Individual Details
Stephen JONES
(4 Jun 1762 - 3 Jan 1846)
Baptized 1 Aug 1762 Second Church of Berwick, Maine.
According to his wife's, Mehitable, Widow's Pension (W766), he joined the Militia from Bervick, Maine in April 1779 and the Massachusetts Soldier and Sailors, Volumne 8, Page 960 indicates he served during the disastrous Penobscot Expedition in July 1779. He served under Captain Goodwin and Colonel Little and was discharged at seventeen years old, 10 September 1779. According to the NSDAR Records, he next served as a Marine and the Widow's Pension papers indicate on the ship Ranger for eleven months starting in October 1779. It is believed he was a Prisoner of War when the Ranger was captured in 1780 while defending Charleston, South Carolina before May 1780 when Charleston surrendered to the British. His pension record had eleven months subtracted from his service time possibly because he was a POW for at least part of that enlistment. He served under Captain Thomas Simpson of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. His future brother-in-law, Noah Ricker, was captured and a POW at the time of Stephen. His last service was as a seaman on the ship Alexander for seven months in 1781 under Captain Thomas Simpson again.
1790 Waterborough Town, York County, Maine census indicates one free white male of 16 years and upward, including heads of families; two free white males under sixteen years; two free white females including heads of families. This census is questionable in the mind of the writer.
The Methodist Church was organized by Elder Stebbins, it is said about the year 1800, consisting of the following named individuals: Thomas Gutil, first class-leader, and wife; John Henderson and wife; Timothy Parcher and wife; John Jones; David Straw and wife; John Hudson and wife; Joseph Fiske and wife; and Simeon Woolson and wife. The year following, Stephen Jones and wife; George Scagel (subsequently many years class-leader) and wife; and Lemuel Lyon and wife were added to the class.
In 1832 a resident of Waterbury, Washington County, Vermont.
1840 Waterbury, Vermont census indicates one male of 70 under 80 (Stephen) and one female of 70 under 80 (Mehitable).
Some records indicate he was a Navy service veteran and others indicate an enlisted soldier who applied for service 7 Aug 1832 and widow applied for pension 26 May 1853 in Washington County, Vermont, aged 78.
Revoluntionary Soldiers who are buried in Waterbury include: Ezra Butler and Stephen Jones.
Documents:
Vol. 13 page 169 – Probate Crt. Records – Berwick (York Co.) Maine
Recorded from the Original By David Sewell Reg
York SS at a probate Court held at Berwick April 6th 1780. Tristram
Heard_____ of said Berwick Husbandman is appointed Guardian to
Rachel Jones a minor upward of Fourteen years of age pursuant to her
choice, and to Stephen Jones a Minor above Fourteen now absent out of
this State, and to Anna Jones a Minor under the age of Fourteen, the
said Rachel, Stephen & Ana being the children of John Jones late of said
Berwick deceased. the sd Tristram gave bond in the Sum of Four thousand
pounds with two suretys, Vis Jonathan Hambleton Jun & Ichabod Tilbets
for the faithfull discharge of the Trust as the Law directs. Letter of Guardiaship
I found in Common Form as Certified David Sewell Reg.
NOTES:
This is an exact copy of the original, the capital letters, or lack thereof, are those in the document, also any misspelling. The Italics for the last line and a half were used because the writing seem to be different and possibly added at another time
Lorraine Allen Hughes
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According to his wife's, Mehitable, Widow's Pension (W766), he joined the Militia from Bervick, Maine in April 1779 and the Massachusetts Soldier and Sailors, Volumne 8, Page 960 indicates he served during the disastrous Penobscot Expedition in July 1779. He served under Captain Goodwin and Colonel Little and was discharged at seventeen years old, 10 September 1779. According to the NSDAR Records, he next served as a Marine and the Widow's Pension papers indicate on the ship Ranger for eleven months starting in October 1779. It is believed he was a Prisoner of War when the Ranger was captured in 1780 while defending Charleston, South Carolina before May 1780 when Charleston surrendered to the British. His pension record had eleven months subtracted from his service time possibly because he was a POW for at least part of that enlistment. He served under Captain Thomas Simpson of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. His future brother-in-law, Noah Ricker, was captured and a POW at the time of Stephen. His last service was as a seaman on the ship Alexander for seven months in 1781 under Captain Thomas Simpson again.
