*records of Nancy Conway
#bible records of H. A. Jones, previously in the possession of Mamie Jones Mulkey, his daughter.
@LDS files of Porter Gifford

pp 76-83:
12 Sept. 1785-10 Oct. 1785 Charles Saxon and Judith, his wife, of Laurens Co., sold to Benjamin Jones of same place for 102 pds sterling 200 acres lying on Bush River, a branch of Grate Saludy River. Bounded by lands of Augustine Warner. Orig. granted to Henry Neily bearing date 25 Sep. 1766 and by Henry Neelly and Elizabeth, his wife, 25 Jan. 1773 to James Young and James Young and Ann, his wife, 27 Dec. 1773 to Charles Saxon and now to Jones. Wit: William Cate, Samuel Saxon. Lewis Saxon, J. P.
.......... [Laurens County. S. C. Deed Book A, 1785-1786 as transcribed by Rev. Lucas]

pp 135-138:
14 Dec. 1785 - 20 Jan. 1786 Elenor Richey of 96 Dist. to Samuel Danlap, planter of 96 Dist., for 20 pds sterling 100 acres lying on O'Daniels Branch of Reyburn's Creek. Bounded by lands of Benjamin Jones, William Daniels. Orig. grant by patent to Elenor Richey bearing date 4 May 1775 and rec. in Sec. State Office Grant Bk M. No. 12, page 114. Sworn to in open Court bef. Lewis Saxon, C. C.
.......... [Laurens County. S. C. Deed Book A, 1785-1786 as transcribed by Rev. Lucas]

 pp 387-388:
10-25-1786, Isaac Chapman of Union Co., to Benjamin Jones, same place, for 35 pds, 140 acs. on Gilkie's Creek, bound by John Steen and Wm. Gilkie. Granted to Chapman on 9-28 1784. Wit: Isham Saffor, William (X) Jones, Vardy McBee. No recording date.
.......... [Laurens County. S. C. Deed Book A, 1785-1786 as transcribed by Rev. Lucas]

1800 - US Census, South Carolina
           Greenville Dist.
                        Jones, Benjamin         [Greenville Dist.281]     3,1,0,2,0  - 3,2,0,1,0 - 0,0

            Abbeville Dist.(These have probably been miswritten for Adam C. Jones)
                        Jones, Adam O. Jr.     [Abbeville Dist.27]         1,1,1,1,0 - 3,2,1,1,0 - 0,1
                        Jones, Adam V. Sr     [Abbeville Dist.13]          0,0,2,0,1 - 0,0,0,0,1 - 0,28
                        Jones, Benj.                [Abbeville Dist.13]         2,0,2,0,0 - 0,0,1,0,0 - 0,2

1820 US Census, South Carolina

age                                                                                            0-     10-     16-      18-    26-    45+                0-       10-      16-      26-    45+
                                                                                                10     16       18       26      45                         10      16       26       45

Jones, Benjamin          [Laurens Co 004]         0,     0,    0,    1,    0,     0      -      0,    0,    1,     1,    0         (b. 1795-1802)
Jones, Benjamin          [Abbeville 017]            3,     2,    0,    1,    0,     1      -      0,    1,    1,     0,    1         (b. 1775-         )
Jones, Benjamin          [Abbeville 036]            5,     0,    0,    0,    1,     0      -      0,    0,    1,     1,    0         (b. 1775-1795)
Jones, William             [Laurens 033]              1,     1,    0,     0,    0,     1      -      0,    0,    0,     0,    1
Jones, "                        [Laurens 033]               0,    1,    1,     0,    1,     1      -      0,    0,    0,     0,    1
 

"Probate Judge Office. Abbeville, S. C. Admnr. bond, We Benjamin F. Jones, Wm. H. Kirtpatrick and T. C. P. Jones are bound unto Moses Taggart, ord. in the sum of $2500. dated 19 Nov. 1839. Inventory made 14 Dec. 1839 by Abner H. Maga, Enoch Barmore, Thos. A. Rosamond. Sale held 18 Dec. 1839. Buyers: Wm. Kirtpatrick, A. C. Jones, H. A. Jones, Benjamin F. Jones, C. Cullins, Isaac Agnew, S. Williamson, Wm. Wilson, Rebun Robertson, W. T. Jones, A. J. Anderson, J. Moore.
.......... [Collection of Upper So. Carolina Gen. Rec. , Vol. II, p. 161]

1859 - The following will of S. T. C. P. Jones and subsequent probate record over a period of years links the several brothers and other relatives together. Although S. T. C. P. Jones dies by 18 June 1859 the final settlement of the estate did not take place until 15th day of March 1861. During this time H. A. Jones, who was the executor, had moved to Arkansas along with several nephews. Boldface added by me - EC.

