Leon, Here's a bit about an early Jones family in Hunterdon Co.; hope it helps a little. melva calaman ----- Original Message ----- From: "mcalaman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 9:14 PM Subject: Fw: [NJHUNTER] Thomas Jones & Anne Bray > Hi, I'm forwarding this email that I saved since it concerns the Thomas > Jones family in Hunterdon County. If I remember correctly, Thomas left a > will and almost certainly had property. Armstrong's Pioneer Families of > Northwestern New Jersey says that Ann Bray married Thomas Jones, they > lived near White House and had a large family. Perhaps Marilyn could tell > you more. > Anne Bray was probably born in the early or mid 1730's; her brother Thomas > was my ancestor. Melva Calaman [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marilyn LeVeque" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 1:14 PM > Subject: [NJHUNTER] Thomas Jones & Anne Bray > > >> Hello listers, >> >> My name is Marilyn & I live in CA. I have been searching for the parents >> of my great great grandmother, Mary Jones born 1781 who m. James VanKirk >> on Nov 16, 1800 in Hunterdon County, NJ. >> >> They lived in Knowlton, Warren County, NJ at the time of their deaths and >> had 6 children, 3 sons & 3 dtrs. >> >> One grandson was named Thomas "Jones" VanKirk & he was born April 1855 in >> Knowlton, at the time he was living with his parents at the home of Mary >> (Jones) VanKirk, so it is my belief he was named for his grandmother's >> father, Thomas Jones. >> >> I recently found a Thomas Jones m. to Anne Bray who had a dtr, Mary >> "Polly" Jones m. to a "VANKURCH" per Will of 1812 of this Thomas Jones. >> >> All matching closely my hunches. I have sent away for the 1812 Will and >> 2 Supreme Court cases 1810 & 1818 involving James VanKirk and a William >> Jones.. >> >> Our family has Mary Jones born April 17, 1781, m. to James VanKirk on >> Nov 16, 1800, he died 1833 & is b. Old Presbyterian Churchyard in >> Knowlton, she died Oct. 26, 1856/1858 and is buried Fairview Cem. in >> Knowlton. My grandmother, Alice VanKirk, said they really lived in >> Polkville, NJ, which I assume is near Knowlton. >> >> Are there any Church or Baptismal records that would confirm the birth in >> 1780 of this Mary Jones to Thomas Jones and Anne Bray in Hunterdon County >> and where would I find them? >> >> Thank you for any assistance. >> >> Marilyn L. in CA >> Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >