tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51257718316359299422024-03-13T16:23:47.109-07:00The Brick Wall ProtocolGenealogy for Generations.The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-19677735010990455002018-02-12T06:55:00.001-08:002018-02-12T06:55:40.059-08:00Still HereFor 2018, things have been interesting. This is just a note to let those who read this blog..."Still Here". If anyone has a brickwall that keeps one up at night, please post a note in the comment section below. Would be glad to discuss this topic with those who might have an interest. If anyone has had their own success climbing their brickwall, please let me know by making a comment. Perhaps this information would help someone else.<br />
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The following headstones show the results of my own brickwall demolition. It took roughly 20 years of three climbing before these family markers were discovered in a long lost and forgotten family cemetery. I was first told of "W.C." by my grandmother at age nine. For these stories one can go to https://thejonesgenealogist.blogspot.com.<br />
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<br />The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-32492576079304524512017-12-03T10:19:00.000-08:002017-12-03T10:19:25.601-08:00Heraldry Used In Tree Climbing (12)From Kentucky, to Virginia, then to London, and now to Wales. Had not thought about Wales, and knew very little about this part of the world. What in the world... became... where in the world. Burke had provided a good deal of information about the Jones surname, and the particular arms that had become my lead. The following text became the next source of information.<br />
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This reference became my guide book to Wales, and directed my search into the arms: "Per bend sinister ermine and ermines, a lion rampant or a bordure engrailed of the last".<br />
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It was a fairly slow process, and to give you some idea of the tree climbing involved, the following page in this text is shown.<br />
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You can see that a lot of marking and underlining took place among the pages, but a completed family tree is to be found around every curve. "per bend sinister, ermine and ermines, a lion rampant or" is given among these branches leading from a fellow named Tudor Trevor. A "bordure engrailed" was not included, and this became another issue among all this heraldry stuff. What was the JONES surname doing in Wales anyway. Little did I know.The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-45745125963531155602017-09-29T06:05:00.000-07:002017-09-29T06:06:32.762-07:00Heraldry Used In Tree Climbing (11)There was a fair amount of research under the bridge before all this heraldry stuff could be sorted out. Cadwallader Jones became the focus, and he ended up the bridge to that place across the great pond. [ This research can be found at https://cadwalladerjones.blogspot.com which is still in progress!] At any rate, the arms "Per bend sinister ermine and ermines, a lion rampant or a bordure engrailed of the last" became the direction of search into the great amount of literature pertaining to heraldry. The following reference was one such item:<br />
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Whew, pretty heavy stuff I thought. The father of Cadwallader was a Richard Jones described as "...of St. Clement, Eastcheap, but died in Virginia...". This was of course located in London, and on page 140 of the above reference it stated :<br />
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"Jones, Roger, als Jenkens, of London, descended from the house of Trevor in Wales : parti per bend sinister ermine and erminois, a lyon rampt. or, a crescent for diff. with 4 quarterings, 3 June, 9 Jac., 1611, by Segar...."<br />
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Wow...a Jones in London around the same time of Richard who carried the arms given for Cadwallader. Could this be a connection?<br />
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On the same page of the reference, another Jones was listed:<br />
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"Jones, Edward, of Lansayre, Dyffryn Clwyd, co. Denbigh, confirmed by R. St. George, Norr.....(descended from the family of Trevor of C. in said co....Quarterly: 1 and 4, parted per bend sinister ermine and ermines and a lyon rampant within a bordure engrailded..." Hum...from London to Wales it was. House of Trevor it was...not knowing what this meant. A place called Lansayre, Dyffryn Clwyd it was. More branches to climb it was.The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-76449247984207469192017-07-30T07:01:00.000-07:002017-07-30T07:01:06.301-07:00Heraldry Used In Tree Climbing (10)It did not take long to realize the counties in Virginia presented their own set of problems. Caroline Co. was formed 1728 which was some 34 years before my Nicholas Jones was born. His Revolutionary War service record stated that his father's name was Griffin Jones, thus it would seem likely that Griffin occupied this area when Nicholas was born. Asking who was the first JONES to be settled in this area, I needed to understand the chronology of this county. The following figure presents these findings.<br />
