The Jones Family of Poolesville, Montgomery, Maryland
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EDWARD JONES
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EDWARD JONES (1735 –
1790) m. Sarah Mary White
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LIEUT. JOSEPH JAMES WILKERSON
JONES (1776 – 1840) m. Ann Newton Chiswell
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ANN MILDRED JONES (1824
– 1909) m. Franklin Cummings
INDEX to Jones files
First Generation
EDWARD JONES
Parents: Unknown
"Two brothers came over from Wales. They were Edward and Richard Jones.
Edward was my grandfather, his son Edward was my father, he married Sarah White
and settled near Dickerson Station, and took up a large tract of land, the old
homestead was on the land owned by John Augustus Jones afterwards." [Ref]
Dickerson Station is near Poolesville.
Children of Edward Jones:
- Edward Jones was born on 8 May 1735. He died
on 25 Nov 1790. He married Sarah
Mary White.
Second Generation
EDWARD JONES (1735 – 1790)
Parents: Edward Jones
"Edward Jones son of Edward born May 8th, 1735 and departed this life
November 25th about 9 o'clock in the evening of the year of our Lord 1790."
[Ref] He was buried in the family burial ground
in Dickerson but his grave was moved to the Monocacy Cemetery in Beallsville,
Montgomery, Maryland on 28 Nov 1895. He married Sarah
Mary White on 22 Jul 1761. [Ref][Ref][Ref
says 24 Jul]
Edward is believed to have received a grant of land from Lord Baltimore; as
he had 11 sons, he called the place "Eleven Brothers". [Ref][Ref]
The 598-1/4 acres piece of land called "Eleven Brothers" was surveyed
for Edward Jones on 23 Aug 1786. It was patented to him on 4 Sep 1788. [Ref]
Click here
to see the original patent certificate on the Maryland State Archives webpage.
"...Edward and Sarah (White) Jones raised eleven sons and two daughters.
So he called his farm "Eleven Brothers." [Ref]
Children of Edward Jones and Sarah Mary White:
- Benjamin White Jones was born on 16 Jun 1762. [Ref]
He died on 14 Sep 1828. [Ref]
- Henry Jones was born on 27 Oct 1763. [Ref]
- Richard Jones was born on 20 Jun 1765. [Ref]
- Abraham Jones was born on 14 Mar 1767. [Ref][Ref]
He died on 13 Feb 1823. [Ref][Ref
omits the month] He married Elizabeth Ann Unknown.
- Edward Jones was born on 17 Mar 1769. [Ref][Ref]
He died on 19 May 1819. [Ref says 1817] He
married Elizabeth Whittaker.
- Walter Jones was born on 16 Nov 1770. [Ref][Ref]
He married Elizabeth Harwood on 13 Jan 1799. [Ref,
p. 662]
- William White Jones was born on 23 Dec 1772. [Ref][Ref]
He died in Apr 1851. [Ref says 1801]
- Sarah Burkett Jones was born on 15 Nov
1774. [Ref says 5][Ref]
She married John Bowie Magruder [Ref] on
13 Jan 1834 in Prince George's county [Ref],
"a Timberlake, a Virginian" [Ref]
John was the son of James and Mary (Bowie) Magruder. [Ref]
John moved to Fluvanna county, Virginia. [Ref]
some descendants of Sarah Jones
- Lieut. Joseph James Wilkerson Jones was born
on 18 May 1776. He died on 15 Dec 1840. He married Ann Newton Chiswell.
- Elizabeth Jones was born on 19 Jun
1778. [Ref][Ref]
She died in Sep 1815. She married Carlton Belt, Jr. [Ref]
on 25 Feb 1799. [Ref,
p. 94] Carlton was the son of Carlton and Mary (Watson) Belt. [Ref,
p. 62] He was born on 18 Jul 1772 in Montgomery county. [Ref,
p. 94]
some descendants of Elizabeth
Jones
- Jacob Jones was born on 19 Jan 1780. [Ref
says 9][Ref] He died on 4 Jan 1803. [Ref
says 1802][Ref]
- Horatio Jones was born on 17 Dec 1781.
[Ref][Ref]
He married Susanna Ricketts on 2 Sep 1806 in Montgomery county. [Ref]
- Judgson Jones was born on 3 Dec 1783. [Ref][Ref]
He died on 5 Oct 1803. [Ref][Ref]
Third Generation
LIEUT. JOSEPH JAMES WILKERSON JONES (1776 – 1840)
Parents: Edward Jones and Sarah
Mary White
Capt. Joseph James Wilkerson Jones was born on 18 May 1776. [Ref][Ref][Ref]
He died on 15 Dec 1840. [Ref] He was originally
buried in the Chiswell Family cemetery in Poolesville, but was reintered in
the Monocacy cemetery on 28 Nov 1895. [Ref] Click
here
to see a photo of his grave. He married his first cousin Ann Newton Chiswell [Ref,
2;226] on 23 Dec 1806. [Ref][Ref][Ref,
lic. dated 22 Dec.]
