Joseph Jones, Jr. (my grandfather, and born September 29th, 1737), married Ruth Nelson (born November 10th, 1743), December 28th, 1763. ...
... Ruth Nelson was the daughter of Nehemiah Nelson (born October 4th, 1716), of one of the best families in Milford. His wife was Hannah Sheffield ...
... My grandmother [Ruth Nelson] was the oldest child of Nehemiah and Hannah Nelson, and was born November 10th, 1743. ...
... Of my grandmother, Ruth Nelson Jones, the Rev. Adin Ballou, in his "History of Milford," writes as follows: "In a conversation with the late venerable Jared Rawson (son of Deacon Nathaniel and Elizabeth Rawson), then over 90 years old, he extolled his Aunt Ruth Jones as one of the noblest women ever raised in this vicinity. Joseph Jones, Jr., and his wife raised a large, talented and enterprising family." ...
... After Alexander Jones had left Charleston and established himself and family in Providence, he tenderly cared for and supported his mother, who suffered and was almost helpless from paralysis for 20 years, until she entered into rest, August 16th, 1825, at the age of 82.
"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord."
