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Griffith John Family
A biography of Thomas John/Jones can be found in the article ‘Thomas Jones, Colonial Farmer and Carpenter’ in TEHQ, vol. 43, #2 (Spring 2006) by Mike Bertram.
Descendants of Griffith John
Generation 1
1.

Griffith John-1.

Griffith John and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:
2. i.

Griffith John was born in 1671[1]. He died on Nov 25, 1753[1].

ii.

Henry John was born before 1719. He died before 1753[2].

Generation 2
2.

Griffith John-2 (Griffith-1) was born in 1671[1]. He died on Nov 25, 1753[1].

Catherine ?. She died on Apr 02, 1748[3].

Griffith John and Catherine ? married. They had the following children:
3. i.

Thomas Jones. He died in 1765.

4. ii.

William Jones. He died on Dec 29, 1747[3].

iii.

John Jones was born about 1710. He died in Aug 1755. His wife was called Lydia.[5].

5. iv.

Samuel Jones was born in 1712[1]. He died on Mar 23, 1787[4].

v.

Mary Jones was born in 1716[3]. She died on Feb 18, 1745.

vi.

Margaret Jones was born before 1729. She married Evan James on Aug 06, 1739[3]. She died on Jun 21, 1790[3].

Generation 3
3.

Thomas Jones-3 (Griffith-2, Griffith-1). He died in 1765.

Hannah Gorsuch. She died after 1765.

Thomas Jones and Hannah Gorsuch married. They had the following children:
6. i.

Samuel Jones.

ii.

Rebecca Jones.

iii.

Jonathan Jones.

7. iv.

Catherine Jones.

v.

Thomas Jones. He died in Philadelphia[3].

vi.

Lydia Jones.

4.

William Jones-3 (Griffith-2, Griffith-1). He died on Dec 29, 1747[3].

Mary ?.

William Jones and Mary ? married. They had the following children:
i.

Esther Jones was born between 1729-1747[5].

ii.

Griffith Jones was born between 1726-1747[5].

iii.

Catherine Jones was born between 1729-1747[5].

iv.

Thomas Jones was born before 1726[5].

v.

John Jones was born before 1713[6]. He married Jane Edwards on May 04, 1732 in Samuel Richard's house[6].

5.

Samuel Jones-3 (Griffith-2, Griffith-1) was born in 1712[1]. He died on Mar 23, 1787[4].

Samuel Jones made a Reparation Claim regarding his losses during the British occupation of Tredyffrin in 1777. He also held Slaves.

Hannah Rees was born in 1716[1]. She died on Oct 22, 1784[1].

Samuel Jones and Hannah Rees married. They had the following children:
i.

Elizabeth Jones was born on May 21, 1750[3]. She died in Childhood[3].

8. ii.

Enoch Jones was born on Feb 18, 1752 in Tredyffrin[3]. He died on Jul 20, 1830 in Tredyffrin[3].

9. iii.

Nathaniel Jones was born on Mar 02, 1754[3]. He died in 1803[5].

iv.

William Jones.

Generation 4
6.

Samuel Jones-4 (Thomas-3, Griffith-2, Griffith-1).

Samuel Jones and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:
i.

Lydia Jones.

ii.

Ann Jones.

iii.

Hannah Jones.

iv.

William Jones.

v.

Thomas Jones.

7.

Catherine Jones-4 (Thomas-3, Griffith-2, Griffith-1).

William Wood. He died in 1798.

William Wood and Catherine Jones married. They had the following children:
i.

William Wood was born on Nov 02, 1786[3].

ii.

Joseph Wood was born on May 17, 1788[3].

iii.

James Wood was born on Apr 07, 1791[3].

iv.

Thomas Wood was born on Apr 25, 1793[3].

v.

John Wood was born on Jul 07, 1796[3]. He died in Childhood[3].

vi.

Samuel Wood was born on Jul 07, 1796[3]. He died in in childhood[3].

vii.

Septimus Wood was born on Mar 30, 1798[3].

8.

Enoch Jones-4 (Samuel-3, Griffith-2, Griffith-1) was born on Feb 18, 1752 in Tredyffrin[3]. He died on Jul 20, 1830 in Tredyffrin[3].

Sarah Davis daughter of John Davis and Martha Jones was born on Mar 01, 1758[3]. She died on Aug 23, 1831[3].

Enoch Jones and Sarah Davis married. They had the following children:
i.

Spicer Jones.

ii.

Nathaniel Jones.

iii.

Thomas Jones was born in 1792[7]. He died on Aug 13, 1849[7].

iv.

Samuel Jones.

v.

John Jones.

vi.

Enoch Jones.

vii.

Elizabeth Jones was born on Sep 16, 1786 in Jones family tree (see John)[3]. She married Joseph Bartholomew on Dec 15, 1808[3]. She died on Sep 13, 1816[3].

9.

Nathaniel Jones-4 (Samuel-3, Griffith-2, Griffith-1) was born on Mar 02, 1754[3]. He died in 1803[5].

Christina Frick daughter of Jacob Frick and Catherine ?.

Nathaniel Jones and Christina Frick married. They had the following children:
i.

Hannah Jones.

ii.

Elizabeth Jones.

iii.

Joshua Jones.

iv.

Sarah Jones.

v.

Ann Jones.

vi.

James Jones.

Sources
1

Great Valley Baptist Cemetery.
2

Will of Henry John (1753).
3

Baptist Church Records.
4

Depredation claim.
5

Will or Administration.
6

Marriage Certificate of John Jones and Jane Edwards.
7

Franklin Burns - History of Berwyn & the Great Valley.
Report created on August 24, 2012