Anne Jones

Biography

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Anne Gassaway was born in Anne Arundel County in about 1665 in the area around South River. No birth record for her has been found, but she is proved to be the daughter of Nicholas Gassaway because she is left a legacy in the will of her father as Anne Watkins.

Marriage & Family

Anne was married three times within a rather short time frame. Her first husband was John Watkins who she married around 1688 and was the father of five children; John, Nicholas, Elizabeth, Gassaway & Anne Watkins. He died in JUL 1697. Anne was the mother of four young children and may have been pregnant with Ann Watkins at the time of his death.

The births of four of their children are registered in All Hallow's parish as one entry, John Watkins and Ann parents of:[2]

1. John Watkins son b. 15 Aug. 1689
2. Nickcolis son b. --Mar 1691
3. Elizabeth dau b. 11 Apr 1693
4. Gassoway son b. 31 Mar 1695[3]
5. Ann b. abt. 1697 has no birth record.

She quickly married as her second husband to William Burgess on 13 AUG 1697. He was dead within the year. Two of her children are left a large tract of land in his will. [1]

Anne's third husband was Richard Jones. The following births & deaths of the daughters of Richard & Anne Jones were registered in All Hallow's parish:

1. Anne Jones b. 17 JAN 1700
2. Jane Jones buried 17 JAN 1700
3. Jane Jones b. 13 FEB 1702 buried 21 AUG 1704.[2]

Will

Anne Jones signed her will on 29 JUN 1737. An abstract follows:

• I Ann Jones of Ann Arundell County in the Province of Maryland widow aged about 67 years . . .
• to my son John Watkins my negro man called William Bacon.
• to my daughter Elizabeth Smith my negro woman called Clemone and her future increase.
• to my son Gassaway Watkins my negro woman called Case and her future increase.
• to my granddaughter Margaret Watkins one cow & calf and one feather bed & furniture.
• to my daughter-in-law, Mary Watkins my calico gown and petticoat.
• for the rest of my estate my will is that it be equally divided between my four children: John Watkins, Nicholas Watkins, Gassaway Watkins and Elizabeth Smith paying each of them an equal part after my just debts.
• I appoint all of them to be executors.
• Signed with a seal & signature by Ann Jones and witnessed by: Stephen Warman, John Watkins, Mary Warman on 29 JUN 1737 and probated 30 MAR 1742. [3]

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Anne Gassaway was born in 1670 at Poplar Ridge in Anne Arundel County, MD. She was the daughter of Col. Nicholas Gassaway (1634-1698) who was born in Westminster, London, England and Anne Besson (1638-1692) who was born in South River at Anne Arundel County, Md. The brick church that was the birth, wedding and burials for many in this family was built on the land owned by Anne's parents.

Anne married John Watkins (1660-1697) in 1688 at Anne Arundel County, MD. John was the son of John Watkins (1637-1682) and Alice Lloyd Watkins (1640-1687). This couple had the following children:

John Watkins 15 Aug 1689 in Anne Arundel, Maryland

Nicholas Watkins Mar 1691 in Anne Arundel, Maryland

Elizabeth Watkins 11 Apr 1693 in Anne Arundel, Maryland

Gassaway Watkins M 31 Mar 1695 in Anne Arundel, Maryland

This is a book about the Watkins family: Our Maryland Heritage, Book Four: The Watkins Families; Hurley, William N. Heritage Books, Bowie Maryland, 1997.

John Watkins died in 1696. Anne then married William Burgess in Maryland in 1697. William died in 1698.

After William Burgess died, Anne married Richard Jones (1673-1714) who was also born in Anne Arundel County and died in Anne Arundel County, MD. Anne and Richard were married in 1698 at Anne Arundel County. They had two known children: Anne Jones who was born in Baltimore, MD in 1700 and Jane Jones (1702-1704).

Anne (Gassaway) Watkins, Burgess, Jones died on 30 March 1742 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. She was 72 years old.

notes

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References

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 27 2019, 1:50:36 UTC
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gassaway-59 cites

1. ↑ Prerogative Court Wills Liber 6 folio 101 [msa.maryland.gov https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/stagser/s500/s538/000000/0000...
2. ↑ Wright, F. Edward. Inhabitants of Baltimore County 1692-1763. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books 1999.
3. ↑ Prerogative Court Wills Liber 22 folio 434 [msa.maryland.gov https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/stagser/s500/s538/000000/0000...]

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