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Jones, Rev. Ambrose

Male 1756 - 1833  (76 years)


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  • Name Jones, Ambrose 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Birth 10 Aug 1756  Augusta, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 10 Aug 1756 
    EnlistMil 1777  Augusta, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    as a private in the Virginia State Line 
    • According to researcher Janet Skelton (janetskelton0713@aol.com):

      Ambrose enlisted in the army in Augusta Co., VA, in 1777, for three years service. He served as a private in Capt. Thomas Bell's and Breckinridge's companies and in Col. Grayson's and Nathaniel Gist's 16th Regiment. He was promoted to Corporal in October 1778, and was with Washington at Valley Forge during the winter of 1778. His military record shows that he was among the sick that winter. He was taken prisoner at the siege of Charleston in 1780, escaped, and reached home 18 days before his enlistment expired. [http:/​/​wc​.rootsweb​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​igm​.cgi?op=GET&db=:3266317&id=I647460065]
    Moved Abt 1788  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Name Ambrose Jones 
    Religion 1811  Morgan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    ordained as a Baptist minister 
    • He was a member of South Fork Baptist Church in Morgan County. There he was one of the founders of the Burning Springs Association.
    Death 12 Jun 1833  Morgan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 14 Jun 1833  Malone, Morgan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I75253  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 24 Apr 2013 

    Father Jones, Ambrose,   b. 1716, Caroline, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1792, Granville District, North Carolina, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Collins, Catherine,   b. Abt 1718, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Granville District, North Carolina, British America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Abt 1740  Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F50439  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 LeSueur, Mary,   b. 19 Jan 1784, Powhatan, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Henry, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jones, Joseph Mosby,   b. 9 Nov 1812, Henry, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1887, Reed Creek, Henry, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F91551  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Children 
    +1. Jones, Jean,   b. 3 May 1792, Morgan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1862, Brownsburg, Hendricks, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    Family ID F95272  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 3 Craig, Martha,   b. 10 Aug 1766, Monroe (Historic), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1849, Morgan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 30 Dec 1784  Greenbrier (Historic), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Jones, William Godfrey,   b. 23 Oct 1785, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1852, Carter, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     2. Jones, Priscilla,   b. 18 Feb 1787, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1805, Morgan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)
    +3. Jones, Nancy Jane,   b. 27 Mar 1790, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1839, Morgan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
    +4. Jones, John Craig,   b. 14 Nov 1793, Greenbrier (Historic), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1866, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     5. Jones, Richard C.,   b. 8 Jun 1795, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1860, Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    +6. Jones, Barbara,   b. 19 Apr 1797, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1861, Morgan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     7. Jones, Cynthia,   b. 13 Jun 1799, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1850, Morgan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     8. Jones, James L.,   b. 24 Oct 1801, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1860, Fleming, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 58 years)
    +9. Jones, Ambrose Jr.,   b. 31 Dec 1803, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1870, Morgan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Family ID F31211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Aug 1756 - Augusta, Virginia, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEnlistMil - as a private in the Virginia State Line - 1777 - Augusta, Virginia, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 30 Dec 1784 - Greenbrier (Historic), Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMoved - Abt 1788 - Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - ordained as a Baptist minister - 1811 - Morgan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Jun 1833 - Morgan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 14 Jun 1833 - Malone, Morgan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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