1790 Waterborough Town, York County, Maine census indicates one free white male of 16 years and upward, including heads of families; two free white males under sixteen years; two free white females including heads of families. This census is questionable in the mind of the writer.
The Methodist Church was organized by Elder Stebbins, it is said about the year 1800, consisting of the following named individuals: Thomas Gutil, first class-leader, and wife; John Henderson and wife; Timothy Parcher and wife; John Jones; David Straw and wife; John Hudson and wife; Joseph Fiske and wife; and Simeon Woolson and wife. The year following, Stephen Jones and wife; George Scagel (subsequently many years class-leader) and wife; and Lemuel Lyon and wife were added to the class.
In 1832 a resident of Waterbury, Washington County, Vermont.
1840 Waterbury, Vermont census indicates one male of 70 under 80 (Stephen) and one female of 70 under 80 (Mehitable).
Some records indicate he was a Navy service veteran and others indicate an enlisted soldier who applied for service 7 Aug 1832 and widow applied for pension 26 May 1853 in Washington County, Vermont, aged 78.
Revoluntionary Soldiers who are buried in Waterbury include: Ezra Butler and Stephen Jones.
Documents:
Vol. 13 page 169 – Probate Crt. Records – Berwick (York Co.) Maine
Recorded from the Original By David Sewell Reg
York SS at a probate Court held at Berwick April 6th 1780. Tristram
Heard_____ of said Berwick Husbandman is appointed Guardian to
Rachel Jones a minor upward of Fourteen years of age pursuant to her
choice, and to Stephen Jones a Minor above Fourteen now absent out of
this State, and to Anna Jones a Minor under the age of Fourteen, the
said Rachel, Stephen & Ana being the children of John Jones late of said
Berwick deceased. the sd Tristram gave bond in the Sum of Four thousand
pounds with two suretys, Vis Jonathan Hambleton Jun & Ichabod Tilbets
for the faithfull discharge of the Trust as the Law directs. Letter of Guardiaship
I found in Common Form as Certified David Sewell Reg.
NOTES:
This is an exact copy of the original, the capital letters, or lack thereof, are those in the document, also any misspelling. The Italics for the last line and a half were used because the writing seem to be different and possibly added at another time
Lorraine Allen Hughes
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Events
| Birth | 4 Jun 1762 | Berwick, York County, Maine | |||
| Marriage | 5 Nov 1782 | Berwick, York County, Maine - Martha (Patty) RICKER |  |  | |
| Marriage | 10 Feb 1821 | Mehitable MOODY | |||
| Burial | Jan 1846 | Old Center Cemetery, Waterbury, Washington County, Vermont | | ||
| Death | 3 Jan 1846 | Waterbury, Washington County, Vermont |
Families
| Spouse | Martha (Patty) RICKER (1760 - 1820) |
| Child | Stephen Jr JONES (1782 - 1865) |
| Spouse | Mehitable MOODY (1778 - ) |
| Father | John JONES ( - 1780) |
| Mother | Priscilla GOODWIN (1726 - 1780) |
Notes
Marriage
NEGHS Register, Volume 74, January 1920, Page 255, "Nov. 5, 1782 Stephen Jones & Martha Ricker."
Burial
The "Waterbury Cemetery Inscriptions, Washington County, Vermont" show Stephen's age as 84. It also shows that in the Stephen/Patty Jones lot there are four markers for children; Betsey, Noah and two not legible.
Endnotes
1. New England Historic Genealogical Society Register, Volume 74, January 1920, Records of Second Church of Berwick, Maine.