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Say what! Where to begin? The geography of Caroline Co. was next, and it was found that it lay along a river called the Rappahannock a far piece up stream from its mouth. A text by T.E. Campbell described its history and gave the dates of the earliest settlements to this area. In 1673, the first JONES was a Cadwallader Jones with 1443 acres on the south side and "in the freshes" of Rappahannock River. Hum...seems like this name was uncovered before. Lets see...on page 51 of Virginia Heraldica [discussed in a previous post] there appeared this unusual name "Cadwallader" and gave the following arms connected:<br />
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"Per bend sinister ermine and ermines, a lion rampant or a bordure engrailed of the last"<br />
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A "lion rampant" indeed it recorded. Had not seen such an unusual name as this, but this arms was found in Burke. [See several previous post that describe the symbols used among the surname JONES.] Who was this Cadwallader Jones, and was he the beginning of my family in what was to become Caroline County.<br />
<br />The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-20806939960558661582017-07-12T07:25:00.000-07:002017-07-30T05:50:26.501-07:00Heraldry Used in Tree Climbing (9)Having a JONES family from my own hometown publishing a book containing a well documented account of a "Captain Roger Jones" from Virginia and London, as well as picturing a "coat of arms" attributed to this individual...could it be...my own family? However, some difficulties appeared. First, the arms were supposed to be used by old Roger before his arrival to Virginia prior to 1700. As described in previous posts, the total Jones arms given by Burke (1840 edition) did not contain a family with three heads chopped off at he neck. If indeed this Roger Jones used this arms, it should have been contained in Burke. Next, it was discovered that a Nicholas Jones proved to be the first of my family to have arrived in Kentucky. [No Nicholas found in this Roger Jones group] A Revolutionary War Service Record S16169 recorded that my Nicholas was born in Caroline Co., VA November 14, 1762. A pension application taken July 26, 1832 provided one of my most favored family heirlooms...his signature...<br />
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Now Caroline Co., VA was to become the center of my genealogical attention. Who were the ancestors of my Nicholas prior to 1762? Could using a coat of arms help here? From Kentucky to Virginia...a link had been made.The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-56163474419665630802017-06-14T08:11:00.000-07:002017-06-14T08:11:11.594-07:00Heraldry Used in Tree Climbing (8)By the mid to late 1980's, several topics regarding the Jones surname and coat of arms came into focus. First, as a surname, there were more than 100 Jones families that had a "coat of arms" registered in Burke by the 1840's. [post of 6 November (1)] Second, a fair number of references were available to help understand the basics of "Armorial Bearings", and a general understanding of this topic could be achieved. [post of 28 December (2)] Third, there seemed to be a clustering of symbols among these arms with 45% having some form of the "lion". Various other symbols appeared being on the most part less than 10% for each symbol. [post of 1 February (3)] Four, beside the symbols, there were a number of ""tinctures" (base colors) scattered about these shields with the color "gold" being the most frequent (37%). [post of 2 March (4)] Five, the geographic location of these Jones families could be outlined showing the counties of England, Wales, and Ireland that contained these arms. [post of 26 March (5)] Six, on this side of the great pond, an attempt to identify those families who were "Entitled to Coat Armor" had been published from those in Virginia where my own Jones family arrived in 1649. [post of 27 April (6)] Finally...seven, a Jones family from my own home town published in 1891, an account of "Captain Roger Jones" that contained a coat of arms dating back to London. [post of 14 May (7)]<br />
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Wow...line 'um up! Beside the Roger Jones listed above, Virginia Heraldica contained only three other Jones families "Entitled to Coat Armor" : 1) Jones. Sussex county...Ermine three lions , 2) Jones. Frederick county...Argent, a lion rampant vert, vulned in the breast gules , and 3) Jones. Prince George county... Per Bend sinister ermine and ermines, a lion rampant or a bordure engrailed of the last. On to Virginia it is.The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-56744199360025470212017-05-14T07:19:00.000-07:002017-05-14T07:21:00.727-07:00Heraldry Used in Tree Climbing (7)Early on in my various tree climbing experiences... beside family stories... local resources play a dominate role. The "court house" and local "public library" were often explored. During one visit to the library the following reference was discovered:<br />
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Wow...I thought, a JONES family from my very own home town, written by a fellow JONES from my very own town, about a family being from "London and Virginia". Could this be my JONES family? Now "Roger" was not a first name that had been used among my family tree, but a "Captain"...hey I liked that. Also, there were lots of other family surnames that seemed a bit foreign to my own tree branches. The word "Descendants" was understood, but... antecedents? Then I opened the book and...<br />
