Individual Details

Abraham Jones served as a Captain in Captain Turner's Company of the Tennessee Militia in the War of 1812.

NOTE: Fifteen children are attached on FamilySearch - Ten are with him in the 1850 census.

Overton Co, TN Deed Book J
LDS Film #7895302, p.320, img. 567
7 Jan 1844. 347 acres, grant #300, District 12, Waters of Wolf River
Jessee Sewel transfers to Abraham Jones for $200, 347 acres. Alexander Tompkin's corner, John Reaneaus corner, James Ferrils line, dividing line between Abam Jones and Flem Jones, John Chilton's line. Signed: Jesse Sewel
Wit: Flem Jones, George C.Jones who made oath, 6 Feb 1844.

1850 Census. Overton, TN, Hh #55
Abram Jones, 56, b. VA
Sarah, 45, b. VA
Robert, 24, b. KY
Rachel, 22, b. KY [named after his mother?]
Margaret, 19, b. TN as were the rest of the children
Samuel, 17
Elizabeth, 15
Lucy, 13
Eve, 12
Vinah, 10
Minerva, 9
Hezekiah, 1
Hh #56 - Flemming Jones and family to include his father, Davidson Jones, age 84, b. VA
Hh #57
James Jones, 51, b.VA
Margaret, 42, b. TN
George, 33, b. TN

Overton Co, TN Deed Book M
LDS Film #8151427, p. 523, img. 267
27 May 1854 - 46 acres from Grant #300 on waters of Wolf River 12th district
Abram Jones to R. J. Roe, tract on waters of Wolf River, Tompkins's corner, Chilton's line. Signed: Abram Jones. Wit: H. A. Tompkins, Samuel Jones - witnessed proved the deed 23 Sep 184.

Overton Co, TN Deed Book N
LDS Film #8151427, p. 364, img. 500
16 Oct 1856
Abram Jones to Robert B. Jones for $200, 100 acres, part of tract Abram now lives on. Near the soad tha leads from my house to Wolf Meeting House, James Flowers line, dividing line between Abraham Jones and Flem Jones. With exception of the cleared land that lies above and adjoining the house I now occupy to be mine until my death, then to be valid to R. B.Jones. Signed: Abram Jones. Acknowledged by him the same day.

Overton Co, TN Deed Book N
LDS Film #8151427, p. 439, img. 535
4 Sep 1856
Abram Jones to H. F. Tompkins for $100, 40 acres. John Chilton's line, James Rea's corner. Signed: Abram Jones. Wit: Robbert (X) Jones, Samuel (X) Jones. Acknowledge by Abram Jones, 17 Oct 1856

Abraham supposedly had a son named Davidson, b. 1829, d. 1840 - story related on FamilySearch ID #KFLM-722
Davidson Jones was born with a full set of teeth. By the time he was 10 or 11 years old he was grey headed as any old man, and had a full set of beard. He had the ways and mind of any child of his age. He was also the size of a man with a waist span of 42 inches.
His daddy left home and went to Virginia on some kinda of business to be gone for a few weeks and as he left home Davidson climbed up on a rail fence and watched him out of sight, then went to the house and told his mother that he would never see his daddy again. That he would die before his daddy returned. A short time afterwards he told his mother to wash and shave him and to kill a hen and cook a big kettle of chicken and dumplings for he was going to die that day. She did so and while she was preparing the dinner he was out playing marbles with the other children and in gun struck his brother Samuel with his fiat hard enough on knock him down.
When dinner was served he ate a hearty meal then asked his mother to fix his bed, he then lay down and soon died. They called in a doctor in and he said that it was old age that killed him.
This story has been handed down from his brother Samuel Jones to his children.

Historical Article in the Pickett County Press written by Tim Huddleston, historian. Undated.
Abraham Jones, Pioneer Soldier
By: Tim Huddleston
Abraham Jones (1793-1883) was born in Virginia and on July 4, 1820, he married Sally or Sarah Taylor in Buckingham County, Virginia. Abraham Jones served in Captain Turner's Company of the Tennessee Militia during the War of 1812. Abraham Jones lived in Overton County, Tenn. when he served in the War of 1812. He received 80 acres of land which he sold to James & John Riley, brothers. In 1871, Isaac Holt and William C. Tompkins made sworn statement as to his character and identification for Abraham Jones in his application for pension which was granted.
Children of Abraham Jones were:
Eliza A., 1839
Vina, 1841
Minerva, 1844
Hezekiah, 1843
Jacob, Federal Soldier
Robert, 1827
Samuel, 1835
Margaret, 1831
For more than 150 years the Jones family has worked and fought for their county. As farmers, soldiers, teachers, and public officials the Jones family have serve well.
In 1966 more than seven per cent of the voters of Pickett County are named Jones....

Birth	14 Aug 1793	Buckingham County, Virginia
Death	23 Oct 1883	Overton County, Tennessee

Spouse	Sarah Ann Taylor (1804 - 1876)
Child	Margaret Jones (1831 - 1901)

Father	Davidson Jones (1766 - 1850)
Mother	Rachel ( - 1851)
Sibling	James Jones (1799 - )
Sibling	Johnson Jones (1807 - 1879)
Sibling	Fleming Jones (1809 - )