Jones Family Wills and Documents
Isle of Wight, VA>Granville, NC>Edgefield, SC
Submitted by Audrey Pool


 Granville County, NC:  History and Genealogies of Old Granville, North
 Carolina, 1746-1800



 "Edward JONES, of Gr. Co. Will, date Nov 16, 1750; prob. Dec 3, 1750.  

  To 'eldest son' Sugar (JONES) 5 shillings. Sterling, and use of 
 'my Rifled Gun' until son Edward (JONES) is 16 yrs of age; 

 (2) to daughter. Priscilla MACON 5 shillings. Sterling; 

 (3) to daughter. Sarah JONES, 1 Negro girl 'Sarah', and also a mare called 
 'Swab Taile' and her 2 colts, to be paid on her marriage or when she 
 attains 18 yrs; 
 
 (4) to daughter. Obedience JONES, 1 Negro boy 'Ben', also a mare called 
 'Petty Coats', to be paid on her marriage or when she attains 18 yrs; 
 
 (5) to son James (JONES) 2 Negroes 'George and Phil'; also 1 leave 
 give and bequeath unto him all the land belonging to me lying below 
 the branch called Cabin Branch running (sic) South from the Deep bottom 
 to Dan'll UNDERWOOD's Line', also 2 horses, all of which he is to have 
 when he is 21 yrs; 

 (6) 'I leave give and bequeath to my beloved son Ed'r (Edward) JONES my 
 plantation whereon I now live and all the lands belonging to it containing 
 by Estimation Eight hundred & fifty Two Acres & my Grist Mill also engross 
 'Frand and Gloster', 'mulatto girl' 'Alice' mulatto man 'Frank', 3 horses, 
 and his rifled gun above when he attains 21 yrs; 

 (7) to daughter. Rebecca 1 Negro girl 'Winney' and other personality, to be 
 paid on her marriage or when she attains 18 yrs;

 (8) to son Daniel (JONES) 4 shillings. Sterling; 

 (9) to wife Abigail (Abigail SUGARS, d/o John SUGARS of Isle of Wight Co, VA) 
 the use of 1 Negro 'Frank' herein left to Edward JONES above, and also '
 of the place at or whereon I now live during her widowhood in lieu of all 
 Dower';  

 (10) 'my will is that four hundred acres of land lying in the fork of the 
 Roads Leading to Coll. EATONS and an entry of land in the hands of Dan WELDON 
 joining on Six Pound Creek two hundred acres being on Shoco Creek above the 
 falls the old sorrel mare & her three colts and my still', be sold for debts 
 and funeral expenses, these lands to be sold by John MARTIN;  

 (11) all his horned cattle and hogs to be applied to use and maintenance 
 of his children Sarah, Obedience, James, Edward and Rebecca, and his wife, 
 during her widowhood, to have use of the Negroes herein bequeathed until the 
 time of the payments of the respective legacies.  

 Exs:  son, Sugar (JONES), son in law Gideon MACON, and friend Thomas PARKER.  

 Wit:  John MARTIN, Daniel UNDERWOOD, and JOHN BURT.  

 Id. P. 13015, Inv. Negroes, Id. P. 17.  Same among other items:  '7
 Books', and 8 Negroes.  74 hogs, and 'Wolf Trap'.  Id. P. 35."



 "JONES, Sugar of Gr. Co. Will, date July 15, 1761; prob. Aug 11, 1761.

 'Unto my son Edmund JONES all my lands that lies on the West Side of
 Linches Creek', stock there, and Negro woman Lucy and her 5 children; 

 (2) 'all the remainder of my lands not before given' to be div. 
 Bet. 3 sons Drewry (JONES), Samuel (JONES) and James (JONES) 

 (3) to daughter. Nanny, Negro girl 'Rose'; 

 (4) to daughter. Molly, Negro girl 'Sall'; 

 (5) to son Drewry (JONES), Negro boy 'Bob'. 

 (6) To son Samuel (JONES), Negro boy 'Tony'; 

 (7) to son James (JONES), Negro girl 'Fillis'; 

 (8) to the child my wife is now big with 'Negro girl not exceeding 
 16 yrs of age to be bought out of the income of his est., and if 
 this child should be a boy then a piece of land is to be bought for him; and 

 (9) rest of est. to wife (name not given), for life.  

