Excerpt from Hugh Jones of Salem, Mass: And His Descendants The surname Jones ranks first in number among the family names of Wales, one Welshman in seven bearing the name; in England it holds second place, being barely exceeded in frequency by Smith and among the old family names of New England it is outnumbered only by Smith, Brown, Johnson, Clark, White, Davis, and Williams. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

"Hugh Jones, Immigrant of Salem, Massachusetts, being one of the earliest pioneers. Was born in Wincanton, England 1635; emigrated to Salem, Massachusetts in 1650, where he died about 1688. He married first, Hannah, daughter of John and Margaret Tompkins of Salem, Massachusetts, June 26, 1660. She was born February 21, 1640-1 and died May 10, 1672. He married second, December 31, 1672, Mary, Baptized March 29, 1649, daughter of John and Martha (Tompkins) Foster of Salem, a cousin of his first wife. She died in Woburn, Massachusetts, May 29, 1717"--Page [25]. Descendants and relatives lived in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Oregon, Canada and elsewhere.

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A genealogy of the descendants of William Russell born about 1647. He was living in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts on 20 Jan 1673/4. He married 25 Oct 1678 Elizabeth Nurse in Salem. He died 22 Dec 1733.