JONES James, Sr.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 602
• Land: 1663, Charles City County, VA; Powell Creek - 250 acres
• Land: 1683, Charles City County, VA; 734 acres in Weyanoke Parish
• Land: 1685, Charles City County, VA; 364 acres in Westover Parish
• Court: 1694, Prince George County, VA
• Land: Jun 1699, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; 634 acres on Blackwater Swamp
• Alt. Death: 12 May 1719, Prince George County, VA
• Will: 12 May 1719, Prince George County, VA

Notes:

FAMILY GROUP

HUSBAND
Name: *James /JONES/ [05594]
Birth: Abt 1640, founder of Petersburg, VA
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Death: 6 Apr 1719, will - "The Chappell Family in Early South Carolina"p9, 4
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Father:
Mother:

WIFE
Name: *Sarah /LEWIS/ [15830]
Birth: Abt 1642,
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Death:
Burial:
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Mother:

Child 1
Name: *Elizabeth /JONES/ [00246]
Sex: F
Birth: 1660, Charles City, VA (Prince George Co?)
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Death: , "The Chappell Family in Early South Carolina"p9, 4
Burial:


James Jones, in his own words If he could speak to us today, James Jones might describe his life as follows.
I was born about 1640 and lived in the part of Charles City County that became Prince George in 1703. Because records of both counties are missing, I can reveal little about my life. Not only was I a "cooper," a maker of wooden barrels, I also owned many slaves to work the 1,100-acre plantation upon which I was taxed in 1704. Since I could not write, Gilbert Hay reduced my desires to a proper will. For example, I identified several slaves by name and told Hay to give the rest to my son James. I was "weak and sick" when Hay, Edward Prince, and Thomas Semple watched me put my proper mark on the paper 6 April 1719. My wife was then Sarah Wallis Mumford, the widow of John Wallis and briefly the wife of James Mumford. I left, "my wife's two sons, two Negro children."Because a Colonial widow had a right to a life-estate in a third of her husband's property, she could choose to accept the terms of the will or take her "thirds," as they called it. I died before 12 May 1719 when Sarah stated she had been justly dealt with and requested my will be probated. Not 2 months later, the court argued that the phrase Hay used, "All the rest and Residue of My personal Estate, goods and chattels whatsoever, I do give and bequeath to my Loving son James Jones, full and sole Executor…," excluded my slaves because they were then real estate. Hay, who knew my intentions, convinced the court to give the rest of the slaves to James anyway. My family includes several congressmen and 4 North Carolina governors.
James and his son of the same name owned Indian slaves. In Aug. 1693 the court Judged Sue, an Indian Girl of James Jones, to be 7, and Sarah, an Indian girl of James Jones Jr. to be 4. The county rewarded him 400 pounds of tobacco for killing two wolves in 1664.
Jones land patents James Jones secured patents to 3 tracts in Charles City County: 250 acres on Powell Creek in 1663, 734 acres in Weyanoke Parish in 1683, and 364 acres in Westover Parish in 1685. His 1683 acquisition was "att a place known as the Devil's Woodyard." He entered and surveyed 634 acres on Blackwater Swamp by June 1699 that he secured with a patent 28 Oct. 1702. It was for 13 headrights including Edward Jones and William Jones. The land appeared to have been partly in Prince George and partly in Surry County.

Who was James' first wife? We do not know the name of James' 1st wife, the mother of his children. She may have been related to the Christopher Lewis of Surry County who named James Jones, "cooper," the executor of his will and left a legacy to James' daughter Mary Jones (will dated 1 Sept. 1673 and proved 20 Oct. 1673). Yet neither the name Christopher nor Lewis appeared in the Jones family.

Will of James Jones 6 April 1719 In the name of God. Amen. I James Jones being weake and sick but of sound and perfect mind and memory, praise be therefor given to Almighty God, doe make and ordain this my present Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say. First and principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God, hoping through the merritts, Death and passion of my savior Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit everlasting Life; and my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor, hereafter named, and as touching the Disposition of all such Temporal estate as it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as follows: First. I will that my debts and funeral expenses shall be paid and discharged.I will that my loving wife have the Labour of four negroes during her natural life, they are named Will, Robin, Maria and Betty. Provided they are not removed off from the plantation I now live upon, if they are then Immediately to return to my executor, which plantation I will my wife shall live Upon during her life. I give to my wives two sons two negro children, one named James, the other unborn, the first child that either Betty or Maria shall bring to be the other, which two negro children to be Disposed of to my wives two sons as she shall think fitt, the unborn and the born child James to be and remain with their mothers till they come of age of two years and a half year.ntbl My will is Likewise that my wife have during her life what household stuff my executor shall see fitt and that she shall have reasonable maintenance yearly out of my stock. I give to my daughter Mary Dardin my negro man Jo - during her life. I give to my daughter Elizabeth a negro named Hanna to be at her disposal to do as she sees fitt. I give to my daughter Hanna one negro named Jack to be at her disposal at her death or before as she sees fitt. I give to my daughter Rebecca two hundred acres of land, lying in Surry county, beginning from the Swamp up by the Spring, South, to the outline, that to be the head line, to her and her heirs forever. I give to my Granddaughter Eliza Glover one hundred acres of land on the south side of Pond Runn, to her and her heirs forever. I give to my grandson James Jones, this my plantation I live upon after my wifes Decease and all my land in Prince George county, after his father and mothers Decease, to him and his heirs forever. I give to my Grandson Thomas Chappell one hundred acres of land lying in Surry County from the Swamp South, joining upon William Cocke [Cooke] above the outline, to him and his heirs forever. I give to my Granddaughter Jane Cocke [Cooke], daughter of John Cocke [Cooke], on negro named Amy to her and her heirs forever as also one feather bed and bolster, one rug and on blanket, and if the ticke be bad Lett a new ticke be bought, as also two young cows, and young mair, One Iron Pot, two Pewter Dishes and one Doz. Of Spoons. All the rest and Residue of My personal Estate, goods and chattels whatsoever, I do give and bequeath to my Loving son James Jones, full and sole Executor of this my last Will and testament and I do hereby revoke, disanull and make void all former wills and Testaments by me heretofore made. In Witness whereof I the said James Jones to this my last will and testament do set my hand and seal this 6th day of April A.D. 1719. James (X) Jones
James Jones, executor, presented the will a Merchant's Hope 12 May 1719 and Edward Goodrich proved Sarah's letter to the court. & Sarah sued her stepson, James Jones, 8 March 1719/20. &

