| Birth | 3 Aug 1752 | James City Co., VA |
| Baptized | 1752 | Burton Church, Williamsburg, Williamsburg co, VA |
| Death | 1 Feb 1821 | Richmond, VA |
| Spouse | ||
| m. Martha Powell | ||
| Public Office | 1776 | Christ Church, Middlesex Co, VA |
| Minitree Jones was a vesteryman at Christ Church in 1776. | ||
| Military | 24 Aug 1786 | Montgomery Co., VA |
| "On August 24, 1786, Minitree Jones replaced James McDonald as Captain [of the lower part of the Cox company --gjr]" | ||
| Military | 21 May 1793 | Grayson Co., VA |
| Minitree Jones promoted to Major, 1st Battalion, Grayson co. Militia on May 21, 1793 | ||
| Court | 24 Jun 1794 | Grayson Co., VA |
| "At a Court held for the county of Grayson on the 24th day of June, 1794 present: Flower Swift, Enoch Osborne, Minitre Jones, Mathew Dickey, Lewis Hale, Gentlemen Justices. Ordered that Joshua Cox be allowed in the next County Levy for the Killing of five young wolves" | ||
| Property | 1800 | Grayson Co., VA |
| Minitree Jones owned 3 slaves in Grayson co. in 1800. | ||
| Tax | 1805 | Grayson Co., VA |
| on 1805 Grayson Co., Va Land Tax List, Minitree Jones 400 acres value: 400 tax: 1.92 | ||
| Court | 4 Sep 1809 | Grayson Co., VA |
| At a court begun and held for the County of Grayson on the 4th day September 1809: "The following persons being returned as Grand Jurors, to wit: John Fielder, Flower Swift, George Curin, Daniel Keith, William Vaughn, Joshua Hanks, John Hill, David Noblett, Francis Hail, Dudley Hail, Daniel McPherson, Minitree Jones, David Vaughn, William Ballard, Enoch Osborne, Thomas Young, David Cox, William Stone, Timothy Roward, Jr., and Silas Pearce who being sworn, received a charge from the court and retired to considered their presentments and after some time returned into court and presented a bill of indictment against Elijah Farmer, for an assault, indorses a true bill" | ||
| Tax | 28 Mar 1810 | Grayson Co., VA |
| Minitree Jones paid tax on 28 Mar 1810 for the following: 2 white tithables, 4 slaves age 16+, 12 horses | ||
| Property | 1810 | Grayson Co., VA |
| Minitree Jones owned 4 slaves in Grayson co. in 1810. | ||
| Property | 28 Apr 1812 | Grayson Co., VA |
| At a court begun and held for the County of Grayson on Tuesday the 28th day of April 1812: "A deed from Minitree Jones, Matthew Dickey & George Curren, commissioners to Levi Durnell was acknowledged in Court by George Curren and ordered to be recorded." | ||
| Public Office | 26 May 1812 | Grayson Co., VA |
| At a court begun and held for the couny of Grayson on Tuesday the 26th day of May 1812: Minitree Jones services as Com[missioner]. Up to this time since 1798, 45 [pounds] | ||
| Property | 24 Nov 1812 | Grayson Co., VA |
| At a court begun and held for the county of Grayson on Tuesday the 24th day of November 1812: "A deed from Minitree Jones & Matthew Dickey Commissioners to Martin Dickenson was acknowledged in court by the said Minitree and Matthew and ordered to be recorded" | ||
| Tax | 1813 | Grayson Co., VA |
| on 1813 Grayson Co., Va Personal Property Tax List, Minitree Jones tithes: 1 slaves 12-16: 2 slaves 16+: 4 horses: 6 other: one saw, one grist mill tax: 6.50 | ||
| Public Office | 1818 | Grayson Co., VA |
| Served as a member of the Virginia State House of Representatives for Grayson County in 1818. | ||
| Property | 1820 | Grayson Co., VA |
| Minitree Jones owned 18 slaves in Grayson co. in 1820. | ||
| Public Office | Jan 1821 | Grayson Co., VA |
| Served as a member of the Virginia State House of Representatives for Grayson County in 1821. | ||
| Will | Bef Feb 1821 | Grayson Co., VA |
| The estate of Minitree Jones who died at Richmond, VA in 1821 listed heirs: Churchwell Jones $1175.26; Mary Poole $792; William Golden $905; Alfred Swift $530; Samuel Fulton $536.91; Minitree Jones, Jr. $1284.04; John Robinson $60; Elizabeth Jones $1253. Total 7060.96. Alfred Swift, s/o Flower Swift md. Nancy Jones on 1/18/1816; William Golden md. Lucy Jones on 5/26/1812; Samuel Fulton md. Martha Powell Jones 10/7/1800; Churchwell Jones md. (1) Juley Joens 12/5/1811 (they may have been first cousins.) Churchwell Jones was s/o Abner Jones (1767-1856) & Hannah Fawbush (1769-1824) who md. on 5/6/1788. | ||
| Mentioned | 2 Feb 1821 | Richmond, VA |
