The Descendants of Samuel Jones

Notes


1. Samuel Jones

RESIDENCES:
( -1786- ) Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales.
( -1789-1800- ) Llanigon, Breconshire, Wales.
( -1798- ) Brynglessy, Llanigon, Breconshire, Wales.
( -1805) Llwynfilly (Lloynfillog), Llanigon, Breconshire, Wales.

CHRISTENING: Church in Wales. Parish Church of Talgarth (Breconshire). Bishop's transcripts; 1686-1840; ; ; FHL film 104,499 item 5 (Rick Crume's file #M 916).

CHRISTENING: LDS IGI; 1600-1910; 1994 CD-ROM edn, Wales, Batch 6,929,363; sheet 22; FHL film #820,512; NOTE: Saml. Jones, bapt. 25 Aug 1765, Talgarth, Brecon, Wales, son of Evan Jones.

CHRISTENING: LDS IGI; 1600-1910; 1994 CD-ROM edn, Wales, Batch 7,401,809; sheet 2; FHL film #820,512; NOTE: Samuel Jones, bapt. 25 Aug 1765, Talgarth, Brecon, Wales, son of Evan Jones.

MARRIAGE-RESIDENCES: Church in Wales. Parish Church of Llanigon. Bishop's transcripts; 1720-1851; Original records in the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth; marriages, 1786; FHL film 0,104,482 item 5 (Rick Crume's file #M 902); NOTE: "Samuel Jones of the Parish of Talgarth & Ann Powell of Llanigon were married by License February 26.th"

MILITARY-RESIDENCES: Constables' return of males for military services for various parishes in Brecon county; 1798; ; ; FHL film 839,693 item 16 (Rick Crume's file #M 895); NOTE: The list for the parish of Llanigon was prepared and signed by Samuel Jones, Constable. The name Saml. Jones of Bringlessy appears in the list of men between the ages of 15 and 60. A Landranger map shows that Brynglessy is very close to Maestorglwydd.

RESIDENCES: Abstracts and indexes of original wills, Consistory Court, Archdeaconry of Breconshire, St David's Diocese, Wales, prepared by LDS Church Service Volunteers, Genealogical Society; 1575-1858; ; p 14; FHL fiche 6,024,251 (Rick Crume's file #M 894); NOTE: Samuel Jones was a witness to the will of Thomas Pritchard of Llanigon, Breconshire, Wales, dated 24 Sept. 1801.

BURIAL-RESIDENCES-OCCUPATION: Church in Wales. Parish Church of Talgarth (Breconshire). Bishop's transcripts; 1686-1840; ; ; FHL film 104,499 item 5 (Rick Crume's file #M 916); NOTE: 1805, "Samuel Jones of Llwynfilly AE 39 buried 20th February / Farmer."

CEMETERY-DEATH-CHURCH: Powys Family History Society, Monumental Inscriptions, St. Gwendoline's Parish Church in Wales, Talgarth, Breconshire; 1663-1985; Basingstoke, Hants., England: M. E. MacSorley, 1996; p. 3; (Rick Crume's file #M 1053); NOTE: Memorial wall tablet inside the church says, "In memory of Samuel Jones of Mynfithy [Llwynfillog] in the parish of Llanigon who died February 17 1805 age 39." Also includes a poem.

PROBATE-OCCUPATION-RESIDENCES-SIBLINGS-SPOUSE-CHILDREN: Abstracts and indexes of original wills, Consistory Court, Archdeaconry of Breconshire, St David's Diocese, Wales, prepared by LDS Church Service Volunteers, Genealogical Society; 1802-1806; ; p 157; FHL fiche 6,024,252 (Rick Crume's file #M 894); NOTE: Samuel Jones, farmer of Lloynfillog, Llanigon, Breconshire, Wales, will dtd 12 Feb 1805, probated 1 Feb 1806. Will #5 p 397 (1806). Names trustees - father-in-law Evan Powell, farmer of Pistill, Boughrood, Radnor, and brother Roger Jones, farmer of Bradws, Bronllys, Breconshire; wife Ann Jones; children Evan, Joan, Anne, Mary, Jennett and Elizabeth, all minors. Executor - wife Ann Jones. Wit: John Jenkins, Jobee Davies. Value of estate: 300 pounds sterling.

PROBATE-SPOUSE-CHILDREN: Will of Samuel Jones of Lloynfillog in the Parish of Llanigon, Brecon, Wales, 1806; 1802-1807; Church in Wales, Archdeaconry of Brecon, Consistory Court, Registered copies of wills, vol 16; pp 397-399; Microfilm of original records at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, FHL film 104,436 (Rick Crume's file #M 917).

UPDATE: 1996-12-31


Ann Powell

NAME: Ann or Anna.

RESIDENCES:
(1767- ) Glasbury, Breconshire, Wales
(1786-1800-) Llanigon, Breconshire, Wales.
( -1824- ) Athens Twp, Bradford Co, PA; (Rick Crume's file #M519).
(-1824-1852) Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA; (Rick Crume's file #M 224, M
252, M 797, M 860).

