Person:Elizabeth Jones (399)

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  1. Elizabeth Jones1766 - 1817
  • H.  Benjamin Williams (add)
  • WElizabeth Jones1766 - 1817
m. 10 Aug 1781
  1. Col. Benjamin William Williams1797 - 1828
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Name Elizabeth Jones
Gender Female
Birth[1] 13 Jun 1766 Surry, Virginia, United States
Marriage 10 Aug 1781 North Carolina, United Statesto Benjamin Williams (add)
Death[1] 24 Nov 1817 New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States
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  1. 1.0 1.1 [1], in NCpedia.org.

    ... On 10 Aug. 1781 Benjamin Williams married Eliza Jones, the daughter of Robin Jones, attorney general under royal governors Arthur Dobbs and William Tryon, and his second wife, Mary Eaton Jones; she was the half sister of Willie Jones and General Allen Jones, Revolutionary patriots. Eliza died at New Bern on 24 Nov. 1817, "aged 54 years and 10 months . . . an affectionate wife, a tender mother, and one whose memory is now embalmed in the hearts of the poor of this extensive neighborhood." ...