This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Corinth2006 Surnames: Jones, Grimsley, Busby, Moore, Deal, Butts Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.bladen/1181.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: 11 Oct 2007 Subject: Search for the father of Jesse Jones I had already learned, from other researchers, that Jesse Jones of Ripley County, IN, was my ancestor. I had learned who his children were, and who they married. I had learned that he migrated from Bladen Co.,NC. While searching Bladen county for the father of Jesse Jones, I came upon the posting which I am responding to today. I thought that the proper place to attach this report would be at the foot of the post which started the whole thing. The above posting mentions an equity suit filed by Unity Jones. I sent for a copy of the newspaper article which confirms that Unity was filing for dower rights concerning the estate of Sylvanus Jones. This would make Unity the wife of Sylvanus Jones. The children of Sylvanus were all mentioned in the suit. The sons were: ... 1. John Jones. one John Jones is on Jennings Co., IN 1830 census. One John Jones is on Ripley Co., IN 1840 census. ... 2. Jesse Jones. Jesse Jones is on 1830 and 1840 census for Ripley Co. ... 3. Jonas Jones. (Johann) Jones is on 1830 Ripley Co., IN census. He is a neighbor to Jesse. The daughters were: ...4.Anna who married Jonathan Deal ...5. Patty who married Mr Grimsley. Patty died before the time of the suit and had sons John and Jesse Grimsley. ...6. Avey who married Jordan Moore. Avey and Jordan Moore can be found in Upson Co., GA, Coffee Co., AL, etc ...7. Charity who married James Butts ...8. Nancy who married Alfred Busby. Alfred Busby is on the 1830 census for Ripley Co., IN, the 1840 census for Jennings Co., IN, and probably the Phillips Co., AR 1850 census. Additional support: 1)Jesse Jones is next door neighbor to Sylvanus Jones on the 1820 census for Bladen County. John and Jonas Jones are also on the same Bladen county census. 2) Alfred Busby witnessed the will of Ezekiel Busby in 1823 Bladen County, NC. 3) Ezekiel Busby Jr. married Judah Jones the daughter of Jesse Jones. 4) Ezekiel and Alfred Busby are on page 9 of the 1830 census for Ripley Co., IN. It is likely, then, that Alfred and Ezekiel are sons of Ezekiel Sr (b abt 1760 of Bladen Co., NC). All evidence I have been able to find points to Sylvanus Jones of Bladen County, being the same Sylvanus Jones who was a Revolu- tionary Soldier from Dobbs(later Greene County, NC) It also points to his children all being born in Dobbs county, NC or the counties which sprang from Dobbs County. It points to all of his children marrying into families of Greene County, except Nancy who married Alfred Busby of Bladen County. I would like to thank Jodi Cubbage and Lois Francesci. It was their mention of Bladen County that sent me looking in that direction. I would especially like to thank the sender of the Sylvanus Jones equity suit posting. Please respond with any additional or conflicting information. Moeena Eckman Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.