For a long time I also thought that Jones was Jane's last name until I found the deed and will. > > I guess I wasn't the only one who was confused by all this repeated > inter-marrying of AMAZEENs with AMAZEENs. Two previous researchers > with whom I corresponded had her maiden name simply as "Jane JONES". > Also the following two sources lead me to that conclusion: > > #1 = "Biographical Review: Sketches of leading citizens of Rockingham > County, NH" (Boston--Biographical Review Co, 1896). HeritageQuest > Online Library (March 2004), p329 > "William AMAZEEN, also a native of [New Castle] succeeded > his father [Christopher] in business, and for some years dealt largely > in fish. Later in life he took to seafaring, and died when 86 years > old. His wife, *whose maiden name was Jane JONES*, spent her life in > this town, which was her birthplace. She bore him 13 children: namely, > Sarah, William, Joseph, Rufus, John, Mary, Olive, Clarissa, Adeline, > Nancy, Eliza Jane, Henry and Frances. Of these, Rufus, John, Henry, > and Mary are now living (1896)." > > #2 = New Castle Town Records, Vol 3 (1756-1858), p249. FHL #15240. > This record lists the family of William > AMAZEEN and *Jane JONES* > According to the New Castle Records and Meloon's papers William and Jane Amazeen had 16 children. there wasn't an Olive Amazeen; it was Thomas Oliver who was till alive in 1896 (he died 1909 in South Boston). William C. Amazeen died in Farmington,. NH, May 1871 according again to the New CAstle records. Jane died in Farmington 24 Jul 1852. > > I'm still a bit tangled, though, on the correct identity of the other > daughter of William & Jane JONES--the "Mary AMAZEEN" who was to > inherit 4/5 of William's estate at his wife's death or remarriage. I > have 15 "Joseph AMAZEEN"s in my current database--and FOUR of these > married a "Mary"!! Fortunately I have surnames (hopefully correct) > for all these Marys and only one of them so far is a "JONES". [The > others are MARDEN, FOSS, and AMAZEEN again (yup!)] > > The one whose maiden name was "Mary JONES" was born about 1764. A > previous correspondent said that she was born in Dover, NH and was the > daughter of "Samuel JONES & Mary PINKHAM". However he gives no > documentation for this assertion, so it is 'open to debate'. Do you > think this is actually the other daughter of William & Jane JONES? > Her husband was the Joseph AMAZEEN, born 1761-1766, son of Joseph & > Dorcas AMAZEEN, and he died 6 Mar 1857 at New Castle. > > The marriage of this "Joseph AMAZEEN 3rd" and "Mary JONES" was > published 16 Dec 1787 and they were "married same date", per New > Castle Town Records, vol 3 (1756-1858), p233 & 263. FHL #15240. > Researcher Nick Sanborn [[email protected]] in Apr 2004 said Mary was > the same individual as the "Mrs. Joseph AMAZEEN d. Portsmouth, NH 3 > Oct 1815, age 51" in Portsmouth, NH records. Her husband later > remarried a Dorcas AMAZEEN (another AMAZEEN-to-AMAZEEN marriage!), > the widow of Daniel TREFETHEN. > > Do you happen to know any of the children of this "Joseph AMAZEEN & > Mary JONES" that might help to cement her connection as the dau of > William & Jane rather than Samuel & Mary? The only child I have > currently linked to the above couple [rather than one of the other 3 > "Joseph & Mary" couples] is a Benjamin AMAZEEN, born 5 Sep 1804, based > on his birthdate in New Castle town records and parentage info from > the same researcher who gave me the Samuel-Mary JONES link. [Not too > definitive, huh...]