Jones Family Genealogy

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Comment by Betty Hixon on August 17, 2009 at 5:53pm

I have three brothers Daniel, John, and Joseph Jones who came from Maryland to SC. Daniel's son Thomas W. Jones b 19 May 1716. Wm Jones b abt 1748 SC, d Casey Co Ky 1789 this Wm was the grand father of Wm who lived in IN and later moved to IA 1851. Wm Jones b 13 Aug 1776 son of Wm and Mary (Vandever) Jones, married Abigail Davis on 18, Dec 1817

Comment by Anita Roberts on July 18, 2009 at 12:34pm

Hi,
My Jones line is from Kershaw Co., SC. My 4th ggrandfather was William Jones b. around 1725 in Wales. William ended up in Kershaw Co., SC in the 1750's. Does anyboby have any Jones line from Kershaw Co., SC?

Anita

Comment by Mavis Jones on July 15, 2009 at 4:30pm

Debbie,

What are the responsiblities of the Group Administrator?

Comment by CHASTITY on July 11, 2009 at 2:46pm

WOW! I didn't know that the Jones surname originated in Wales. That's interesting to me. My late grandmother, Jalie was born to a Mr. Elton Jones and Mrs. Carroll Margaret Cooper-Jones.

Comment by IIGSExecDirector on June 23, 2009 at 12:05am

Some Early JONES Ancestors:

* William Jones - born about 1520 in Machen, Gwynllwg, Monmouth, Mid-Glamorgan, Wales
* Hugh Jones - born abt. 1635 in England; settled in Salem, Massachusetts about 1650.

Comment by IIGSExecDirector on June 23, 2009 at 12:00am

JONES Surname Meaning & Origin:
A patronymic name meaning "son of John," the given name John deriving from the Hebrew Yochanan meaning "Jehovah has favoured." Jones is a popular surname among European Christians, as the name John was bestowed in honor of St. John the Baptist and many other saints by the name John. JOHNSON is a common English version of this surname.

Jones is the most common surname in Wales, where "son of" is denoted by the "s" ending.

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