Pack 251. Clerk of Court Office. Abbeville, S. C. (will found in package. I   S. T. C. P. Jones of Mount Pleasant, Abbeville dist. do make this my last W & T. etc. I will and direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid. I will and direct my executors to sell all my estate both real and personal, and from the proceeds pay to my wife Hellena the sum of $300 annually for her support and maintenance. I will after the death of my wife $1500 to my niece Mary Elizabeth Jones dtr. of H. A. Jones Esq. That it shall be in trust for her sole and separate use and not subject to the control management of any husband she may have. I will $1500 to my niece Sarah Fickling Jones the second dtr. of my brother H. A. Jones Esq., subject to like trust and restrictions, after the death of my wife. If my wife marry again she to have $200 annually instead of $300 as in clause #2 for her sole and separate use, not under the control of any husband she may have. I will to my two nieces Eugenia Barmore and Frances Barmore dtrs. of Enoch Barmore Esq. $350 each for their sole and separate use after the death of my wife, not subject to any control of any husband they may have. I will the any executor pay to my niece Mary Townes Jones, and Calhoun Jones, chn. of Dr. N. S. Jones of Wetumpka, Ala. each five hundred dollars, to be paid after the death of my wife. Should any of my nieces die without leaveing chn. at their death, their share shall be vested in the surviving sister of such deceased. My nephew D. F. Jones(ed.- this is Dennis Fletcher Jones who marries Eliza Harrison c1843) is now indebted to me for about $740 by notes should this not be paid in my life time. I will that this indebtedness be cancelled. Except the old clock, family Bible, chest and folding table, I give to my niece Sallie F. Jones. Library of books which I give to my nephew D. F. Jones. I give the rest of my household furniture, excpt one set of china I now will to Eugenia Barmore. I will after the death of my wife $450 to my niece Sarah Williamson $350 in like trust as above stated. Also $350 in like trust to Mary Trynham and her heirs forever. I appoint my brother H. A. Jones executor. (no more will found in notes.)
In Equity. Abbeville Dist. in Hugh Brownlee and Eugenia E. his wife sheweth that S. T. C. P. Jones departer this life in the month of August 1854, leaving unrevoked and in full force his will. In the sixth clause of said will he bequeath to your oratrix Eugenia E. and her sister Frances Barmore the sum of $350 each after the death of his wife, etc. In the eight clause he directed that should either of his said nieces die without leaving children, that the portion given to her should be vested in the surviving sister of your oratrix the said Frances Barmore departed this life without leaving chn. she having never married. Thus entitling your oratrix to the legacy given by her uncle. That Henry A. Jones, Esq. was appointed executor and qualified as such on the 29 Aug. 1854. That no accounting has ever been made. That since the intermarriage of your Orator and oratrix which occured in Sept. 1858 and before the said marriage, Henry A. Jones, Esq. was respectively applied to in a friendly manner to have an accounting and to secure the legacy. he has refused and still refused to do holding said legacies in his hand without security. Your oratrix will ever pray. Filed 18 June 1859.
.......... [Collection of Upper So. Carolina Gen. Rec. , Vol. II, p. 166 from Abbeville wills Vol 3, 1839 -1855, p. 151]
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1860 - US Census, South Carolina, Abbeville,  page 25

1861-

Henry A. Jones
To: Assignment
Dennis F. Jones
The State of South Carolina
Abbeville District

 Whereas Henry A. Jones of District and State aforesaid is of his creditors and sureties and whereas Dennis F. Jones his nephew is his surety and endorser for about six thousand dollars, for which liability the said Henry A. Jones has confessed judgment in Abbeville, South Carolina; and whereas Dr. William T. Jones his brother is his surety for about the sum of seven thousand dollars in whole or in part secured by confessions of judgment in Abbeville, South Carolina; and whereas the said Henry A. Jones is indebted to his two daughters, Elizabeth M. Gray, wife of John Gray and Sally F. (Sarah Fickling) Johnson the wife of James Johnson, each in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars and eighty-five cents with interest from the first of January A. D. 1861 and also to his niece Mary T. Jones and his nephew Calhoun Jones, children of Dr. N. S. Jones deceased each in the sum of five hundred and twenty dollars and eighty five cents with interest from the first of January A. D. 1861 -- This indebtedness to his two daughters and his niece and nephew amounts in the whole to four thousand one hundred and fifty dollars and ninety-eight cents and represents legacies of them under the Will of S. T. C. P. Jones deceased secured to the females as a sole and separate estate and upon which the said H. A. Jones has confessed judgment in Abbeville District, South Carolina to the said John Gray subject to the trusts and limitations of the aforesaid Will and whereas B. F. Jones his brother is his surety and endorser to various persons to the amount of about fourteen thousand dollars which in whole or in part is secured by confession of judgment by the said Henry A. Jones; and whereas James D. Cobb is his surety to about the about of thirteen hundred dollars which is secured to the said Cobb by a confession of judgment by the said H. A. Jones; and whereas the said Henry A. Jones is indebted to Gray and Robertson, merchants of Abbeville, South Carolina in the sum of seventeen hundred and sixty nine dollars an sixty-eight cents by sealed note and whereas a schedule of the foregoing debts and liabilities is hereto attached in which they are more particularly set forth and specified and to which reference is made and whereas the said Henry A. Jones is indebted to Murphy, Sykes and Co., of New Orleans in sum of about five thousand dollars for money advanced by them in payment of his lands in the State of Arkansas hereinafter mentioned; and whereas the said Henry A. Jones is also indebted to Gladdein(sic) and Seixas(sic) of New Orleans for money advanced by them to assist the said H. A. Jones in keeping up and carring on his planting interest in the State of Arkansas aforesaid mounting to about fifteen hundred dollars; and whereas judgments in the State of South Carolina against the said H. A. Jones older and prior to the above mentioned confessions of judgments and liabilities under it possible that the aforementioned minor judgments and debts may not be satisfied in whole or in part out of the property of the said H. A. Jones in the State of South Carolina and the said H. A. Jones being anxious to protect from loss his aforementioned sureties and endorsers for the purpose makes the following assignment of his entire property, real and personal and all his interest situated and being in the State of Arkansas.

