George Jones

"England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999", database, FamilySearch
George Jones, 1626 burial
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Online Pub. Date: 24 February 2022

Notes for George Jones He was also listed as dying before 20 Nov 1626. 511

He was said to be from Dinder, Somerset, England.318

George Jones was born ca. 1572 and died between 30 April and 20 November 1626 (probate). He named a brother Thomas in his will. He married Agnes ___, who is named in his will. George and Agnes lived in Dinder, Somersetshire, England. 'George, an innkeeperr, was respected in the community, being one of the churchwardens in 1621.' (Parts of his will are quoted in the article by Myrtle Stevens Hyde in TAG, 58 [1982]: 244, 245). "511

"The will of George Jones is recorded in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (154 Hale) and confirms the names of Richard's sisters. . . died in 1626, the year his will was written and probated. In the will he names a brother Thomas but nothing further has been learned of his parents' family. He and his wife Agnes lived at Dinder, Somerset, where their first known child was born in 1598. Actually, we have no evidence that Agnes was the mother of the children but no indication otherwise either. The first mention of her name [sic] in her will. George, an innkeeper, was respected in the community, being one of the churchwardens in 1621. He prepared his will the 'last daye of Aprill 1626,' and it was probated 20 Nov. 1626. He gave 'unto my wief all the Howshould stuff that I have in Croscombe and also I give her one Coverled wch is at the Inde [Inn] in Brownes keeping Soe shee delivr that coverled quitely wch is my daughter Dorothie by guifte of hir Grandmother wch shee have in her custodye; to the Poore of Dinder Three shillings fower pence; unto my sonne Richard Twoe shillings [he had apparently received his share of the estate]; unto my daughter Elizabeth the Lease of the Howse or Tenement wch I have at Croscombe after the decease of Agnis my wief; And all the rest of my goodes unto my daughters Dorothie & Elizabeth.' He appointed the two daughters as Executrices, and 'My overseers is my brother Thomas and Henrie Hodges.' Witnesses were John Hix and Richard Wilmott. To the will is appended a list of 'Debtes owed unto George Jones,' as follows:" 567 List of Debts owed to be entered. 567

"It has been claimed for many years, that Richard Jones of Dorchester, MA came from Dinder, Somerset, in 1635, with the group led by Rev. Joseph Hull. See Search Series Volume 22, pp. 50-51. It has also been claimed that he had two sisters who came over, Dorothy, who married Richard Sears and Elizabeth, who married Anthony Thacher. Acording to Robin Rush the origins of this Jones family from Dinder have never been satisfactorily researched. He has ow completed an extensive search of the Dinder records and has found the baptisms of Richard and Elizabeth Jones. The earliest surviving volume of the Dinder parish registers covers only burials from 1578 to 1637 (the second volume of baptisms, marriages and burial dates only from 1695). The following burial entries were noted in the first volume: . . . George Jones 13 June 1626."542

"Richard Jones, the emigrant, has previously been identified with the son of John Jones of Dinder, clothier (evidently buried 24 May 1605), as recorded on a brass placed in the Dinder church by an American descendant in 1899. The above documents, however, include no evidence that John had children named Dorothy and Elizabeth: only a daughter named Susan (baptised 25 June 1598, buried 14 Jan. 1604/5), possibly by a wife named Susan, who evidently remarried John Hodges of Dinder, yeoman, by 1619. The documentation does, however, show that George Jones had children named Richard, Dorothy and Elizabeth and is thus likely to be the father of the emigrants. George's wife was named Alice, not Agnes, as stated in the Search series, volume 22, p. 50). George was certainly son of Dorothy Jones, widow, buried 19 June 1614, and his father was probably teh Richard Jones who had a daughter Alice buried on 22 Feb. 1579/80 and who was buried on 10 Mar. 1585/6." 542

