I am seeking information on John Jones who, according to the St. Peter's Parish register, was baptized in May 1706 in New Kent County. He had sons named Benjamin, Adam and Godfrey and perhaps others. His brothers were probably Benjamin and Richard Jones. A 1764 deed in Granville County, NC involves sale of land to John Jones of "New Kent County, Virginia" and he was probably in Granville by 1747.

Any information about this family will be appreciated.

I have a Cadwallader Jones born in King William County in 1732. His place of death is shown as Stokes County, NC. I have seen an Aquilla Jones listed several places who was born in 1715 in King William County and whose place of death is also listed as Stokes County, NC. Looking for the information on whether the two were brothers and, if so, who their parents were. Thanks for any help.
Larry Jones

I have gathered all I can and do not know if any of it is a match other than: Esther Dumas born about 1704 in Pamunkey River, of New Kent County, Virginia (some say Louisa County) m. John Jones.

Some say that John Jones, according to the St. Peter's Parish register, was baptized in May 1706 in New Kent County. He had sons named Benjamin, Adam and Godfrey and perhaps others. His brothers were probably Benjamin and Richard Jones. A 1764 deed in Granville County, North Carolina involves sale of land to John Jones of "New Kent County, Virginia" and he was probably in Granville by 1747.

The Parish Register of Saint Peter's, New Kent County, Virginia, 1680-1787,
Anne Jones, Daughter of Jn Jones, Born October the 13th, 170-.
David Jones, son of Jno Jones, Born October ye 26, 1717.
John Jones, son of John Jones, Jun., bapt. 30th May, 1706.

They possibly lived near Esther's brother Benjamin Dumas, Sr.

The following entries could be John Jones:

June 12, 1724, New Kent County, Virginia; In obedience to an order of Court…Ordering Jn Jones to be Overseer of a road, from the Flax field to M Winston's Mill, Ordered, that he have to Assist him in Clearing and maintaining said road: Col. Bird's 2 Quarters Jo Gentry, M Hunt's Quarter and W Archer, all with their male Tithables. (Esther would have been age 20 and her brother Benjamin Dumas, Sr. would have been age 19).

June 16, 1729, New Kent County, Virginia; Ordered, that Wm Knuckols work upon ye road, whereof John Jones is Surveyor. (Esther would have been age 25 and her brother Benjamin Dumas, Sr. would have been age 24 - Benjamin would have married Fanny Clark that year).

1731/32, John Johnson, Widow Johnson; Ordered into one precinct for processioning the Lands of John Johnson, Widd Johnson, Phillip Clippin, Wm Mcgehee, Rich Thurman, Robe Walker, Hugh Case, John Jones, Rob Melton, Widd Melton, John Brown, Abraham Lewis, Edw Willis, Rob Walker and Abraham Lewis to see the Said processioning performed, etc.
Who made the following return in Obedience to the within Order, we the Subscribers have accordingly procession'd the persons lands within mention'd Rich Thurman, Transferred to Wm Crumpton, Hugh Case Transferred Wm Walker, and Jn Jones's Land in our precinct belongs to Lewis Watkins, Land belonging to Wm Acre, Land George Adams, Land belonging to Sam Mcgehee, Land belonging to Ales Moss, Present John Johnson, Widd Johnson, Wm Crumpton, Philip Clippin, Wm Mcgehee, Edward Willis, John Jones, Robe Melton Widdow Melton, John Brown, William Walker...

October 18, 1735 - At a vestry held for St. Paul's ordered into one precinct for procession the lands of - Widd: Chambers, John Tinsley, Ambrose Hundley, James Hooper, John Rea, Thos Tinsley, Paul Haroldson, Edward Lewis, Wm Snead, Chas Bostick, Sarah Bourn, John Giles, John Meeks, John Smith, Charity Anderson, Col Bird, Mich'l Holland, Wm Chambers, Henry Chiles, John Jones, Joseph Gentry.
John Jones and John Rea to see to the processioning. They made the following return: The order executed in the presence of the persons therein named.
John Langford Has Part of John Meeks land and William Johnson hath Paul Harroldson's (In 1731 this was precinct 11).

