Benjamin Jones
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1 Oct 1786 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 1
Baptism:
Death: 10 May 1802 - Point Petre, Guadeloupe 2
Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Elijah Jones (1753-1791) 1
Mother: Deborah Swett (1763-1855) 3
Notes
General:
"Point Petre" apparently referes to a location on Lake Erie, in Ontario.
Captain Benjamin Ryder Jones
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 24 Jan 1832 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 4
Baptism:
Death: 13 May 1895 - at sea, on schooner W. H. Higgins 5
Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet 6
Cause of Death: heart failure 7
Parents
Father: Arnold Jones (1789-1873) 8
Mother: Rachel Harding (1790-1854) 9
Spouses and Children
1. *Nancy Atwood Higgins (29 May 1835 - 13 Mar 1922) 10
Marriage: 31 Dec 1857 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 11
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Nancy Atwood Higgins)
1880 US census, Wellfleet MA:
Benjamin R Jones, head, 48, sea captain;
Nancy A Jones, wife, 45, keeping house;
Josiah R Higgins, father-in-law, 85, widowed; all b MA, parent b MA.
p 132A
12
Bethiah Jones
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 9 Apr 1706 - Barnstable, Massachusetts 13
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Ralph Jones (1669- ) 14
Mother: Deborah Coombs (1673- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Thomas Wheldon (15 Dec 1702 - Cir 1748)
Marriage: 2 Jul 1743 - Edgartown, Massachusetts 15
Status:
Charles R Jones
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1850 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: James Atwood Jones (1821-1859) 16
Mother: Hannah Knowles (1826-1896) 17
Spouses and Children
1. *Jane Maria Lecount (17 Mar 1844 - ) 18
Marriage: 4 Jul 1874 - Swampscott, Massachusetts
Status:
Cornelius Jones
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 30 Jul 1709 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Ralph Jones (1669- ) 14
Mother: Deborah Coombs (1673- )
Daniel Jones
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1760
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary (Est 1760 - )
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. John Jones (1795- ) 19
Daniel C Jones
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1820
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Susanna Atwood Lewis (27 Feb 1822 - 18 Jun 1844) 20
Marriage: 1841 - (Wellfleet, Massachusetts)
Status:
Children:
1. Allen H Jones (1841-1844)
Deborah Jones
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Mar 1696 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Ralph Jones (1669- ) 14
Mother: Deborah Coombs (1673- )
Diane Frances Jones
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 26 Sep 1945 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 21
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: William Howard Jones (Est 1920- )
Mother: Frances Mae Moore (Est 1920- )
Dorothy Jones
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1603 - Dinder, Somerset, England 22
Baptism:
Death:
Burial: 19 Mar 1679 - Yarmouth, Plymouth colony 23
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, , Queen Camel, Somerset in Queen Camel, Somerset
Spouses and Children
1. *Richard Sears (1590 - Aug 1676)
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Paul Sears (1638-1708) 22
2. Deborah Sears (1639-1732)
3. Silas Sears (1637-1697) 22
Edith Jones
Sex: F
AKA: Francis E Jones
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1865 - Canada
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Reuben Pratt Foley (1 Jun 1863 - )
Marriage: 24 Oct 1888 - Saint Ignace, Mackinac, Michigan
Status:
Children:
1. Edith Jeanette Foley (1893-1961) 24
2. Isabel Foley (1901-1984) 24
3. Frances Foley (1905-1996)
Edward Jones
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1844 - England 25
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• residence 25, , Wellfleet, Massachusetts in Wellfleet, Massachusetts
• Occupation 25, tinner, Wellfleet, Massachusetts in Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary A Delory (1859 - ) 26
Marriage: 10 Jun 1879 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 27
Status:
Notes
General:
parents: Thomas and Mary Ann
1879 tinner ?, Wellfleet 25
Elijah Jones
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 17 Sep 1778 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 1
Baptism:
Death: 25 Dec 1797 - Amsterdam, Netherlends 2
Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Elijah Jones (1753-1791) 1
Mother: Deborah Swett (1763-1855) 3
Elijah Jones
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Sep 1819 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 4
Baptism:
Death: 22 Jun 1879 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Arnold Jones (1789-1873) 8
Mother: Rachel Harding (1790-1854) 9
Spouses and Children
1. *Joanna Cole Freeman (30 Mar 1827 - 11 Sep 1898) 29
Marriage: 12 May 1846 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 30
Status:
Children:
1. James A Jones (1846- ) 31
2. Elijah W Jones (1856-1859) 32
3. Albert Henry Jones (1860- ) 33
4. Elijah W Jones (1860- ) 33
Notes
General:
stone:Medical:
Elijah Jones, died June 22, 1879 aged 59 yrs. 10 ms.
