158. Thomas Jackson-971
From Wantagh Cem website: The only authenticated burial of a Revolutionary War soldier in the cemetery is that of Thomas JACKSON, who served in the 4th Line and the Second New York Regiment. Just before the Battle of Long Island, he received bounty money for his men to guard the stock of Queens County so that the British, who were about to invade & occupy Long Island, would not capture & slaughter the stock. He was also engaged in the capture of Fort St. George on November 30, 1780. Jackson was born in 1754 & died in 1842. He owned the property where the Wantagh Public Library now stands & lived on the east side of the Jerusalem River.
Elizabeth and Thomas were 1st cousins 1 time removed.
159. Mary Jackson-811
Mary is mentioned in her father's Will. Her birth year is estimated based on the assumption she was abt 23 years old when she married in 1779.
John's birth year is estimated based on the assumption that he was abt 25 years old when he married in 1779.
161. Captain Richard Jackson Jr.-909
Richard Jackson, Sr. left a will dated Feb 28, 1770 and proved Mar 10, 1784. It names wife Jane, sons Richard and Jacob, grandsons Richard Jackson Seaman, son of his daughter Jane. and Micah Jackson, son of said son Richard, and granddaughter Charity, daughter of his daughter Mary.
In a codicil dated Feb 10, 1783 he names grandson Jacob Jackson Seaman, son of his daughter Jane.Taken from Jim Rubins rootsweb chart:
State Historical Merker on road: (Wantagh Ave., S. of Stratford Rd., In Wantagh, LI)
RICHARD JACKSON
CAPTAIN, JERUSALEM COMPANY
QUEENS CO. MILITIA 1776
LIVED HERE: DAUGHTER JANE
M LT. JOHN ALTHAUSE, HESSIAN
ON BRITISH EVACUATION 1783
His middle name taken from 'A Peters Lineage', p 62; sent to me by email.
Richard Jackson, Sr. left a will dated Feb 28, 1770 and proved Mar 10, 1784. It names wife Jane, sons Richard and Jacob, grandsons Richard Jackson Seaman, son of his daughter Jane. and Micah Jackson, son of said son Richard, and granddaughter Charity, daughter of his daughter Mary.
In a codicil dated Feb 10, 1783 he names grandson Jacob Jackson Seaman, son of his daughter Jane.
524. Jane P. Jackson-1050
Tombstone Inscription:
Daughter of Jacob S. & Catharine Jackson, died Feb. 10, 1863, in the 78th year of her age.
164. Mary Jackson-912
Mary was still living 12 Feb 1722 per article in "The Record" NYB&GS.
Copied from New York City Wills, 1771-1776 available at ancestry.com:
Page 467.--In the name of God, Amen, February 12, 1772. I, JOHN TREDWELL, of Hempsted, in Queens County, being sick. I leave to my beloved wife Mary "all my out doors and in doors movables that she hath brought to me, all in lieu of her thirds or dowery, and not otherwise." All the rest of my estate, real and personal (except my wearing apparell, Pistols, holsters, and gun), are to be sold by my executors, and all debts paid, and the rest to my daughter, Charity Tredwell, when she is 18. If she dies, then to my father, Benjamin Tredwell, and my cousins, John, Thomas, Tredwell, and Samuel Jackson, sons of John Jackson, Esq. My father, Benjamin Tredwell, to have 1/2 and my pistols, holsters, and gun. I make my father, and my friend, Isaac Denton, executors.
Witnesses, Philip Doxee, Isaac Smith, Thomas Tredwell. Proved, May 26, 1773.THERE IS A PROBLEM with this will: the cousins are the children of his sister, Charity Smith Tredwell Jackson and are named correctly, but John's father was not Benjamin! Benjamin was John's grand-father! According to the genealogy records published in NYB&GS "The Record" John's father's name is Thomas. I thought perhaps the abstract was copied wrong, but 'my father, Benjamin' is named twice. On the other hand, his brother Benjamin did have a son named John who would have been a cousin to Charity's children. But Benjamin's son John didn't die until August 1853; so this will could not have been his.
NYG&BS "The Record" July, 1912, pg 211 states that John, s/o Thomas, left a will, but doesn't quote it - though he quotes or abstracts most of the other Tredwell wills. "He left a will dated 12th February, 1772, and probated 7th June, 1773; recorded New York county in Liber 28 of Wills, page 467. Original is on file." It would be interesting to see if anyone had an actual image of the original.