October 1735, William Johnson; At a Vestry held for St Pauls Parish October 18th 1735Ordered that into one precinct for processioning the lands of the Wid Chambers, John Tinsley, Ambross Hundly, James Hooper, John Rea, Tho Tinsley, Paul Haroldson, Edw Lewis, Wm Snead, Cha Bostick, Sarah Bourn, John Giles, John Meeks, John Smith, Charity Anderson, Col Bird, Mich Holland, Wm Chambers, Henry Chilies, John Jones. Joseph Gentry, John Jones, and John Rea to see the said processioning performed etc
The within Order expected in the presence of the persons therein named John Langford has part of John Meeks Land & Wm Johnson hath Paul Harroldson's....

1735/1736, John Johnson, Widow Johnson; Ordered into one precinct for processioning the lands of John Johnson, Widd Johnson, Phillip Clippin, Wm Mcgehee, Wm Crumpton, Wm Walker, John Jones, Rob Walker, Rob Melton, John Brown, Abraham Lewis, Edw Willis, Lewis Wadkins, Wm Acre, George Adams, Sam Mcgehee, Alex Moss, and that Rob Walker and that Abraham Lewis see the said Processioning performed...

November 15, 1737, New Kent County, Virginia; Ordered, that John Jones's Tithables do maintain the new road, to be cleared from the new Glebe of this parish, into ye road that leads to ye lower Church of which John Tinsley Senr is Overseer. (Esther would have been age 33 and her brother Benjamin Dumas, Sr. would have been age 32).

A glebe was the cultivable land owned by a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice. This was property (in addition to the parsonage house and grounds) which was assigned to support the priest. Glebe included a wide variety of properties including farms, individual fields, shops, houses, factories etc. An incumbent was entitled to retain the glebe for his own use if he wished (for instance, some incumbents farmed their own land) or he could let it and any income formed part of the stipend.

In 1739 - Precinct #1 - the return of John Jones & John Rea: We have processioned the lands of Charity Anderson, Mr. John Smith, Mr. Wm. Johnston, Wm. Snead, Charles Bostick, Edward Lewis, John Rea, Mr.
Patrick Henry, Nich. Waters, Mrs. Langford, John Meeks Not Appearing, Thos Tinsley, John Tinsley, Ambrose Hundley, John Jones, Joseph Gentry, Adam Jones, James Hooper, William Rea.

1739, John Johnston, Widdow Johnston; Ordered into one precinct for processioning the lands of John Johnston, Widdow Johnston, Phillip Clippin Wm Mcgehee, Wm Crumpton, Wm Walker, John Jones, Rob Walker, Rob Melton Widdow Melton, John Brown, Abraham Lewis, Edward Willis, Lewis Watkins, Wm Acree, George Adams, Sam Mcgehee, Ales Moss, and that Rob Walker and Abraham Lewis See the said processioning perform'd...

September 21, 1742, Goochland County Road Orders 1728-1744, Surveyor of Road. Ordered that Howard Cash be Surveyor of the road from Buffelo Quarter to Tye River, Thomas Jones from Tye River to Rock fish. John Jones from Rock fish to Hardwar River. And that Peter Jefferson and Charles Lynch Gent. do settle their several Gangs.

October 8, 1743; Ordered that Joseph Gentry Senr and Jacob Hundley be added to John Jones's Gang, to Clear the road from the Glebe House Downwards. (Esther would have been age 39 and her brother Benjamin Dumas, Sr. would have been age 38).

1744, Ordered into one precinct for processioning the lands of John Johnson, Widdow Johnson, Phillip Clippin, Wm Mcgehee, Wm Crumpton, Wm Walker, John Jones, Robert Walker, Rob Melton, Widdow Melton, Jn Brown, Abraham Lewis, Edward Willis, Lewis Watkins, Wm Acre, Geo Adams, Sam Mcgehee, Alex Moss, and the Rob Walker and Wm Acre See the said processioning perform'd...

September 30, 1751, John Johnson, David Johnson; At a Vestry held for St Pauls Parish
Ordered into the one precinct for processioning the Lands Of Wm Acree, Henry Talley Jun, John Johnson, David Johnson, the Land that Philp Clippins, Sam Mcgehhes, Wm Crumpton, John Jones, Rob Melton, Widd Melton, John Brown, Roger Shakeford, Geo Adams, John Turner, Watkins's, Alex Moss, and that William Acree and Henry Talley Jun see the Said Processioning preformed...

