Brief Life History of Francis
Francis Jones was born about 1650, in Bettws, Montgomeryshire, Wales, United Kingdom. He married Elizabeth Thomas about 1670, in Bettws, Montgomeryshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 30 October 1711, in his hometown, at the age of 62.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Francis Jones - Church record: birth-name: Francis Jones
Spouse and Children
about 1650–1711 Male
about 1650– Female
Children (6)
1672– Female
1677– Male
1680– Male
1688– Female
about 1700–1767 Male
+1 More Child
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. It began to be adopted as a non-hereditary surname in some parts of Wales from the 16th century onward, but did not become a widespread hereditary surname there until the 18th and 19th centuries. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. It is (including in the sense 2 below) the fifth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
English: habitational or occupational name for someone who lived or worked ‘at John's (house)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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