Brief Life History of John
When John Jones was born in 1676, in Feckenham, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Jones, was 38 and his mother, Mary Gibbs, was 34. He had at least 2 sons with Mrs. Elizabeth Jones. He died on 24 January 1729, at the age of 53.
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- John. Jones, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Jones in entry for John Jones, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Jones in entry for Humphrey Jones, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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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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