Brief Life History of Richard
When Richard Jones was christened on 11 May 1710, in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Francis Jones, was 20 and his mother, Marie Selfe, was 26. He married Mary Morley on 20 February 1733, in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 daughters.
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- Richard, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Richard Jones, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Richard Jones in entry for Mary Morley, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
Spouse and Children
1710– Male
1705– Female
Children (6)
1737– Female
1737–1740 Female
1737– Female
1742–1800 Female
1742– Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1691– Male
1684– Female
Siblings (11)
1710– Male
1711– Male
1713– Female
1715– Male
1718– Female
+6 More Children
World Events (2)
1801 · The Act of Union
1815
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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