Stephen Jones

Biography

STEPHEN JONES b. ± 1642, cooper and "Culler of Pipestaves," arrived at Oyster River by 1660. On 19 Mar. 1665-6 he was accepted as a resident. He had a grant at Johnson’s Creek in 1672. In 1668 he and Stephen Chesley were arrested in connection with Edmund Green’s death.He was a freeman on 15 May 1672.

He married Elizabeth Field 28 Jan. 1663-4. In 1672 (when he was about 30) he and his wife witnessed in the Chesley cattle case. He was the administrator of Williams Beard’s estate in 1676. See Hill (21), Davis (4). Lists 362b, 363abc, 356m, 311c, 365, 366, 359a, 54, 49, 92. Pike's journal says she died 10 Mar 1705/6.

He was last alive in 1680 when Jeremiah and Samuel Jordan were reaping for him but dead by 1682 when his widow was taxed. She died 10 Mary 1705-6 after a long illness. Lists 52, 96.

Three known children:

1. Stephen, b. ± 1667 m Abigail Nutting
2. Elzabeth, b. ± 1672-3, m. Lt. Jos. Roberts. In Aug. 1756, ag. 83, she dep., ‘when liv. with my fa. 65 or 70 y. ago on Jones’s Neck, Durham’; liv. 1757.
3. Joseph, b. ± 1674.
4. ?William, m. Mary Chesley (5).[1]

Cutter suggested he was son of William but no evidence seems to support this relationship.

Sources

1. GDMNH — Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby and Walter Goodwin Davis,Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (Portland, Maine, 1928-1939; rpt. Baltimore 1972) 39 STEPHEN, b. ± 1642, cooper, Oyster River 1660, recd. inhabt. 19 Mar. 1665-6, took F. O. 15 May 1672, and that yr. had gr. at Johnson’s Creek. In 1668 he and Stephen Chesley were arrested in connec. with Edmund Green’s death; in 1672, he, ± 30, and w. Elizabeth (Field 1, m. 28 Jan. 1663-4) wit. in the Chesley cattle case. Adm. of Wm. Beard’s eat. 1676. See Hill (21), Davis (4). Lists 362b, 363abc, 356m, 311c, 365, 366, 359a, 54, 49, 92. In 1680 Jeremiah and Saml. Jordan were reaping for him. Widow taxed 1682, d. 10 Mar. 1705-6, long ill. Lists 52, 96. Three kn. ch: Stephen, b. ± 1667. Elzabeth, b. ± 1672-3, m. Lt. Jos. Roberts. In Aug. 1756, ag. 83, she dep., ‘when liv. with my fa. 65 or 70 y. ago on Jones’s Neck, Durham’; liv. 1757. Joseph, b. ± 1674. ?William, m. Mary Chesley (5).
2. John Wentworth, The Wentworth Genealogy: English and American, 3 volumes (Boston 1878) 1:387
3. Everett S. Stackpole and Winthrop S. Meserve, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire, (Oyster River Plan­tation) with Genealogical Notes, 2 volumes (n.p. 1913} 2:190, 231
4. Torrey 2:870 1663 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States JONES, Stephen & Elizabeth FIELD; 28 Jan 1663, 1663/4, ?29 Jan, 28 Jun; Dover, NH {Reg. 33:97; Sv.; Wentworth 1:387; Durham NH 2:190, 231; GDMNH 282, 388}
5. Cutter, Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire Volume 4:1795

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Stephen Jones
Born about 1642 in Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
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Husband of Elizabeth (Field) Jones — married 28 Jan 1662 in Oyster River, Strafford Co, New Hampshiremap
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Father of Stephen Jones, Elizabeth (Jones) Roberts, Joseph Jones and William Jones
Died before 1682 before about age 40 in Durham, Strafford, New Hampshiremap
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Biography
Stephen Jones was born in 1642 in England. He was a cooper and culler of pipestaves. He arrived at Oyster River, New Hampshire by 1660. On the 19th of March 1665-6 he became a resident. He took the Freeman's Oath on the 15th of May 1672. He had a land grant at Johnson’s Creek. In 1668 he and Stephen Chesley were arrested in connection with Edmund Green’s death.[1] [2]

He married Elizabeth Field on the 28th of January 1663-4.[3] In 1672 (when he was about 30) he and his wife were witnesses in the Chesley cattle case. He was the administrator of Williams Beard’s estate in 1676. [1] They raised four known children.

Stephen Jones, born 1667.
Elizabeth (Jones) Roberts, born 1672-3.
Joseph Jones, born 1674.
William Jones[1]
He was alive in 1680 when Jeremiah and Samuel Jordan were reaping his fields for him but passed away by 1682 when his widow was taxed.[1]

Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Noyes, Sybil; Libby, Charles Thornton; and Davis, Walter Goodwin, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire Portland, Maine, 1928-1939; Baltimore 1972.
↑ Everett S. Stackpole and Winthrop S. Meserve, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire, (Oyster River Plantation) with Genealogical Notes, 2 volumes (n.p. 1913) History of Durham pages 190, & 231. See Hill (21), Davis (4). Lists 362b, 363abc, 356m, 311c, 365, 366, 359a, 54, 49, 92.
↑ John Wentworth, The Wentworth Genealogy: English and American , 3 volumes (Boston 1878) 1:387 Wentworth Genealogy p 406.
Torrey 2:870 1663 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States. Jones, Stephen & Elizabeth Field; 28 Jan 1663, 1663/4, ?29 Jan, 28 Jun; Dover, NH {Reg. 33:97; Sv.; Wentworth 1:387; Durham NH 2:190, 231; GDMNH 282, 388}
Ancestral File v4.19, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: accessed 1 September 2012), entry for Stephen Jones.