CHRISTENING-PARENTS: Church in Wales, parish church of Glasbury, bishop's transcripts; 1715-1874; microfilm of original records at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth; ; FHL film 104,466 (Rick Crume's file #937).

CHRISTENING-PARENTS: Thomas Wood (transcriber), The Registers of Glasbury, Breconshire, 1660-1836; 1660-1836; London, Parish Register Society, 1904; p 149; FHL film 0,599,893 item 7 (Rick Crume's file #M 903).

CHRISTENING-PARENTS: LDS IGI; 1600-1910; 1994 CD-ROM edn, Wales; ; FHL film #456,248.

MARRIAGE-RESIDENCES: Church in Wales. Parish Church of Llanigon. Bishop's transcripts; 1720-1851; Original records in the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth; marriages, 1786; FHL film 0,104,482 item 5 (Rick Crume's file #M 902); NOTE: "Samuel Jones of the Parish of Talgarth & Ann Powell of Llanigon were married by Lisence February 26.th"

BIOGRAPHY: Louise (Welles) Murray, A HISTORY OF OLD TIOGA POINT AND EARLY ATHENS, PENNSYLVANIA; 1795-1908; Athens, PA, 1908; pp 484-485; Library of Congress, Call No F159 A9M9 (Rick Crume's file #M 117, M 252) NOTE: "In 1822 there came to town some Welshmen, who were long actively connected with the making of Athens. William Parry was one, and his friend and acquaintance, Thomas R. Davies, the other. Probably they came to Philadelphia with a party of Welsh people. At any rate Mr. Parry married there in 1822, Jannet Jones, a wealthy Welsh girl of good family. One of her sisters settled also in Athens, and it was not long before Mother Jones drove up from Philadelphia, and purchased a large plot of land for the daughters, covering the ground west of Main Street, now occupied by Universalist, Baptist and old Catholic Churches, later known as the Herrick plot."

RESIDENCES: Philadelphia Index or Directory by Robert Desilver; 1823; ; ; FHL film 983,350 item 2 (Rick Crume's file #M 291); NOTE: "Jones Ann, widow Prince near Front." Is this the widow of Samuel Jones?

LAND-RESIDENCES: Deed of sale, Mary H Welles to Ann Jones and William Parry, dtd 18 Oct 1824; 1824; Deed Book 5; pp 322-323; Bradford Co Register & Recorder, Towanda, PA (Rick Crume's file #M 519); NOTE: Ann Jones & William Parry of Athens Twp, Bradford Co, PA. 42 acres and 168 perches in lot no. 53 of the second division of Athens Twp.

LAND: Bradford Co., PA Deeds; 1827; Ann Jones, William Parry and his wife Jennet of Athens Twp., Bradford Co., PA, to Mary H. W. Pumpelly, wife of William Pumpelly of Owego, Tioga Co., NY, dtd 23 Mar 1827, book 8; pp 256-257; Bradford Co Register & Recorder, Towanda, PA (Rick Crume's file #M 224); NOTE: Land described as 42 acres and 168 perches of land (on the Tioga or Chemung River bordering land of the widow and heirs of Ira Stevens and also bordering land of Thomas R. Davis) for $1,700.00. This is the same land which Ann Jones, William Parry and his wife Jennet had bought from Mary H. W. Pumpelly by a deed dated 8 Oct 1824.

RESIDENCES-OCCUPATION: DESILVER'S PHILADELPHIA DIRECTORY AND STRANGER'S GUIDE; 1837; ; p 130; FHL film 983,352 item 3 (Rick Crume's file #M 291); NOTE: "Jones Ann, dry gds 188 Market Front Sch."

RESIDENCES-OCCUPATION: A. M'ELROY'S PHILADELPHIA DIRECTORY; 1839; 2nd ed.; p 129; FHL film 983,352 item 4 (Rick Crume's file #M 291); NOTE: "Jones Ann, dry goods 108 W. High."

RESIDENCES-OCCUPATION: A. M'ELROY'S PHILADELPHIA DIRECTORY; 1840-1843; 3rd - 6th ed.; pp 128, 136, 135 & 141, respectively; FHL film 983,353 items 1-4 (Rick Crume's file #M 291); NOTE: "Jones Ann, dry goods 112 W. High."

RESIDENCES-OCCUPATION: McELROY'S PHILADELPHIA DIRECTORY; 1844-1845; 7th - 8th ed.; pp 159, 182, respectively; FHL film 983,354 items 1-2 (Rick Crume's file #M 310); NOTE: "Jones Ann, dry goods 112 W. High."

RESIDENCES: William G McLoughlin, CHAMPIONS OF THE CHEROKEES: EVAN AND JOHN B JONES; 1788-1876; Princeton, NJ, Princeton Univ Press, 1990; pp 18, 259-260, 325, 362; Concordia College Library, Moorhead, MN, E99.C5 J6 (Rick Crume's file #M 797); NOTE: "In later correspondence [Evan] Jones mentioned that his mother, Ann Jones, lived in Philadelphia; Evan Jones's son, John B. Jones, spoke of his 'Uncle John' as living in the United States. But whether Evan Jones's mother and a brother preceded or followed him to the United States is not known." The book says that Evan Jones (1788-1872) visited his "aged, sick mother" in Philadelphia in 1846, in July or Aug 1852 and in Feb 1859. An examination of his letters on microfilm from the American Baptist Historical Society shows that Evan mentioned his mother's name and address in an 1846 letter. Other letters show that he visited Philadelphia in 1852 and 1859, but on these dates he does not actually mention his mother or other relatives.

