General Notes

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Note: IMM: from England, ca: 1637 OCC: Planter Fr. "Pioneers of MA" by
Chas. Henry Pope (1986): p. 262 Jones, Robert - planter, Hingham, propr.
1636; a witness in 1639 [L. ] His daughters-in-law (second source=
step-dau ghters) Elizabeth and Jane Curtis gave him power of attorney
4-10-1646 to col lect legacies fr. t heir grandmother Jane Alexander, late
of Reading, County Oxford, Eng [A.] "English Origins of New England
Families" vol. III by Gary B oyd Rober ts, 1984 Suggests that Robert is
probably a relative of Thomas Jone s (b. 1602) , a tailor from Caversham,
County Oxford, ENG, who came w/ wife A nn and 4 children in 1638 to
Marlborough. "Genealogy of Jones, Hathaway, Rich ards, Gooding" by Melvin
E. Jones , ME, 1934 gives basic family information. (copied to hard file)
"History of the Town of Hingham, MA" Vol. 2, 1893 p. 38 6. Jones (Joanes)
Robert Jones, one of the early planters of Hingham, is the ancestor of
nearly all the families who have borne the surname Jones in this town.
Richard and Thomas Jones received grands of land here in 1637 and 163 8 ,
but neither of these appear to have been residents of the town [at th at
time]. p.386, History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, Vol 2, pub.
1893 At the time the new meeting-house was built in Hing., 1680-1681,
ther e were but three persons of the surname Jones upon the tas lists,
VIZ" Robert, J os eph Sr. and Joseph Jr. (father, son and grandson.)...
Robert Jones, according to the Genealogical Dictionary prepared by Mr .
Savage, removed from here to Rehoboth ab. 1644, but soon returned again
to Hi ng. He prob. was m. twice, but the name of his first w. is unk to
the writer . The chris. name of his se c. w. was Elizabeth. She outlived
him, and d. i n Hing. 25 Sept. 1712. He die d 17 Nov. 1691. In his will
dated at hing. 20 ap r 1688, he give various smal l sums in shillings and
pence "to sons Joseph, John , and Benjamin the elder, also to daughters
Sarah Belknap & Jane Collyer (C ollier), and to my grandch ildren which
are the children of my son Robert Jones, deceased." Marriage ver ified in
IGI; Batch A456252, Serial sheet 0092 "2nd Supplement to Torrey's Ne w
England Marriages Prior to 1700" by M elinda Lutz Sanborn p. 37 Suggests
Robert had 3 wives. m. 1st wife Margaret Garnford 4-30-162 1 in
Caversham, Ox fordshire, ENG. Information supplied by "Fifty Great Mi
gration Colonists to New England and Their Origins" by John Brooks
Threlfell . (Madison WI; the au thor. 1990)
Name:    Robert Jones
Year:    1620-1650
Place:    Hingham, Mass achusetts
Source Publication Code:    275
Primary Immigrant:    Jones, Robert
Annotation:    Comprehensive listing of early immigrants, in various
arrang ements to assist the researcher. Pages 1-189 contain passenger
lists; pages 1 93-295 are indexes.
Source Bibliography:    BANKS, CHARLES EDWARD. Topographic al Dictionary
of 2885 English Emigrants to New England, 1620-1650. Edited, in dexed and
published by Elijah Ellsworth Brownell. Philadelphia: Bertram Press ,
1937. 295p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1957.
Re pr. 1987.
Page:    135
1618. Robert Jones. Born ca 1596 at Caversham, Oxfordshire. Robert di
ed at Hingham, MA, on 17 Nov 1691.38 Occupation: planter (farmer).
"Robert, one of the early planters of Hingham was the ancestor of near
ly all the families who have borne the surname Jones in this town [Hingham
]. ... Resided at Hingham Centre, 'over the river.'"38
"Robert Jones came from the vicinity of Reading, Berkshire, England, a
bout 1636 to Hingham, Massachusetts, bringing with him his wife and four c
hildren (Melvin E. Jones, Jones, Hathaway-Richard-Gooding Genealogy [Bosto
n, 1834],3). He died at Hingham between 20 April 1688, when he made his wi
ll, and 27 January 1691/2 when it was proved (Solfolk Co. Parobate File 19
09). In his will, Robert Jones of Hingham, planter, named his sons Josep
h, John, and Benjamin, d