Monday, December 31, 2012

RN #179 Family Groups (VI) JONES

The JONES surname was everywhere.  Lots and lots of family groups shared this name.   Not all were related.   This notebook holds the early research into groups of those with the surname JONES.

Court of Request Proceedings 1485 -1603 (Jones surname analysis)
Chancery and equity (Public records: notes)
London groups (Jones) Middlesex Co. 1558 - 1603

Thomas Jones, Gray's Inn 1571 - 1625
Richard Jones, Gloster Co. (VA) d.1653
Thomas Jones, Gloster Co., (VA) 1667
John Jones, Essex Co. (VA) 1705
Summary Chronology - charts/graphs/maps

Sunday, December 30, 2012

RN #178 Family Groups (V)

This continues the research into the family groups that have been associated with my JONES family tree.

Lucas
     Thomas Lucas, Sr. 1658
     Thomas Lucas, Jr. 1663
     Manor of The More and Advowson of More (Cat. Ref. 1037/5/12)
     More family of Linley, Shropshire (Cat. Ref. 1037)
     Lucas of Stouthall, Co. Glamorgan
     Lucas - Index analysis CP I/ CP II
     Catlett/Rouzee/Lucas graphs/charts
     Abstracts of Virginia land patents
Lawson
     Epaphraditus Lawson 1658
     Rowland Lawson 1651
Fleming
     Capt. Alexander Fleming 1667
     Alexander Fleming, planter
     Captain Alexander Fleming and Joyce, His Wife by Lenora Sweeny
     Wills of Rappahannock Co., VA (Capt. Alexander Fleming)
Hodgkin
     William Hodgkin 1662
Allen
     Valentine Allen
Taylor
     James Taylor 1638
     Taylor Family
Claiborne
     Edmund Claiborne
     Col. William Claiborne
     William Claiborne, Jr.
Fleet
     Capt. Henry Fleet
Beverly
     Capt. Robert Beverly 1673
Grymes (Grimes)
     Charles Grymes, Clerk


    

Saturday, December 29, 2012

RN #177 Family Groups (IV)

This notebook continues the research into associated family groups.  They were all involved in my genealogical research into my own JONES family.

Savage
     Sir John Savage, Kt. 1325 AD
     John Savage, lord of Cliffton 1370 AD
     Sir Thomas Savage, of Rocksavage 1626
     Cholmondeley of Cholmondeley (Cat. Ref. DCH)
     The Downes Deeds (Cat. Ref. DDS)
     Vernon Collection (Cat. Ref. DVE)
     Oakly Park Collection (Cat. Ref. 20)
     Mayor of Chester (Cat. Ref. ZM)
     Documents relating to Robert Gregge of Chester (Cat. Ref. DDX 18)
     Hornby Catholic Mission Paper (St. Mary's Church) (Cat.Ref. RCHY)
     John Savage 1637 (VA)
Bennett
     Richard Bennett 1623
     Bedston Parish (Cat.Ref. P86)
     Lowndes Yates Collection (Cat. Ref. GLY)
     Chester City Quarter Sessions (Cat. Ref. Q)
     Sheriffs of Chester (Cat.Ref. ZS)
     City of Chester Assembly (Cat.Ref. ZA)
     Mayor of Chester (Cat.Ref. ZM)
     Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies (Cat. Ref. EDC 1627)
Rouzie (Rowzie)
     Lodowick Rowzie
     Edward Rowzie
     Arderne Collection (Cat.Ref. DAR)
     Kent Quarter Sessions (Cat.Ref.Q/A)
     Kent Quarter Session (Cat.Ref. Q)
     Dering Manuscripts Part 2 (Cat.Ref. U1107)
     Rouse Boughton of Downton Hall (Cat.Ref. 6683)
Toliver (Taliaferro)
     Robert Toliver 1688
     [see RN #56 and RN #57]
Miller
     Simon Miller
Mott
     George Mott
     John Mott
Thatcher
     Silvester Thatcher
Whitlock
     Thomas Whitlock
Gaines
     Capt. Daniel Gaines

Friday, December 28, 2012

RN #176 Family Groups (III)

This notebook continues the research into the associated surnames that surrounded my own JONES family tree.  The surname UNDERWOOD was such an example.  Their relationship to my own family tree was one avenue taken to help establish which JONES branch was the correct one.   The following figure is an example of this research.  It is dated April 11, 2005.