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On my...a coat of arms came with this family. What a discovery it was believed. Got to find out more about this fellow from Virginia and London. Thank you Judge Lewis Hampton Jones who published this book in 1891... lead away.The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-23193644127813821392017-04-27T17:19:00.000-07:002017-04-27T17:19:26.790-07:00Heraldry Used in Tree Climbing (6)While all this heraldry stuff was being studied, my Jones family tree from the old Kentucky home, to the mouth of Red River [Madison/Clark/Estill counties joined along the Kentucky River] was also being accomplished. It became evident that Virginia was the origin for my group of Jones, and there were a fair number of brick walls to be overcome. It became apparent that Caroline Co. (VA) and Spotsylvania Co. (VA) [which had their roots in Essex Co., which had its roots in Old Rappahannock Co. (VA)] were the areas that grew most of my tree branches. As time went along, the following book was found titled, you guest it... "Virginia Heraldica".<br />
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Originally published in 1908, it was reprinted by Southern Book Co. in 1953, reprinted again by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965, and finally reprinted by Clearfield Company, Inc., 2000. Since 1908 some folks were interested in this topic in Virginia. Maybe there was more to this heraldry stuff yet to be discovered. The story continues.The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-63643970742553791662017-03-26T07:38:00.000-07:002017-04-27T16:35:22.564-07:00Heraldry Used In Tree Climbing (5)Symbols and the tincture (base color) of the shield are the foundation to the "coat of arms". Last post (4) described these topics for the arms that carried the surname JONES. The next step was to see if the recorded families [for Jones] could be identified and located by counties. The following tables show the results of this study by the symbols they presented in the last post. (4) <br />
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The surname Jones is listed by family groups from which the arms were identified in Burke. The following figure continues the findings among the various symbols.<br />
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To show the geographic distribution among the counties represented, the following map was drawn. Ireland, Wales, and central England gave the locations.<br />
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This was the distribution of the Jones families who were identified in Burke before 1870. What a deal!The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-4849324155075378592017-03-02T06:13:00.000-08:002017-03-02T06:13:29.643-08:00Heraldry Used In Tree Climbing (4)My interest in understanding the use and implication of this field called Heraldry, lead to several more steps to analyze the Jones surname coat of arms. The following two figures show the results of other steps taken to this process. They are given just to show that additional information can be obtained. Please recognize that I understand very few folks would be this interested in the steps and procedures shown, but they are given to demonstrate the findings of my own tree climbing.<br />
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The next figure continues the analysis all done some years ago.<br />
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This analysis help me form some ideas as to where to look for the roots to many who came to carry the surname Jones.<br />
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<br />The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-9339233898058265342017-02-01T08:27:00.000-08:002017-02-01T08:27:37.637-08:00Heraldry Used In Tree Climbing (3)Symbols played an important part in all this heraldry stuff. Upon each shield was placed a symbol which often was a self selected image of the person who carried the shield. For the JONES surname, exploring these symbols to see if there were any common use was an early process. The following figure shows the results of my study that contained 123 coat of arms for the JONES surname. All would have been in use before 1850. Each primary charge (symbol) was analyzed and organized as shown. The "lion" represented the most common symbol among this group at 45%. <br />
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One can follow the results shown in this figure which found a single lion in a standing position (called lion rampant) to be the most common symbol. Other symbols as found are depicted with a cross/pheons (pheon = the barbed head of a dart or arrow) at 13%. A variety of other symbols including swords/arrows, birds, boar's heads, Nag's head, Stags, Wolves, and of course the Bull.The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-62810297022091479032016-12-29T08:20:00.000-08:002016-12-29T08:20:54.724-08:00Heraldry Used In Tree Climbing (2)The next step in this "Heraldry" adventure was to use Burke and look up the surname JONES. In this addition on pages 547 - 549 there are listed the "Armorial Bearings" for my surname. One hundred and eight listings are given...can you believe it! They read like..."Sa. a fesse embattled erm. betw. three boars' heads couped or."...and..."Ar. three bull's heads cabossed sa."...and..."Chequy or and sa. on a fess gu. three leopards' faces jessant-de-lis of the first". Say what? A new language it is. <br />
