He was born in either Delaware or Maryland (probably the Eastern Shore of Cheasapeake Bay).
He started his journey west in Duck Creek Hundred, Kent County, Delaware. There his father died about January 6, 1790, leaving the main house and half of his land to Enoch, and the other half of his land to his younger son Abel. Each of Enoch the Older's three daughters was to receive a legacy of £500.
Enoch the Younger probably married within a few years of the death of his father to Ann Griffin. Ann's family had settled in Duck Creek Hundred before 1729, when her great grandfather, Samuel Griffin wrote his will and died shortly thereafter. By 1800, Enoch and Ann had a family of three daughters and one son.
About 1801, the family removed to Monongalia County, then in Virginia and now West Virginia (it became a state in 1863), where they joined Ann's sister, Esther, and her husband John Sanders. Other families from Delaware were probably part of this migration - surnames frequently found in both locations are West, Hillyard, Blacksheare, Glasscock, Jenkins, Evans and Reese, among others.
In December of 1801, Enoch purchased a large tract of 400 acres along the Monongalia River, on the west side of the river and a few miles northwest of Morgantown. About six months later, Enoch sold over 100 acres of this land to his brother-in-law, John Sanders. By 1810, the Jones family had grown to four daughters and four sons. Two daughters had left the household by this time: either through death or marriage; both girls would have been no older than 18 years.
He lived near Morgantown, WV, for over 20 years. He owned a mill and was a justice of the peace. In June 1816, John Wilson provided a bond to the District to keep an "ordinary" (tavern) at the Jones Mill. It is possible that one of his daughters had married John Wilson or possibly one of his sons married a daughter of John Wilson.
By 1820, Enoch and Ann added three more sons and two daughters, and the family now had a total of nine children at home. They had lost one daughter, probably to marriage. In May of 1821, his wife Ann died, after bearing at least 14 children in nearly 30 years, and possibly more that died young.
It is not known when Enoch and his children removed to Kentucky, although it must have been after 1821. In March 1821, he appeared in West Virginia on the personal property tax list as "Enoch Jones, Enoch his son - 2 whites [adult white males], 2 horses."
It appears that Enoch was in Kentucky by 1823, when he probably married Sally Holliday on March 23. It appears that Sally's first husband's name was Joseph, who died in 1819, leaving Sally a widow with a son and three daughters.
Both Joseph and Salley might have been born in Delaware or Virginia (possibly West Virginia). There was a prominent Holliday family in Duck Creek Hundred DE, and Joseph was a common name in that family. If both Joseph and Sally were born there, it is very likely that they knew Enoch Jones before everyone went west.
Enoch and Salley welcomed a son, James, born in Kentucky in February 1824, and very soon thereafter, they headed west for Sangamon Co., Illinois. The family group included at least 8 Jones children and 4 Holliday children. They settled in what was to become Island Grove township, a few miles from Springfield IL, where Enoch bought 187 acres of land in 1829 and 1830.
By the early 1830s, the children were marrying and leaving the nest. Most of Enoch's children removed to Knox Co., IL, before 1840, where nearly all of them can be found living near each other in the 1840 census, and most were still there in 1850.
By 1850, Enoch had joined his children in Knox county. In that year, he was enumerated between the families of his daughter Hester (married George Simms) and his son, Thomas, with many of his other children and in-laws living nearby. His household consists of himself and Jane Jones, suggesting that Sally had died before 1850 and Enoch had remarried. Jane is mentioned in his will as his wife.
While the details of Enoch's death and burial have yet to be verified, he is probably the Enoch Jones buried in Rio Baptist Cemetery, born February 11, 1768. His will, written in Nov 1851, was probated in April 1854. One family researcher states that he died on March 26, 1854 - a very likely date.
As of the fall of 2005, it appears that this headstone no longer exists or is sunken and buried. There are both a Sally and a Sarah Jones buried here, from the same transcription, but there are no dates. Enoch's will specifically states that "toom stones" be erected at his burial site, and for his wife Sarah.
