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David Jones 1755–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1755

Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States

Death Date: May 1815

Death Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States

Father: Richard Jones

Mother: Ann None

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gholston, Roseanna Desper

Children(s): Samuel Jones, David Jones

David Jones was born in 1755 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard Jones And Ann. David Jones married Elizabeth Betty Gholston, Roseanna Desper, and had children including David R Jones, Samuel Boston Jones. David Jones passed away in 1815 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • David Jones was born in 1755 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard Jones And Ann.
  • David Jones married Elizabeth Betty Gholston, Roseanna Desper, and had children including David R Jones, Samuel Boston Jones.
  • David Jones passed away in 1815 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Jones
1712–1780
Birth Location: Of, Louisa, Virginia, USA
RJ
Ann None
1716–1788
Birth Location: Louisa, Virginia, USA
A

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gholston
1755–1840
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Virginia
EG
Roseanna Desper
1789–1810
Birth Location: Louisa Co., VA
RD

Children(s)

Samuel Jones
1786–1854
Birth Location: Beaver Dam,Hanover,Virginia,USA
SJ
David Jones
1782–
Birth Location: Goochland or Louisa, Virginia
DJ

David Jones's Ancestors

Self
David Jones
1755–1815
Birth Place: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Parents
Richard Jones
1712–1780
Of, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Ann
1716–1788
Louisa, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Emanuel Jones
1668–1738
Anglesea, , , Wales
Anne Jones
1670–1718
Anglesea, , , Wales
Edward Simmons
1717–
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Frances Simmons
1700–
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Jones
1640–1722
Jones
1631–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Jones's Descendants

1.
DJ
David Jones (25 Jan 1755–May 1815) m. Elizabeth ((Betty)) Gholston (1755–Jun 1840) m. Roseanna Desper (1789–1810)
  1. 1. Samuel (Boston) Jones 1786–1854 m. Martha (Selden 'Patsy') Chick 1790–1849
    1. 1. Burwell (Pettus) Jones 1826–1873 m. Agnes (Malice) Staley 1838– m. Alice (Moody) Buchanan 1834–1928
      1. 1. Martha (Alice) Jones 1853–1930
      2. 2. Nancy (Burwell “Nannie”) Jones 1865–1948 m. Edgar Linwood 1864–1904
        1. 1. Hessie Nickols 1892–1952
        2. 2. Linn Nickols 1892–
        3. 3. Edgar Nickols 1892–1978
        4. 4. Jessie ("Dot") Nuckols 1896–1977 m. Brown 1883–1933
        5. 5. Mertie (Alice) Nuckols 1887–1956
        6. 6. Mamie (Victoria) Nuckols 1885–1959
      3. 3. Pettus (Newton) Jones 1868–1906
      4. 4. James (E. "Bird") Jones 1855–
      5. 5. Hester ("Hessy") Jones 1859–1882
      6. 6. Allice (M) Jones 1857–1930
    2. 2. David (N) Jones 1827–1886
    3. 3. Pettus (Boston) Jones 1814–1861
    4. 4. Samuel (Dawson) Jones 1821–1900
    5. 5. Nancy (Bouford) Jones 1815–1888 m. Frederick (Horace M) Thompson 1811–
      1. 1. James (Monroe) Thompson 1852–1917
      2. 2. Martha (Adella) Thompson 1845–
      3. 3. George (W) Thompson 1840–
      4. 4. Jane (E.) Thompson 1847–
      5. 5. Joseph (T.) Thompson 1850–
      6. 6. Mary (E.) Thompson 1855–
      7. 7. Edmund Thompson 1844–
      8. 8. Samuel (Garland) Thompson 1838–1932
    6. 6. Jane (Ambler) Jones 1808–1863
    7. 7. Paulina Jones 1818–1865
    8. 8. Robert (J.) Jones 1811–
    9. 9. David (N.) Jones 1812–1919
    10. 10. Martha (A.) Jones 1821–1904
    11. 11. Nancy (Lewis) Jones 1832–1906 m. Thomas (W.) Hope 1831–1899
      1. 1. William (Wilson) Hope 1856–1941
      2. 2. Martha (F.) Hope 1859–1871
      3. 3. Nancy (L.) Hope 1860–1938
      4. 4. Pettus (Wales) Hope 1861–1936 m. Emiline (Washington) Hardin 1874–1968
        1. 1. William (Davis) Hope 1915–1994
        2. 2. Pettus (Shelton) Hope 1904–1906
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Lewis) Hope 1906–1999
        4. 4. Meredith (Hardin) Hope 1908–1984
        5. 5. Olie (Mae) Hope 1911–1997
        6. 6. Nina (Wales) Hope 1917–1971
        7. 7. Emily (Anderson) Hope 1914–1997
      5. 5. Richard (Samuel.) Hope 1865–1929
      6. 6. Ladie (Blanche) Hope 1868–1893
      7. 7. Thomas (Burton) Hope 1857–1935
      8. 8. Carrie (M) Hope 1865–1866
    12. 12. Sarah (Hanover# Maria) Jones 1835–1904
    13. 13. Sarah (MH) Jones 1826–
    14. 14. Robert (J) Jones 1833–
    15. 15. Sarah (Maria) Jones 1830–1904
  2. 2. David (R.) Jones 1782–

David Jones's Timeline

2 Records

1755
25 Jan 1755
Birth of David Jones in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
1815
May 1815
Age 60
Death of David Jones in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1755
    Event Place: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Maryland Revolutionary War Records
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland Revolutionary War Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1815
    Event Place: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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