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Trying to sort through this organization of terms, abbreviations, flow of thought, and arrangement of words took a good amount of effort. This effort lead to a number of discoveries, and opened a new area for my tree climbing experiences. [Burke contains a "Glossary" describing the various markings, symbols, and abbreviations used.] Needless to say, there were many other sources that added to a beginning understanding of this topic.<br />
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Some of the most helpful references on my book case are:<br />
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The Story of Heraldry, by L.G. Pine, first published 1952 with the last edition being revised 1963.<br />
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Simple Heraldry Cheerfully Illustrated, by Iain Moncreiffe & Don Pottinger, first published 1953 and reprinted 1956.<br />
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The Elements of Heraldry, by William H. Whitmore, first published 1958. [The title page states "An Explanation of The Principles of The Science and A Glossary of The Technical Terms Employed and With an Essay Upon The Use of Coat-Armor in The United States.]<br />
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American & British Genealogy & Heraldry, compiled by P. William Filby, first published 1975.<br />
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Heralds And Ancestors, by Sir Anthony Wagner, 1978. [A Colonnade Book published by British Museum Publications Limited.]<br />
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A Complete Guide To Heraldry, by A.C. Fox-Davies, 1978.<br />
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A Guide to Heraldry, by Ottfried Neudecker, 1979.<br />
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Heraldry Illustrated, by W.H. Abbott, 1897.<br />
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Concise Encyclopedia of Heraldry, by Guy Cadogan Rothery, first published 1915 and reprinted 1985.<br />
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Wow...enough you say. Other books on my shelf provide additional information. The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-32849634655011623582016-11-06T07:56:00.000-08:002016-12-29T05:36:19.704-08:00Heraldry Used In Tree Climbing (1)Brick walls come in all shapes, sizes, and thickness. Over the years, with a surname like JONES, you can imagine the number of obstacles that presented themselves along the way. The purpose of this blog has been to communicate the different approaches I have used that might be helpful in your own tree climbing experiences. The next several posts will begin a series on one method that has been the most fun, helpful, and yet most difficult. It is the method using the topic called "Heraldry".<br />
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There were several stages in this process that need to be told. It really begins when after some 20 years of tree climbing, I was able to connect my family tree from Kentucky, which began in 1811, back to its roots in Virginia. "Pewmansend Creek" [in present Caroline County] was the geographic landmark that helped make the connections. It was the use of "Heraldry" that took this Virginia location across the great pond to Wales. <br />
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Of course, this did not happen all at once. From my earliest days of tree climbing [starting at age 9], an interest in all things pertaining to knights, castles, swords, shields, coat of arms, and such things had a special attraction. However, it was not until a book by Sir Bernard Burke was found during one of my many trips to "rare book stores" that got me going in earnest. The title page is shown:<br />
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In this text it states: "Heraldry may be defined 'the art of blazoning, assigning, and marshalling coat armour' or more particularly 'the art of arranging and explaining in proper terms all that relates or appertains to the bearing of Arms, Creast, Badges, Quarterings, and other hereditary marks of honour".<br />
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Whew, quite a mouth full. Anyway, this text was to serve as a reference and resource for this stage of the process. It has served me well. Let's keep going. The next group of posts will describe this adventure.The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-88145693733159433982016-09-08T08:36:00.000-07:002016-11-06T07:59:29.836-08:00Have Genes - Well TraveledIt is hard to conceptualize that our ancestors live within us. At least on the genetic level it is the fact that we carry [hopefully alive] parts of our past generations in our genes. Now a "gene" is the functional unit of heredity which occupies a specific place (called locus) on a chromosome. This gene is capable of reproducing itself exactly at each cell division, and directs the formation of a protein. [ an enzyme, a catalyst, or other types of helper proteins ] A "chromosome" (normally 46 in us humans) lives in the nucleus of our cells. It is the bearer of our genes, but also surrounds itself with specialized filaments [called chromatin], and a helper gizmo that assists during cell division called the centromere. Concepts, terms, definitions and the like surrounding all this genetic stuff can certainly clog the brain, and may often form their own brick walls just trying to put things together. Anyway, to help the genealogist in their own tree climbing experience there are a few themes that might provide some insight.<br />