'Tis all bright beyond.' "
1846 fisherman, Wellfleet
1856, 1860 mariner, Wellfleet 28
age 59-10 28
Elijah Jones
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 27 Nov 1753 1
Baptism:
Death: 12 Jan 1791 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 1
Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death: drowning 34
Spouses and Children
1. *Deborah Swett (20 Jun 1763 - 6 Dec 1855) 3
Marriage: 23 Jul 1778 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 35
Status:
Children:
1. Elijah Jones (1778-1797)
2. Polly Jones (1784-1862) 36
3. Benjamin Jones (1786-1802) 1
4. Arnold Jones (1789-1873) 8
Notes
Marriage Notes (Deborah Swett)
"In memory of Mr. Elijah Jones who died Jan. 12, 1791, aet. 38.
Elijah Jr. died at Amsterdam Dec. 25, 1797, aet. 18.
Benj'n died at Point Petre May 10, 1802, aet. 20." 37
Elijah W Jones
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 24 Oct 1860 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 33
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Elijah Jones (1819-1879) 28
Mother: Joanna Cole Freeman (1827-1898) 29
Elijah W Jones
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 24 Mar 1856 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 38
Baptism:
Death: 31 Mar 1859 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death: scarlet rash
Events
• Alt Death 39
Parents
Father: Elijah Jones (1819-1879) 28
Mother: Joanna Cole Freeman (1827-1898) 29
Notes
Medical:
age 3-0-6
date 29 Mar 1859
parents Elijah & Joanna 16
Elisha Freeman Jones
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 7 Oct 1845 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 41
Baptism:
Death: 12 Dec 1867 - lost at sea, schooner Ellery C. Anthony
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Zenas Harding Jones (1814-1890) 42
Mother: Sarah Kingborn Freeman (1816-1888) 43
Notes
Death Notes:
lost at sea, schooner Ellery C. AnthonyGeneral:
Lost at sea, supposed on Dec 12 1867, schooner Ellery C. Anthony on a passage from Newport RI to Virginia in a gale of wind - William H Higgins, age 44-8, married; William Newcomb jr, 48-11-14, married; Harvey F Lanman, 36-2-10, married; Elisha F Jones, 22-2-5, single; Alden F Covell, 25-8, married; Simon N Lanman jr, 21-6-19, single.
Wellfleet deaths 1859-1907, page 11
Elizabeth Jones
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1665 - Yarmouth, Plymouth colony
Baptism:
Death: Bef 1698 - Monomoit (Chatham), Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Teige Jones (1620-1683)
Mother: Ruhamah (Est 1630- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Joseph Eldredge (Cir 1662 - 1735)
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Jeremiah Eldredge (Cir 1690- )
2. Tabitha Eldredge (Cir 1692-Bef 1717)
3. William Eldredge (Cir 1695-1752) 44
Elizabeth Jones
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1601 - Dinder, Somerset, England
Baptism:
Death: 1667 - Yarmouth, Plymouth colony
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Rev Anthony Thacher (1588 - 22 Aug 1667)
Marriage: Cir Jan 1635
Status:
Children:
1. John Thacher (1638-1713) 45
2. Bethiah Thacher (Cir 1640-1725)
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1. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:40. the family of Elijah Jones.
2. Stanley W. Smith, "Records from the Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Mass." (Mayflower Descendant, vols 10, 11, 12). .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:40. the family of Elijah Jones.
3. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:13. Benjamin & Mercy Sweat family.
4. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:107. Arnold & Rachel Jones family.
5. Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1895. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), Deaths, 1895.
6. Pleasant Hill cemetery, Josiah Higgins family monument.
7. Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1895.
8. Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 9. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:40. the family of Elijah Jones.
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10. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:128. the children of Josiah R and Nabby Higgins.
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12. 1880 US census, Wellfleet Massachusetts, p 132A.
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