Someone is always looking for JONES. Because it is a difficult name to pin down, because of common use, I am posting this group of wills. Have others if anyone thinks it will be beneficial. We have two JONES lines, but they may be one and the same. If so, they migrated from Isle of Wight Co, VA>Granville County, NC>SC. We have Gabriel JONES, s/o Edward JONES and Elizabeth______of Laurens, SC. John JONES of Isle of Wight whose daughter, Ann, married a BARNES. Audrey Will Book B, 1786-1793: South Carolina JONES, Rebekah (Ioens), Charlestown, widow. Sister: Catherine ASHTON. Brother in law: Capt John ASHTON. Nephew: Richard PRESTON, under age, son of sister Catherine (ASHTON). Mentions: to executors my lot and houses on S side Depuy's Alley in said city bounding N on said alley, S on land of Mr RAVENEL, E on land of Isaac MAZYCK and W on land of William MC WHENNY for benefit of my sister and her husband; Miss Rebecca BROTHERS, under age, dau of John and Phoebe BROTHERS; Peleg BROTHER, brother of said Rebecca BROTHERS. Exors: Joseph MILLEGAN and Robert CRABB 'in the Room of James BOWMAN.' Wit : Jane CLARK, Oliver HART, Junr, John CLARK. D: 24 may 1785. CODICIL. Mentions: Nephew Richard PRESTON; personal estate to pay and 'defray my decent plain funeral Expenses.' Wit: (same). D: 24 May 1785. P: 12 Jan 1788. R: nd. P. 151" "JONES, William, St. Bartholomew's Parish, Charleston District, planter. Brother: Walter JONES. Nephews: Thomas and Richard JONES, sons of my brother, now living in the County of Dobbs, NC; (great-nephew) Jesse JONES, son of Robert JONES, plantation where I now live on Welches' Cheek bounded S on Joshua JONES, W on estate of William MC CULLOCK and all other sides by James THOMPSON. Niece: Susanna STANDLEY, Francis BASLE, his mark; James THOMPSON; Mary BAZSEL; Ann THOMPSON. D: 21 Oct 1789 P: 6 Nov 1789. R: nd. P. 357" "JONES, Jesse, his mark, Charleston District. Wife: Elizabeth. Son: Joshua JONES, under 18 years. Mentions: land where I now live left me by my late great-uncle William JONES, to be sold for benefit of wife and son; residue of payment for said land remain in hands of executors until son is 18 years; annual interest to be paid for support and maintenance of my son. Exors: James THOMPSON and William SLEIGH. Wit: Joshua STANDLEY, Susannah STANDLEY, James THOMPSON, Junr. D: 26 Oct 1789 P: 6 Nov 1789. R: nd p. 358" Note from Audrey: Look at the dates on these two wills! "JONES, Edmund. Wife: Mary, to live on my plantation with my children if she wishes during her widowhood. Sons: Charles Shepheard Vincent and Robert, all my property at 21 years or marriage. Dau: Sarah. Brother: Robert SHEPHARD. Mentions: residue of estate to sons and dau. Exors: Capt James JONES; Isham CLAYTON; brother. Wit: Andrew CUNNINGHAM, Thomas CLARK, David BELL. D: 14 Nov 1781. P: 20 May 1790. R: nd. P. 422" "JONES, George, St Bartholomew's Parish, planter. Brothers: William May JONES residue of estate. Mother: Mary BUSH. Step-father: Abraham BUSH. Mentions: Elizabeth Pinckney BELLINGER; mother to be supported from my estate if needed; my violin. Exors: John KENNEY, James DYZELL and William KENNY. Wit: Abraham BUSH, Morgan BOLAN, Edward SMITH, James WOOD. D: 20 Sept 1788. P: 12 June 1790. R: nd, p. 426" "JONES, Samuel, Charles Town, tanner. Mentions: to Margaret ARNST, undivided ½ lot, No. 1 in Ansonborough next lots H and N belonging to Mr. DART, Squirrell St, lot K belonging to William HOPTON and lands belonging to estate of Joseph WRAGG, residue of estate. Exors: Isaac PEACE and Leonard ASKEW of said town. Wit: Joseph BIELLER, Robert GIBSON, John DELKU. D: 23 July 