November 19, 1759, Richard Johnson; At a Vestry held for St Pauls Parish, Ordered into the one precinct for processioning the Lands - John Syms, Edward Sims, Richard Johnson, Suprey Harding's Heirs, David Sims, Sherwood Tinsley, James Gentry, John Shelton, Alexander Kersy, The Widdow Tyler, John Archer, Thomas Green, Thomas Smith, Blagraves heirs, John Jones, Joseph Gentry, Joseph Crenshaw, David Thomson, Nelson Anderson, Tyler and Camb and that Matthew Wellman and James Gentry see the Said Processioning preformed and return their proceedings according to Law...

1763 Goochland Co, VA Titheables, John Jones Constable List, List 2.

October 9, 1769; That Doctor Benjamin Franklin or some other known Patriot be appointed Agent, to represent the unhappy state of this Province to His Majesty, and to solicit the several Boards in England; signed:
John Ryle (possible father-in-law or brother-in-law of Silas C. Dumas).
John Jones, Sr. (Esther would have been age 65 years)
Benja Dumas (Benj Dumas, Sr. would have died in 1763 and Benj, Dumas, Jr. would have been age 40)
David Dumas
John Culpepper (possible step-son of Benjamin Dumas, Sr., by his second wife, Martha McClendon Culpepper, born about 1735).

November 12, 1771.: Hanover County, At a Vestry held for Saint Pauls Parish, Ordered into one precinct for processioning the Lands of, John Anderson, John Hines, John Williamson dec'd, Benj. Johnson, Thomas Grant, Robert Elliott, Edmund Humphrey's, Edward Humphreys, Charles Anderson, William Ford, Mary Bowles Senr., Deborah Bowles, Mary Bowles Junr., John Jones, Elijah Liggon, Jane Walker and Thomas Harris and that John Anderson and John Hines do see the said processioning performed and return their proceedings according to Law." We have Comply'd to this Order and there was two men was not menshond in the order, John Sneed & Sollomon Nash, signed John Anderson and John Hines."...

Court sessions were great events. When gathering in and about the court house during the court term, citizens of the county transacted personal business, and met their friends. The court house was the natural gathering spot ... stores were also attracted to the court house area, and soon, towns grew up with the court house as nucleus. Minutes of these early courts may be headed by the date and location, i.e. at the home of John Jones.
The following are three entries made before the Declaration of Independence. The minutes of July 1774 read: "Friday morning court met according to adjournment. Present, Charles Medlock, The worshipfull James Pickett, William Bluett, Esqrs Ordered that Benjamin Dumas be appointed overseer of the road, in the room of John Mask Junior." (The meeting was in John Mask's home.)

The minutes of January 1775 read: "Ordered that a road be laid out the nearest and best way from Huwarry to Anson Court House to cross Pee Dee at William Pickett's Plantation and falling into the Salisbury road at Savanah Creek and that William Pickett, James Hutchins, David Dumas, Benjamin Dumas, Cornelius Robertson, John Mask Junr., James Pickett, John Ingram, Owen Ingram, Moody Ingram, Abraham Belew, Nathaniel Ashley and Shadrick Denson, be a Jury to lay out the same and make report there of to the next court." (Esther would have been age 71 that year; Benjamin, Jr. would have been age 46 that year).

Richmond County, North Carolina - Census - Tax Lists 1779-1838; the first tax list after Richmond County taken from Anson in 1779, compiled in 1779 by James Pickett Esq.:
John Jones, Sen., 200 (Esther would have been age 75 that year).
William Jones, 250
John Jones, Jun., 200
Benjamin Jones
Silas Dumas
Jaremiah Dumas, 300
Andrew Dumas, 455
Benjamin Dumas, Jun. (Benjamin, Jun. would have been age 70 that year).
Benjamin Dumas, Sr., 1595 (Benjamin, Sr. supposedly died in 1763)
Sevannah Dumas

November 12, 1779: Hanover County, At a Vestry held for Saint Pauls Parish - Ordered into one precinct for processioning the Lands of Jno. Anderson, Jno. Hines, Jno. Williamson dec'd, Benjamin Johnson, Parke Goodall, Robt Elliott, Edmund Humphreys, Edward Humphreys, Charles Anderson, Wm. Ford, Mary Bowles Senr., Deborah Bowles, Mary Bowles Junr., Jno. Jones, Elijah Liggon, Jane Walker, Thomas Harris, Jno. Snead & Solomon Nash. And that Peter Winn & Jno. Norvell do see the said processioning performed and return their proceedings according to law." ... Jno. Jones...

It would be wonderful to find a match on any or all of this...
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