William Jones 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1756-1774 - Chester Co., South Carolina
    Christening: 
          Death: After 13 Apr 1804
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Jonathan Jones (Bef 1749-1804)
         Mother: Bethsheba (      -1810/1820)
Notes
General:
William is mentioned in the 1804 will of his father.

CENSUS:

<pre>1790 Chester Co., South Carolina; pg 178
William Jones 102; no slaves
males >= 16 1
males < 16
females 2 </pre>

He is in the sequence Jonathan Jones Senr, Jonathan Jones Junr, 2x, William Jones. There are Gills and Pagans close to them.

<pre>1800 Chester Co., South Carolina
Wm Jones 21010 -- 20010; no slaves
male female
2 <10 2
1 10-15
16-25
1 26-44 1
>45 </pre>

(This census entry might be for his first cousin. son of old William, but his cousin is not in the 1790 census.)

BIRTH DATE:

Based on the 1800 census, William was born in the period 1756-1774.

LAND in CHESTER CO., SOUTH CAROLINA:

The grantee William Jones in the following 2 deeds is probably the son of Jonathan Jones, the grantor, but he might be Jonathan's brother.

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)
picture

Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This website was created 21 Jan 2025 with Legacy 10.0, a division of MyHeritage.com; content copyrighted and maintained by nparker41@att.net