Land:
250 acres on Powell Creek in 1663
Patent Book 5, page 346

Land:
734 acres in Weyanoke Parish in 1683.
His 1683 acquisition was "att a place known as the Devil's Woodyard."
Patent Book 7, page 329

Land:
364 acres in Westover Parish in 1685
Patent Book 7, page 488

Court:
1694: IN Charles City County, William Harrison attorney for James Jones and Sarah his wife, executrix of James Mumford, dec'd awarded judgment against Capt. Charles Goodrich.

Land:
He entered and surveyed 634 acres on Blackwater Swamp by June 1699 that he secured with a patent 28 Oct. 1702. It was for 13 headrights including Edward Jones and William Jones. The land appeared to have been partly in Prince George and partly in Surry County.
(English Duplicates of lost Virginia Records, (des Cognets) page 64, Patent Book 9, page 497

Will:
Will was filed in Prince George County, Merchant Hope Court on May 12th, 1719

Will of James Jones
6 April 1719 In the name of God. Amen. I James Jones being weake and sick but of sound and perfect mind and memory, praise be therefor given to Almighty God, doe make and ordain this my present Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say. First and principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God, hoping through the merritts, Death and passion of my savior Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit everlasting Life; and my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor, hereafter named, and as touching the Disposition of all such Temporal estate as it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as follows: First. I will that my debts and funeral expenses shall be paid and discharged. Item. I will that my loving wife have the Labour of four negroes during her natural life, they are named Will, Robin, Maria and Betty. Provided they are not removed off from the plantation I now live upon, if they are then Immediately to return to my executor, which plantation I will my wife shall live Upon during her life. Item. I give to my wives two sons two negro children, one named James, the other unborn, the first child that either Betty or Maria shall bring to be the other, which two negro children to be Disposed of to my wives two sons as she shall think fitt, the unborn and the born child James to be and remain with their mothers till they come of age of two years and a half year. My will is Likewise that my wife have during her life what household stuff my executor shall see fitt and that she shall have reasonable maintenance yearly out of my stock. Item. I give to my daughter Mary Dardin my negro man Jo - during her life. Item. I give to my daughter Elizabeth a negro named Hanna to be at her disposal to do as she sees fitt. Item. I give to my daughter Hanna one negro named Jack to be at her disposal at her death or before as she sees fitt. Item. I give to my daughter Rebecca two hundred acres of land, lying in Surry county, beginning from the Swamp up by the Spring, South, to the outline, that to be the head line, to her and her heirs forever. Item. I give to my Granddaughter Eliza Glover one hundred acres of land on the south side of Pond Runn, to her and her heirs forever. Item. I give to my grandson James Jones, this my plantation I live upon after my wifes Decease and all my land in Prince George county, after his father and mothers Decease, to him and his heirs forever. Item. I give to my Grandson Thomas Chappell one hundred acres of land lying in Surry County from the Swamp South, joining upon William Cocke [Cooke] above the outline, to him and his heirs forever. Item. I give to my Granddaughter Jane Cocke [Cooke], daughter of John Cocke [Cooke], on negro named Amy to her and her heirs forever as also one feather bed and bolster, one rug and on blanket, and if the ticke be bad Lett a new ticke be bought, as also two young cows, and young mair, One Iron Pot, two Pewter Dishes and one Doz. Of Spoons. All the rest and Residue of My personal Estate, goods and chattels whatsoever, I do give and bequeath to my Loving son James Jones, full and sole Executor of this my last Will and testament and I do hereby revoke, disanull and make void all former wills and Testaments by me heretofore made. In Witness whereof I the said James Jones to this my last will and testament do set my hand and seal this 6th day of April A.D. 1719. James (X) Jones

James Jones, executor, presented the will a Merchant's Hope 12 May 1719 and Edward Goodrich proved Sarah's letter to the court. & Sarah sued her stepson, James Jones, 8 March 1719/20.

James married LEWIS Sarah in 1665 in Prince George County, VA. Sarah (daughter of LEWIS Christopher and EXTON Anne) was born about 1642 in Prince George County, VA; died in 1725 in Charles City County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. JONES Elizabeth was born about 1649 in Prince George, VA; died after 1725.
2. JONES James, Jr. was born in 1666 in Charles City County, VA; died on 13 Jul 1725 in Prince George County, VA.
3. JONES Hannah and died.
4. JONES Mary Dardin and died.

James married LEWIS Rebecca in 1665 in Prince George County, VA. Rebecca (daughter of LEWIS Christopher and EXTON Anne) was born in 1650 in Prince George County, VA; died in 1725 in Charles City County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. JONES Rebecca was born in 1668 in Charles City County, VA; died about 1740 in Prince George County, VA.

David married JONES Hannah in 1639 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States. Hannah was born in 1595 in , , , England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]