Jonathan Jones
M, (12 July 1731 - circa 1812)
| Father-Biological* | Jonathan Jones b. 13 Dec 1701 |
| Mother-Biological* | Hannah Adams b. 12 Feb 1701/2 |
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Last Edited=16 Oct 2022
Jonathan Jones was born on 12 July 1731 at Holliston, Massachusetts.1,2,3,4 He was the son of Jonathan Jones and Hannah Adams.
Jonathan Jones, age 42, married Mary Wood, age 39 , daughter of Samuel Wood and Mary Albee, on 4 October 1773 at Upton, Massachusetts.5,2,6 Ballou (1882) says this of him: "He appears to have been a man of much executive ability and enterprise and to have stood well, both in the church and general society, together with his wf. [wife] and family. In his day it was no scandal to piety for a man to be a licensed rumseller." He kept a tavern for a number of years in Milford before selling it to Ichabod Robinson, and then moving in 1751 to Athol, Massachusetts, and settling in that part which became Orange.2,7 Jonathan, appeared on the US Census of 1800 at Orange, Massachusetts. The enumeration reads:
Jonathan, appeared on the US Census of 1810 at Orange, Massachusetts. The enumeration reads:
He died circa 1812 at Orange, Massachusetts.10 Jonathan's obituary was published on 4 January 1812; in the Columbian Centenal.10
Jonathan Jones, age 42, married Mary Wood, age 39 , daughter of Samuel Wood and Mary Albee, on 4 October 1773 at Upton, Massachusetts.5,2,6 Ballou (1882) says this of him: "He appears to have been a man of much executive ability and enterprise and to have stood well, both in the church and general society, together with his wf. [wife] and family. In his day it was no scandal to piety for a man to be a licensed rumseller." He kept a tavern for a number of years in Milford before selling it to Ichabod Robinson, and then moving in 1751 to Athol, Massachusetts, and settling in that part which became Orange.2,7 Jonathan, appeared on the US Census of 1800 at Orange, Massachusetts. The enumeration reads:
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over
2 - Number of Household Members Over 25.8
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over
2 - Number of Household Members Over 25.8
Jonathan, appeared on the US Census of 1810 at Orange, Massachusetts. The enumeration reads:
1 - Free White Male over 45
1 - Free White Female 10 to 15
1 - Free White Female over 45
1 - Number of Household Members Under 16
2 - Number of Household Members Over 25
3 - Number of Household Members.9
1 - Free White Female 10 to 15
1 - Free White Female over 45
1 - Number of Household Members Under 16
2 - Number of Household Members Over 25
3 - Number of Household Members.9
He died circa 1812 at Orange, Massachusetts.10 Jonathan's obituary was published on 4 January 1812; in the Columbian Centenal.10
Children of Jonathan Jones and Mary Wood
- Melatiah Jones11 (1 Jun 1756 - 13 Dec 1813)
- Captain Ezekiel Jones (11 Nov 1758 - 13 Aug 1845)
- Hannah Jones (29 Nov 1760 - 9 Sep 1823)
- Jonathan Jones2 (3 Jan 1763 - 14 Mar 1843)
- Mary Jones (2 Oct 1765 - 27 Aug 1849)
- Olive Jones2 (8 Mar 1767 - )
- Abigail Jones12 (8 Oct 1768 - 20 Nov 1768)
- Elizabeth Jones2 (8 Oct 1769 - )
- Rhoda Jones2 (30 Dec 1771 - )
- Azubah Jones2 (29 Mar 1775 - )
- Sarah Jones+ (6 Aug 1779 - 14 Oct 1862)
Citations
- New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, U.S., Town Birth Records, 1620-1850. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 1999.
- Ballou, Adin. History of the Town of Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts From its First Settlement to 1881. Boston: Franklin Press: Rand, Avery, & Co, 1882.
- Foster, F. Apthorp. Vital Records of Holliston, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1908.
- Adams, Andrew N. A Genealogical History of Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass., and his Descendants also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897. Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Company, 1898.
- Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2005.
- Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Upton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1904.
- Ward, Martha E. History of North Orange, Massachusetts. Orange, Massachusetts: North Orange Reunion Association & Enterprise and Journal, 1924.
- Census Bureau. 1800 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
- Census Bureau. 1810 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
- Ancestry World Archives Project. U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2014.
- Mayo, Chester Garst. John Mayo of Roxbury, Massachusetts 1630-1688: A Genealogical and Biographical Record of His Descendants. Rutland, Vermont:: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1965.
- Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Milford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1917.