Jones (2)

 

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Jacob Jacob Eleanor
c1745- 1778-1840 1820-1890

 

What's New
November 2025
I have created an analysis document that lists the heirs of
Jacob Jones (1778-1840).
See the documents section below for more details. 

 

GENERATION 1
Jacob Jones was born abt. 1745 and died in Northampton, Bucks, PA.  His wife is listed as Ruth (1750-) in a number of Ancestry trees.  This record shows him listed with wife Ruth and birth of son Jacob on January 21, 1778.

GENERATION 2

Jacob Jones , son of Jacob and Ruth was born on January 21, 1778 in Frederick Co., VA.  On March 10, 1801 he married Elizabeth F. Bell, daughter of James Bell Sr., and Eleanor Helen Neilson. (Marriage record). Note that there is no physical evidence connecting Elizabeth to her parents but I have over 34 DNA matches discovered to other siblings from the branch.  Jacob died in 1840 in Hancock, IN. Elizabeth died on Jul 11, 1873 in Belmont, OH. 

Their 10 children of Jacob and Elizabeth which are listed as his heirs (see documents section) are:

1 Mariah Jones (Jan 10, 1803 in OH - Oct 5, 1869 in Bremen, IN)
Married John L. Hilliard (1799-1885) on Oct 1822 in IN - 3 total DNA matches
I have
3 DNA matches from this family
Click here to view Mariah's extended family information
2 Sinia Jones (Dec 2, 1804 in OH - Jul 15, 1870 in La Porte Co., IN)
Married Jacob Replogle (1800-1887) in 1826
Click here to view Sinia's extended family information
3 Thomas S. Jones (1812-1849)
Married Juliana Willett (1813-1889) on Mar 13, 1831 in Hancock, IN
Click here to view Thomas' extended family information
4 Joseph Nelson Jones (1813 in Brown Co., OH - Bef. 1860 in Hancock, IN)
Married Catharine Bateman (1812-1885) on Apr 15, 1835 in Wayne, IN
Click here to view Joseph's extended family information  
5 Jacob Jones (Nov 30, 1817 in OH - Oct 21, 1863 in Hancock, IN)
Married Maria Gibbs (1816-1900)
Click here to view Jacob's extended family information     
6 Francis Patterson Jones (1817 on OH - Dec 16, 1885 in Hancock, IN)
Married Alice "Ally" Hawk on Oct 4,1838 in Hancock, IN
Click here to view Francis' extended family page
7 Eleanor Jones (Oct 21, 1820 - Sep 5, 1890) (See Generation 3 below)
8 Clarissa Jones (-c1848) - 7 Total DNA matches
Married John Stephenson (-) on Oct 6, 1836 in Hancock, IN
I have 7 DNA matches from this family
Click here to view Clarissa's extended family page
9 Isaac Jones (-) - listed in heirs publication with unknown wife.  No other information known.
10 John B. Jones (-) listed in heirs publication with wife Nancy. 
Married Nancy Potts (-) on Sep 22, 1831 in Hancock, IN - Marriage Record
GENERATION 3
Eleanor (Ellenor) Jones, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth was born on Oct 21, 1820 in Washington Co., OH and died on Sep 5, 1890 in Kearney, NE).

Proof that Eleanor is the daughter is Jacob and Elizabeth is based on:

(1) A published article in the Greenfield Republican on May 31, 1917 showing she is the heir of Jacob Jones
along with brother Francis and other family members.  This article also lists many of Eleanor's children.  See documents section.

(2) I currently have 34 DNA matches to matches with shared Bell ancestry.
Those matches also connect to other Hawk matches.
See my DNA section below for more details and the highlighed matches on this page.

Eleanor married
David Hawk on Feb 10, 1842 in Hancock, IN. 
I descend from their son Nathaniel Henry Hawk who married Anna Irene Jones. 
See the Hawk surname page for their children and the continuation of this line. 

 

Migration pattern of my Jones family
VA -- OH --- IN -- NE

 

Surnames that married into my Jones family
BELL HAWK

 

Important Jones Documents
On May 31, 1917 in the "Greenfield Republican" newspaper in Hancock, Indiana, a long notice was published regarding a Hancock Circuit Court case by Mary Ann Cleary/Edward P. Cleary vs. Jacob Jones, et al. regarding a complaint to "Quiet Title to Real Estate" of which Jacob and his heirs/descendants are listed in detail.  This document is the only known physical document I have found outside of DNA that can be used to help determine the children of Jacob and Elizabeth.  

In addition, I have put together an analysis document to help identify the names listed in their heirs notice. 
They are listed in the order they appear in the notice.  It is a work in progress.

Newspapers.com Article
JPG version
Analysis Document of heirs publishing

 

Jones Ancestry.com DNA
I have identified 10 DNA matches that descend from
Jacob Jones & Elizabeth Bell. 


My Descent From The Jones Line

Generation Father Mother
8 Jacob Jones (c1745-) Ruth (c1750-)
7 Jacob Jones (1778-1840) Elizabeth Bell (1778-1873)
6 David Hawk (1819-1898) Eleanor Jones (1820-1890)
5 Nathaniel Henry Hawk (1858-1944) Anna Irene Jones (1868-1936)
4 Ernest August Schwiening (1873-1944) Grace Myrtle Hawk (1885-1984)
3 William Edward Marshall (1901-1981) Irene Sophia Schwiening (1908-1992)
2 William Edward Marshall
1 Tod Howard Marshall

This page was created on 11/11/25 and last updated on 12/28/25
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