Peter Jones (1739 - 1795)

Born 1739 in Wales

Descendants

Died 1795 at about age 56 in Hampshire County, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Peter was born in 1739 in Wales. He settled in Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia).

There were 16 original land grants issued on Pattersons Creek in 1748-1749. These are recorded in Northern Neck Grant Book G, now in the safekeeping of the Virginia State Library at Richmond. A portion of Lot 13, in the amount of 379 acres was originally granted to Matthew Rogers. In 1772 Jonathan Rogers sold 115 acres of that to Peter Jones. ^[1]

A few years later, on December 4, 1789 Peter Jones purchased "345 acres adjoining his own land that he lives on being Lot no. 13, on Pattersons Creek." ^[2]

From the will of Peter Jones, Sr:

"In the name of God, Amen, I, Peter Jones of Hampshire County and State of Virginia, being somewhat weak in body, but perfectly sound in mind and calling to mind the mortality of my body do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner following, to-wit:

I give my soul to God who created it and my body to its native dust believing that I shall receive it again at the resurrection of the just and all my real and personal estate I give and bequeath as follows: I give and bequeath unto my sons, David and Isaac Jones, that part of the plantation I now live on being known and distinguished from the house I now dwell in along the run to the second middle fence continuing a straight line with the said fence unto the hill to them and their heirs forever. I bequeath unto my sons John and Moses Jones, and their heirs forever, a certain part of ye aforesaid tract, from the aforesaid middle fence, the north side of the run to the aforesaid hill. I also bequeath unto my sons the aforementioned David and Isaac Jones, on half of the new tract at the North side of the run to them and their heirs forever and I bequeath unto my sons John and Moses, the remainder at the same side of the hill to them and their heirs forever. Also I bequeath to my son Peter Jones and his heirs forever the remaining part of the old and new tract at the south side of the aforementioned hill. Also, I appoint and ordain that my youngest sons Aaron and Jacob Jones are to have sufficient leaving until they arrive to ye years of sixteen and then if they think it expedient, they may be bound out to trades and what trades and what masters they believe will answer them best and if they think it not convenient to go to a trade they shall each of them have a decent suit of clothing and twenty pounds Virginia currency, namely, forty pounds, equally divided between them, but if they are not bound out agreeable to this ordination they shall each of them have twenty pounds exclusive of the clothing making up forty pounds in the whole when they arrive to mature age according to law. I bequeath to my daughters Ruth, Susannah and Sarah nine pounds currency to be equally divided between them seven years after my decease. And I (ordain that my beloved wife Catharine Jones, be carefully and decently maintained out of the aforementioned estate during her natural life. Also hereby I constitute, nominate and appoint my sons David and Peter Jones, the sole Executors of this my last will and testament.

Whereunto I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 14th day of May, 1792. Peter Jones (L.S) In the presence of John Dixon Aaron Jones David Jones

At a Court held for Hampshire County the 19th day of October, 1795, this last will and testament of Peter Jones, deced., was proved by the oaths of Aaron Jones and David Jones, two of the witnesses thereto and is ordered to be recorded.

Test. And. Wodrow. Cl. Cur. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Morrison Charles, West Virginia History, Early Land Grants and Settlers along Patterson Creek, Volume 40, Number 2 (Winter 1979), pp. 164-99. Online at West Virginia Culture and History. http://www.wvculture.org/history/journal_wvh/wvh40-2.html, accessed 7/25/2018
2. ↑ Online Catalog Library of Virginia Land Office Grants. Source: Northern Neck Grants U, 1789-1790, p. 510-511 (Reel 300). Recorded survey available. Northern Neck Surveys No. 2, 1788-1794, p. 176-177 (Reel 313). To find online search for Peter Jones then scroll to Dec. 4, 1789. The direct link is only temporary. [1]
3. ↑ Will of Peter Jones, Sr. recorded in the Office of the County Clerk at Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia in Will Book No. 1-22 at p. 46. This will was dated May 14, 1792 and approved Oct. 19, 1795.

• www.jones-dna.org Y-DNA pedigree site. Family Group: R1b-M269 #36 FTDNA kit: 206733.
• Lewis, Anna Wox, Family History of Peter Jones, sr. & John Jones of Hampshire County, Virginia, thru their Ohio Descendants. Published 1940. Digitizing Sponsor, Internet Archive and Allen County Public Library. (https://archive.org/details/familyhistoryofp00lewi/page/n6/mode/1up?ref=ol) Mrs. Lewis refers to a Henry Jones Bible as a source.