It lists the following as a daughter of Anna Russell (2nd wife) to John Vassall: "7. Anna, born 10 Jan. 1595/6, buried 24 July 1640, married John Jones, rector of St. Nicholas Acons, London, who died 14 May 1636 at Highgate, Middlesex". According to Adventures, Anna's fist daughter was named Judith, bap. 25 March 1582, which makes Anna her second daughter. I should add that the footnote for Anna, b. 10 Jan 1595/6 is the following: R, VA.Co. III, pp. ^{[14] [15]}

• Much of the following notes on extended family members posted here would be more relevant if removed and added as sources to the relevant individuals:

• Excerpt from OUR VASSALL FAMILY ANCESTRY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO PILGRIM WILLIAM WHITE AND HIS SON RESOLVED WHITE. By Alton Rogers. John Vassall married 3rdly, 27 March 1594 at St. Dunstan's Parish Church, Stepney, Middlesex, England: Judith (Borough) Scott. She was born abt. 1546 in Stepney and died testate, her will dated 9 November 1638, and proved January 1639. At her death she was of Eastwood, Essex. Judith was the daughter of Stephen Borough and his wife Joan Overye of Stepney and Chatham, County Kent. At her marriage Judith was the widow of Thomas Scott of Colchester, County Essex and London, whom she married in 1585/6. Children of John Vassall by Judith (Borough) Scott: Anna, Rachel, Stephen, Thomas, Mary and Elizabeth.^[16]

• JOHN2 VASSALL (*JOHN1) was born 1544, and died September 13, 1625 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. He married (1) Ann Hewes September 25, 1569 in Stepney Parish, Middlesex, England.She died Bef. 1580 in Stepney, without issue. He married (2) Ann Russell September 4, 1580 in Stepney Parish, Middlesex, England. She was born 1556, and died May 4, 1593 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. He married (3) Judith Borough March 27, 1594 in Stepney Parish, Middlesex, England, daughter of Stephen Borough and Joan Overye.

Children of John Vassall and Judith are:

1. ANNA VASSALL, b. January 10, 1595/96; d. 1640; m. John Jones; d. May 14, 1636, Highgate, Middlesex, England. Rector of St. Nicholas Acons, London
2. RACHEL VASSALL, m. Peter Andrews.
3. STEPHEN VASSALL, d. 1643; m. (1) Mary Grubbe b. January 2, 1614/15, St Albans, Hertforshire, England; m. (2) Marty Bromley b. Orsett, Essex, England; d. January 30, 1632/33. Degree: B.A. in 1620 and M.A. in 1623 from Pembroke College, Cambridge University. Rector of Rayleigh, Essex, England
4. THOMAS VASSALL, b. April 7, 1602, St. Leonard, Eastcheap, London; m. ANNE DICKENSON, June 27, 1625 in St, Nicholas Acons, London.
5. MARY VASSALL, m. Edward West; a mariner b. Ratcliffe, Middlesex, England.
6. ELIZABETH VASSALL, b. 1607, Ratcliffe, Middlesex, England; m. HENRY CHURCH, January 20, 1625/26, St, Nicholas Acons, London; b. 1602, Wapping, Middlesex, England. ^[17]

• JOHN1 VASSALL was of Caen, Normandy, France. From the ancient house of De Vassall, Barons de Gourdon in Querci Perigord. He was a Huguenot of Normandy, sent into England by his father because of the troubles in France. According to Edward D. Harris of New York City, contributor to an article in the "New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1897" Stephen and William BORROUGHS were brothers, both of Stepney, Co Middlesex, England, and Stephen the father of Judith Borroughes who m (1) 1586 Thomas Scott of Colchester, Co Essex, and London, England, and (2) 1591, as his 3d wife, John Vassall who d 1625, and was the father of Samuel and William Vassall, the latter having died in Barbados, and father of John Vassall of Old Rappa and Essex Cos VA, and Anne Vassall, w/o Nicholas Ware, also of Old Rappahannock. ^[18]

• Ancestry of John Vassal: The Vassall family has ever been distinguished for enterprise, magnanimity, and noble bearing. If some of this name were not only often, but always, for their king it must be admitted that they made as great sacrifices to loyalty as did their forefathers to liberty." The Vassals were connected by marriage and business dealings with the Olivers and Royalls. All three families had acquired great wealth in the West Indies, and although they lost their great possessions in New England, by the Confiscation Act, yet they were much better situated than their fellow sufferers as they retained their West Indian estates till they, too, became worthless, after the emancipation of the slaves. ^[19]

• According to Meyer, Virginia M. and Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse & Person Virginia 1607-1624/5., 1987 (Abstracted): John Vassall was a subscriber for two shares of stock in the Virginia Company with an investment of £25.10.0 in 1618, and was the son of John Vassall, a Huguenot of Normandy, sent into England by his father because of the troubles in France. In 1588 John, of county Essex, England, fitted out at his own expense and commanded two ships, the Samuel and the Little Toby, to help repel the Spanish Armada. The arms granted to him by Queen Elizabeth I, in consequence of this service, were adopted by his family thereafter in place of those used by his French forebears. ^[20]

• The VASSALL Family of Ratcliffe, Stepney, Middlesex, England, Cockseyhurst, Eastwood, Essex, England and Roxbury, Suffolk, MA, Scituate, Plymouth, MA and Barbadoes. ^[21]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/7884496
2. ↑ London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812. Anna Vassall, Baptism Date10 Jan 1594 Baptism Place St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Middlesex, England, Father John Vassall
3. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Anna Vassall, Baptism Date10 Jan 1594, Baptism Place Saint Dunstan,Stepney,London,England, Father John Vassall FHL Film Number 595417
4. ↑ Waters, Henry FitzGilbert. Genealogical Gleanings in England, Vol. II pg 1317
5. ↑ FindaGrave.com. Anna Jones [1]
6. ↑ Waters, Henry FitzGilbert. Genealogical Gleanings in England, Vol. II pg 1317
7. ↑ England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858. Anna Jones [Anne Jones] Residence London Probate Date 27 Jul 1640 Death Year Abt 1640
8. ↑ [2]
9. ↑ Google Books Genealogical Gleanings. Anna Vassall
10. ↑ (Source: D. Mitchell Jones, Florida, deceased in 2006).Jones-68425
11. ↑ Wikipedia: St Nicholas Acons Church St Nicholas Acons
12. ↑ Genealogical Gleanings. Anna Vassall
13. ↑ In Adventures of Purse and Person, Virginia 1607 - 1624/5, Volume 3, Families R - Z, p 465. [3]
14. ↑ The Records of the Virginia Company of London (Washington, 1906-35), 4 v., ed. by Susan Myra Kingsbury.89,
15. ↑ [4]
16. ↑ [5]
17. ↑ [6]
18. ↑ Combs Family [7]
19. ↑ Combs Families[8]
20. ↑ Combs Family Issue of John VASSALL
21. ↑ TreeTreeTree.org [9]