 Exs:  wife, Gideon MACON, and Adkin MC LEMORE, Wit:  Solomon ALSTON, JR, 
 James JONES, Edward JONES.  Id. P. 31. 

 Inv. Ret. To May CT. 1762; quite
 a respectable est., among other items:  'one black walnut desk, three
 black walnut tables x one Bible on Testament one Prayer book the Whole 
 Duty and six small D'o.  (Volumes?).  Also inv. Of property on West Side of
 ___ Creek left to his 'eldest' son Edmund JONES.  

 Id. P. 64.  Bond, May 11, 1762; to Co. CT. Justices, pen #1500; of Adkins 
 MC LEMORE, gd'n of Edmund, son of Sugar JONES, dec'd; surety; Harris 
 *GUILLAM, Wm LILES.  

 Id. P. 77. Appraisement of est. by Julius **NICHOLS, Sal ALSTON, JR and 
 Wm JOHNSON, Gov'r. (?) To Aug CT. 1762 

 Gr. Co. Rec., 1762-656, p. 1, Adkins MC LEMORE's guardian acc't ret. 
 To Aug CT 1762, includes 6 Negroes.  

 Id. P. Bond, Aug 11, 1762, to Co. CT Justices, pen.  L1000; of Edward JONES, 
 guardian of Edmund, son of Sugar JONES, dec'd; surety:  Benj. WARD, 
 Len Hen (Len Hen BULLOCK, brother of Zachariah BULLOCK, sons of *Richard 
 BULLOCK of Granville Co, NC).  

 Is. P. 32.  Adkin MC LEMORE's gdn acc't for Edmund JONES ret. To Nov. Ct. 1763.  

 Id. P. 39.  Same; ret to Feby CT 1764, of Adkin MC LEMORE ' late guardian'.  

 Id. P. 46."

   *Note:  On the will of Richard BULLOCK, he is doing business with the
 VAN DYCHE family 'of Lunenburg Co, VA'.1750.  (Audrey)



 Compare:  Edgefield, SC Deed Book 12:  1794-1796:



 "Pp.  424-425.  17 Oct 1795:  Bill of Sale:  Margaret GOMILLIAM (*Is this
 the same name as above on Sugar JONES' will? -aep) to Abigal (sic) JONES
 for 15 pounds, sold 3 cows & calves; 2 heifers marked CG; 2 beds & furniture;
 dutch oven & 1 small pot; horse colt of brown colour.S/Margaret (=)
 GOMILIAM.  Wit:  William NICHOLS (**Is this the same name as NUCHOLS on
 Sugar JONES' will? (Audrey) ), Adam PARDUE, who swore by oath 19 Oct 1795
 before Van Swearingen, J. P.  Recd. 19 Oct 1795."



 Zachariah BULLOCK is a J. P. in Edgefield, SC.  He is listed as the J. P.
 on John GOOD(E)'s record.  "Some Edgefield, South Carolina Records by
 REVILL".



 Compare: Edgefield, SC Will Book, 1787-1836.   Will of Matthew RAMSEY,
 1798 with *Phil BASEMAN (Philemon BOSEMAN) and John MOORE as legatees.
 and Sugar J. (JONES)* MATTHEWS as one of the witnesses.

 *Philemon BOZEMAN m. Susanna HOLLOWAY, sister of Mahulda HOLLOWAY who
 m. John POOL (RS), Ray POOL'S line from Edgefield, SC.  (Audrey)



 *Note:  Believe Sugar Jones MATTHEWS is part of the JONES/SUGARS family of
 Isle of Wight Co, VA to Granville Co, NC, to Edgefield, SC.  Also, that
 our Gabriel JONES is the son of Edward JONES of the Granville County, NC JONES
 family. This, of course, is my own opinion, but there is a lot of
 evidence for me to believe this.  Also, some of these families are seen first in 
 Southside VA>Granville, NC (border of VA)>Upper SC.  (Audrey)