. I have notes on other "children of Joseph" or > "children of Joseph/Mary" in my research, but at present have no way > to tell *which* AMAZEEN couple they go with. > > Anything further that you might have on the husband or descendants of > "Mary JONES, dau of William & Jane and sister of Sarah" would be most > helpful here--even if it is not fully documented yet. Thanks! > I'm not sure I can help. I've also discussed this with Nick Sanborn. I have Mary Jones b. abt 1764 m. 16 Dec 1787 Joseph Amazeen and Mary d. 3 Oct 1815. I have her parents as William and Jane Jones. I also have Joseph Amazeen (of New Castle, mariner, 14 Apr 1823,) m. Susanna Shannon 24 Nov 1799 in New CAstle. I do not have any info. on Joseph and Mary's children. Also, in the private Amazeen cemetery lot in New CAstle there's a Joseph Amazeen d. Oct 30, 1847, age 86 years (b. 1761) and Mary wife of Joseph Amazeen, d. M ar 18, 1824, aged 60 years (b. 1764). BUT Joseph son of Christopher Amazeen has a birth date of about 1775. I think Mary married Joseph son of Joseph & Dorcas Amazeen, but I don't have acutual proof of this. I think we'll need to do more research on this. Here's some more info: There was a William Jones in New cAstle 1748 (1748 tax list) and a William Jones & son in New CAstle 1720 ((1720 tax list). A William Jones m. Jane Kelly 11 Nov 1762 in Portsmouth at Queen's chapel. A William Jones m. Margaret Brewster 13 June 1765 in Portsmouth at Queen's Chapel. Janes Jones was head of household 1800 in New CAstle with 1 female under 10 (her granddaughter, Jane, Sarah's daughter?) and 1 over 45. > ~ Carolyn Depp > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Carol White <mailto:[email protected]> > To: Carolyn G Depp <mailto:[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ; > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 3:45 PM > Subject: Re: BEAL-WHITE-YEATON Tangle > > Hello Carolyn, > > I'll try to answer your last e-mail. > >> >> I think the "key" to whether or not the Thomas BEAL (call him #1) >> who married Mary C. WHITE and the Thomas BEAL (call him #2) who >> married Grace YEATON are the same individual is whether or not >> there is any evidence that Mary C. WHITE died before 1827. Do >> any of you have any evidence one way or the other on this?? > > No I have no evidence as to when she died - none at all. > >> (2) Abigail A. BEAL, born 10 Apr 1827 at New Castle, NH; died 31 >> Aug 1891 at New Castle, NH; married [I don't have a date] to John >> TARLTON (1828-1863), son of Capt Elias TARLTON & Ann J. YEATON. >> Married (2) 2 June 1878 at Kittery, ME to John AMAZEEN >> (1815-1904) son of William Christopher AMAZEEN and Jane JONES and >> his second wife. > > William Amazeen m. Jane Jones Amazeen not Jane Jones. See below. > > 1) Mary and Sarah Jones were indeed sisters, the only children of > William and Jane Jones. He leaves in his will (dated 15 June, > 1795) 4/5 of estate to Mary Amazeen and 1/5 to Jane Jones Amazeen, > dau of Sarah after his widow's decease or remarriage. Tax list for > 1797 and '98 list property as "widow Jane Jones", but after this > says 'estate of Wm. Jones dec'd', so she might have died or > remarried (don't see her on New Castle marriage lists, though). A > petition on this estate was made on behalf of the above heirs in > 1806 by Joseph Amazeen "husband of only surviving child of dec'd" > and by William Amazeen "husband of the only child of the other > daughter dec'd", "the 2 daughters being the only children of the > deceased". > > I wish I had something more to offer, but I don't. > > Carol > >

Some families get so "stuck" on a certain given name that it guarantees headaches for later researchers! The AMAZEEN families of New Castle always seemed to have a "Joseph" and often a "William". The following is a summary of the various "Joseph AMAZEEN" cousins I know about who were born before 1850: 1. Joseph AMAZEEN - born 1710-1713 at New Castle, son of Christopher AMAZEEN & Martha MOORE; died 1754 at New Castle. Married: Hannah BROWN on 27 Jan 1731/2 at Hampton Falls, NH 2. Joseph AMAZEEN - called "Jr.", born 1736, son of Joseph AMAZEEN & Hannah BROWN; buried 16 June 1824 at Portsmouth, NH. Married: "Dorcas" 3. Jospeh AMAZEEN - born 1761-1766, son of Joseph AMAZEEN, Jr. and wife "Dorcas"; died 6 Mar 1857 at New Castle. Married: (1) Mary JONES on 16 Dec 1787 and (2) Dorothea AMAZEEN, widow of Daniel TREFETHEN before 1830. 