Peter
Jones
Sr
Born in Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Jones Jr.
and Sarah (Stratton) Jones
Brother of
Robert Jones, Richard Jones III, Amey (Jones) Watson, Edward Jones [half], Daniel Jones, Prudence (Jones) Ward and Rebecca (Jones) Ward [half]
Husband of
Sarah (Tanner) Jones
— married
20 Feb 1746 in Amelia County, Virginia
Descendants 
Died
at about age 78
in Amelia County, Virginia, United States
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Biography
Private Peter Jones Sr served with Amelia County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.
Peter Jones Sr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A062523.
Peter Jones, son of Richard Jones and his wife Sarah, was born 17 November 1720 and baptized 8 January 1720/1 in Bristol Parish, Virginia.[1]
Peter Jones of Amelia County married Sarah Tanner (their marriage bond, dated 20 February 1746, was issued in Amelia County). Sarah was the daughter of Lodowick and Frances (Branch) Tanner.[2]
- Children of Peter and Sarah (Tanner) Jones:
- Elizabeth[3] Jones, who married Littleberry Royall
- Peter Jones[3] Jr., born 15 April 1751 in Amelia County, died 24 January 1815 in Lunenburg County, Virginia; married Jane Stokes[4]
- Archer Jones[3] of Amelia County, married Frances Branch Scott
- Robert Jones[3] of Amelia County, married Ann Ward
- "Batte"[3] (Bartholomew) Jones, born 1755 in Amelia County, died August 1797 in Nottoway County, Virginia; married Margaret Ward[5]
Peter Jones Sr. was a private in the Amelia County Militia during the American Revolutionary War and paid supply tax in Amelia County in 1783.[6][7] Although he served as an enlisted man, he is sometimes given the honorary title of Major, but this was not his military rank.[citation needed]
He died before 27 June 1799 in Amelia County, Virginia.[7]
Will
- Abstract of the will of Peter Jones, dated 13 October 1797 and proved 27 June 1799 in Amelia County:[8]
- daughter Elizabeth Royall
- son Peter Jones - land in Dinwiddie
- son Archer Jones
- son Robert Jones
- son Batt Jones (deceased):
- grandson Peter Branch Jones, son of Batt
- granddaughter Martha Jones, daughter of Batt Jones
- granddaughter Sarah Jones, daughter of Batt Jones
- granddaughter Rebekah Jones, daughter of Batt Jones
- granddaughter Marguelath Jones, daughter of Batt Jones
- Exrs: friend Abner Osborne, sons Peter Jones, Arch Jones, Robert Jones
- Wit: Saml A Jackson, Thomas Clay, Peterson Old
Research Notes
- Mother: His mother's maiden name is said to be "Stratton"[9] - Sarah (Stratton) Jones (1683-1728).
- DAR records: In 1783, there were three Peter Joneses in Amelia County.[7] Two were this Peter (1720-1799), who is honored for his service by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as Patriotic Ancestor #A062523,[7] and his son Peter (Jr.), who also paid supply tax and is honored by the DAR as Patriotic Ancestor #A062527.[4] Bartholomew "Batte" Jones, another son of Peter Jones Sr., served as a Lieutenant and is honored for his military service as DAR Ancestor #A061923.[5]
- Disputed or uncertain children:
- Edward H. Jones (born 1745/1755)[10]
- Branch Jones (born about 1757 in Amelia County)[11]
- Sarah Ann Jones[12]
- Disputed daughter (daughters?) Frances:
- Frances (Jones) Barnett (had been attached as his and Sarah's daughter but no supporting sources - source for the profile was just her FindAGrave memorial as of 9 February 2021, which doesn't mention parents).[13]
- Frances (Jones) Ellington[14]
- Location notes: His father was "of Prince George and Amelia counties".[citation needed] In 1720, Bristol Parish served Prince George County. Amelia County was formed from Brunswick & Prince George counties in 1734/5; it was not served by Bristol Parish.[15]
Sources
- ↑ Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne, The Vestry Book and Register of Bristol Parish, Virginia, 1720-1789, page 321 (accessed 25 October 2021).
