I was wondering about the name Spotswood. Then it hit me! The gov. of Va. was Gov. Spotswood. This was wayyyyyyy back in the 1600s or early 1700s. I'll have to find my Burwell book. I wonder if they used that name from the Gov. Mari At 10:17 AM 10/15/2006, you wrote: >Hello Nancy > >Delilah Davis and Elizabeth Davis both married Jones men - as you probably >know. Delilah Davis married Henry Davis and Elizabeth was the second wife >of Spotswood Jones. Elizabeth and Delilah were sisters - and I suspect that >Spotswoods and Henry were brothers. Spotswood and his family migrated back >to Cumberland Co KY by 1830 and I lose them after that. But Henry I have a >lot of information on - as the estate administration of his father in law, >Lewis Davis, mentions Henry several times. I believe this line of Jones >connects back to Hanover Co Va - through Landy Jones, their father. > >Deborah >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Nancy D Breidenthal" <breidenthal@mchsi.com> >To: "TN, Rutherford County" <TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 10:38 PM >Subject: [TNRUTHER] JONES > > > > Deborah, > > I'm slightly familiar with Spotswood Jones; and was the Henry Jones > > you > > mentioned the husband of Delilah Jones, the family residing in Milton's > > District in the 1850 Census? Was Henry the son of Spotswood? > > I've never been able to tie either man to my line, which was Matthew > > and > > Sarah Jones, parents of Darling (born 11 Oct 1815 in NC)and probably Henry > > (the one who married Winifred McKNIGHT). Matthew died in Rutherford > > County > > on 5 Jan 1831. The widowed Sarah Jones married Cunningham SMITH on 9 Jun > > 1834. William or Sarah was closely related to William Jones, who resided > > on > > Falling Creek, the father of Albert, John C., ANDERSON, Robert S., > > Margaret > > Ann, William Edwin, Enoch J., and Samuel PASCHALL Jones. > > I'm not sure how many Jones lines there were in Rutherford County. I'm > > delighted to think there might be only two; but unfortunately I suspect > > there might be at least five or six. Mine were definitely associated not > > only with the Drennans and Millers in the area around Falling Creek, but > > also WARDs and THORNs, Robert HUNTER, and Albion SMITH, son of Cunningham. > > > > Nancy > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > TNRUTHER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >TNRUTHER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/476 - Release Date: 10/14/2006 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/476 - Release Date: 10/14/2006