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Name |
William Jones |
Gender |
Male |
Person ID |
I79873 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
14 Jun 2016 |
Family |
Hannah Eaton, b. 6 Oct 1632, London, England d. 4 May 1707, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 74 years) |
Marriage |
4 Jul 1659 |
Family ID |
F29202 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
14 Jun 2016 |
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Notes |
- William Jones was the twenty-fourth deputy Governor of the Colony of Connecticut. He was born March 20, 1624 in London, Middlesex, England, the son of John Jones and Catherine Cromwell sister of Oliver Cromwell 1st Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland.
He became a lawyer at Westminister and married Hannah Eaton, youngest daughter of Governor Theophilus Eaton and Anne Lloyd on July 4, 1659 in St. Andrew's Church, Holburn by Reverend Joseph Rowe. They immigrated to Massachusetts on July 27, 1660 and then moved to New Haven, Connecticut August of the same year residing with Governor Eaton.
He Immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, 27 JUL 1660. In May 1664 William Jones was selected deputy governor of the colony of Connecticut.
Jones died on October 17, 1706 in New Haven, Connecticut at the age of 82. He is buried on the right of his father-in-law Governor Theophilus Eaton; his wife Hannah is buried on her father's left.
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Sources |
- [S3526] John Burke Esq., Burke's Commoners Vol I, (London, Edinburgh, Dublin: n.p., 1836.), Cromwell of Cheshunt Park: p 431 (Reliability: 3).
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