Genealogies of Ct Families frm the NEHGR Vol II
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Text: Lt Gov William Jones, emigrant to New Haven, styles himself, in a deed dated 3 May 1689/70 "sometime of Martins in the Fields, Westminster, Esquire, now of New Haven in the County of New Haven in New England, Planter." He may have been the son of Col John Jones of Regicide, executed 16 Oct 1660, who married, as a second or third wife, Jane, the widow of Roger Whetstone and sister of Oliver Cromwell, the Protector.

William Jones is said to have been born in 1624, at London, where he was an attorney. He arrived at Boston, 27 Jul 1660, in the same ship with Whatley and Goffe, and brought his sons William and Nathaniel with him, born by a first wife. He married second, at London, Hannah, born in London in 1633, dau of Gov Theophilus Eaton on 7 Jyu 1659. By a deed of indenture, dated 20 May 1658/9, Theoophilus Eaton of Dublin in Ireland, Esquire, son and heir to Theophilus Eaton, Gov, late of the New Haven in New England, of one part and Hanah Eaton of London, spinster, dau of Theophilus Eaton, and Thomas Yale of New Haven in New England, Gentleman, of the other part, conveyed the estate of Gov Eaton.

An Agreement made by some of his heirs is on the New Haven County records. Among them are Andrew Morrison, in right of his wife Sarah, and John Morgan, in right of his wife Elizabeth. These women are spoken of as children of the whole blood of William Jones, Esq. "Jones Bridge" 1706. in Guilford took its name from him. Lt Gov Jones died 17 Oct 1706 and Mrs. Hannah Jones died 4 May 1707.
Title: List of Officials Civil, Military, & Ecclesiastical of Ct Colony by Donald Jacobus
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Text: Counsellor at law in Westminster, London, Eng 27 Jun 1660 arrived Boston in ship of Capt. Pierce.
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Title: Directory of Ancestral Heads of New England Families by H.R. Holmes
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Title: NEHGR Vol 58
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Page: Vol 58, Vol 60 page 165 and Vol 78 page 433.
Title: NEHGR 1890

25 MAY 1664 Elected Lt. Gov of New Haven Colony
_ELEC: 1664 A Commissioner of United Colonies
_ELEC: 11 MAY 1665 Magistrate of Union of New Haven & Ct Colonies
_ELEC: 9 JUL 1691 Elected Lt. Gov of Ct
Reference Number: 520
Note: History of New York St, Bio Vol VII, Dr. James Sullivan p.317


Jacobus says "In 1659 he is described as Gentleman, of Martins in the Field, Middlesex Co., England." Banks places this parish in London.
The name of William's first wife is unknown; by her he had three children. He married (2) in London Hannah Eaton, daughter of Gov. Theophilus Eaton; William and Hannah had ten children.
They came from London to New Haven in 1660. William was a magistrate of the New Haven Colony from 1652 to 1664. In 1664 the colonies united, and he was elected Deputy Governor. From 1665 to 1691 he served as Assistant to the Governor. On the death of Deputy Governor James Bishop he was elected Deputy Governor, and he continued in that office until 1697. He was Commissioner of the United Colonies in 1664, a Member of the Governor's Council in 1665, and a Judge of the County Courts in 1695.
He appears on the 1669 list of freemen: "N:[ew] Haven freemen -- October [16]'69 ... Mr. Wm. Jones".

The statement that William was son of Col. John Jones, one of the regicides of Charles I of England, is unproven.

Successful lawyer in London at St. Martin's -in -the-Fields.He came to
America in the same ship with the Regicides,Goffe and Whaley,arriving at
Boston on July 27,1660,The following year he came to New Haven Colony.He
took the Oath of Fidelity May 23,1662.William and Nathaniel,sons by his
first wife,came to America with him.He was a Freemason in 1662,Deputy
Governor May 25,1664,Townsman April 1667 and Assistant Governor in
1678.William and Hannah had 11 children.The 8th was Isaac Jones.


LtGov William Jones, emigrant to New Haven, styles himself, in a deed dated 3 May 1689/90, "sometime of Martins in the Fields, Westminster Esquire, now of New Haven in the County of New Haven in New England, Planter." He may have been the son of Col. John Jones of Regicide, executed 16 Oct 1660, who married, as a secon dor third wife, Jane, the widow of Roger Whetstone and sister of Oliver Cromwell, the Protector.

William Jones is said to have been born in 1624 at London, where he was an attorney. He arrived at Boston, 27 Jul 1660, in the same ship with Whatley and Goffe, and brought his sons William and Nathaniel with him, born by a first wife. He married second, at London, Hannah, born in London in 1633, dau of Gov. Theophilus Eaton on 7 Jul 1659. By a deed of indenture, dated 20 May 1658/59, Theophilus Eaton of Dublin in Ireland, Esquire, son and heir to Theophilus Eaton, Gov, late of the New Haven in New England, of one part and Hanah Eaton of London, spinster, dau of Theophilus Eaton, and Thomas Yale of New Haven in New England, Gentleman, of the other part, conveyed the estate of Gov. Eaton.

An agreement made by some of his heirs is on the New Haven County records. Among them are Andrew Morrison, in right of his wife Sarah, and John Morgan, in right of his wife Elizabeth. These women are spoken of as children of the whole blood of William Jones, Esq. "Jones Bridge" 1706, in Guilford took its name from him. Lt. Gov. Jones died 17 Oct 1706 and Mrs. Hannah Jones died 4 May 1707.

