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Hugh Jones 1635 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1635

Birth Location: Wincanton, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1688

Death Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Robert Jones

Mother: Elizabeth Soane

Spouse(s): Hannah Tompkins, Mary Foster

Children(s): Samuel Jones

Hugh Jones was born in 1635 in Wincanton, Somerset, England, the child of Robert Jones and Elizabeth Soane. Hugh Jones married Hannah Tompkins, Mary Foster, and had children including Samuel Jones. Hugh Jones passed away in 1688 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Hugh Jones was born in 1635 in Wincanton, Somerset, England, the child of Robert Jones and Elizabeth Soane.
  • Hugh Jones married Hannah Tompkins, Mary Foster, and had children including Samuel Jones.
  • Hugh Jones passed away in 1688 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Hugh Jones's Ancestors

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Hugh Jones
1635 – 1688
Birth Place: Wincanton, Somerset, England
Parents
Robert Jones
1600 – 1691
Reading, Berkshire, England
Elizabeth Soane
1602 – 1712
Reading, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Joseph Jones
1574 – 1596
Reading, Berkshire, England
Judith Leavitt
1578 –
Reading, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter Jones
1554 – 1625
Priscilla Aske
1543 – 1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jones
1531 – 1556
Mary Hill
1535 – 1625

Hugh Jones's Descendants

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Hugh Jones (3 Jan 1635 – 1688) m. Hannah Tompkins (21 Dec 1641 – 10 May 1672) m. Mary Foster (29 Mar 1649 – 29 May 1717)
  1. 1. Samuel Jones (30 Apr 1672 – 1753) m. Abigail Snow (4 Apr 1677 – 1753)
    1. 1. Samuel Jones (19 Nov 1696 – 3 Apr 1769)
    2. 2. Ebenezer Jones (18 Jun 1699 – 20 Jul 1758)
    3. 3. Lieut (Jonathan) Jones (26 Jul 1702 – 24 May 1753) m. Elizabeth Russell (21 Jun 1690 – 1765)
      1. 1. Caleb Jones (8 Apr 1726 – 16 Apr 1805) m. Deborah Hopkins (24 Apr 1729 – 2 May 1819)
        1. 1. John Jones (1760 – 22 Apr 1791)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Jones (1767 – 14 Apr 1794)
        3. 3. Zadok Jones (5 Jul 1773 – 31 Jul 1823) m. Rebecca Abbott (26 Aug 1778 – 25 Mar 1864) m. Susanna Abbott (12 Jun 1769 – 1 Nov 1803)
        4. 4. Caleb Jones
    4. 4. Abigail Jones (6 Jun 1708 – 26 Sep 1778)
    5. 5. Joshua Jones (31 Jan 1712 – 28 Jan 1790)

Hugh Jones's Timeline

2 Records

1635
3 Jan 1635
Birth of Hugh Jones in Wincanton, Somerset, England
Wincanton, Somerset, England
1688
1688
Age 53
Death of Hugh Jones in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1635
    Event Place: Wincanton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2368.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MLC.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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