1782. P: 4 Apr 1783. R: nd., p. 66" "JONES, William, cabinetmaker. Dau: Harriot, residue of estate. Mentions: Rebecca MINDSKEY. Exors: David HAIG and James BURNS. Wit: Peter SMITH, John WYATT, Oliver BLACKALLER. D: 29 Oct 1792. P: 16 Nov 1792. R: nd, p. 701" Will Book QQ, 1760-1767: South Carolina "JONES, Thomas, St George's Parish, Berkeley County. Wife: Jane, 6 sons: Joseph, Thomas, James, John, Evans and Tobias JONES, plantation where I now live. Dau: Elizabeth. Niece: Jane JONES, under 21 years. Mentions: 2 tracts at my Cowpen and at Pon Pon to be sold and divided between wife, sons and dau; residue of estate to said wife, sons and dau; estate divided when son James is 21 years. Exors: wife; son Joseph JONES; Thomas SINGLETON. Wit: R. BALLINGALL, John FLETCHER, George MITCHELL. D: 29 Dec 1760. P: 3 Apr 1761. R: nd, p. 64" Will Book SS, 1771-1774: South Carolina "JONES, Evan. Charles Town, merchant. Sister: Margaret JONES living with Mr. DAVIES in Bow St, Bloomsbury Sq., London, all real estate in Merionethshire, North Wales, residue of estate. Uncle: John JONES, now residing on my land of Rhydyfen near town of Bala in Merionethshire, and his children, under age. Aunts: sisters (not named) of my father Robert JONES, deceased, and their children. Mentions: Mr Richard DOWNES of said town, merchant; Theodore GAILLARD, Jr, merchant of said town; David BATY, dealer in wine of said town. Exors: Mr. Richard DOWNES; Mr. Theodore GAILLARD, Jr; sister Margaret JONES. Wit: Joseph CREIGHTON, Abraham MICHAU, Junr., Chris ROGERS. D: 11 June 1772. P: 12 Nov 1773. R: nd., p. 468"

Thank you audrey. Much appreciated Pam At 12:10 PM 05/25/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Someone is always looking for JONES. Because it is a difficult name to >pin down, because of common use, I am posting this group of wills. Have >others if anyone thinks it will be beneficial. We have two JONES lines, >but they may be one and the same. If so, they migrated from Isle of Wight >Co, VA>Granville County, NC>SC. We have Gabriel JONES, s/o Edward JONES >and Elizabeth______of Laurens, SC. John JONES of Isle of Wight whose >daughter, Ann, married a BARNES. Audrey > >Will Book B, 1786-1793: South Carolina > >JONES, Rebekah (Ioens), Charlestown, widow. Sister: Catherine ASHTON. >Brother in law: Capt John ASHTON. Nephew: Richard PRESTON, under age, son >of sister Catherine (ASHTON). Mentions: to executors my lot and houses on >S side Depuy's Alley in said city bounding N on said alley, S on land of >Mr RAVENEL, E on land of Isaac MAZYCK and W on land of William MC WHENNY >for benefit of my sister and her husband; Miss Rebecca BROTHERS, under >age, dau of John and Phoebe BROTHERS; Peleg BROTHER, brother of said >Rebecca BROTHERS. Exors: Joseph MILLEGAN and Robert CRABB 'in the Room of >James BOWMAN.' Wit : Jane CLARK, Oliver HART, Junr, John CLARK. D: 24 may >1785. CODICIL. Mentions: Nephew Richard PRESTON; personal estate to pay >and 'defray my decent plain funeral Expenses.' Wit: (same). > >D: 24 May 1785. P: 12 Jan 1788. R: nd. P. 151" > >"JONES, William, St. Bartholomew's Parish, Charleston District, planter. >Brother: Walter JONES. Nephews: Thomas and Richard JONES, sons of my >brother, now living in the County of Dobbs, NC; (great-nephew) Jesse >JONES, son of Robert JONES, plantation where I now live on Welches' Cheek >bounded S on Joshua JONES, W on estate of William MC CULLOCK and all other >sides by James THOMPSON. Niece: Susanna STANDLEY, Francis BASLE, his mark; >James THOMPSON; Mary BAZSEL; Ann THOMPSON. > >D: 21 Oct 1789 P: 6 Nov 1789. R: nd. P. 357" > >"JONES, Jesse, his