Jonathan Jones
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Bef 1749 Christening: Death: 1804 - Chester District, South Carolina Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: William Jones (Abt 1704-1771) Mother: Azubah (Abt 1714-1740)
Spouses and Children
1. *Bethsheba ( - 1810-1820) Marriage: Children: 1. Joseph Jones ( -After 1804) 2. William Jones (1756/1774-After 1804) 3. Hannah Jones ( -After 1804) 4. Mary Jones ( -After 1804) 5. Jonathan Jones (1756/1765-After 1804)
Notes
General:
CENSUS:
<pre>1790 Chester Co., South Carolina; pg 178
Jonathan Jones Senr 201; no slaves
males >= 16 2
males < 16
females 1 </pre>
He is in the sequence Jonathan Jones Senr, Jonathan Jones Junr, 2x, William Jones. There are Gills and Pagans close to them. There is another Jonathan Jones on page 179 and a William Jones on page 180.
In 1800 there are 2 Jonathan Jones in Chester Co., South Carolina. In both cases the older male and female are 26-44. It thus appears that this Jonathan Jones, married to Bethsheba does not have an entry in the census.
<pre>1810 Chester Co., South Carolina; pg 517 or 522
Bersheba Jones 00000 -- 00001; 1 slave
male female
<10
10-15
16-25
26-44
>45 1 </pre>
She is in the sequence Mary Downing, 2x, John Downing, 2x, Bersheba Jones, Nancy Jones, 6x, Leonard Jones, Wm Jones.
LAND GRANTS in CAMDEN DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA:
The following land grants to Jonathan Jones in the 1780s can be seen at https://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ (South Carolina Department of Archives and History). There is a plat for each. Jonathan Jones appears as an adjacent owner in several other grants. The earliest reference to him is in 1772.
10 Jun 1772. 100 acres laid out unto Mary Gaston alias McClure "on the Draft of the S fork of fishing Creek" in Craven County; surveyed by Robt McFadden; bounded by Jonathan Jones, John McClure, Jean Strong, James Knox, and the estate of Jas. McClure.
15 Dec 1784. 41 acres laid out unto Jonathan Jones in Camden District on McClures Branch, waters of the South Fork of Fishing Creek on the south side of the Catawba River; surveyed by William Tate; bounded by Wm. Jones, Martin, John Knox.
15 Dec 1784. 114 acres laid out unto Jonathan Jones in Camden District on the south side of the Catawba River on McClures Branch which runs into the south fork of Fishing Creek; surveyed by Wm. Tate; bounded by Jonathan Jones, Wm. Jones, Peter Dave, Craig, Edw'd. Martin.
8 Apr 1785. 485 acres laid out unto Jonathan Jones in Camden District on waters of Sandy River, east side of said river; surveyed by Wm. Tate; bounded by James Adair, Paul Forgeson, Widow Morrow, Widow Hardin, Andrew Morrowson.
7 Dec 1785. 143 acres laid out unto Jonan Jones in Camden District on Sandy River on the E side of Broad River; surveyed by Wm. Boyd; bounded by Mary Ferguson, W. Lewis, Samuel Griffin, Widow Harden, Jonathan Jones, Mary Morrow, Jas Pegan
31 May 1788. 331 acres surveyed for Jonathan Jones in Camden District on the dividing ridge of the waters of Sandy River and of the waters of Rockey Creek; surveyed By William Boyd; bounded by John Furguson, Widow Morrow, Robert Kelso, John Carter
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN CHESTER CO.:
On 19 Jan 1785 Jonathan Jones, yeoman, and Barsheba his wife of the parish of Saint Marks in the state of South Carolina sell to James Langsby of the same place for 150 pounds sterling a tract of 150 acres granted to Robert ______ 4 May 1768 on James McClures Spring Branch waters of the south fork of Fishing Creek in Craven Co., conveyed to Henry Culp on 1 Sep 1768, and then conveyed to Jonathan Jones 6 Jun 1772.
Signed: Jonathan Jones and Bersheba (her B mark) Jones
Witnesses: William Jones, John Green, John Simpson
(Chester Co., South Carolina Deed Records A24, image 30/631 at FamilySearch)
On 2 Sep 1789 Jonathan Jones and Bathsheba his wife of Chester Co., South Carolina sell to James Langsbey of the same place for 10 shillings sterling a tract of 114 acres in the District of Camden on the south side of the Catawba River on McClures Branch, which runs into the south fork of Fishing Creek.
Signed: Jonathan Jones, Bethsheba (her B mark) Jones
Witnesses: John Harden, Joseph (his O mark) Jones
(Chester Co., South Carolina Deed Records B119 image 364/631 at FamilySearch)
On 3 Sep 1789 Jonathan Jones and Bathsheba his wife sell to James Langsby for 17 pounds a tract of 114 acres granted 2 Oct 1786 to Jonathan Jones in the District of Camden on the south side of the Catawba River on McClures Branch, which runs into the south fork of Fishing Creek.
Signed: Jonathan Jones, Bethsheba (her O mark) Jones
Witnesses: John Harden, Joseph (his O mark) Jones
(Chester Co., South Carolina Deed Records B121 image 365/631 at FamilySearch)
The grantees in the next 2 deeds are probably sons of Jonathan and Bethsheba. 292 + 193 = 485
On 23 Apr 1790 Jonathan Jones Senr and Bethsheba his wife of Chester Co., South Carolina sell to Jonathan Jones Junr of the same place for 100 pounds sterling current money of the state of South Carolina a tract of 193 acres taken out of a tract of 455 acres granted 8 Apr 1785 to Jonathan Jones Senr situated in the District of Camden on the waters of Sandy River east side of said river. The tract being conveyed is described by metes and bounds. Paul Furgd's line and Mororsons's line are mentioned.
