Bartholomew Jones (1755 - 1797)

Born 1755 in Amelia County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Ward) Jones — married 11 Feb 1776 in Virginia

Descendants

Died Aug 1797 at about age 42 in Nottoway, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant Batte Jones served with South Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Bartholomew "Batte" Jones was born in 1755, in Amelia county, Virginia, a son of Peter Jones and Sarah Frances (Tanner) Jones.

"FALKLAND, one of the oldest homes in this section, was built by Batte Jones, before the Revolutionary War. Batte Jones, a descendant of Peter Jones, who established Peter's Point, married Margaret Ward. Their son, Peter Branch Jones, who married Martha Epes, lived here also, and later Hamlin Epes, a son of Colonel Travis Epes, made it his home. Hamlin Epes was color bearer of Company E, 3rd Virginia Cavalry.^[1]

Timeline

• 1777 Marriage Record: Batt Jones, age 22, married Margaret Ward, age 17, on February 11, 1777, in Amelia, Virginia. ^[2]
• 1780 Lieutenant Batt Jones served n the Amelia Militia, Virginia. Took oath June 22, 1780, ^[3]

Lt. Batt Jones served as an officer, during the American Revolutionary War and is honored for his service by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, as Ancestor # A061923. DAR records give his wife's name as Margaret Ward. Application for membership in the Society was made by the descendants of their son, Peter Branch Jones, who married Martha Epes. ^[4]

• 1785 "Issued The 22d July 1785 To Bartholomew Jones for Eleven pound Eleven Shillings & five pence for militia Duty & hire of 15 Days Waggon & Team and driver in 1779 & 1780 Per account. audited. Principal 11#..11..5. Ins_0#_16_2." ^[5]
• "FALKLAND, one of the oldest homes in this section, was built by Batte Jones, before the Revolutionary War. Batte Jones, a descendant of Peter Jones, who established Peter's Point, married Margaret Ward." ^[6]

Will

Will of Batt Jones. Nottoway Co., VA, WB 1, pp. 268-269, w. 7 Apr 1797, p. 7 Sep 1797. Digital image at Ancestry.com - wife Margaret Jones - land in Nottoway and Mecklenburg son Peter Branch Jones (under 21 wife is now pregnant all my children Exrs: brother Robert Jones, Edward Ward, Peter Branch Jones (my son) Wit: Jno Royall, Lew Jones, James Jones

3 Jun 1802 - Peter Branch Jones granted probate of the estate.

Researcher's Notes

PROP: bought 400a. called "Common Tract" for £550 from nephew-in-law Augustus Watson 26 NOV 1792 Nottoway Co., VA Will: 7 APR 1797 Nottoway Co., VA Death: ABT AUG 1797 in VA Probate: 7 SEP 1797 Nottoway Co., VA Residence: "Deep Creek" Amelia Co., VA

Sources

1. ↑ OLD HOMES AND FAMILIES IN NOTTOWAY By W. R. Turner, Copyright 1932, Printed in the U. S. A., the Nottoway Publishing Co., Inc., Blackstone, Va.
2. ↑ "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6VQB-WKCD : 4 April 2023), Batt Jones, 1777.
3. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-HFNP-Y?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM9%3A1588791495 : 24 January 2018), Virginia > image 439 of 886; citing various published state rosters, United States.
4. ↑ National Numbers 292606 and 473437
5. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZV-HH53 : 1 March 2021), Bartholomew Jones, 1779; citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140766.
6. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nottoway/bios/homes.txt

• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXR-YR5Q : 15 March 2018), B John Jones, Aug 1781; citing Aug 1781, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,393
• "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD5-VQNQ : 9 March 2018), Bartholomew Jones, 15 Dec 1808; citing p. 45, volume 013, , , , United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 350,313
• DAR records:
  • 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.