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1. History of NEw York St., Bio., Vol VII, Dr. James Sullivan p.317
2. NEHGR Vol 60, p.165 and Vol 78, p.433
3. Genealogies of Ct. Families from NEHGR, page 321,322
4. List of Officials-Civil, Mil & Ecclesiasticl of Ct. Colony by Jacobus.

Thirteen Historical Discourses on the Completion of Two Hundred years, from the Beginning of the First Church in New Haven with an Appendix. By Leonard Bacon, Pastor of the First Church in New Haven. 1839

Mr. William Jones, whose father within a few
weeks after their departure from England, had suffered death
for the same act for which they were thus hunted through
the wilderness, and who having married in London the
youngest daughter of the late Gov. Baton, had recently
come to this country, was here, and ready to show them
all "kindness for his father's sake.*
At first the Colonels," as they were commonly called,
showed themselves here openly as they had done at Boston,;
so that their persons, their danger, and the part they had
acted, were well known to the whole community. It was
reported, that on a training day they said expressly, in the
presence of the whole military company, that if they could
have but two hundred men to follow them, they would not
fear to stand against all their enemies in Old England, and
in New. But after some twenty days, the news of the
king's proclamation against them having arrived, they were
tinder the necessity of concealing themselves. To do this
more effectually, they went as far as Milford, and took pains
to be seen there, as if they were proceeding towards the
Dutch settlement at Manhadoes ; but immediately returned
to this place under cover of the night, and were received
by Mr. Davenport, in whose house they were hid for more
than a month, when they removed across the street to GOV.
Baton's house, then occupied by Mr. Jones.
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32,) that cL about the time the pursuers came to New Haven, and perhaps a
little before, and to prepare the minds of the people for their reception, the
Reverend Mr. Davenport preached publicly from this text,-Isa. xvi, 3; 4. Ã
Take counsel, execute judgment, make thy shadow as the night," &c. The
saints* Anchor-Hold is declared in the title page to have been preached
in sundry sermons." Dr. Stiles appears not to have seen the book; nor do I
find any allusion to it by others who have touched upon the history of the
regicide Judges. Tire book was printed at London, in 1661, with a preface
by William Hooke and Joseph Caryl. I t contains 231 pages, small- duodecimo.
The only copy which I have heard of belongs to one of the descendants
of the author, Mrs. Whelpley, and is mutilated with the loss of here
and there a leaf. If it were perfect, a new edition should be published.
* Kingsley, 76. The tradition that Mr. Jones came over in the same ship
with the regicides, is, I suspect, unwarranted. Dr. Stiles says he tc came
overin the fall of l66O." (Stiles, 69.) His name first appears on the town
records, Feb. 25,1661.




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Records of theColony or Jurisdiction of New Haven, From May 1638 to the Union, Togeth with the new haven Code of 1656. Transcribed and Edited in Accordance with the Resolution of the General Assembly of Connecticut, By Charles J. Hoadly, M. A. State Librarian, Member of Conn. Hist. Soc
The Gouernr,
John Coopery for Newhauen. The Deputy Gouernr, James Bishop,
Mr. Jones,
Mr. ~ibbard,
Mr 'enne,
Mr. Treate,
Mr. crane,' )
for Milford.
Richard Baldwin,
Mr. Robt Kitchell, for G-,ilford.
George Eubbard,
Mr. Richard Lawe, for
Leiftt Francis Bell,
Leiftt Sam11 Swaine,
Laurence Ward, } for Brandford.
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/--' * Mr. Jones vith his wife, the daughter of Gov. Eaton, and the rest of his family,
arrived at Boston July 27, 1660, in the same ship which brought the two regicide
judges, Goff and Whalley. On the 23d of May, 1662, he took the oath of fidelity, with
the following caution, " That whereas the King hath beene proclaimed in this colony
to be or Soueraigne & we his loyal1 subjects, I doe take the said oath with subordination
to his Maj~ie, hopeing his Majtie will confirme the said gouernment for the advancem1
of Christs gospell, kingdom & ends, in this colony, vpon the foundations already
laid ; but in case of alteration of the gouernml in the fundamentalls thereof, then to be
free fro the said oath. He was also on the same day admitted a freeman and nomina- .
ted to be propounded to the court of election for a magistrate. X. H. Town Eec. ii. 372.
t -Mr. Fenn had refused his consent to the declaration respecting Goffe and WhalIey
made by the Commissioners of the United Colonies Sept. 5th, 1661, as we learn by the
Connecticut MS. of their records; the declaration is printedin Hazard ii. 451.


Father: David JONES b: in London, England
Mother: Jane UNKNOWN

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Marriage 1Wife UNKNOWN b: ABT 1630 in England
Married: ABT 1650 in of London, London, England
Married: in London, England 6
Married: ABT 1650 in London Middlesex England
Sealing Spouse: 18 DEC 1946 in SLAKE
Change Date: 5 APR 2004
Children
William JONES b: ABT 1650 in London Middlesex England
Caleb JONES
Nathaniel JONES b: BEF JUL 1659 in Westminster London Middlesex England
Caleb JONES b: ABT 1653 in London Middlesex England
Jacob JONES b: ABT 1655 in London Middlese