Signed: Jonathan Jones and Bethsheba (her B mark) Jones
Witnesses: Hugh Whiteside, Wm Whiteside, Wm Jones
(Chester Co., South Carolina Deed Records B378, image 494/631 at FamilySearch)
On 24 Mar 1791 Jonathan Jones and Bethsheba his wife of Chester Co., South Carolina sell to William Jones of the same place for 30 pounds sterling money of the state of South Carolina a tract containing by estimation 292 acres taken out of a tract of 485 acres granted 2 Oct 1786 to Jonathan Jones situated in the District of Camden on the waters of Sandy River east side of said river. The tract being conveyed is bounded by lands of Jonathan Jones Junr. Lands of James Adair and of Widow Morrow are mentioned.
Signed: Jonathan Jones and Bethsheba (her B mark) Jones
Witnesses: Wm Whiteside, Thomas Whiteside, Joseph Jones
(Chester Co., South Carolina Deed Records B370, image 490/631 at FamilySearch)
On 28 Mar 1791 Jonathan Jones, yeoman, of Chester Co., South Carolina sells to William Jones, planter, of the same place for 50 pounds sterling money of the state of South Carolina a tract of 143 acres situated in Camden District on Sandy River the east side of Broad River and granted 2 Oct 1786 to Jonathan Jones.
Signed: Jonathan Jones and Bethsheba (her B mark) Jones
Witnesses: William Whiteside, Thomas Whiteside, Joseph Jones
(Chester Co., South Carolina Deed Records B366, image 488/631 at FamilySearch)
BIRTH YEAR:
Jonathan Jones Sr. sold a tract of land to his son Jonathan Jones Jr. in 1790. We can assume that Jonathan Jr. was at least 21 in 1790 and that his father was at least 20 when he was born. Thus Jonathan Sr. was born no later than 1749. He was probably born several years before that. He died in 1804.
BROTHERS?
and are probably brothers although they might be cousins. They act like brothers. They lived near each other; they died at about the same time, indicating that they were about the same age; and Jonathan named one of his sons William and William named one of his sons Jonathan. If they are brothers, they have a common father.
At this time (6/2024) the most probable common father is married to Hephzibah . They are buried in Lamington, New Jersey, a town in the NW corner of Somerset Co. William was born 20 Feb 1771 and died in the 67th year of his age. His wife is buried as "AZUBAH Wife of William Jones", and she died in 1740 (probably June 10) in the 26th year of her age. They are the right age to be the parents of and Jones.
, the wife of , is the sister of . The article in Wikipedia about him indicates that he graduated from Princeton College in 1763 and that he was licensed to preach by the Presbitery of New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1770. He preached there for 2 years. Princeton is in the northern part of Mercer Co., which is immediately south of Somerset Co., and New Brunswick is in the western part of Middlesex Co., which is immediately east of Somerset Co. Thus, the wife of William Jones and William's purported parents are both associated with a relatively small area in central New Jersey.
William and Catherine Jones had a daughter , who married . In 1843 Catherine Knox applied for a widow's pension. In her application she states that she was married by her uncle John Simpson, a Presbyterian minister. A Bible record submitted with her application indicates that one of her children was named Azubah. That child would have had the same name as her (the child's) great-grandmother.
PROBATE:
A typescript of the will of Johnathan[sic] Jones can be seen at https://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ (South Carolina Department of Archives and History).
The will and other aspects of the probate can be seen in the probate records of Chester Co., South Carolina, "Probate files, 1785 - late 1800's", "File nos. 31-33; Package nos. 468-526", File 31 Pkg. 479, images 143-148/614, film #361714 at FamilySearch. The will is also on page 137 of Book C.
Jonathan Jones of Chester District, South Carolina signed his last will and testament April 13, 1804 in the presence of Robert Morrow, Hugh Kelsey, and Mary Morrow.
It was proved 2 Nov 1804 in Chester District by the oaths of the 3 witnesses.
"First, I give and bequeath to Bethshaba my dearly beloved wife, all my property of Goods and Chattels During her lifetime. And at her Decease it is to be Divided among my children first one Negro Woman to my son Joseph Jones. then all the property Remaining to be Divided to every one of my Children in equal share, viz, to Jonathan Jones one share to William Jones one one share to Joseph Jones one share to Hannah Hail one share to Mary Whiteside one share"
Executors named in the will: sons Jonathan Jones and Joseph Jones.
"be it Remembered that the Executor within named Refused to Qualify wherefor the administration of the within will with the will annexed was granted to William Whiteside this 13th day of Novr 1804"
Jos Brown ordinary
Jonathan Jones
On 13 Nov 1804 William Whiteside, Robert Neely, and Saml Whiteside are firmly bound unto Joseph Brown, ordinary of Chester District, in the sum of $2000 relative to William Whiteside's performance of his duties as administrator.
Inventory of the estate of Jonathan Jones, dec'd, December 18, 1804:
1 Negro woman $135
1 Horse $10
Cows $25.50
Hogs $5
House hold & kitchen forniture $51.125
Plantation tools $9.375
1 saddle $4.50
Books $4
stillyards $2
Grinestone $1.50
1 Note of hand on Jas Morrow $300
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