mark, Charleston District. Wife: Elizabeth. Son: Joshua >JONES, under 18 years. Mentions: land where I now live left me by my late >great-uncle William JONES, to be sold for benefit of wife and son; residue >of payment for said land remain in hands of executors until son is 18 >years; annual interest to be paid for support and maintenance of my son. >Exors: James THOMPSON and William SLEIGH. Wit: Joshua STANDLEY, Susannah >STANDLEY, James THOMPSON, Junr. > >D: 26 Oct 1789 P: 6 Nov 1789. R: nd p. 358" > >Note from Audrey: Look at the dates on these two wills! > >"JONES, Edmund. Wife: Mary, to live on my plantation with my children if >she wishes during her widowhood. Sons: Charles Shepheard Vincent and >Robert, all my property at 21 years or marriage. Dau: Sarah. Brother: >Robert SHEPHARD. Mentions: residue of estate to sons and dau. Exors: Capt >James JONES; Isham CLAYTON; brother. Wit: Andrew CUNNINGHAM, Thomas CLARK, >David BELL. > >D: 14 Nov 1781. P: 20 May 1790. R: nd. P. 422" > >"JONES, George, St Bartholomew's Parish, planter. Brothers: William May >JONES residue of estate. Mother: Mary BUSH. Step-father: Abraham BUSH. >Mentions: Elizabeth Pinckney BELLINGER; mother to be supported from my >estate if needed; my violin. Exors: John KENNEY, James DYZELL and William >KENNY. Wit: Abraham BUSH, Morgan BOLAN, Edward SMITH, James WOOD. > >D: 20 Sept 1788. P: 12 June 1790. R: nd, p. 426" > >"JONES, Samuel, Charles Town, tanner. Mentions: to Margaret ARNST, >undivided ½ lot, No. 1 in Ansonborough next lots H and N belonging to Mr. >DART, Squirrell St, lot K belonging to William HOPTON and lands belonging >to estate of Joseph WRAGG, residue of estate. Exors: Isaac PEACE and >Leonard ASKEW of said town. Wit: Joseph BIELLER, Robert GIBSON, John DELKU. > >D: 23 July 1782. P: 4 Apr 1783. R: nd., p. 66" > >"JONES, William, cabinetmaker. Dau: Harriot, residue of estate. Mentions: >Rebecca MINDSKEY. Exors: David HAIG and James BURNS. Wit: Peter SMITH, >John WYATT, Oliver BLACKALLER. > >D: 29 Oct 1792. P: 16 Nov 1792. R: nd, p. 701" > >Will Book QQ, 1760-1767: South Carolina > >"JONES, Thomas, St George's Parish, Berkeley County. Wife: Jane, 6 sons: >Joseph, Thomas, James, John, Evans and Tobias JONES, plantation where I >now live. Dau: Elizabeth. Niece: Jane JONES, under 21 years. Mentions: 2 >tracts at my Cowpen and at Pon Pon to be sold and divided between wife, >sons and dau; residue of estate to said wife, sons and dau; estate divided >when son James is 21 years. Exors: wife; son Joseph JONES; Thomas >SINGLETON. Wit: R. BALLINGALL, John FLETCHER, George MITCHELL. > >D: 29 Dec 1760. P: 3 Apr 1761. R: nd, p. 64" > >Will Book SS, 1771-1774: South Carolina > >"JONES, Evan. Charles Town, merchant. Sister: Margaret JONES living with >Mr. DAVIES in Bow St, Bloomsbury Sq., London, all real estate in >Merionethshire, North Wales, residue of estate. Uncle: John JONES, now >residing on my land of Rhydyfen near town of Bala in Merionethshire, and >his children, under age. Aunts: sisters (not named) of my father Robert >JONES, deceased, and their children. Mentions: Mr Richard DOWNES of said >town, merchant; Theodore GAILLARD, Jr, merchant of said town; David BATY, >dealer in wine of said town. Exors: Mr. Richard DOWNES; Mr. Theodore >GAILLARD, Jr; sister Margaret JONES. Wit: Joseph CREIGHTON, Abraham >MICHAU, Junr., Chris ROGERS. > >D: 11 June 1772. P: 12 Nov 1773. R: nd., p. 468" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== >Best Website around for South Carolina SCGenWeb - South Carolina Genealogy >research >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3837/