John Jones moved from Chester Co, PA, to Edgefield Dist., SC, and died there @ 1797. He left a will that mentions his 7 children (no wife) and gives the name of only one child: Jonathan. Daniel Williams of Wrightsborough, GA, formerly of Chester Co., is John Jones's executor. Witnesses were John Dunkard, Thomas Atkinson and James Scott. Does anyone know the names of John Jones's children or what John Jones's connection was to Daniel Williams? I believe they were both Quakers and possibly distant relatives. Were John Dunkard, Thomas Atkinson or James Scott originally from Chester County? Thanks, Jan Brown _jbrown400@aol.com_ (mailto:jbrown400@aol.com)

I'm not sure you are aware of how common a name Jones was, in Chester County, or how may Johns Jones there are. Jones is a very Welsh surname ....sometimes used interchangeably with John and Johns, so when researching, it's a good idea to look for John John/Johns, too, as well as John Jones.....and as a large group of Welsh settled early on in Chester Co, there are a couple pages, for instance, of Jones, in THE HISTORY OF CHESTER CO, PA, by Futhey and Cope, and over 40 entries for those names John,,,double this all if you consider Johns as the surname.. Daniel William/Williams was probably also Welsh......because of the Welsh patronymic naming pattern, it's always a good working theory to consider anyone whose surname is thought of generally as a given name as potentially being Welsh.....: James, David, John, Philip etc...you get the idea....so the tie in may be that they were both Welsh. I looked for Daniel Williams/William in Futhey and Cope, and the only one I found served in the War of 1812, so probably too late to be of interest to you. None of the other names you include are in Futhey and Cope, either. It would be helpful to know how you're sure all these people lived in Chester Co, Pa, and when that was, even if just an approximate date. It's pretty impossible to find a John Jones, who moved at some undetermined date, (no wife's name), and died elsewhere....not much to go on. I looked through the bios included in Futhey and Cope, as the best chance of find John as part of a family...but, nothing. Do you know what Quaker meeting houses there were in Edgefield, SC? That would be a help, when looking through Quaker records....to know the name of possible meetings John may have joined in SC. I have the Quaker Encyclopedia, but it goes by meeting names and states....so, do some research and let me know some potential meetings to look for. Sandra "John Jones moved from Chester Co, PA, to Edgefield Dist., SC, and died there @ 1797. He left a will that mentions his 7 children (no wife) and gives the name of only one child: Jonathan. Daniel Williams of Wrightsborough, GA, formerly of Chester Co., is John Jones's executor. Witnesses were John Dunkard, Thomas Atkinson and James " Scott.