 1764 - 1812 (47 years)
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| Name |
Miles Jones |
| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Birth |
28 Jul 1764 |
Coventry, Conn.  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
17 Apr 1812 |
Otis, MA |
| Burial |
West Center Cemetery |
| Person ID |
I24604 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
17 May 2004 |
| Father |
Ebenezer Jones, b. 4 Apr 1718, Coventry, Conn. d. 1800, Sanisfield, MA (Age 81 years) |
| Mother |
Zerviah Loomis, b. 24 Sep 1724, Lebanon, CT d. 1808, Sanisfield, MA (Age 83 years) |
| Marriage |
4 Dec 1745 |
Coventry, Conn. |
| Family ID |
F3195 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mehitable Adams, b. 7 Jun 1771, Sandisfield, MA d. 8 May 1812, Otis, MA. (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage |
28 Nov 1792 |
Otis, Mass. |
| Children |
| | 1. Mehitable Jones, b. 7 Nov 1793 d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. Miles Jones, Jr., b. 6 Nov 1794, Otis, Mass. d. 8 Feb 1885, Elmwood Illinois (Age 90 years) |
| | 3. Festus Jones, b. 3 Dec 1796, Coventry, Tolland County, CT d. 21 Nov 1866 (Age 69 years) |
| | 4. Zerviah Jones, b. 8 Nov 1798, Thetford, Orange, VT d. 13 Nov 1848 (Age 50 years) |
| | 5. Elizabeth Jones, b. 7 Aug 1801 d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 6. Ebenezer Jones, b. 13 Jun 1803 d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 7. Luther Chapin Jones, b. 26 Feb 1806 d. 16 Mar 1871, Ellery, NY (Age 65 years) |
| | 8. Leonard A Jones, b. 6 Sep 1808, Otis Township, Berkshire County, Massachusetts d. 11 Feb 1861, Elba, Knox Co., IL (Age 52 years) |
| | 9. John Hamley Jones, b. 10 Oct 1810 d. 18 Mar 1852 (Age 41 years) |
| | 10. Darius Jones, b. 10 Oct 1810 d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Family ID |
F4933 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
22 Feb 2009 |
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| Notes |
There is some confusion as to whether his name was Silas or Miles - some sources have it one way - some the other. Coventry records lists Silas at the bottom of a page, and as they must have been twins, in some way, it is believed Miles name did not get recorded on the page.
"History of Berkshire Co., Mass. Vol. 2 pg. 259 1885 edition states "Adonijah, Miles and Ebenezer, sons of Ebenezer Jones were living on a place now owned by Charles Clark. They came from Palmer, Mass formerly from Hebron, CT."
He is also listed in the Cornwall Bible at Otis as a son of Ebenezer and the Family Bible of his son Luther gives him as the father and a son of Ebenezer Jones.
Miles was a Private in Capt Jeremiah Hickok's co., Sears Rgmt. - enlisted July 6, 1779 and served 3 mos and 7 days including 4 days travel home. regiment listed in Berkshire Co. to serve for three months.
Miles and Mehitable are both buried in the West Center Cemetery (Otis Vital Records p. 142, also in "Births and Deaths and Intentions of Bethehm and Otis" pg. 16.) There is a double tombstone on the Grave which reads "In memory of Miles and Mehitable Jones", giving the dates of births and deaths, then the following inscription at the base:
"Friends and Physicians could not save these immortal bodies from the grave, nor can this day contain us here, when Christ shall call us to appear." | | |
Land records at Pittsfield, Mass and Great Barrington shows numerous purchases and sales of land in Bethehem (now Otis, Mass from estate of Samuel Adams, his father in law, Docket 2673, Samuel Adams Pittsfield courthouse and docket 2901. Surrogat es office contains papers summerized below-Miles Jones died interstate (no will) Adonijah Jones, his brother was administrator of the estate-all claims settled, proceed $2039.92, debt was administer of the estate as $1,050.13, balance due the chi ldren $989.09 each received $98.90. The children were appointed to the following guardians, John Hawley and Darius Benjamin (Twins) to Adonijah Jones. His wife Mehitable signs "release", inventory was made of the possessions. Lists of the proce eds of sale of possession (very interesting) Heirs were listed. Advertisements of sale of Miles Jones estate was in "The Farmers Herald", Stockridge, Mass. Nov. 3, 1813. He owned 112 acres of land in Otis, Mass. (from Alita's Roots)
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