Falk Relations: Jones Family

compiled by Steve Wilson, last updated May 25, 2016.
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John Jones (b. c. 1594, Northamptonshire, d. by 9 Feb. 1665, Fairfield CT), 1m. by 1619 to Sarah --- (b. c. 1601, d. c. 1650), 2m. by 1653 to Susanna ---

Sarah Jones (ch. by 1m., b. c. 1620, d. c. 1683, Fairfield CT), 1m. c. 1638 to Thomas Bulkeley (b. 13 Apr. 1617, d. May 1658, Fairfield CT), 2m. c. 1659 to Anthony Wilson (d. 1662)
John Jones (ch. by 1m., b. c. 1624, d. by 1673, Nevis)
Ruth Jones (ch. by 1m., bap. 23 Oct. 1628, England, d. 1668, East Hampton NY), m. c. 1646 at Fairfield CT to Thomas James (bap. 13 Feb. 1621, Moulton, Lincolnshire, d. 16 June 1696, East Hampton NY)
Theophilus Jones (ch. by 1m., b. c. 1631)
Rebecca Jones (ch. by 1m., b. c. 1633, d. after 1710), 1m. 19 Nov. 1653 at Fairfield CT to Cornelius Hull (b. 6 Apr. 1628, Crewkerne, Somersetshire, d. 16 Sep. 1695, Fairfield CT), 2m. to Joseph Theale
Elizabeth Jones (ch. by 1m., b. c. 1635), m. to William Hill (d. 19 Dec. 1684, Fairfield CT)
Eliphalet Jones (ch. by 1m., b. 9 Jan. 1641, Concord MA, d. 5 June 1731, Huntington NY)

Our Descent

John Jones (c1594-1665), m. by 1619 to Sarah --- (c1601-c1650)

Ruth Jones (1628-1668), m. c1646 to Thomas James (1621-1696)

Sarah James (1648-c1702), m. 1664 to Peregrine Stanborough (1640-1702)

John Stanborough (1665-1725), m. by 1690 to Martha --- (1667-1729)

Abigail Stanborough (c1700-1789), m. 1717 to Obadiah Rhodes (1693-1781)

Abigail Rhodes (1719--), m. 1737 to Joseph Button (1702-1750)

Mary Button (1750-1826), m. by 1782 to Abraham Jackson (1751-1833)

Jerusha Steele Jackson (1790-1863), m. 1812 to Benjamin Felch (1790-1864)

Mary Jane Felch (1820-1898), m. 1837 to Horatio Higgins (1812-1890)

Harvey Alva Higgins (1864-1928), m. 1889 to Lillian Belle Agee (1868-1947)

Elsie Laura Higgins (1895-1959), m. 1915 to George Washington Falk (1895-1969)