| From the "Virginia Patriot and Richmond Daily Mercantile Advertiser" February 2, 1821. "Departed this life yesterday, MINITRE JONES, Esq. a Member of the House of Delegates, from the county of Grayson." | ||
| Estate Inventory | 5 Apr 1821 | Grayson Co., VA |
| "Minitree Jones - Inventory - 5 Apr 1821, taken by William Hail, Francis hail, and Stephen Stone for A. Jones and Minitree Jones, admrs. recorded: Jan 1825 M. Dickenson CC" | ||
| Estate Sale | 19 Apr 1821-20 Apr 1821 | Grayson Co., VA |
| "Minitree Jones Estate Sale 19-20 April 1821 - Notes held by estate on: S. Tone; D. Pool; N. Thomas; R. Nuckolls; W. Porter; J. Carson; W. Oglesby; B. Rector Insolvent debts - cannot be collected from Charles Cole; Wm. Welch; Isaac Simpson; Jambes Cambell; Earnet Bird; Isaac Collins; Abram Brown; Solomon Brown; S. Alley; Jehu Mash; and Robert nuckolls. signed: H. Jones, M. Jones, admrs. recorded: Jan 1825 M. Dickeonson C.C" | ||
| Estate Settlement | 21 Jan 1825 | Grayson Co., VA |
| "Minitree Jones - Settlement 21 Jan 1825 Buyers of estate items: Churchwell Jones; Mary Pool; William Golden; Alfred Swift; Samuel Fulton; Arther Fulton; Minitree Jones; John Robinson; Elizabeth Jones; Isaac Garrison; James Anderson; John Jones; Joseph Carrico; John Kinworthy; Barnetee Wells; James Atkins; Nancy Pool; William Oglesby; William Carrico; John Snider; Thomas Pope; Stephen Stone; James Gwyn; Mathew Dickey; Wm. Lewis; Joseph Draper; Lewis Hail; Mark Johnson; Morris Davis; Amos Ballard; and Abner Jones. Yet to be collected from: John Blair; Mathew Dickey; John Welch; Robert Vaughn; F. Hail; James Fulton; George Riny; Alexr. Atkins; and Bennet Rector. signed: W. Vaught, Allen Barber recorded: Jan 1825 M Dickenson C.C" | ||
| Pioneer Settlers of Grayson County, Virginia B. F. Nuckolls |
| wDBr (DBr) - Descendants of Ambrose Powell D. W. Bruce <dwbrucejr@mindspring.com> |
| 1870 Federal Census for Grayson County - Old Town District http://ls.net/~newriver/va/1870otd.htm Jeffrey C. Weaver |
| Grayson County, Virginia Slaveholders 1800-1860 New River Historical Notes |
| Grayson County, Virginia Representation in the State Legislature 1794-1877 http://www.ls.net/~newriver/grayleg.htm Jeffrey C. Weaver |
| Minitree Jones http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=nohavec&id=I11716 dated: 4 Jun 2000 Robert G Nohavec <nohavec@xmission.com> |
| Minitree Jones http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mckate&id=I1109 dated: 12 May 2000 Kate McCarter <mckate@prodigy.net> |
| Thomas Jones and Elizabeth Minitree http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdsomers/query006.htm#1200 dated: 28 Nov 1998 http://www.vsla.edu/mailarch/va_roots/1998/may98/msg00634.html dated: 28 May 1998 http://www.vsla.edu/mailarch/va_roots/1998/dec98/msg00229.html dated: 15 Dec 1998 Fleetwood M. Jones <fleet@rma.edu> |
| Grayson County: A History in Words and Pictures Bettye-Lou Fields |
| Antebellum Grayson County, Virginia Militia http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/jweaver300/grayson/graymil.htm Jeffrey C Weaver probably <jweaver@aol.com> |
| The 1805 Grayson County, Virginia Land Tax List transcribed by Jeffrey c. Weaver, May 1998 http://www.ls.net/~newriver/gray1805.htm found: 21 Feb 2000 Jeffrey C. Weaver |
| Grayson County, Virginia Superior Court Order Book 1809-1821 http://www.ls.net/~newriver/va/gcsupct.htm found: 24 Feb 2001 not dated transcribed by Jeffrey C. Weaver |
| The 1810 Grayson County, Virginia Tax List http://www.ls.net/~newriver/gray1810.htm Jeffrey C. Weaver |
| 1810 Grayson co., Va Tax List MSS research |
| The 1812 Grayson County, Virginia Court Order Book http://www.ls.net/~newriver/va/gc1812co.htm dated: 1998 found: 24 Feb 2001 various |
| The 1813 Grayson County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List transcribed by Jeffrey C. Weaver, June, 1998 http://www.ls.net/~newriver/gray1813.htm found: 21 Feb 2000 Jeffrey C. Weaver |
| Grayson co VA Will Book 1 -- 1796-1839 James L. Douthat |
| How to cite this page as a source | |
| author: | Michael Sheppard < sheppard@cs.unm.edu > |
| title: | Genealogical events for Minitree JONES |
| url: | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shep/shep/I913.html |
| updated: | 18 Dec 2005 |