4. Joseph AMAZEEN - born 6 Mar 1763 at New Castle, son of John AMAZEEN and wife "Mehitable"; died 30 Oct 1847 at New Castle. Married: Mary T. AMAZEEN (dau of Christopher AMAZEEN & Mary TREDICK) on 18 Dec 1785 at New Castle. 5. Joseph AMAZEEN - born 1775 at New Castle, son of Christopher AMAZEEN & Mary TREDICK; died after 1812. Married: "Mrs. Susanna SHANNON" on 24 Nov 1799 at New Castle 6. Joseph Jones AMAZEEN - born 27 Dec 1811 at New Castle, son of William C. AMAZEEN & Jane Jones AMAZEEN; died before 1896. Married: "Elizabeth W." 7. Joseph AMAZEEN, born 1813-1814 (and christened as an adult 2 May 1841 at St. John's Church, Portsmouth, NH) ; died 20 Apr 1880 at Portsmouth. Married: Mary Elizabeth MORAN - 5 May 1833 at Portsmouth. [I don't know his parentage]. --this couple *might* be the same as #10, if his birth is approximate-- 8. Joseph R. AMAZEEN - born 16 Feb 1817 at New Castle, son of Christopher AMAZEEN & Mehitable RAND; died 21 July 1891 in Rockingham Co, NH. Married: Sophia C. BROWN abt 1836 9. Joseph AMAZEEN - married Mary FOSS, b. 5 Dec 1819, daughter of Benjamin Marden FOSS and Dorcas SHAPELY [History of the Town of Rye, by Langdon Parsons] ---this couple *might* be the same as #10-- 10. Joseph W. AMAZEEN - born 30 June 1817 at New Castle, son of William AMAZEEN & ELizabeth BERRY; died 25 Mar 1893 also at New Castle. Married: (1) "Mary E." before Oct 1850; married (2) "Elizabeth" abt 1854-1856. --this couple *might* be the same as either #7 or #9-- 11. Joseph AMAZEEN - born 24 Nov 1831 at New Castle, son of Benjamin AMAZEEN & Lydia PAINE; died 5 Mar 1915 at New Castle. Married: ? As you can see, couples #3, 4, 7, 9, & 10 all involve a "Joseph and Mary AMAZEEN"--so assigning the correct children (or tombstones) can be 'iffy'. Among those listed simply as "child of Joseph" or "child of Joseph and Mary (Molly)" are: 1. The "Mary AMAZEEN" b. 16 Sep 1796, who married Joseph W. BICKFORD in 1817. Her death cert says she is a "dau of Joseph and Mary (Molly) AMAZEEN"--which ones? 2. The "Dorothy AMAZEEN" b. 27 Oct 1800, who married John YEATON on 20 Oct 1823 in New Castle. New Castle town records of her family state simply that she is a "daughter of Joseph". 3. The "Abigail AMAZEEN", b. 1766 who married married Richard NEAL on 18 Dec 1784 at New Castle. 4. The "Sarah AMAZEEN", b. 21 Oct 1782 who married Capt. Robert WHITE, Jr. on 13 Nov 1800. Probate documents for a "Joseph AMAZEEN" of Portsmouth, trader, who died about June 1824 indicate he had a dau who was the wife of "Richard NEAL", a son Nathaniel, and another daughter, "Sarah WHITE". This Joseph's (second?) wife at the time of his death was "Lydia" (prob. THOMPSON) 5. A "Joseph AMAZEEN" married to a Lucy HOLBROOK in April 1819 in New Castle [notice in "Portsmouth Oracle newspaper, dated 24 Apr 1819] ~ Carolyn Depp ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol White" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 8:23 AM Subject: [NHROCKIN] JOnes Tangle > I'm not sure I can help. I've also discussed this with Nick Sanborn. I > have Mary Jones b. abt 1764 m. 16 Dec 1787 Joseph Amazeen and Mary d. 3 > Oct 1815. I have her parents as William and Jane Jones. I also have > Joseph Amazeen (of New Castle, mariner, 14 Apr 1823,) m. Susanna Shannon > 24 Nov 1799 in New CAstle. I do not have any info. on Joseph and Mary's > children. Also, in the private Amazeen cemetery lot in New CAstle there's > a Joseph Amazeen d. Oct 30, 1847, age 86 years (b. 1761) and Mary wife of > Joseph Amazeen, d. M ar 18, 1824, aged 60 years (b. 1764). BUT Joseph son > of Christopher Amazeen has a birth date of about 1775. I think Mary > married Joseph son of Joseph & Dorcas Amazeen, but I don't have acutual > proof of this. I think we'll need to do more research on this. >

6. Joseph Jones AMAZEEN - born 27 Dec 1811 at New Castle, son of William C. AMAZEEN & Jane Jones AMAZEEN; died before 1896. Married: "Elizabeth W." According to the records in the New CAstle library he died 4 Aug 1884 in Bradford, MA and m. 4 Dec 1836 Elizabeth W. Kinnear CArol