Documentation ♦

John Jones (c1594-1665): 1m. Sarah --- (c1601-c1650), 2m. Susanna ---

date?, "The Revd. John Jones was born in Northampton England in 1593 and was a graduate of Queens College Cambridge A Puritan divine of the Church of England he was the first pastor of the First Church of Christ in Fairfield which he faithfully served from 1644 until his death in 1664 A Valliant Leader of Christ's Souldiers A Holy Man of God Erected by a Descendant" [Connecticut, Fairfield, Old Burying Ground, Inscriptions]
Hudson, Alfred Sereneo, The History of Concord, Massachusetts, 1904. On p. 20, "The breaking of ground upon this plat for a permanent settlement was about 1635, when there arrived from England by way of Watertown, then Newtowne, which town, with Cambridge ... a company of colonists, under the direction of Rev. Peter Bulkeley, Elder John Jones, and probably Simon Willard, a merchant." On p. 46, "in October, 1644, about one-eighth part of the Concord colony followed Elder John Jones to Fairfield, Conn."
Jacobus, Donald Lines, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, 1930. In 1:289, "Hollingsworth, Richard ... His widow Susanna perhaps m. (2) Rev. John Jones of Fairfield. Winthrop in 1666 treated Mary 'Holsworth', ae. 26, whom he called the dau. of the wife of Mr. Jones, Pastor of Fairfield." In 1:327-329, "James, (Rev.) Thomas ... witnessed the will of Thomas Dunn (probated 1660) by which Dunn gave his property to Rev. John Jones. Is it not likely then that he was the husband of Ruth James named in the will 1665 of her father Rev. John Jones? Ruth was b. abt. 1628, and her husband may have lived in Fairfield a year or so subsequent to their marriage". In 1:343, "Jones, (Rev.) John. Born abt. 1593, co. Northampton; matriculated sizar from Queens College, Cambridge, Michaelmas 1608, as John 'Johnes'; B.A., 1612/3; M.A., 1616; ordained deacon at Peterboro, 19 Dec. 1613; prob. Rector of Abbot's Ripton, co. Huntington, 1619-1630, when he was deprived. Sailed 1635 on Defence with [wife] sarah ae. 34, and [children] Sarah 15, John 11, Ruth 7, Theophilus 3, Rebecca 2, Elizabeth 6 mos. Mather tells of a dangerous crossing, the ship springing a leak in the first storm. He settled at Concord, Mass., with Rev. Peter Bulkeley, after being entertained upon arrival by Gov. Winthrop in his Boston house. Ordained pastor at Concord, 6 Apr. 1637; removed with other Concord settlers to Fairfield, 1644. Married (1) Sarah ---, b. about 1601. Married (2) after 1654, susanna ---, b. about 1605, perhaps widow of Richard Hollingsworth of Salem. Winthrop in 1663 notes Mary 'Holsworth', ae. 26 yrs., dau. of the wife of Mr. Jones, Pastor of Fairfield. Susanna's dau. Mercy m. (1) a Nichols and (2) Thomas Disbrow, and was tried for witchcraft in 1692. In 1:721, "The problem of the identity of Susanna, second wife of Rev. John Jones, and mother of the noted 'witch' Mercy (Holsworth) (Nichols) (Disbrow), has been afforded further consideration. The enticing theory ... that the name Holsworth was an abbreviated form of Hollingsworth, must probably be abandoned; for the evidence seems to be strong that Susanna, widow of the first Richard Hollingsworth, continued her residence at Salem and hence did not marry Mr. Jones."
Latting, John J., "Rev. John Jones, First Minister of Fairfield, Conn., 1644-1664", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 6:2 (April 1875), p. 57-62. "The Rev. John Jones was, as his name implies, of Welsh extraction ... What is said, in some accounts, of his being identical with the 'Johannes Jones' son of William Jones, of Abergavenny in Monmouth, matriculated at Jesus College, Cambridge, April 30th, 1624, at the age of 17, is now admitted to be entirely erroneous. As appears from the interesting autobiography of Rev. Thomas shepard, he came a fellow passenger with him in the ship Defence from London, landing at Boston 3d Oct., 1635. Although neither his name nor that of Shepard appears in the Custom House list of passengers of the vessel, yet this list contains the names of Sarah Jones aged 34, Sarah Jones, 15, John 11, Ruth 7, Theophilus 3, Rebecca 2, and Elizabeth 6 months, undoubtedly his wife and children. Not long after this date, he is found to have penetrated through the then wilderness to Musketaquid, afterwards Concord, and engaged with the Rev. Peter Bulkley in the work of establishing there the '12th Church of Christ.' ... Pastor Jones, who, with his family and little flock of Christ, in the month of September, 1644, reached Fairfield ... Here he labored with assiduity and success for twenty years, organizing and founding the First Congregational Church of that town. ... In the year 1653, during his ministry, occurred in Fairfield ... the trial, condemnation, and execution of Goodwife Knapp, for witchcraft ... That both the Pastor and his wife were active participants in this affair, is apparent from the evidence given on the trial of the suit of Thomas Staples against Roger Ludlow, in the following year. ... Mrs. Lucy Pell, wife of Thomas Pell, testified that at Goodwife Kanpp's trial, she was one of the women appointed by the Court to search the victim's body for witchmarks, and Mistress Jones, the Pastor's wife, was present, and pressed her to confess whether there were any other witches in Fairfield. On the day succeeding her condemnation, and while she lay in prison, both the Pastor and his wife are found visiting her; it may be, only for her spiritual comfort, but the witnesses say they were continually urging her to confess she was a witch, and thus 'make way for the minister to do her good.' Rebecca Hull, the Pastor's own daughter, in her testimony, gives us a picture of the mournful procession to the place of execution, where Mr. Ludlow and her father are seen walking together by her side, still pressing her to confess she was a witch. ... It is presumed this Mistress Jones was his second wife, Susanna, mentioned in his will, and who survived him. His first wife, Sarah, as well as his son, Theophilus, probably died in Concord. He himself, in 1658, had already attained to such an age as to require an assistant in his pastorate ... He died at Fairfield, in the month of January, 1664, and left the following will: 'January 17, 1664. I, John Jones, Pastor of the Church at Fairfield in New England, being weak in body, but of perfect memory, do make and ordain this my last will and testament. Imprimis, I commit my soul into the hands of God, and my body to be buried; and as considering my worldly goods, I dispose of them as follows; First, my will is that seven pounds be taken out of my estate which I shall leave behind me, to be delivered to the heirs or executors of Capt. Cullick, sometime one of the magistrates in Connecticut Jurisdiction, being due to him. Item, whereas I promised to my dear wife, Susanna Jones, fifty pounds, in case I died before her, and beside gave her a silver bowl within a little while after that I was married unto her, this I do confirm by my last will that they are due unto her: moreover, my will is that the said Susanna my wife, shall have the use and benefit of my twelve acres of land in the great meadow, and of my orchard in Fairfield, during her life; and after her death that it be divided equally to or amongst my six children, John, Eliphalet, and my four daughters, Sarah Wilson, Widow Ruth James, Rebecca Hull, and Elizabet Hill. Item, I give to my eldest son John, part of my library, to wit, the works of Augustine, Chrisostom, and of other authors (usually called 'the Fathers.') Item. I give the rest of my goods undisposed (my debts being paid and funeral discharged) to be equally divided amongst my aforesaid children, John, Eliphalet, Sarah, Ruth, Rebecca and Elizabeth. In witness whereof, I set my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid. John Jones. Postscript. I make and ordain my wife Susanna Jones, sole executrix of this my Will and Testament, and Mr. Gold and Mr. Pell, both of Fairfield, overseers thereof."