- ↑ Torrence, "Early Generations of the Tanner Family..." (footnote, page 205).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Named in Peter's 1797 will (see above).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Peter Jones Jr., DAR Patriot Ancestor #A062527 (accessed 25 October 2021).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Batte Jones, DAR Patriot Ancestor #A061923 (accessed 25 October 2021).
- ↑ VA MAG OF HIST & BIOG, VOL 15, P 21; LIB OF VA, AMELIA CO PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX, 1782-1813, REEL 15, P 11; HENING'S STATUTES, VOL XI, PP 112-129
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Peter Jones Sr., DAR Patriot Ancestor #A062523 (accessed 25 October 2021).
- ↑ Amelia Co., VA, WB 6, pp. 22-25, w. 13 Oct 1797, p. 27 Jun 1799. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://ancstry.me/2CC5b30
- ↑ Torrence, "Henrico County...," page 277.
- ↑ Listed by "Tanner's in Virginia", which also calls Robert "Robert Edward Jones" (no sources for that or for Edward, Branch and Sarah as children of Peter and Sarah; accessed 25 April 2023).
- ↑ No reliable source for a son named Branch (as of 25 April 2023), although he is listed by "Tanner's in Virginia" (accessed 25 April 2023).
- ↑ No reliable source for a daughter named Sarah (as of 25 April 2023), although she is listed by "Tanner's in Virginia" (accessed 25 April 2023).
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #40941568 for Frances Jones Barnett (accessed 9 February 2021) does not mention her parents, although the Geni entry for Frances names Peter and Sarah her parents, citing FindAGrave. Unattributed text added to this profile on 25 April 2023, under the heading "Frances Barnett MP (1762 - 1845)" and calling her "Franny", says that she is
- Daughter of Peter Jones and Sarah Frances Jones
- Wife of William Barnett
- Mother of Rebecca Lindsay Gentry; Richard Barnett; Frances Jones Shelton; William D. Barnett, Jr. and 6 others
- Sister of Robert Jones; Peter Jones; Batte Jones; Elizabeth Royall and 2 others
- Half sister of Cresilla Berkshire; Martha Dibrell; Lucy Wilson; Sarah Burton and 10 others
- ↑ Descendant record for Jeremiah Ellington, patriot ancestor:
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 9 February 2021), "Record of Jeremiah Ellington", Ancestor # A037395.
- ↑ See History of County Formations in Virginia 1617-1995 and Virginia Parishes.
- William Clayton Torrence, "Early Generations of the Tanner Family of Henrico County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 3 (Jan., 1917), pp. 198-205 (Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture; DOI: 10.2307/1915026). Stable JSTOR URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1915026
- William Clayton Torrence, "Henrico County: Virginia: Beginnings of Its Families: Part III," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Apr., 1916), pp. 262-283 (Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture; DOI: 10.2307/1914683). Stable JSTOR URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1914683
- DAR records for Peter and two of his sons:
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 17 November 2018), "Record of Private Peter Jones Sr.", Ancestor # A062523.
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 17 November 2018), "Record of Peter Jones Jr.", Ancestor # A062527.
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 17 November 2018), "Record of Lieutenant Bartholomew "Batte" Jones", Ancestor # A061923.
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DNA Connections
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- Bill Jones
:
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- Donna (Stephens) Harris :
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~0.78%
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~0.39%
Joan Malloch :
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~0.39%
Deborah David :
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edited by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Peter Jones is called "Jr" in this record, which indicates that there was an older Peter Jones living in Amelia County (probably in the same parish) in 1757 & is likely to have been Jones-1543, father of another Peter Jones (Jones-8753). That Peter Jones (Jones-8753, son of Peter Jones-1543) was probably the third Peter Jones that DAR says was living in Amelia County in 1783.
edited by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
(shows Elizabeth Jones m Littleberry Royall on May 25, 1780 & more... including details on son Robert)
Jones of Petersburg The William and Mary Quarterly Vol. 19, No. 4 (Apr., 1911), pp. 287-292 Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture DOI: 10.2307/1919429 Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1919429 (see #23, bottom of page 288)