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First, "genetics" and "genealogy" are not the same. In spite of what is claimed from all those who want to sell DNA products in order to provide you with answers to all your family tree questions, this is not the case. By definition, "genetics" is the branch of science concerned with the means and consequences of transmission and generation of the components of biological inheritance. In my Stedman's Medical Dictionary, between "behavioral genetics" and "transplantation genetics" there are 21 definitions of various branches. By definition, "genealogy" is an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor. [There is now listed a "genetic genealogist" which I am sure would charge you to figure all your DNA stuff that has been analyzed.]<br />
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Secondly, if you have not already, you may discover that your DNA may help get under, around, or over that brick wall. The problem for many genealogist is knowing which DNA type would give you the most help. The following picture tries to present the three types of DNA being sold on the market.<br />
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The first place to start is to define the question you are trying get hold. [From a genealogist point of view.] Does the question needing to be ask go out the paternal (fathers) branches, the maternal (mothers) branches, or the ancestors on either side of the family tree? Making this decision will often help you decide which DNA test to order. Y-DNA is a direct male line back through the ages...mtDNA (mitochondrial DNA) is down the maternal branches including those of your father...and autosomal DNA is basically a "travel log" of your ancestors geographic origins. [called ethic groups] We all have genes...well traveled indeed.<br />
<br />The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-14442655024244594712016-07-21T08:07:00.000-07:002016-07-21T08:07:52.972-07:00HaplogroupsBrick walls come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and thickness. Recently, the use of DNA analysis has produced all kinds of new brick walls. Looking to your genetic past will often help give new directions for the family search, or solve some types of questions that have come to the forefront.<br />
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My own DNA analysis took some time to get to the lab, because I was worried that it might show that all my 50 some years of genealogy would be incorrect. At any rate, the following table shows that there are a number of different genetic pathways that involves the surname JONES.<br />
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The figure begins with the year 2011. It then shows the percent of each haplogroup that was found in those with the surname JONES and chose to have their Y-DNA analyzed. Seventy-five percent of those were found to be in the R1b1 haplogroup. [n=275] This was followed by a number of different haplogroups. Eleven percent were those of Scandinavia decent, followed in decreasing order by E, G, J, R1a, and Q.<br />
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The most recent analysis [2016, n=257] suggest that a number of folks from several haplogroups are new to the JONES surname family tree. Haplogroups B, N, and O were not present in the 2011 group. There has been some changes in the percent of the various haplogroups which suggest that there are many other genetic groups that have connections to the JONES surname. There has been a 14% decrease in R1b1 with an increase in I, G, J, and R1a haplogroups. <br />
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All this to say that the origin of your Y-chromosome may show something amazing. Likewise, not all with the surname JONES have their roots in the same genetic family tree.The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-8678169799617968502016-04-19T06:44:00.000-07:002016-04-19T06:44:22.606-07:00A Name Change ChronologySeveral prior post have discussed the fact that the same name often gets spelled in a variety of ways. For the genealogist, it is necessary to identify how these spellings can occur, and explore all alternative spellings when facing one of those brick walls. This post shows that various spellings can also happen over time, presenting another dimension to all this brick wall climbing. For my own tree climbing experience it was the surname "Taliaferro".<br />
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Beginning in 1651, the name was first spelled "Troliver". It took some 60 years before the surname came to be spelled "Taliaferro". The following table presents how the name was spelled in the patent records of Virginia 1651 - 1711. [Taken from Cavaliers and Pioneers - Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, by Nugent, Vol. I - III]<br />
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1651 - Troliver - CP(I) p. 224<br />
1655 - Troliver - CP (I) p. 307<br />
1661 - Tolliver - CP (I) p. 417<br />
1666 - Taliafro - CP (I) p. 548<br />
1666 - Taifer - CP (I) p. 548<br />
1666 - Tallifro - CP (I) p. 548 <br />
1667 - Talifro - CP (II) p. 21<br />
1667 - Talliferoe - CP (II) p. 32<br />
1667 - Talliferoe - CP (II) p. 39<br />
1669 - Toliferoe - CP (II) p. 70<br />
1670 - Talliferoe - CP (II) p. 90<br />
1671 - Talliafero - CP(II) p. 93<br />
1671 - Taliaferro - CP (II) p. 149<br />
1673 - Taliafer - CP (II) p. 123<br />
1673 - Talliaferro - CP (II) p. 138<br />
1685 - Taliaferoe - CP (II) p. 294<br />
1691 - Taliaferoe - CP (II) p. 360<br />
1693 - Taliaferro - CP (II) p. 380<br />
1694 - Taliafero - CP (II) p. 397<br />