He started his journey west in Duck Creek Hundred, Kent County, Delaware. There his father died about January 6, 1790, leaving the main house and half of his land to Enoch, and the other half of his land to his younger son Abel. Each of Enoch the Older's three daughters was to receive a legacy of £500.
Enoch the Younger probably married within a few years of the death of his father to Ann Griffin. Ann's family had settled in Duck Creek Hundred before 1729, when her great grandfather, Samuel Griffin wrote his will and died shortly thereafter. By 1800, Enoch and Ann had a family of three daughters and one son.
About 1801, the family removed to Monongalia County, then in Virginia and now West Virginia (it became a state in 1863), where they joined Ann's sister, Esther, and her husband John Sanders. Other families from Delaware were probably part of this migration - surnames frequently found in both locations are West, Hillyard, Blacksheare, Glasscock, Jenkins, Evans and Reese, among others.
In December of 1801, Enoch purchased a large tract of 400 acres along the Monongalia River, on the west side of the river and a few miles northwest of Morgantown. About six months later, Enoch sold over 100 acres of this land to his brother-in-law, John Sanders. By 1810, the Jones family had grown to four daughters and four sons. Two daughters had left the household by this time: either through death or marriage; both girls would have been no older than 18 years.
He lived near Morgantown, WV, for over 20 years. He owned a mill and was a justice of the peace. In June 1816, John Wilson provided a bond to the District to keep an "ordinary" (tavern) at the Jones Mill. It is possible that one of his daughters had married John Wilson or possibly one of his sons married a daughter of John Wilson.
By 1820, Enoch and Ann added three more sons and two daughters, and the family now had a total of nine children at home. They had lost one daughter, probably to marriage. In May of 1821, his wife Ann died, after bearing at least 14 children in nearly 30 years, and possibly more that died young.
It is not known when Enoch and his children removed to Kentucky, although it must have been after 1821. In March 1821, he appeared in West Virginia on the personal property tax list as "Enoch Jones, Enoch his son - 2 whites [adult white males], 2 horses."
It appears that Enoch was in Kentucky by 1823, when he probably married Sally Holliday on March 23. It appears that Sally's first husband's name was Joseph, who died in 1819, leaving Sally a widow with a son and three daughters.
Both Joseph and Salley might have been born in Delaware or Virginia (possibly West Virginia). There was a prominent Holliday family in Duck Creek Hundred DE, and Joseph was a common name in that family. If both Joseph and Sally were born there, it is very likely that they knew Enoch Jones before everyone went west.
Enoch and Salley welcomed a son, James, born in Kentucky in February 1824, and very soon thereafter, they headed west for Sangamon Co., Illinois. The family group included at least 8 Jones children and 4 Holliday children. They settled in what was to become Island Grove township, a few miles from Springfield IL, where Enoch bought 187 acres of land in 1829 and 1830.
By the early 1830s, the children were marrying and leaving the nest. Most of Enoch's children removed to Knox Co., IL, before 1840, where nearly all of them can be found living near each other in the 1840 census, and most were still there in 1850.
By 1850, Enoch had joined his children in Knox county. In that year, he was enumerated between the families of his daughter Hester (married George Simms) and his son, Thomas, with many of his other children and in-laws living nearby. His household consists of himself and Jane Jones, suggesting that Sally had died before 1850 and Enoch had remarried. Jane is mentioned in his will as his wife.
While the details of Enoch's death and burial have yet to be verified, he is probably the Enoch Jones buried in Rio Baptist Cemetery, born February 11, 1768. His will, written in Nov 1851, was probated in April 1854. One family researcher states that he died on March 26, 1854 - a very likely date.
As of the fall of 2005, it appears that this headstone no longer exists or is sunken and buried. There are both a Sally and a Sarah Jones buried here, from the same transcription, but there are no dates. Enoch's will specifically states that "toom stones" be erected at his burial site, and for his wife Sarah.
