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John Jones, Sr.
–c. 1833
✦ direct ancestor — Owen's 5×-great-grandfather · Carpenter line
Life
- Died
- between 1833 and 1835 · Casey County, Kentucky, USA
Marriage & children
Records behind this page
Casey County, Kentucky, Deeds 1849-1863 - FamilySearch digital images (Full-Text collection 'Casey, Kentucky. Deeds 1849-1863')
p. 122 - power of attorney, Adam Carpenter & Mary Ann Carpenter of Johnson Co., Mo., to John S Jones, 30 Oct 1856, recorded Casey 26 Jan 1857; image 365, ark 3:1:3Q9M-CSTP-Q3NG-6
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READ ON THE IMAGE 27 Sep 2026 (register K843), full resolution: the recital and the execution; the powers granted between them were read on the machine transcript. "Know all men by these presents that whereas John Jones Snr late of the County of Casey in the State of Kentucky departed this life in or about the year 1835 leaving amongst others the following named persons as children and heirs to wit Samuel C Jones now deceased and Mary Ann Carpenter (late Mary Ann Jones) who is now wife of Adam Carpenter and also seized possessed or entitled to a large estate, Real, personal & mixed Now therefore Know ye that we the said Adam Carpenter & Mary Ann Carpenter his wife of the County of Johnson in the State of Missouri have made nominated constituted and appointed, and by these presents do make nominate constitute and appoint John S Jones of said County of Johnson our true and lawful attorney" - to take possession of and sell their real estate in Casey County, a slave then in Casey County, and collect their debts there. "In Witness whereof we the said Adam Carpenter & Mary Ann Carpenter have hereunto set our hands & seals this the thirtieth day of October in the year Eighteen Hundred Fifty Six. Adam Carpenter (seal) Mary Ann Carpenter (seal)." Margin: "A Carpenter &c to J S Jones Exr &c". Recorded by Joel Sweeney, clerk, Casey County Court, 26 Jan 1857.
Casey County, Kentucky, Will records, 1809-1849, vol. 1 - FamilySearch 'Kentucky, Probate Records, 1727-1990' (collection 1875188)
pp. 196-198 - will of John Jones Sen'r, signed 19 Jul 1833, proved Sep 1835; FS images 378-379 of 535, arks 3:1:33SQ-GP3B-93N4 and 3:1:33S7-9P3B-93XF
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READ ON THE IMAGE, IN FULL, 27 Sep 2026 (register K839). Opens "I John Jones Sen'r of the County of Casey & State of Kentucky". 2ndly his "well beloved wife" (not named) to hold the estate while his widow. 3rdly: "That all the Children that are not grown (Towit) Bersheba, Melissa, Samuel Coleman, & Matelda Johnson, be taught to Read and Wright also the arithmatic & English Grammar". The boys to have one hundred dollars more than the girls. 6thly: "the Articles of agreement between my self and my three son-in-laws John Jones, Charles A Bailey & Chesley Jones" (first signed 11 Oct 1826), governing property given to "any of those who may yet marry with any of my daughters"; John Spilman to have the place he now possesses. 8thly: Ben, his wife Charity and their son Thomas to be freed on condition they go to Liberia. 10thly: wife and sons of lawful age executrix and executors. Signed "John Jones Sr" 19 July 1833; witnesses Isaiah Clifton, Rich'd L. Smith, Geo. W. Smith. Casey County Court, September 1835: proved by the two Smiths; probate granted to "Ann C Jones, Sandy E Jones, John S Jones & James W Jones". No daughter is named except the three minors; no Carpenter appears.
Research notes
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Research note · 29 Sep 2026
CREATED 27 Sep 2026 as the FATHER of [217] Mary Ann (Jones) Carpenter, on Owen's ruling of that date. Register K839, K843.
His will, signed "John Jones Sr" on 19 July 1833, was proved at the September 1835 Casey County Court, with probate granted to "Ann C Jones, Sandy E Jones, John S Jones & James W Jones" (Casey Co. Will records vol. 1, pp. 196-198; K839). It names his children not yet grown as Bersheba, Melissa, Samuel Coleman and Matilda Johnson, and his sons-in-law John Jones, Charles A. Bailey and Chesley Jones. His wife is not named in it. In 1856 his daughter Mary Ann Carpenter recited that he "departed this life in or about the year 1835 leaving ... as children and heirs ... Samuel C Jones now deceased and Mary Ann Carpenter (late Mary Ann Jones)" (K843).
Only what those records state is entered here. Not entered, because no record in this tree states it: a birth date or place, a burial, and the identification with the minister 'John Jones M.G.' who married Mary Ann to Adam Carpenter in 1834 (K545) - likely, but the return gives no more than the name.
29 Sep 2026 - LEADS HELD, NOTHING ENTERED (round-7 triage A3, A5, A6, D3; Owen). Two compilations (TheRestorationMovement.com and Find a Grave) give his birth as 23 Jun 1771, Rowan County, North Carolina; it is not entered until they are shown to be independent. The same compilations make his parents John [Abner] Jones (1742-1824) and Elizabeth Elrod (1751-1843) of Lincoln County, Kentucky; not entered, and the next document is the Lincoln County probate of John Jones, d. 1824. The biography calls him a Christian Church minister, which makes 'John Jones M.G.' of the 1834 return more likely him, but the return still gives only the name. It also mentions a younger brother William Jones (1780-1833), not entered. Dossier: agent-report-3448-john-jones-2026-09-28.md.
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