1695 - Taliaferro - CP (II) p. 401<br />
1705 - Taliaferro - CP (III) p. 93<br />
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Some 60 years in the records...what a deal. <br />
1711 - Taliaferro - CP (III) p. 124<br />
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<br />The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-25134151549519514582016-02-09T07:01:00.000-08:002016-02-09T07:01:15.811-08:00Two New BlogsBrick walls come in all shapes and sizes as you climb out that family tree. Those with a common surname like JONES will have all sorts. Likewise, those who have a Welsh surname origin [like Jones] face another variety of brick walls once you reach a certain point in that tree climbing experience. Two new blogs are being started with the purpose to provide a location to discuss all these themes and subject that might be of help. One is titled: "Jones Surname Central". The second is titled: "Welsh Surname Central". Now I know that all tree climbers are not JONES or WELSH, but this combination offers many brick walls all their own. The blog sites are :<br />
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Jones Surname Central at tjgjscs.blogspot.com<br />
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Welsh Surname Central at tjgwsc.blogspot.com<br />
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If you share a few brick walls that need some thoughts, this may be the place to add your subject/topic at the comment section of each post [yet to come]. A place to share, discovery, and discuss these brick walls.The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-48746984598232898472016-01-03T06:57:00.000-08:002016-01-03T06:57:04.174-08:00My Three "P's"People, places, and purpose are items that I call my three "P's". When all three come together at the same point [4th P...just couldn't resist...:-)] it will often provide the means to break down some of those brick walls. For my own JONES family tree, this was 22 May 1650. The following figure shows an example :<br />
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The surnames Williamson, Fauntleroy, Booth, Underwood, and Mosley are not what you would expect to be related to the surname JONES. However, on 22 May 1650 a large group of folks arrived and patented land along the same river. They also fled England together following the death of Charles I. Evaluating this group under the "Three P's", the above was discovered. One large family it was. The Underwood group seem to have a lot of daughters who married a number of other surnames. The red color shows the Underwood family, with the other colors connecting the various other surnames. Understanding this cluster of related families proved to be a major pathway for connecting my own JONES family tree.The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-12287222804086109632015-12-10T06:31:00.000-08:002015-12-10T13:40:50.842-08:00The Three R's : Welsh DescentBy now, my suspicion is that most folks who are reading and following this blog share a common interest in the destruction of brick walls. Having a surname JONES you can imagine the number and frequency of such adventures. My own tree climbing has provided me many such opportunities which this blog has tried to share. Over the years, a number of readings, references, and resources have accumulated which have been especially helpful...thus "The Three R's". I thought it might be useful to present these items to those who share this common Welsh ancestry. From the Bluegrass of central Kentucky to the Vale of the Dee [ North Wales], my own branches have been connected. Welsh descent...English filter...Virginia colonist...frontier settler...to a Bluegrass landing is roughly the chronology. It is in this order that my collection of "Three R's" will be presented in the next series of posts.<br />
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The following text has served me well over the many years of my JONES surname tree climbing. It presents information organized by the Welsh counties giving a history of each and the surnames connected. It is in two volumes.<br />
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The first printing was in London, 1872. It was revised and enlarged in 1875, and reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, in 1991. [Where I obtained my copy.]<br />
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"Annals and Antiquities of The Counties and County Families of Wales" by Thomas Nicholas.<br />
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It has proved to be a reading....a reference...and...a resource since 1991. A certain find to help with those brick walls of Welsh descent.<br />
<br />The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-13512107504742872582015-10-25T08:20:00.000-07:002015-10-25T08:20:20.507-07:00Deciding DNAStarting my tree climbing experience some years ago, a number of brick walls have been encountered. [Started tree climbing at age 9!] You might imagine with a surname JONES that there would be more than a few brick walls along the way.<br />
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Beginning with my family's stories, the adventure started in the Bluegrass of Kentucky. My maternal side kept many pictures, and the stories were readily passed down through the generations and many family reunions. My paternal side was somewhat different, and the family stories were fewer. At any rate, Kentucky was the beginning, and the branches led back to Virgina. A lot of years were spent digging around this area, and it was not always clear which direction one should attempt. Finally, the branches led to London, then to the county of Kent, then to Rochester, and finally to an area of Wales outlined in the figure which follows:<br />