Lieut. Joseph James Wilkerson took over his father's estate in 1790 [not likely,
he was 14]. [Ref]
Joseph was made a Second Lieutenant of the Fourth Infantry on 1 Feb 1801. [Ref] He was a soldier in the Seminole War. [Ref,
p. 1;738]
In 1820 Joseph headed a household consisting of one free white male 26 - 44
[Joseph] one free white female 26 - 44 [Ann], one free white male 10 - 15 [unknown],
three free white females 10 - 15 [Mary, Sarah and someone else], three free
white males under ten [Edward, Joseph, William], one free white female under
ten [Margaret] and 12 slaves. [Ref] In 1820 there was also a Joseph J. Jones who lived in Vansville [in Beltsville,
adjacent to Montgomery county], Prince George's county. He shows up in the 1830
and 1840 censuses as well. It is likely that one or both of the following records
belong to him.
Capt. Joseph J. Jones was appointed chair of the delegates from the second
election district of Ann Arundel and Prince George's counties who met in May
1832 to select a delegate to represent the district in the convention to choose
a Vice President candidate. To read a newspaper clipping about this, click here.
Martha Cissel, Joseph J. R. Cissel and Joseph J. Jones sued several members
of the Cissel and Perry families over a petition to partition parcels of land
in Ann Arundel county called Trusty Friend and Watts Forest on 14 Sep 1832.
[Ref] Trueman Belt sued Joseph J.
Jones over a contract to purchase springs in Beltsville on 28 Nov 1838. [Ref]
In 1840 Welkerson Jones lived in Medley, heading a household consisting of
one free white male 60 – 69 [Joseph], one free white female 50 – 59 [Ann], two
white males 20 – 29 [William, ?], one male 15 – 19 [John], one female 15 – 19
[Ann], one boy 10 – 14 [Nida], one girl 5 – 9 [Lizzie] and 14 slaves. [Ref] Medley in is Poolesville.
Children of Joseph James Wilkerson Jones and Ann Newton Chiswell:
- Sarah Ann Newton Jones was born on
"Wed. about 15 min. after 8 o'clock in the morning 23rd Mar. in
the year of our Lord 1808." [Ref says 3][Ref] She died on 17 Apr 1879.
[Ref][Ref,
p. 1;737] She is buried in the Monocacy cemetery in Beallsville. [Ref]
Click here to see a photo of her grave. She married Dr. Benoni Dawson [Ref][Ref]
on 14 Jul 1827.
- Mary Eleanor Jones was born on
31 Mar 1810. [Ref][Ref]
She died on 27 Jun 1873. [Ref] She
is buried in the Monocacy cemetery in Beallsville. [Ref,
1;736] She married Thomas Fletchall Chiswell [Ref] on 18
Feb 1833.
- Edward Jones was born on 1 Jun 1812. [Ref][Ref]
He died on 3 Dec 1835. [Ref] He is
buried in the Monocacy cemetery in Beallsville. [Ref]
He was unmarried.
- Joseph Chiswell Jones was born on
11 Dec 1814. [Ref says 1][Ref]
He died on 15 Dec 1840. He married Catherine Kirby and moved to Illinois.
- WilliamWaters Jones was born on 10 Feb 1817.
[Ref][Ref]
He died on 17 Aug 1844. [Ref] He was
reinterred in the Monocacy cemetery on 28 Nov 1895. [Ref]
For a photo of his grave, click here.