He was born in either Delaware or Maryland (probably the Eastern Shore of Cheasapeake Bay).
He started his journey west in Duck Creek Hundred, Kent County, Delaware. There his father died about January 6, 1790, leaving the main house and half of his land to Enoch, and the other half of his land to his younger son Abel. Each of Enoch the Older's three daughters was to receive a legacy of £500.
Enoch the Younger probably married within a few years of the death of his father to Ann Griffin. Ann's family had settled in Duck Creek Hundred before 1729, when her great grandfather, Samuel Griffin wrote his will and died shortly thereafter. By 1800, Enoch and Ann had a family of three daughters and one son.
About 1801, the family removed to Monongalia County, then in Virginia and now West Virginia (it became a state in 1863), where they joined Ann's sister, Esther, and her husband John Sanders. Other families from Delaware were probably part of this migration - surnames frequently found in both locations are West, Hillyard, Blacksheare, Glasscock, Jenkins, Evans and Reese, among others.
In December of 1801, Enoch purchased a large tract of 400 acres along the Monongalia River, on the west side of the river and a few miles northwest of Morgantown. About six months later, Enoch sold over 100 acres of this land to his brother-in-law, John Sanders. By 1810, the Jones family had grown to four daughters and four sons. Two daughters had left the household by this time: either through death or marriage; both girls would have been no older than 18 years.
He lived near Morgantown, WV, for over 20 years. He owned a mill and was a justice of the peace. In June 1816, John Wilson provided a bond to the District to keep an "ordinary" (tavern) at the Jones Mill. It is possible that one of his daughters had married John Wilson or possibly one of his sons married a daughter of John Wilson.
By 1820, Enoch and Ann added three more sons and two daughters, and the family now had a total of nine children at home. They had lost one daughter, probably to marriage. In May of 1821, his wife Ann died, after bearing at least 14 children in nearly 30 years, and possibly more that died young.
It is not known when Enoch and his children removed to Kentucky, although it must have been after 1821. In March 1821, he appeared in West Virginia on the personal property tax list as "Enoch Jones, Enoch his son - 2 whites [adult white males], 2 horses."
It appears that Enoch was in Kentucky by 1823, when he probably married Sally Holliday on March 23. It appears that Sally's first husband's name was Joseph, who died in 1819, leaving Sally a widow with a son and three daughters.
Both Joseph and Salley might have been born in Delaware or Virginia (possibly West Virginia). There was a prominent Holliday family in Duck Creek Hundred DE, and Joseph was a common name in that family. If both Joseph and Sally were born there, it is very likely that they knew Enoch Jones before everyone went west.
Enoch and Salley welcomed a son, James, born in Kentucky in February 1824, and very soon thereafter, they headed west for Sangamon Co., Illinois. The family group included at least 8 Jones children and 4 Holliday children. They settled in what was to become Island Grove township, a few miles from Springfield IL, where Enoch bought 187 acres of land in 1829 and 1830.
By the early 1830s, the children were marrying and leaving the nest. Most of Enoch's children removed to Knox Co., IL, before 1840, where nearly all of them can be found living near each other in the 1840 census, and most were still there in 1850.
By 1850, Enoch had joined his children in Knox county. In that year, he was enumerated between the families of his daughter Hester (married George Simms) and his son, Thomas, with many of his other children and in-laws living nearby. His household consists of himself and Jane Jones, suggesting that Sally had died before 1850 and Enoch had remarried. Jane is mentioned in his will as his wife.
While the details of Enoch's death and burial have yet to be verified, he is probably the Enoch Jones buried in Rio Baptist Cemetery, born February 11, 1768. His will, written in Nov 1851, was probated in April 1854. One family researcher states that he died on March 26, 1854 - a very likely date.
As of the fall of 2005, it appears that this headstone no longer exists or is sunken and buried. There are both a Sally and a Sarah Jones buried here, from the same transcription, but there are no dates. Enoch's will specifically states that "toom stones" be erected at his burial site, and for his wife Sarah.