"The manor of Dinder passed by marriage from the Hicks family to that of the Somervilles in teh 18th century. The Somerville manuscripts (DD/SVL) have been temporarily depositied at the Somerset Record Office (71 boxes) but have never been box listed, let alone catalogued in depth. Most of the records proved to be 18th and 19th century in date and Robin Bush failed to find any manor court rolls of surveys. By rapid sampling he managed to locate two boxes (DD/SVL, boxes 35 and 36) which contained earlier deeds and leases. These he searched in detail and located the following Dinder items relating to the surname Jones - rearranged in chronological order: . . . 12 APR. 1615. Lease by Edward Rodney of Rodney Stoke, esquire , Francis Trenchard of Cotheredge, Wilts, esquire, and Rice Davis of Backwell, esquire, to Thomas Jones, the elder of wells, clothier, Richard Jones, Thomas Jones and Thomas Cay, of a tenement and 42 acres of land, on surrender by Dorothy Jones, widow and George Jones and Thomas Jones, the elder her sons, rent 7s (DD/SVL, box 35)." 542

"1 Nov. 1615. Lease by Edward Rodney of Rodney Stoke, esquire, and Rice David of Backwell, esquire, to George Jones of Dinder, yeoman, Alice his wife, and Richard Jones and Dorothie Jones, children of the said George and Alice, in consideration of a surrender by Henry Foster of Wells, tanner, and William Foster, his brother, of a tenement, garden and curtilage in Dinder, with 8 acres of arable land, 2 rods of meadow in the common mead, 1 acre in severalty and half an acre pasture called Bottle Close, occupied by Henry and William Foster, and of a surrender by John Hodge of Dinder, yeoman, who held the reversion of the same, rent 2s 4 1/4d. DD/SVL, box 35)." 542

"George Jones of Dinder, yeoman. Churchwarden in 1621/2. Buried 13 June 1626. He married Alice ____, who was buried 22 Jan. 1615/16." 542

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George Jones ... He was also listed as dying before 20 Nov 1626. 511

