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Peter Jones 1715 – 1773 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Amity Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 6 Feb 1773

Death Location: Douglasville, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Peter Jones

Mother: Elizabeth Jones

Spouse(s): Ruth Henton

Children(s): Elizabeth Jones

Peter Jones was born in 1715 in Amity Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Peter Jones and Elizabeth Huling Jones. Peter Jones married Ruth Henton, and had children including Elizabeth Eliza Jones. Peter Jones passed away in 1773 in Douglasville, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Peter Jones was born in 1715 in Amity Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Peter Jones and Elizabeth Huling Jones.
  • Peter Jones married Ruth Henton, and had children including Elizabeth Eliza Jones.
  • Peter Jones passed away in 1773 in Douglasville, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Children(s)

Peter Jones's Ancestors

Self
Peter Jones
1715 – 1773
Birth Place: Amity Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Peter Jones
1693 – 1739
Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth (Huling) Jones
1697 – 1771
Berks,,Pennsylvania,USA
Grandparents
Mounce ((Måns) Jonasson) Jones
1663 – 1727
Sweden
Ingeborg Lycon
1669 – 1735
Gunnarskog, Varmland, Sweden
Alexander Huling
1665 – 1725
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Elizabeth Wightman
1664 – 1756
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jonas Nilsson
1620 – 1693
Gertrude Svensdotter
1636 – 1695
Peter Lycon
1640 – 1693
Catherine Lycon
1640 – 1699
James Huling
1636 – 1687
Margaret Walton
1632 – 1707
George WIGHTMAN
1632 – 1722
Elizabeth Updyke
1644 – 1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Nils
1594 – 1673
Karin Nils
1596 –
Sven Gunnarsson
1610 – 1678
Brigetta Jestenburg
1612 – 1692
Nils Laicans
1615 – 1642

Peter Jones's Descendants

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Peter Jones (1715 – 6 Feb 1773) m. Ruth Henton (1 Jun 1723 – 1780)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Eliza) Jones (24 Jun 1755 – 2 Feb 1844) m. Thomas (White REV WAR) SOLDIER (19 Mar 1739 – 13 SEP 1820)
    1. 1. James White (2 Jan 1772 – 6 Jan 1772)
    2. 2. Ruth White (16 Nov 1772 – 1865)
    3. 3. Ruth White (16 November 1772 – 1865)
    4. 4. James White (1775 – 27 Feb 1795) m. Nancy (Abendschon) (Obenchain) (05 Apr 1768 – 31 May 1821)
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann "Sallie") WHITE (14 Nov 1799 – 14 DEC 1862) m. Henry (Lawrence) Green (1792 – 1865)
      2. 2. Nancy White
      3. 3. Jane White
      4. 4. James White
      5. 5. Rachel White
      6. 6. David White
    5. 5. James WHITE (7 FEB 1775 – 5 Jun 1850) m. Nancy (Jane) OBENCHAIN (abt 1775 – 11 Oct 1850)
    6. 6. Thomas White (10 November 1775 – 9 January 1778)
    7. 7. Thomas White (13 July 1776 – 20 Feb 1848)
    8. 8. William White (13 March 1779 – 1856)
    9. 9. William White (29 Apr 1781 – 1881)
    10. 10. Rebecca White (1782 – 1855)
    11. 11. Ezekiel White (13 January 1783 – 25 July 1814)
    12. 12. Ezekiel White (13 Jun 1783 – 16 Sep 1814)
    13. 13. John White (27 OCT 1785 – 22 MAY 1786)
    14. 14. John White (1 Aug 1786 – 3 March 1853)
    15. 15. George White (21 Aug 1788 – 15 Jan 1789)
    16. 16. Elizabeth (Margaret) White (7 Jan. 1790 – 30 Apr. 1869)
    17. 17. Hannah White (4 Feb 1792 – 14 December 1864)
    18. 18. Hannah White (11 February 1792 – 14 December 1864)
    19. 19. George (Washington) White (15 March 1795 – 27 January 1872)
    20. 20. Ann White (16 August 1800 – 29 November 1875)
    21. 21. Ann White (15 October 1800 – 29 November 1875)

Peter Jones's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of Peter Jones in Amity Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Amity Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
1773
6 Feb 1773
Age 58
Death of Peter Jones in Douglasville, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Douglasville, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Amity Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1773
    Event Place: Douglasville, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Douglassville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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