NYG&BS "The Record" July, 1912, pg 211 states that John, s/o Thomas, left a will, but doesn't quote it - though he quotes or abstracts most of the other Tredwell wills. "He left a will dated 12th February, 1772, and probated 7th June, 1773; recorded New York county in Liber 28 of Wills, page 467. Original is on file."I have found a will for a John Tredwell, dated July, 1912 but proved May 26, 1773. I thought this was the correct will for John as most of the info fits but not all of it, as the will says his father is Benjamin. Either I have the wrong will or ?? Perhaps the transcription of the will is in error?? It would be interesting to see if anyone had an actual image of the original.
527. Jacob Jackson Seaman-2566
Richard Jackson, Sr. left a will dated Feb 28, 1770 and proved Mar 10, 1784. It names wife Jane, sons Richard and Jacob, grandsons Richard Jackson Seaman, son of his daughter Jane. and Micah Jackson, son of said son Richard, and granddaughter Charity, daughter of his daughter Mary.
In a codicil dated Feb 10, 1783 he names grandson Jacob Jackson Seaman, son of his daughter Jane.
529. Thomas Jones-7662
From Jones Family book, pg 125: Thomas "proved unfortunate or ill, and settled in Cold spring Harbor with his father after the Rev. War. In 1806 he was named in his father's will and directed to be supported". By his father's will, Thomas' uncle Thomas rec'd the use of certain sums of money for his support during his life.
167. Judge Samuel Jones I-8240
One source has his DOD 25 Oct 1819 at Oyster Bay.
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"The History of New York during the Revloutionary War" by Thomas Jones states that he was the 'Father of the New York Bar'.
Photos found on the Find-a-Grave site, initial page to the Jones Family Buria Ground,l are of two historical markers honoring Samuel Jones:
"BURIAL PLACE OF
SAMUEL JONES, EXQUIRE
1734 - 1819
VOTED FOR RATIFICATION OF THE
U.S. CONSTITUTION, 7-26-1788
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF
THE MASSAPEQUAS, 1988A second photo:
"WEST NECK
Jones Family Burial Ground, circa late 1700's Wm. Jones & his wife, Phoebe Jackson.
Descendants include Samuel, "Father of the N.Y.S. Bar"
Hist Soc of The Massapequas
Eleanor and Samuel had no children.
533. Elbert Herring Jones (twin)-8966
From Jones Family book, pg 132: Elbert "lived with his brother, William Jones, until his marriage in 1825. He was then 52 years of age, and removed to Oyster Bay Cove, where he settled upon lands formerly in the possession of Billop Seaman, whose granddaughter, Catharine Howard, married Townsend Jones."
535. Judge David Samuel Jones-8967
Samuel had 18 children between his three wives. p 29
Margaret and her father Dr. Thomas Jones were an entirely different line of Jones than the Hempstead Jones.
537. Samuel Jones-7626
P. 84, Memorial of the Late Honorable David S. Jones, "He established the Oyster Bay Jones Fund for the support of the poor in his will." The amount was $30,000.
The Jones Family book, pg 135 gives ALT dates for birth & death: b 15 Mar 1771 & d 28 Dec 1816. Also says there was no issue from this marriage.
She was the widow of Samuel Jones when she married Robert Seaman.
169. Thomas Jones-8239
From Jones Family Book pg 110: "Thomas and his cousin Mary were married by Rev. Ebenezer Prime, at Huntington, L.I. 7 Nov., 1764 (See Recds. of First church, Huntington, L.I., p 101.) He removed from L.I. and settled in Orange Co., about six miled back of Newburg. He was living on his father's farm in 1766 and had his cattle mark registered at that time."
Mary Jones and Thomas Jones are 1st cousins. Their common ancestors are Major Thomas Jones and Freelove Townsend.
540. David Jones-9004
Studied law with Samuel Jones in N.Y., and died at age of 30 years, being hurt by the upsetting of a carriage. Another version is below:
Source: http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/thomas-floyd-jones/thomas-jones-fort-nesk-queen-county-long-island-1695-and-his-descendants-the-yol/page-2-thomas-jones-fort-nesk-queen-county-long-island-1695-and-his-descendants-the-yol.shtml
"David was a Lieutenant in the British Army, and died on the expedition against Fort Frontignac, (now Kingston, in Canada), in 1758, without issue."
542. Anna Jones-9006
The Jones Family book pg 138 states that Anna had 4 daughters: Arrabella, Mary, Ann and Susan. Anna was Edward's second wife.