He was said to be from Dinder, Somerset, England.318 George Jones was born ca. 1572 and died between 30 April and 20 November 1626 (probate). He named a brother Thomas in his will. He married Agnes ___, who is named in his will.George and Agnes lived in Dinder, Somersetshire, England. 'George, an innkeeperr, was respected in the community, being one of the churchwardens in 1621.' (Parts of his will are quoted in the article by Myrtle Stevens Hyde in TAG, 58 [1982]: 244, 245). "511 "The will of George Jones is recorded in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (154 Hale) and confirms the names of Richard's sisters. . . died in 1626, the year his will was written and probated. In the will he names a brother Thomas but nothing further has been learned of his parents' family. He and his wife Agnes lived at Dinder, Somerset, where their first known child was born in 1598. Actually, we have no evidencethat Agnes was the mother of the children but no indication otherwiseeither. The first mention of her name [sic] in her will. George, an innkeeper, was respected in the community, being one of the churchwardens in 1621. He prepared his will the 'last daye of Aprill 1626,' and it was probated 20 Nov. 1626. He gave 'unto my wief all the Howshould stuff that I have in Croscombe and also I give her one Coverled wch is at the Inde [Inn] in Brownes keeping Soe shee delivr that coverled quitely wch is my daughter Dorothie by guifte of hir Grandmother wch sheehave in her custodye; to the Poore of Dinder Three shillings fower pence; unto my sonne Richard Twoe shillings [he had apparently received his share of the estate]; unto my daughter Elizabeth the Lease of the Howse or Tenement wch I have at Croscombe after the decease of Agnis my wief; And all the rest of my goodes unto my daughters Dorothie & Elizabeth.' He appointed the two daughters as Executrices, and 'My overseers is my brother Thomas and Henrie Hodges.' Witnesses were John Hix and Richard Wilmott. To the will is appended a list of 'Debtes owed unto George Jones,' as follows:" 567 List of Debts owed to be entered. 567 "It has been claimed for many years, that Richard Jones of Dorchester,MA came from Dinder, Somerset, in 1635, with the group led by Rev. Joseph Hull. See Search Series Volume 22, pp. 50-51. It has also been claimed that he had two sisters who came over, Dorothy, who married Richard Sears and Elizabeth, who married Anthony Thacher. Acording to Robin Rush the origins of this Jones family from Dinder have never been satisfactorily researched. He has ow completed an extensive search of the Dinder records and has found the baptisms of Richard and Elizabeth Jones. The earliest surviving volume of the Dinder parish registers covers only burials from 1578 to 1637 (the second volume of baptisms, marriages and burial dates only from 1695). The following burial entries were noted in the first volume: . . . George Jones 13 June 1626."542 "Richard Jones, the emigrant, has previously been identified with the son of John Jones of Dinder, clothier (evidently buried 24 May 1605), as recorded on a brass placed in the Dinder church by an American descendant in 1899. The above documents, however, include no evidence thatJohn had children named Dorothy and Elizabeth: only a daughter named Susan (baptised 25 June 1598, buried 14 Jan. 1604/5), possibly by a wife named Susan, who evidently remarried John Hodges of Dinder, yeoman,by 1619. The documentation does, however, show that George Jones had children named Richard, Dorothy and Elizabeth and is thus likely to bethe father of the emigrants. George's wife was named Alice, not Agnes, as stated in the Search series, volume 22, p. 50). George was certainly son of Dorothy Jones, widow, buried 19 June 1614, and his father was probably teh Richard Jones who had a daughter Alice buried on 22 Feb. 1579/80 and who was buried on 10 Mar. 1585/6." 542 "The manor of Dinder passed by marriage from the Hicks family to that of the Somervilles in teh 18th century. The Somerville manuscripts (DD/SVL) have been temporarily depositied at the Somerset Record Office (71 boxes) but have never been box listed, let alone catalogued in depth. Most of the records proved to be 18th and 19th century in date and Robin Bush failed to find any manor court rolls of surveys. By rapid sampling he managed to locate two boxes (DD/SVL, boxes 35 and 36) whichcontained earlier deeds and leases. These he searched in detail and located the following Dinder items relating to the surname Jones - rearranged in chronological order: . . .12 APR. 1615. Lease by Edward Rodney of Rodney Stoke, esquire , Francis Trenchard of Cotheredge, Wilts, esquire, and Rice Davis of Backwell,esquire, to Thomas Jones, the elder of wells, clothier, Richard Jones, Thomas Jones and Thomas Cay, of a tenement and 42 acres of land, on surrender by Dorothy Jones, widow and George Jones and Thomas Jones, the elder her sons, rent 7s (DD/SVL, box 35)." 542 "1 Nov. 1615. Lease by Edward Rodney of Rodney Stoke, esquire, and Rice David of Backwell, esquire, to George Jones of Dinder, yeoman, Alicehis wife, and Richard Jones and Dorothie Jones, children of the said George and Alice, in consideration of a surrender by Henry Foster of Wells, tanner, and William Foster, his brother, of a tenement, garden and curtilage in Dinder, with 8 acres of arable land, 2 rods of meadow in the common mead, 1 acre in severalty and half an acre pasture called Bottle Close, occupied by Henry and William Foster, and of a surrender by John Hodge of Dinder, yeoman, who held the reversion of the same, rent 2s 4 1/4d. DD/SVL, box 35)." 542 "George Jones of Dinder, yeoman. Churchwarden in 1621/2. Buried 13 June 1626. He married Alice ____, who was buried 22 Jan. 1615/16."

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Acknowledgements ==* WikiTree profile Jones-6859 created through the import of Scoullar Family Tree dec07.ged on Jul 10, 2011 by Rhonda Scoullar.

• WikiTree profile Jones-8895 created through the import of Putnam2-1_2010-01-02_2011-02-16_2011-10-11.ged on Oct 12, 2011 by John Putnam.