Individual Details
Gabriel Jones Jr.
(1740 - 20 Oct 1777)
Gabriel Jones was a Captain in the army during the Revolution. He died of illness possibly contracted while in service.
The will of Captain Jones is dated September 3, 1776, and was probated October 20,
1777. (W. B. B, pp. 229-233). A brief description follows: 1. To daughter, Ann Jones, six
negroes and reversion of slaves I claim in possession of Mrs. Waller, grandmother of said
Ann. 2. To wife Martha and her four children, Robert, Gabriel, Francis Slaughter, and Mary
residue of my estate to be divided by executors as directed. 3. In case all children should die, estate to be divided between my four sisters, Lucy Poindexter, Betty Green, Jane Gray, and Dorothy Johnston. 4. Property devised to my wife is only for life; after her death to be
divided between her four children. 5. Stock of horses, hogs, cattle, etc., and debts that can be collected to be applied to the payment of my debts; if same not sufficient, some of my slaves to be sold. 6. To my four children: Robert, Gabriel, Francis Slaughter, and Mary, money derived from the sale of my lands on the Ohio. 7. If my wife should remarry, she should take her part, sell the rest of the land, and divide it among the children. Executors - friends -James Green and John Gray (brothers-in-law).
Events
Birth | 1740 | Essex County, Virginia | |||
Marriage | 1762 | Mary Anne Waller | |||
Marriage | 21 Jun 1766 | Martha Slaughter | |||
Military | 1776 | Col. Geo. Gibson, 1st VA Regt, Revolutionary War | |||
Death | 20 Oct 1777 | Culpeper County, Virginia |
Families
Spouse | Mary Anne Waller ( - ) |
Child | Ann Jones (1763 - 1846) |
Spouse | Martha Slaughter (1740 - ) |
Child | Robert Jones (1767 - 1837) |
Child | Gabriel Jones III (1768 - 1835) |
Child | Francis Slaughter Jones (1770 - 1826) |
Child | Mary Jones ( - 1847) |
Father | Gabriel Jones (1715 - 1767) |
Mother | Mary Johnson ( - ) |
Sibling | Elizabeth Jones ( - ) |
Sibling | Lucy Jones (1739 - 1796) |
Sibling | Living |
Sibling | Dorothy Jones ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Walter Garland Duke of Richmond, Virginia, Henry Duke, Councilor. His Descendants and Connections. Compiled from Reliable Genealogical Sources, Family Bible Records, and Authentic Information (The Dietz Press, Inc. c1949).