Capt. John Jones

Family

Mary Bell, daughter of Rev. John Bell and Elizabeth Jones, was born 1728 at Lancaster County, Virginia, and died 1802 at Orange County, Virginia.

She married twice, children by each marriage.

1. John Jones (abt 1728 - bef 22 Jun 1758) on 2 Nov 1750 at Lancaster County. He was the son of Swan Jones and Elizabeth Lee.
2. Zachariah Burnley (abt 1730 - abt 1800) before 25 October 1759 at Orange County. He was the son of Hardin Burnley and Ann Winston (nee Terrill); his 2nd wife.

The children of John Jones and Mary Bell were:

1. Elizabeth Swann Jones, b. 1755. Married John Burnley.
2. name unknown, b. bef 1758

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Notes

1737-1738 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 2; [John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 270-71.

Will of John Jones of Orange County, being sick and weak, dated 31 May 1758.

• To my loving wife six Negros Simon, Jo, Dick, Great Dinah, Emanuel and Little Simon.
• The rest of my Negros to be kept together until one of my children come of age or marry and then to be equally divided between my two children.
• My stock and household stuff be kept together as long as my wife lives a widow or should die and then in either case to be equally divided between my loving wife and children, or my two children.
• If my two children should die without heirs, the Negroes I had by my wife to to her and her heirs and my land whereon I now live and the rest of my Negros unto my loving sister Elizabeth Taylor.
• As I have sold a tract lying in the countys of Stafford and Prince William to Joseph Stone and James Calk, my executors make deeds for the said lands to Stone and Calk, they paying the money for the said lands according to agreement.
• My loving wife Mary Jones and her two brothers Maj. John Bell and Mr. Thomas Bell of Prince William County and Mr. Zachary Taylor of Orange County executors.
• My Estate be not appraised.
• John Jones
• Wit: James Bell, Elizabeth Taylor.
• 22 June 1758. Presented into Court by Mary Jones, executrix. Proved by James Bell and Elizabeth Taylor. Mary with Zachary Taylor her security entered into bond in the sum of £1000 current money.

1737-1738 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 2; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 291.
John Jones. Inventory. 8 Aug. 1758. Estate not appraised; includes 15 slaves. Signed by Mary Jones.
24 May 1759. Returned.

1737-1738 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 2; [John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 302-03.
Capt. John Jones. Division of estate. 3 Dec. 1759. Made pursuant to order of 25 Oct. 1759.
To Mr. Zachary Burnley who married the widow. Value £35.16.0, which is £2.1.- more than a third part which he is to account for with the two orphans.
Richard Beale
James Coleman junr.
James Suggett
27 March 1760. Returned.

From https://archive.org/stream/jstor-1915269/1915269#page/n5/mode/2up William and Mary Quarterly 269

From the records the children of Capt. Morris Jones probably were:

16 Swann, b. after 1700, d. before 1742, m. Elizabeth, who m., second, Zachary Taylor of Orange Co. Child, John Jones.

References

• Wood, Trist. “Taylor and Jones Families.” The William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 4, 1921, pp. 287–289. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/1915338. Accessed 23 Apr. 2021.
• http://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I10196...