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The drawing is mine, showing a number of locations that were slowly put together. It was here, along the Vale of the Dee, where my JONES family started, or at least I believed it to be. This only took about 30 years or so of various brick walls.<br />
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It was some five years back, that all this stuff about DNA became available. Find your roots, and be certain of your origins. What if I check my DNA and found out I really was from China??? Not sure I wanted to do this, now some 50 years into the family's story. Did I trust my genealogy, or did I find out some other story.<br />
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Struggling some two years to decide to do my DNA, the "bullet" was finally bitten (as we would say in Kentucky) and that jaw swab was taken. Sweating some two months for the results, they returned that I was haplogroup R, and haplotype R1b1b. [Now labeled R1b1a2] <br />
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It took a few months to try and figure out what all this DNA stuff meant. [Being a physician helped] I put together the following table:<br />
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Hmm...Wales...lets see...at the top! R1b1b [Now R1b1a2] it is! What a deal! My 50 some years of genealogy before computers and the internet held true...deciding DNA it is.The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-88069737873679251202015-09-26T06:38:00.000-07:002015-09-26T06:38:17.872-07:00DocumentationRecords and careful documentation becomes the foundation of genealogical research. Any historical document written during the life time of the person under research is called a "Primary Document". Deeds, wills, court orders and records, birth certificates, death certificates, census data, military records, and many other items woven into a coherent thread produces a record of the family tree. For me, my favorite primary docuement is shown:<br />
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It is a Revolutionary War Pension application from my sixth generation grandfather Nicholas Jones. It contains his actual signiture [shown] and additional family information. What a deal for me! A grandfather giving his hand over generations, reaching me thorough the ages. A family treasure it is. <br />
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What is your own favorite primary document?The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-26303516297967545572015-08-25T05:42:00.000-07:002015-08-25T05:42:36.859-07:00Cultural Chronology Times change, and our ancestors lived among these changes. It is often helpful to try and grasp an understanding of the time period that our ancestors existed. This understanding will frequently break down a brick wall facing us. Having Celtic origins, their times were of interest. The Romans were the first to place on the pages of history the story of these Celts that lived on that island they called "Brittania".<br />
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Over the years I have tried to put together a "cultural chronology" that has following my own family along the branches of the old "family tree". Readings, references, and resources I have called it. Starting a blog on January 17, 2013, the items found most helpful are presented. This blog can be found at tjg3rs.blogspot.com . Each items has a brief summary and what topic it connects to my Celtic origins. For example, <br />
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This reference contains some of the story surrounding my own family tree. "Babington's Plot" it has come to be called. Interesting story it is, and my family was involved. [Edward Jones was his name.] Many of my brick walls came down as this story unfolded.<br />
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I have place these sources in a cultural chronology that has been helpful over the past 54 years of my own tree climbing. I suspect there are those genealogist out there who face their on cultural chronologies with this same "Celtic" back ground. Come follow the sources:<br />
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<br />The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-86583381859408922872015-08-04T07:51:00.000-07:002015-08-04T07:51:51.814-07:00My Research NotebooksGenealogy offers many ways to climb out the old family tree branches. Now after some 55 years of climbing around my own family's tree branches, I thought it might be helpful to list how all these years of research have been collected and stored. Very early, I began a single notebook which became my family tree as I knew it. [Started at age 9!] This gradually expanded as my exploration became wider and more interesting to my mind. Year after year, the number and quality of the work increased such that a collection of these notebooks began. By 10 to 15 years into this tree climbing, I needed a way to organize and store the research. Color coding was the way, by placing various dots on the notebook edges that matched the same subject or historical research.<br />
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Finally, by 250 notebooks, it became evident that I needed a way to find this research as the need was presented. So, believe it or not, a blog was started on July 6, 2012 to code and summarize each notebook by its "number" and "subject matter". The blog is: tjgresearchnotebooks.blogspot.com.<br />
