Dorcas Jones

Note: The location of Dorcas (Unknown Maiden Name) Jones Buss's burial site is UNCONFIRMED. She died at the estimated age of 86. It seems likely that Dorcas would have been buried with her second husband at South Burying Place. This is in the process of being verified.

Dorcas married John Jones (1623 - 1673) in 1648. Her husband was NOT the same person as the celebrated Reverend John Jones of Concord, who later removed with his followers to Fairfield, CT.

However, research on the "other" John Jones of Concord seems to indicate that he came to the colonies as an indentured servant, likely with origins in Wales.

Dorcas remains a mystery, with much conjecture and little documentation or factual research regarding her origins. It is known that she married Ensign William Buss in 1674 after the death of John Jones in 1673. It was the second marriage for both, William being a widower upon the death of his first wife, Ann/Anna Merriman or Merriam (1620 – 1674).

(7) Known Children with husband John Jones (1623 - 1673):

Samuel Jones (1648 -1718) m. Elizabeth Potter (1652 - 1694)

Ephraim Jones (1650 - )

Elizabeth Jones (1652 - )

Joseph Jones (1654 - )

John Jones (1656 - )

Dorcas Jones (1659 - 1746)

Rebecca Jones (1662 - 1712) m. Joseph Bulkeley (1670 - 1748)

NO CHILDREN with 2nd husband, William Buss.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 27 2016, 7:01:30 UTC

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New England Historic Genealogical Society Massachusetts Town Death Records Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999.Original data - Vital Records of Bellingham Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904.Vital Records of Granville Massachusetts to the Yea; @R1@

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Death date: Nov, 1709
Death place: Massachusetts http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=madeath&h=23656&ti=0&...

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Death date: Nov, 1709
Death place: Massachusetts http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=madeath&h=23656&ti=0&...

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Biography

Dorcas Unknown was probably born in England about 1626

John Jones (died 1673) married prior to October 1648 (birth of 1st child) Dorcas _______. Widow Dorcas Jones remarried to William Buss (died 1697/8, his second wife) on 24 December 1674 at Concord, Massachusetts. His widow Dorcas (______) Jones Buss died in Concord on 22 November 1709.[1]

"Ensine William Buss & Dorcuss Jones maried 24. desemr. 1674" in Concord[2]

"mrs Dorcas Buss Relict Widow to ye Lt Wm Buss dyed Novembr ye 22d 1709" in Concord [3] [2]

Children of Dorcas and John Jones[1]

Samuel (1648-1717/8)
Ephraim (1650-1676/7)
Elizabeth (1652-Stratford, Connecticut) m. step brother Joseph Buss
Joseph Jones b June 8 1654; d. before 20 June 1682
John Jones (1656-1726)
Dorcas Jones (1659-1746)
Rebecca Jones (1662/3-1712
Nathaniel Jones (say 1665-1745/6) m. Mary Rediat.

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Dorcas (Unknown) Buss (abt. 1626 - 1709)

Dorcas Buss formerly [surname unknown] aka Jones

Born about 1626 in England [uncertain]

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Wife of John Jones — married before 8 Oct 1648 [location unknown]

Wife of William Buss — married 24 Dec 1674 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Mother of Samuel Jones, Ephraim Jones, Elizabeth (Jones) Wilcoxson, Joseph Jones, John Jones II, Dorcas (Jones) Stone, Rebecca (Jones) Bulkeley, Margaret Jones, Nathaniel Jones and William Jones

Died 22 Nov 1709 at about age 83 in Concord, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Unknown-9065 created 14 Sep 2010 | Last modified 18 Apr 2021

Dorcas (Unknown) Buss is a part of Massachusetts history.

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The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Was Nathaniel Jones, Who Married Mary Rediat in 1696, a Son or Grandson of John 1 and Dorcas ( ) Jones of Concord, Massachusetts." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. 163:105. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009
↑ 2.0 2.1 Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Concord (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010).
↑ Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1635-1850 (Published by the Town)(Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 74
(possible-but unverified, for use, if appropriate, as a pathfinder only-CAUTION) "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGN-V4WJ : 13 December 2015), Dorcas Jones Buss, 1709; Burial, , , ,, ; citing record ID 123756986, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Source: S44 Title: Ancestral File (TM) Abbreviation: Ancestral File (TM) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998 Repository: #R5
Repository: R5 Name: Family History Library Address: 35 N West Temple Street City: Salt Lake City
Massachusetts Town & Vital Records 1620-1988' Concord Births, Marriages and Deaths; page 24 (death)
NEHGS Register, Volume 163 (2009); page 105; (married John Jones 10/8/1648),

• Shattuck, Lemuel: :History of Concord, Mass."; Appendix III; Notices of Early Settlers and Distinguished Men; page 367 (Buss) and page 376-7 (Jones)