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Captain Peter Jones 1656–1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1656

Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 March 1726

Death Location: Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States

Father: Captain\Major trader.)

Mother: Margaret Wood

Spouse(s): Mary Batte

Children(s): Churchill Jones

In 1656, Captain Peter Jones entered the world in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA, born to Captain Major Peter Jones I Colonial Troops Virginia Militia A Fur Trader And Indian Trader And Margaret Lewelyn Wood. Captain Peter Jones married Mary Batte, and had children including Churchill Jones. Captain Peter Jones passed away in 1726 in Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1656, Captain Peter Jones entered the world in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA, born to Captain Major Peter Jones I Colonial Troops Virginia Militia A Fur Trader And Indian Trader And Margaret Lewelyn Wood.
  • Captain Peter Jones married Mary Batte, and had children including Churchill Jones.
  • Captain Peter Jones passed away in 1726 in Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain\Major trader.)
1634–1674
Birth Location: Charles City County Area, Virginia, America -The English began to colonize here under the Virginia Company. In 1619 the Virginia Company established Charles City
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Margaret Wood
1641–1718
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Batte
1668–1745
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, USA
MB

Children(s)

Churchill Jones
1697–1745
Birth Location: Middletown, Frederick, Virginia, USA
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Captain Jones's Ancestors

Self
Captain Jones
1656–1726
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Parents
Captain\Major Peter Jones, I (Colonial Troops - Virginia militia - a fur trader and Indian trader.)
1634–1674
Charles City County Area, Virginia, America -The English began to colonize here under the Virginia Company. In 1619 the Virginia Company established Charles City
Margaret (Lewelyn) Wood
1641–1718
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Rev. (Sir Richard H. Jones, Merchant of) London
1608–1685
Manor Ley, Exeter, Devonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Cadwallander Somerset
1585–1609
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Jones's Descendants

1.
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Captain (Peter) Jones (1656–10 March 1726) m. Mary Batte (1668–1745)
  1. 1. Churchill Jones 1697–1745 m. Claire (Jones) Bourne 1700–1756
    1. 1. Hezekiah Jones 1735–1774 m. Mary (Ann) Sowell 1735–1762
      1. 1. Charles (Gilespie) Jones 1754–1826 m. Mary (Elizabeth "Betsy") Gillespie 1765–1826
        1. 1. Joseph (Wyatt) JONES 1801– m. Mary (A.) Jones 1805–1882

Captain Jones's Timeline

2 Records

1656
1656
Birth of Captain Peter Jones in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
1726
10 March 1726
Age 70
Death of Captain Peter Jones in Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1726
    Event Place: Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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