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You may check out this blog to identify my tree climbing research. A way is available to search the blog using the "Search This Blog" line in the upper right of the blog page. Each numbered notebook has a central theme, and the content identified. At present there are over 260 notebooks! Feel free to climbing around a little yourself... no telling what you might find.<br />
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<br />The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-5817261944038389132015-07-08T06:15:00.000-07:002015-07-08T06:21:25.539-07:00My Blogs From 2010Today [July 8th] begins my fifth year of blogging. Who would have guessed that on the 7th July 2010 this blogging adventure has expanded to 15 blogs! I thought it might be of interest to list these blog in chronological order for those who might find some of them helpful. The blog "address" is given following the date and title of each blog.<br />
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7 July 2010 - The Jones Genealogist : http://thejonesgenealogist.blogspot.com</div>
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This blog tells the story of my beginning to this infection called genealogy. [Started at age 9]<br />
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30 July 2010 - The Jones Surname : http://thejonessurname.blogspot.com<br />
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Telling the story of my own surname [shared by so many] is the goal of this blog. Some 53<br />
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8 August 2010 - GE-NE-AL-O-GY 101 : http://ge-ne-al-o-gy101.blogspot.com<br />
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Using my own research methods, this blog describes how one might begin their own tree<br />
climbing.<br />
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22 August 2010 - GE-NE-AL-O-GY 201 : http://ge-ne-al-o-gy201.blogspot.com<br />
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Starting with 5 generations (ancestor defined here) the second stage of research.<br />
[This blog does not included the internet!] How us old folks use to climb trees in the dark<br />
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4 September 2010 - GE-NE-AL-O-GY 301 : http:ge-ne-al-o-gy301.blogspot.com<br />
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Time travel of course.<br />
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13 December 2010 - Welsh Genealogy : http://welshgenealogy.blogspot.com<br />
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Helping those of Welsh descent to get around in the world of genealogy is the purpose of this<br />
blog. Welsh history and culture is included.<br />
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This is for the year 2010. I will try and list the remaining blogs chronologically in the next few post. Happy 5th Year Anniversary.The Jones Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384328568699198104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125771831635929942.post-30925972658840461702015-06-01T06:33:00.000-07:002015-06-01T06:33:48.088-07:00Sphere of InfluenceDynamic factors come into play during the historical periods that our ancestors lived. These factors will influence the surroundings, and often direct the decisions that our family makes among the various branches of the family tree. Many branches come to one of those "brick walls" when the twist and curves are a result of these factors. Trying to get a grasp of these influences will help direct the tree climbing decisions. One aspect I call "Sphere of Influence". The following figures help demonstrate how this concept may be approached.<br />
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The basic principle is that each family member comes under the influence of a dominate factor which plays an important role in their life. A simple drawing [using graph paper] is shown.<br />
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In the center is a square drawn to represent the "dynamic factor" that is central to the time period. It may be an individual, or any issue that seems to play an important role for the family member. There are four additional squares draw which are connected to this central issue.<br />
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...various additional individuals [factors] extend outward in expanding directions. Each being more distant from the center, yet still influence by the connection. A cluster affect it might be called, or a "sphere of influence" surrounding the center.<br />
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... let's say the central dynamic is political. For my family history much deals with the complex roll of the monarchy verses individual rights. "Royal Power" is the center, and an "inter circle" is formed by those connected. Family records will often list the names of various folks connected to this "sphere of influence", but making these connections become one brick wall after another. An "outer circle" is formed surrounding these folks, and placing their role in this complex web, will often help connect family members. Influence and authority extending from a central issue. Making clusters and branches will focus many decisions among the family tree branches.<br />
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