Sarah Jones

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Jones was born in 1539, in Uffington, Lincolnshire, England, her father, John Thomas Jones, was 23 and her mother, Ann Doddington, was 19. She married Thomas Waters about 1550, in Uffington, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died on 21 August 1601, in her hometown, at the age of 62.

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Thomas Waters
1525–1577
Sarah Jones
1539–1601
Marriage: about 1550
Elizabeth H Waters
1550–1572
Anne Waters
1563–1653

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    1549 · Book of Common Prayer

    Book of Common Prayer, a product of the English Reformation, was published in 1549 for assistance in the administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the use of the Church of England. The book outlined morning, evening, and communion prayers and orders for baptism and marriage, thus making England a truly Protestant state.

    1558 · Act of Uniformity

    The Act of Uniformity was passed by the Parliament of England and required all people to go to church once a week. The consequence of not attending church was a fine of 12 pence, which was a considerable amount for a poor person.

    1569 · State Lottery

    A State Lottery was recorded in 1569. The tickets were sold at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.

    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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