The figure shows how one diagram can be used to connect various surnames.

Underwood
     William Underwood 1626
     Nicholas Underwood 1283 (Patent Rolls, Edward I, Vol.2, p.53)
     Edmund Underwood 1579
     William Underwood 1650
     William Underwood 1717
Mostyn Owen family of Rednal, Shropshire (Cat. Ref. 3890)
Moseley family of Buildwas, Shropshire (Cat. Ref. 2089)

Thursday, December 27, 2012

RN #175 Family Groups (II)

This notebook continues the study into related family groups.  Various surnames are encountered when climbing out many branches of the family tree.   Organization and analysis  of these various names will often help direct your own tree climbing.  This is the second notebook containing such activity.

Dedman (Debnam)(Deadman)(Denham)
     William Debham 1635
Hawkins
     Thomas Hawkins 1630
Miller
     Symon Miller 1670
Townshend
     Capt. Richard Townshend 1636
     Francis Townshend 1652
Smith (Smyth)
     Toby Smith 1657
      Major Lawrence Smith 1652
     Sir Thomas Smythe 1558
     Cotton of Combermere (Cat. Ref. CR72)
     Smythe family of Acton Burnell, Shropshire (Cat. Ref. 1514)
     Chester City Council Records (Cat. Ref. ZC)
     City of Chester Assembly (Cat. Ref. ZA)
     Major Generall Robert Smith 1666
     Augustine Smith 1719
     William Smith 1645
     Thomas Smith of Fairfax Co., VA
Nosworthy
     Tristrum Nosworth
Arundell, Tywardreath Priory Archive (Cat. Ref. ART)
Cholmondeley of Cholmondeley (Cat. Ref. DCH)
Butler
     Elizabeth Butler 1673 (will)
     Amory Butler 1672

         

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

RN #174 Family Groups (I)

This notebook begins a series of items dealing with associated family groups to my JONES family.  Their surnames were often helpful in clarify difficult time periods when my JONES line disappeared among the pages of history.  There are family charts, graphs, and references dealing with the particular surname organized as "family groups".  The figure below shows one figure from this first notebook giving a family tree with connecting branches.  Color coding was also helpful in keeping family groups separated.



Upton (Capt. John Upton  1622)
     The Attingham Collection (Cat. Ref. 112)
     The More Collection (Cat. Ref. 1037)
     Faversham Borough Records (Cat. Ref. Fa)
     Diocese of Canterbur (Cat. Ref. DCb)
     Younge family of Puslinch, Devon (Cat. Ref. 107)
Upton "Pagan Point Creek"

Fontleroy (Fauntlefroy)
     Moore Fontleroy (Isle of Wight 1643)
     Sherborne Almshouse Archives (Cat. Ref. D/SHA)
     Helyar Documents and Muniments from Coker Court (Cat. Ref. DD\WHh)
     Hengrave [deeds] (Cat. Ref. 449)
     Deeds of The Jones and Langton Families (Cat. Ref. DD\BR\dt)
     Sotheron-Estcourt family (Cat. Ref. D1571)
     Willoughy Family (Cat. Ref. GB 159 Mi)
Col. Moore Fauntleroy (Franham Creek)
Moore Fontleroy (Upper Norf. Co. 1642)

Booth
     Capt. Humphry Booth 1660

Williamson
     James Williamson (Kent)
     Weller family of Tonbridge, Kent (Cat. Ref. HA 519)
     Kent County Council (Cat. Ref. CC)

Moseley
     John Moseley 1689
     Moseley family of Buildwas, Shropshire

Monday, December 24, 2012

RN #173 Family Studies

This notebook contains various family sheets which group many surnames related to my own JONES family.  Some are very early attempts to connect the different family surnames.

Cadwallader Jones, wife Katherine
Rev. Charles Grymes
Richard Townsend
Francis Dade ["Major John Smith"]
John Withers
Rice Hooe
John Crewe of Utkinton
   Arderne Collection, Catalogue Ref. DAR
Peter Jones
Richard Jones, mariner
Robert Jones, Essex Co., VA
James Jones (Pride Family)
John Paine
William Underwood
Capt. John Upton
Henry Batte