Henry Y. Jones1,2

Male, #37630, (say 1785 - Sep 1867)

Ancestry Unknown* Information about the ancestry and siblings of Henry Y. Jones is wanted. See page footer for contact information. 
Birth*say 1785 Henry was born at Virginia say 1785.3 
Probate3 Nov 1806 Henry was the executor of Barnabas Jones' estate at Warren Co., Georgia, on 3 Nov 1806.4 
Marriage*27 Oct 1808 He married Nancy Stewart at Hancock Co., Georgia, on 27 Oct 1808.5,6 
1820 Census*7 Aug 1820 Henry was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 Census at Warren Co., Georgia. (Henry Jones, 1M0-9, 1M10-15, 1M16-25, 1M26-44, 2F0-9, 2F16-25, 1F45+, 4 in Mfg, 2 slaves). 
1830 Census*1 Jun 1830 Henry was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census at Warren Co., Georgia.7 
1840 Census*1 Jun 1840 Henry was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Warren Co., Georgia.
((Henry Jones, 1M5-9, 1M50-60, 1F10-14, 1F15-19, 1F40-49).8 
1850 Census*1 Jun 1850 Henry was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Warren Co., Georgia.
((Henry Jones, 65, M, VA, Farmer; Nancy Jones, 58, F, GA; Marina Jones, 26, F, GA; Sarah Jones, 21, F, GA; Lafayette Jones, 15, M, GA, Laborer)).9 
Death*Sep 1867 He died at Thomas Co., Georgia, in Sep 1867.10 
Burial*Sep 1867 His body was interred in Sep 1867 at Summerhill Baptist Church Cemetery, Boston, Thomas Co., Georgia. "Aged 86 years".10 
Biography* Ruth Waldron Hill believed that an ancestor of Henry's was Malachi Jones who died in Brooks County. There is also a tombstone inscription at Summerhill for "Mary Jones, Died 18 Oct 1877, aged 70 years and nine months". Ruth wondered if this might be a second wife of Henry, whose first wife died in 1867.10 

Family

Nancy Stewart (say 1792 - Sep 1867)
Children

Charts Warren Culpepper's Ancestry Chart
Last Edited 15 Dec 2007

Citations

  1. Whitehead of Isle of Wight, Southern Genealogies, CD-ROM Volume CD191, Whitehead family.
  2. Correspondence from Ruth Allison Waldron Hill, (Collection of Letters between Hill and Hopkins), to Elizabeth Hopkins, 1950-1952, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 164,482.
    Middle Initial of "Y" comes from handwritten notes by Ruth.
  3. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
  4. Daniel Nathan Crumpton, compiler, Cemeteries and Genealogy: Waren County, Georgia and immediate vicinity, 1792-1987, Vol. I, Roswell, Georgia: WH Wolfe Associates, 1987, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8625 V3c v. 2.
    page 159.
  5. Correspondence from Ruth Allison Waldron Hill, (Collection of Letters between Hill and Hopkins), to Elizabeth Hopkins, 1950-1952, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 164,482.
    In letter of 27 Dec 1953 to Eliz. Hopkins. Original source was "Marriages of Hancock Co., GA, 1806-1850."
  6. Elizabeth Wiley Smith, History of Hancock Co., GA, Volume II, Washington, GA: Wilkes Publishing, 1974.
    Vol. I, page 186.
  7. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Unk Twp, Warren Co., GA, page 227, Ancestry.com image 71 transcribed by Warren Culpepper
    Henry Jones, 1M5-9, 2M15-19, 1M40-49, 2F0-4, 1F5-9, 2F10-14, 2F15-19, 1F30-39.
  8. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Jones District 154, Warren Co., GA, page 154. Ancestry.com image 1 of 6 transcribed by Warren Culpepper.
  9. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Subdivision 90, Warren CO., GA, Image 36 of 151 at Ancestry.com transcribed by Warren CUlpepper.
  10. Correspondence from Ruth Allison Waldron Hill, (Collection of Letters between Hill and Hopkins), to Elizabeth Hopkins, 1950-1952, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 164,482.
  11. Correspondence from Ruth Allison Waldron Hill, (Collection of Letters between Hill and Hopkins), to Elizabeth Hopkins, 1950-1952, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 164,482.
    Ruth's letter of 24 May 1952, based on handwritten notes in her possession written by Amanda Culpepper Parramore, granddaughter of Henry and Nancy Stewart Jones.