Descendants of Joshua Jones of Alabama and Solomon King of North Carolina, 1771-1994


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The earliest known ancestor, Leonard Jones (1745-1839), came to America with his son, Joshua Jones (1771-1842), in 1787/88. Both were born in Wales. Leonard's second wife was Nancy Jenkins, whom he married 1792 in Summer Co., Tenn. Joshua married Sarah Morris in 1796 at St. Paul's Parish, Richmond Co., Georgia. He died in Blount Co., Alabama. Sarah Morris (1774-1860) was born either in South Carolina or England possibly a daughter of William Morris. They had nine children. Descendants live in Alabama, Florida, Texas, Arkansas, Indiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and elsewhere. Solomon King (ca. 1805-aft. 1880), believed to be the son of Joseph King and Zilphy Powell, was born in North Carolina and died in Buncombe Co., N.C. He married ca. 1825 Rosanna (Rhonde) Miller (ca. 1806-1870/80). They had nine children. Descendants live in North Carolina, Alabama, Texas and elsewhere.
















Heritage Quest


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The King Quarterly


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Winton (Barnwell) County, South Carolina Minutes of County Court and Will


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Lewisburg, Orange, Lexington, and Winton Counties were formed in Orangeburg District, South Carolina, in 1785. Winton County was renamed Barnwell County in 1868. Winton County "is the only county of Orangeburg District which has eighteenth century records extant. We have Winton County Court Minutes, 1786-1791, and deeds for the same period, with the wills beginning in 1787, when the circuit court districts ceased that function...This volume contains a transcription of the court minute book, which includes a tax list for the year 1787, and abstracts of the instruments in Will Book 1. The original loose wills and estate papers for the period 1787-1791 have not survived. They probably perished with the Orangeburg District records in 1865." A full name index adds to the value of this work.