- Mary Margaret Chiswell Jones was
born on 10 Feb 1819. [Ref says 15][Ref]
She died on 6 Feb 1890 and is buried in the Saint Stephen Catholic Cemetery
in Indian Creek, Monroe, Missouri. [Ref]
She married Patrick H. McLeod [Ref says "Mr. McLeod of Missouri"] on 27 May 1839. [Ref]
Patrick was born on 28 Jan 1814 in Ireland. [Ref,
about 1813][Ref] He died on 4 May 1903
and is buried in the Saint Stephens Cemetery. [Ref]
In 1850 Patrick was a farmer with real estate worth $1,000. [Ref]
He owned five slaves. [Ref, slave
schedule] Sometime between about 1852 and 1856 Patrick and Margaret
moved to Missouri. [Ref] In 1860
Patrick and Margaret and their family were living in Indian Creek, Monroe,
Missouri. Patrick was a farmer with real estate worth $640 and a personal
estate of $1,500. [Ref] In 1870
Patrick and Margaret and their family were living in Indian Creek. Patrick
was a farmer with real estate worth $2,000 and a personal estate of
$1,000. [Ref]
Patrick went off to look for gold. [Ref]
some descendants of
Margaret Chiswell Jones
- John Augustus Jones was born on 28 Sep
1821. [Ref says 27][Ref]
He died on 17 Jan 1896. [Ref] He married
Rose Maria Darby [Ref says "of
Brownsville"] on 9 Jan 1866. [Ref]
Rose was the daughter of George Darby [Ref]
of Medley [Ref] and Verlinda Allnutt. [Ref]
She was born on 7 Oct 1834 in Maryland [Ref]
and died on 8 May 1896. [Ref] John
and Rose are buried in the Monocacy Cemetery. [Ref]
In 1850 John A., age 28, and his brother Leonidas, age 24, were farming
together in Medley, Montgomery, Maryland. They had real estate worth
$4,500. Their mother lived with them. [Ref]
They owned 16 slaves. [Ref, slave schedule]
In 1860 John was a farmer in Medley. He had real estate worth $7,500
and a personal estate of $9,500. His sister Elizabeth lived with him.
[Ref] He owned ten slaves. [Ref,
slave schedule] In 1870 John and his wife Rosa M. lived in District
3, Montgomery, Maryland with their family. John was a farmer with real
estate worth $16,360 and a personal estate of $6,130. John's sister
Elizabeth lived with him. [Ref] In
1880 John and Rosa lived in Medley with their family. John was a farmer.
[Ref]
John built the existing late Federal style farm house on "Eleven
Brothers" in 1866. [Ref]
some descendants of John Augustus
Jones
Click here to see a photo of Rose
- Ann Mildred Jones was born on 14 Apr 1824.
She died on 22 Apr 1909. She married Franklin
Cummings.
- Leonidas "Nida" Jones
was born on 20 Jan 1827 [Ref][Ref]
in Maryland. [Ref, Jan 1827] He died
on 26 Apr 1902. [Ref] He is buried
in the Monocacy cemetery in Beallsville, Montgomery, Maryland. [Ref]
He married Elizabeth Isabella King [Ref says "Elizabeth King"] on 1 Mar 1853. Elizabeth was the daughter
of Warren and Mary Ann (Belt) King. [Ref]
Elizabeth was born on 14 Oct 1830 [Ref]
in Maryland. [Ref, Oct 1830] She
died on 7 Nov 1916 and is buried in the Monocacy cemetery. [Ref]
In 1850 Leonidas was farming with his brother Leonidas in Medley, Montgomery,
Maryland. [Ref] In 1870 Leonidas
and Elizabeth lived in District 3, Montgomery, Maryland with their family.
Leonidas was a farmer with real estate worth $11,205 and a personal
estate of $1,555. [Ref] In 1880 Leonidas
and Elizabeth lived in Medley with their family. Leonidas was a farmer.
[Ref] In 1900 Leonidas and Elizabeth
were living with their son Joseph in Barnesville, Montgomery, Maryland.
They had had 11 children and eight were still living. [Ref]
In 1910 Elizabeth was widowed and living with her son Joseph in Barnsville.
[Ref]
Leonidas lost an eye in a bird-shooting accident. [Ref]
He joined the Presbyterian church. [Ref]
some descendants of Leonidas
Jones
- Elizabeth ("Lizzie")
Jones was born on 24 May 1831. [Ref][Ref]
She died on 18 Aug 1894. [Ref] She
is buried in the Monocacy cemetery in Beallsville. [Ref]
For a photo of her grave, click here.
She was unmarried. [Ref]
In 1860 and 1870 Lizzie lived with her brother John. [Ref][Ref]
Lizzie's letter to her sister-in-law
Catherine.
Fourth Generation
ANN MILDRED JONES (1824 – 1909)
Parents: Lieut. Joseph James Wilkerson Jones [Ref, p. 440] and Ann Newton Chiswell [Ref][Ref]
Ann Mildred Jones was born on 14 Apr 1824 [Ref][Ref][Ref,
1900, says Mar 1825] in Montgomery co., Maryland [Ref]. She died on 22 Apr 1909 [Ref][Ref] in Mongomery co., Maryland [Ref].
She is buried in the Monocacy cemetary, Beallsville, Montgomery, Maryland.
[Ref] She married Franklin
Cummings [Ref][Ref,
p. 440] on 1 Apr 1850 [Ref,
no day] in Montgomery county. [Ref][Ref,
p. 534, says 2 Apr][Ref]
In 1900 Ann was living with her deceased daughter Elizabeth Ann's family
in Brownsville. [Ref]
letters
journal
Left: photo taken 1865
photo of her gravestone
obituary
photo with her daughter's family
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