Therefore, be it known to all persons by these presents that I, Henry A. Jones, of Abbeville District, South Carolina, in consideration of the foregoing premises, and of five dollars to me paid by Dennis F. Jones of the same State and District do hereby and herein assign, convey and transfer and set over to the said Dennis F. Jones the following property in the State of Arkansas and County of Hempstead:

First of all my right title and interest in a tract of land containing about eleven hundred and forty seven acres (1147) seven hundred and seven of which as purchased in 1859 from M. M. Magee and for which I hold his bond for titles to be made up on payment of the purchase money; three hundred and twenty of which was purchased from Alfred Morris in 1860 and one hundred and twenty from G. K. Cheatham in 1860, this tract of land 1147 acres in subject however to the payment of the purchase money.

 Second; And the following named slaves, Viz: Abram, Charlotte his wife, Margaret their daughter, Anny, Louisa, Tom her son, Hany and his wife Harriett, Tome and Charly his wife Franky, Laura her daughter, Matilda, Spence, George, Pascol and Stero. But the only other slave on the plantation belonging to my aforesaid two daughters under a trust deed from their grandfatehr, Dr. Verdier of Beaufort, South Carolina, if I have any right or interest in Britt it is included in this assignment. The increase of the female slaves is also included.

Third: All mules, horses, cattle, corn, fodder and every description of personal property on said plantation or elsewhere in Arkansas and not before specified and embraced herein.

 This assignment and conveyance to the said Dennis F. Jones is made upon the following expressed trusts, that is to say, to sell and dispose of the aforesaid plantation or tract of land, the aforesaid slaves and all other personal propery embraced herein whenever in his judgment a sale of them may most benefit my creditors and sureties herein named; to sell the crop or crops, to collect all debts and to make all necessary titles to purchasers out of the proceeds fo sales and all monies collected under this assignment the said assignee will pay

 First: The sum of five hundred dollars ($500) to Edward Noble, attorney for professional services heretofore rendered and for preparing this instrument. The assignee over and above this commissions of five per cent upon all monies received and paid out by him under this assignment is to be allowed in addition thereto, his travelling expenses and all other necessary expenses incurred by him in carrying out this assignment including fees for professional services if necessary. And also the sum of five hundred dollars to G. W. Caldwell for overseer's wages during the year of 1860.

 Secondly: After paying the above the assignee is directed to apply the funds in hand arising under this assignment to the payment of the aforementioned debt due the said Murphy, Sykes and Co., of New Orleans, Louisiana by the said H. A. Jones amounting to about five thousand dollars and the aforementioned debt due the said Gladdein and Seizas the New Orleans, Louisiana by teh said H. A. Jones amounting to about fifteen hundred dollars.

 Thirdly: After discharging the above mentioned debts the assignee will apply the funds remaining on hand or so much thereof as may be necessary to payment of the judgments confessin the Abbeville District, South Carolina to the said Dennis F. Jones and the said Dr. William T. Jones should there remain anything due on the them after seeking satisfaction from the property of the said H. A. Jones in South Carolina. It is expressly stipulated that these judgments shall be satisfied out of property in South Carolina if possible and only in case they can not be so satisfied are they to take anything under the assignment. ( This assignment)

Fourthly: After the above judgments are satisfied the assignee shall apply the funds in hand to the payment of the before described debts due the two daughters and the niece and nephew of the said H. A. Jones which debts are consolidated and judgments confessed to John Gray as aforesaid. If, however, this judgment can be paid in whole or in part out of defendant's property in South Carolina it shall be so satisfied to the relief of the property herein assigned.