Anna Jones was Edward's third wife. His first was Susannah Smith and his second was to Phebe ______ per Larry Sutton's rootsweb chart. Edward lived to be 96 years old.
543. Arabella Jones-9007
Arabella and Joseph had no children.
546. Cornelia Jones-9010
Richard Lyle Pettitt has done much research on this family with much detail, many notes and sources. Please see his chart at rootsweb: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pettitt&id=17753.
Richard Lyle Pettitt has done much research on this family with much detail, many notes and sources. Please see his chart at rootsweb: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pettitt&id=17753.
170. Gilbert Jones-9015
From Jones Family book, pg 112 : "By report he (Gilbert) joined the american forces (probably with Col. Birdsall) and was disabled in New Jersey. He died before 1804, and his estate was administered upon by his bro.-in-law, Abraham Wood, "at the request of the widow", on 28 Oct., 1804. (Adms. Lib. C, folio l34, Orange Co.)"
549. Hannah Jones-9223
FOR FURTHER RESEARCH:
Following is the first paragraph of a biography copied from
http://www.nataliesnet.com/woodruff/davidwoodruff.htm
It is possible but not proven, that this biography is of the descendants of David Woodruff and Hannah Jones. It is posted here as a possible clue for anyone interested in this line. The actual biography is much longer and should be read in its entirety at the above website."From Biographical & Historical Memoirs of Muskingum Co., Ohio, 1892
(transcribed as close to verbatim as possible)"David Woodruff (deceased) was a native of Cumberland Co., NJ, born November 12, 1773, and was one of the pioneer settlers of Muskingum County, coming here as early as 1813. He was the son of David and Hannah Woodruff and the grandson of David Woodruff who was a native of England and who passed his entire life there. David Woodruff Jr (father of the subject), was also born in England and was the founder of the Woodruff family in America. The subject of this sketch, David Woodruff third, was married in his native state to Miss Deborah Mulford on March 9, 1800. She was a native of New Jersey, born January 27, 1776. They resided in their native state til 1813 and then with their children, three in number, emigrated to Ohio, making the journey in wagons. After arriving Mr. Woodruff leased land near Stovertown and there resided until about 1819, when he entered 80 acres of school land, the same on which his son, David fourth, now resides."
551. Elizabeth Jones-9225
From Jones Family of Long Island, pg 140:
Elizabeth was unmarried; lived and died in Newburg, Orange Co.Will Oct 1st, 1822, prob June 5, 1824:
To Elizabeth Jones, my brother's daughter, I give my best bed and silver when she arrives at age of 18 years; to Abigail Jones, daughter of Walter Jones, of Long Island, my gold beads. To Phebe Hornbeck, Merinda Wood and Esther Young, small legacies. To my sister, mary Hull, the remainder of my estate. Two years' interest of the money she has at her death she directs to be used in purchasing a library for the benefit of persons who are deprived of attending Christian worship, the books to be marked with my name, and put in the dwelling of my sister Mary, etc., and to remain in her care for her life, and after to be under the care and direction of the New Jerusalem Church. Executors, Solomon Thorne, of Newburg, and Henry I. Hornbeck, of Montgomery, Orange Co., Witnesses, Jonathan Thorne, John T. Birdsall and Simeon Wood.
Lieut. Col. Benjamin Birdsall Sr.-3017
Another researcher, David A. Lower has that Benjamin was born in Matinecock, Long Island, NY and also says that Benjamin's rank was Col. in the Rev. War.
Quote from The Jones Family of L.I., pg 124: "Lieut. Col. Benj. Birdsall was of an old Queens Co. Family, and of a branch that intermarried with the Seamans and Jacksons of the north side of Long Island. He was called a 'drover farmer', one who raised cattle on the Hempstead Plains, and fed them in winter on the wild meadow grass. He lived on the south side of L.I. a short distance west of his father-in-law, William Jones. He took an active part in the Rev. War. His colonel was John Sands, an active supporter of Congress. In 1777-1783 was Member of Assembly. In 1776 he mustered 60 volunteers and aided Gen. Putnam in erecting intrenchments on Brooklyn Heights. He was captured by the British and imprisoned in the 'Provost', at which time Genl. Washington had his wife and children conveyed to Dover, in Dutchess Co., where they remained during the war. In 1794 he disposed of his property and settled in Jerusalem, where he died."
Margaret was named as executor of her mother's 1821 will, but died before the will could be probated.