Nathaniel Jones, husband of Sarah Howson Calvert, was probably a decendant of the Nathaniel Jones who died in Westmoreland County in 1662; his widow, Judith Jones, married secondly, John Whiston. He (Nathaniel Jones) was living in Westmoreland County as early as 1654 when Governor Richard Bennett granted to John Smith of Stanley Hundred 3000 acres of Land in Westmoreland County adjoining the lands of Nicholas Lambson, Nathaniel Jones, Capt. Thomas Davis, John Williams, Stephen Norman, John Ewalton and Gervase Dodson, for the transportation of himself and nineteen other persons to the Colony of Virginia. ("John Smith" was an alias of Francis Dade, supra, first husband of Behethland Bernard) (1635-1720) (q.v).(1)

Family

• Parents: John Jones b: AFT 1676 in Westmoreland County, Virginia & Female MNU Jones b: BEF 1680

Married:

1. BEF 1723 in Westmoreland County, Virginia to Sarah Howson Calvert b: ABT 1692 in St. Mary's County, Maryland

Children, all born in Westmoreland County, VA

1. Mary b: ABT 1726. Married Robert Peck.
2. Calvert b: BEF 1727. Died unmarried.
3. Sarah b: BEF 1730. Married 1) John? Franklin. 2) Francis Gray, Jr. 3) Thomas Kitchen.
4. John b: ABT 1730. Married Eleanor Moss..
5. Nathaniel b: ABT 1724.
6. Charles b: AFT 1734.
7. David Jones b: AFT 1734. Married Mary Boswell.
8. Frances Jones b: AFT 1738.

Will

• Nathaniel Jones - 1754 Will - Test: George LEE, C.C.W. Recorded the 20th day of April 1754, Westmoreland VA. Item, I give and bequeath to my dear and loving wife Sarah HOWSON JONES my Malluto wench Catherine and after the decease of my wife Sarah HOWSON JONES the said Malluto wench Catherine shall have the liberty of chosing either of my children hereafter mentioned for her master. ... Item, I give to my wife Sarah HOWSON JONES my Malotto fellow William during her natural life and then to my son John Jones and to his male heirs lawfully begotton of his body. ... Item, I give and bequeath to my son John JONES that ? and parcell of land whereon he now lives and John FRANKLIN formerly lived to him and his heirs fully begotten of his body and in case dies without such heir for the said land to return to my son David JONES also I do give and bequeath to my son John JONES my Mullato fellow William. ... Item, I do give and bequeath to my daughter Mary PECK fifty shilling and no more. Item, I do give to my daughter Frances JONES fifty shilling and no more. I do give to my daughter Sarah FRANKLIN, fifty shilling and no more and all the rest of my estate to equally divided between my wife and five sons. Item I make ? appoint my beloved sife Sarah HOWSON JONES and my son Calvert JONES executors and executor of this my last will and testament.

Sources

1. Volume 1 of Maryland Geneaologies from the Maryland Historical Society (originally in one of their quarterly magazine issues), pp 175-76. The article is entitled "Charles Calvert (1663-1733) and Some of His Descendants" and it is by John Baily Calvert Nicklin.

Links

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I27539
• http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CALVERT/2000-04/0957152696