He started his journey west in Duck Creek Hundred, Kent County, Delaware. There his father died about January 6, 1790, leaving the main house and half of his land to Enoch, and the other half of his land to his younger son Abel. Each of Enoch the Older's three daughters was to receive a legacy of £500.
Enoch the Younger probably married within a few years of the death of his father to Ann Griffin. Ann's family had settled in Duck Creek Hundred before 1729, when her great grandfather, Samuel Griffin wrote his will and died shortly thereafter. By 1800, Enoch and Ann had a family of three daughters and one son.
About 1801, the family removed to Monongalia County, then in Virginia and now West Virginia (it became a state in 1863), where they joined Ann's sister, Esther, and her husband John Sanders. Other families from Delaware were probably part of this migration - surnames frequently found in both locations are West, Hillyard, Blacksheare, Glasscock, Jenkins, Evans and Reese, among others.
In December of 1801, Enoch purchased a large tract of 400 acres along the Monongalia River, on the west side of the river and a few miles northwest of Morgantown. About six months later, Enoch sold over 100 acres of this land to his brother-in-law, John Sanders. By 1810, the Jones family had grown to four daughters and four sons. Two daughters had left the household by this time: either through death or marriage; both girls would have been no older than 18 years.
He lived near Morgantown, WV, for over 20 years. He owned a mill and was a justice of the peace. In June 1816, John Wilson provided a bond to the District to keep an "ordinary" (tavern) at the Jones Mill. It is possible that one of his daughters had married John Wilson or possibly one of his sons married a daughter of John Wilson.
By 1820, Enoch and Ann added three more sons and two daughters, and the family now had a total of nine children at home. They had lost one daughter, probably to marriage. In May of 1821, his wife Ann died, after bearing at least 14 children in nearly 30 years, and possibly more that died young.
It is not known when Enoch and his children removed to Kentucky, although it must have been after 1821. In March 1821, he appeared in West Virginia on the personal property tax list as "Enoch Jones, Enoch his son - 2 whites [adult white males], 2 horses."
It appears that Enoch was in Kentucky by 1823, when he probably married Sally Holliday on March 23. It appears that Sally's first husband's name was Joseph, who died in 1819, leaving Sally a widow with a son and three daughters.
Both Joseph and Salley might have been born in Delaware or Virginia (possibly West Virginia). There was a prominent Holliday family in Duck Creek Hundred DE, and Joseph was a common name in that family. If both Joseph and Sally were born there, it is very likely that they knew Enoch Jones before everyone went west.
Enoch and Salley welcomed a son, James, born in Kentucky in February 1824, and very soon thereafter, they headed west for Sangamon Co., Illinois. The family group included at least 8 Jones children and 4 Holliday children. They settled in what was to become Island Grove township, a few miles from Springfield IL, where Enoch bought 187 acres of land in 1829 and 1830.
By the early 1830s, the children were marrying and leaving the nest. Most of Enoch's children removed to Knox Co., IL, before 1840, where nearly all of them can be found living near each other in the 1840 census, and most were still there in 1850.
By 1850, Enoch had joined his children in Knox county. In that year, he was enumerated between the families of his daughter Hester (married George Simms) and his son, Thomas, with many of his other children and in-laws living nearby. His household consists of himself and Jane Jones, suggesting that Sally had died before 1850 and Enoch had remarried. Jane is mentioned in his will as his wife.
While the details of Enoch's death and burial have yet to be verified, he is probably the Enoch Jones buried in Rio Baptist Cemetery, born February 11, 1768. His will, written in Nov 1851, was probated in April 1854. One family researcher states that he died on March 26, 1854 - a very likely date.
As of the fall of 2005, it appears that this headstone no longer exists or is sunken and buried. There are both a Sally and a Sarah Jones buried here, from the same transcription, but there are no dates. Enoch's will specifically states that "toom stones" be erected at his burial site, and for his wife Sarah.
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