Fifthly: After satisfying the above mentioned debts the assignee is directed to apply the balance of funds in hand or so much as may be necessary to the aforesaid judgment confessed to B. F. Jones and to reimburse him for any payment he may have to make in behalf of the said H. A. Jones and not covered by the said judgment and also the judment confessed to the siad J. H. Cobb. If the funds will not pay these judgments and liabilities in full they are to be distributed to them pro rata.

Sixthly: After paying the aforesaid debts if there be a residue of funds in the hands of the assignee he is hereby directed to pay them to the debt of Gray and Robertson heretofore described.

 Seventhly: If still after payment of all the foregoing debts and liabilities there is a residue the assignee is directed to apply such residue notably to the payment of all my other debts, if there be any.

In testimony whereof witness my hand and seal this 26th day of February, A. D. 1861.

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of us:

 J. H. Willson
James L. Orr
Jno. Tarrant
H. A. Jones (seal)

I Dennis F. Jones do hereby accept of the provisions specified in the foregoing deed.
Witness:
G. D. Royston
D. F. Jones (seal)

The State of Arkansas
County of Hempstead

 Be it known that on this the 15th day of March in the year A. D. 1861 personally appeared the above named Henry A. Jones acknowledged and stated that he had executed the within the and foregoing deed to the said Dennis F. jones for the consideration and purposes therein mentioned and set forth and the said Dennis F. Jones acknowledge and stated that he accepted of the provisions mentioned and specified in said deed for the consideration and purposes therin mentioned and set forth. In Testimony whereof I have hererunto set my hand as such clerk an affixed the seal of said Court on this 15th day of March 1861.

(seal) S. T. Sanders, Clerk

 Schedule of Judgments, debts and liabilities referred to in assignment from H. A. Jones to D. F. Jones:
 

D. F. Jones v. s.  H. A. Jones	In Common Pleas - Abbeville Judgment - Confession amount $6000.00 Fi Fa Lodged in sheriff's office 18th February 1861
J. J. Wardlaw v. s.  H. A. Jones W. T. Jones B. F. Jones	In Common Pleas - Abbeville Judgment - Confession - Amount $2272.20 Fi Fa Lodged in sheriff's office 18th February 1861
B. F. Jones v. s.  H. A. Jones	In Common Pleas - Abbeville Judgment - Confession - Amount $8000.00 Fi Fa Lodged in sheriff's office 23 February 1861
W. T. Jones v. s.  H. A. Jones	In Common Pleas - Abbeville Judgment - Confession - Amount $1500.00 Fi Fa Lodged in sheriff's office 18th February 1861
Samuel McGowan v. s.  H. A. Jones	In Common Pleas - Abbeville Judgment - Confession - Amount of judgment for W. T. Jones is bound. As surety $3432.14 with interest from 29 Sept. 1860 Fi Fa Lodged in sheriff's office 18th February 1861
R. C. Grier v. s.  H. A. Jones	In Common Pleas - Abbeville Judgment - Confession - Amount $630.51 Fi Fa Lodged in sheriff's office 23 February 1861
J. H. Cobb v. s.  H. A. Jones	In Common Pleas - Abbeville Judgment - Confession - Amount $1300.00 Fi Fa Lodged in sheriff's office 23 February 1861
John Gray v. s.  H. A. Jones	In Common Pleas - Abbeville Judgment - Confession - Amount $4159.98 Fi Fa Lodged in sheriff's office 23 February 1861
Coffin & Pringle v. s.  H. A. Jones	In Common Pleas - Abbeville Judgment - Confession - Amount $2887.15 Fi Fa Lodged in sheriff's office 23 February 1861

                                                   [ recorded Hempstead County Deeds, Book Q, Pages 595 to 600]

sources:

Conway, Nancy - records on "H. A. Jones family" by email of 9 Sep 1999, nacisue@webtv.net
Collection of Upper So. Carolina Gen. Rec. , Vol. II, p. 161
Gifford, Porter W., LDS records online. submitters address: 9107 Devonshire, Dallas, TX USA 75209 Submission: AF95-000181
Hempstead County Deeds, Book Q, Pages 595 to 600
Lucas, Rev. Silas E., Jr. Some South Carolina County Records, Vol. 2, So. Historical Press, 1989. c/o Rev. Silas Lucas Jr., P.O. 738 Easley, SC 29641-0738
Marriages from Ninety-Six and Abbeville District , SC 1774-1890.
South Carolina Marriages, Vol. IV. 1787 -1875, Implied in the Miscellaneous Records of South Carolina. 1994, Langdon and Langdon Genealogical Research, 132 Langdon Road, Aiken, S. C. 29801-9536
Sec of State -Misc. Records Bk. 2, p.532-533, Roll#Misc 16, South Carolina Archives,

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