Jonathan Janes (1756 - 1825)

Born 8 Jan 1756 in Brimfield

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Plympton) Janes — married about 4 Mar 1781 in Sturbridge

Descendants

Died 29 Jun 1825 at age 69 in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, USA

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Biography

Jonathan Janes was one of the Founding Fathers of St. Albans Vermont.

Sergeant Jonathan Janes served with 6th Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Jonathan Janes is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A061728.

Jonathan Janes was born in 1756 at Brimfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts.^[1] He was a son of Jonathan Janes and Irene (Bradford) Janes.^[2]

He was a soldier of the American Revolution.^[1] Volunteering as a minuteman before the war began, he enlisted and served eight months in Colonel Timothy Danielson's 8th Massachusetts Regiment. In 1777, he assisted a surgeon in Colonel Woodbridge's Massachusetts regiment. Then he served for a short time in Colonel Dennison's Connecticut militia regiment. In 1778, he enlisted for nine months and served as a Sergeant to command the provost guard at Fishkill, New York. In Sep 1778, he guarded stores for the acting Deputy Commissary General. He then joined Colonel Thomas Nixon's Massachusetts regiment and served as clerk to Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Thompson. He was discharged in Mar 1779.^[3][4]

In 1780, he married Martha "Patty" Plympton^[2] The children of Jonathan and Patty Janes were:^[2]

1. Horace (1781-1834), m1. Catharine Barnard, m2. M. Brown, m3. E.S. Partridge
2. Cynthia (1783-1854), m. Ebenezer Marvin^[1]
3. Ruby, b. 9 May 1785, m1. Ethan Hubbard, m2. Asaph Morgan^[1]
4. Martha, b. 2 Jul 1787, m1. William Foote, m2. William H. Wilkins
5. Jonathan, b. 3 Mar 1789
6. Gershom, b. 3 Oct 1790
7. Henry Newell, b. 1 Jun 1792, m. Betsey Allis
8. Julia A., b. 15 Oct 1794, m. Jason C. Pierce
9. Charlotte, b. 22 May 1796
10. Lewis Marcy (1798-1865), m. Abbey P. Allyn
11. Dwight P., b. 31 Jul 1801, m. Jane W. Flynn
12. Frances R., b. 4 Jun 1802, m. Luther Conklin

While residing in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, Jonathan sold to Erastus Lathrop, of Sutton, Lower Canada, 50 acres of land in Richford, Franklin County, Vermont, on the Canadian border, 7 May 1804.^[5]

Jonathan Janes passed away on 20 Jun 1823 at Franklin County, Vermont.^[1][2] He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont.^[6]

Research Notes

Vermont Vital records state that Jonathan died on 29 Jun 1825 at the age of 69 (making his birth year 1758). The place of death: St. Albans, Vermont.^[7] The FindAGrave information appears to be based on the Vermont vital records.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 18 Nov 2023), "Record of Jonathan Janes", Ancestor # A061728.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Loomis, Elias.The Descendants (by the Female Branches) of Joseph Loomis: Who ..., Volume 1, pp. 394, 397, 398
3. ↑ Ancestry Record 1995 #32306 U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900; Jonathan Janes, No. S38864
4. ↑ Soldiers of the Revolutionary War Buried in Vermont, and Anecdotes and ...By Walter Hill Crockett - page 37 [1]
5. ↑ 1804 Deed. Warranty Deed of Jonathan Janes to Erastus Lathrop dated 7 May 1804, recorded in the Richford, Franklin County, Vermont in Deed Book 1, Pages 147-148. Available online courtesy of FamilySearch here. Based on the 1806 deed by which they sold this land, the land is identified as the east half of Lot 40 in the 3rd Division of the town of Richford.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVVN-QZX4 : accessed 1 March 2015), Jonathan Janes, 1825; Burial, Saint Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States of America, Greenwood Cemetery; citing record ID 14665679
7. ↑ "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XFVP-KZQ : accessed 1 March 2015), Jonathan Janes, 29 Jun 1825, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,596. [2]

See also:

• FamilySearch LT62-Y4W
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 17 - page 117 [3]
• Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 22, The Descendants of William Bradford, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004. "The Silver Book" Page 468