RESIDENCES: American Baptist Foreign Mission Societies. Records, 1817-1959; 1817-1959; American Baptist Historical Society, Rochester, NY, Microfilm Reels No. FM-98 (Evan Jones, letters 1826-1842, journals #1, 2, 3) & FM-99 (Evan Jones, letters, 1843-1854, and John Buttrick Jones, letters 1852-1861); ; Originals at American Baptist Archives Center, Valley Forge, PA (Rick Crume's file #M 860); NOTE: Letter from Evan Jones, dtd 25 May 1846, New York: "I drop this line to request you to send the questions, addressed to me at Mrs. Ann Jones's Market St. Schuylkil near 7th Philadelphia..." McElroy's Philadelphia Directory for 1849 shows Ann (Powell) Jones' granddaughter Sarah (Bellingham) Hopper's husband, Edmund Hopper, living at High W Sch 7th. High and Market were two names for the same street.

RESIDENCES-OCCUPATION: McElroy's Philadelphia Directory; 1847; 10th ed.; p 176; FHL film 983,355 item 1 (Rick Crume's file #M 873); NOTE: "Jones Ann, dry goods, 112 W High." High and Market were two names for the same street.

RESIDENCES-OCCUPATION: McElroy's Philadelphia Directory; 1848; 11th ed.; p 181; FHL film 983,355 item 2 (Rick Crume's file #M 873); NOTE: "Jones Ann, dry goods, 112 W High." High and Market were two names for the same street.

RESIDENCES-OCCUPATION: McElroy's Philadelphia Directory; 1849; 12th ed.; p 190; FHL film 983,355 item 3 (Rick Crume's file #M 873); NOTE: "Jones Ann, dry goods, 584 W High." High and Market were two names for the same street. Is this the widow of Samuel Jones?

RESIDENCES-OCCUPATION: McElroy's Philadelphia Directory; 1850; 13th ed.; p 190; FHL film 1,000,893 item 1 (Rick Crume's file #M 310); NOTE: "Jones Ann, dry goods, 584 W High." High and Market were two names for the same street. Is this the widow of Samuel Jones?

RESIDENCES-OCCUPATION: McElroy's Philadelphia Directory; 1851; 14th ed.; p 214; FHL fiche 6,052,903 (Rick Crume's file #M 874); NOTE: "Jones Ann, dry goods, 584 W High." High and Market were two names for the same street. Is this the widow of Samuel Jones?

RESIDENCES-OCCUPATION: McElroy's Philadelphia Directory; 1852; 15th ed.; p 226; FHL fiche 6,052,905 (Rick Crume's file #M 874); NOTE: "Jones Ann, dry goods, 584 W High." High and Market were two names for the same street. Is this the widow of Samuel Jones? No Ann Jones is listed in the 1853 directory.

DEATH-BURIAL-BIRTH: Index to registration of deaths, city of Philadelphia; 1803-1860; Philadelphia, Dept of Records, 1962; p 226; Surnames Henryman - Karney, FHL film #0,978,988 (Rick Crume's file #M 267); NOTE: Ann Jones, died 12 Mar 1852 at age 85, cause - old age, buried Mutual Family Cem, doctor - W L Atlee. CONFLICT: The PUBLIC LEDGER obituary says she died 16 Mar 1852.

DEATH-RESIDENCES: Obituary of Mrs Ann Jones, PUBLIC LEDGER, Philadelphia, PA; 1852; dtd 18 Mar 1852; ; Hist Soc of PA, Philadelphia (Rick Crume's file #M 326); NOTE: "On the 16th inst, Mrs Ann Jones, aged 85. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend her funeral, from her late residence, No 112 West Market st, this Thursday morning, 18th inst, at 9 o'clock, without further notice." CONFLICT: The index to registration of deaths in Philadelphia says she died 12 Mar 1852.

UPDATE: 1995-09-06


4. Ann Jones

NAME: Ann or Anne.

NAME-CHRISTENING-PARENTS: Church in Wales. Parish Church of Llanigon. Bishop's transcripts; 1720-1851; Original records in the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth; baptisms, 1793; FHL film 0,104,482 item 5 (Rick Crume's file #M 902).


5. Mary Jones

NAME-PARENTS-SIBLINGS: Abstracts and indexes or original wills, Consistory Court, Archdeaconry of Breconshire, St David's Diocese, Wales, prepared by LDS Church Service Volunteers, Genealogical Society; 1575-1858; ; p 157; FHL fiche 6,024,249-6,024,260 (Rick Crume's file #M 894); NOTE: Samuel Jones, farmer of Lloynfillog, Llanigon, Breconshire, Wales, will dtd 12 Feb 1805, probated 1 Feb 1806. Will #5 p 397 (1806). Names children, all minors, including Mary.