Blaithwaite Jones, Col

1726 - 1789  (62 years)

• Name	Blaithwaite Jones
  Suffix	Col
  Birth	7 Apr 1726	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Christening	21 Apr 1726	Christ Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Religion	St Paul's Ch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Death	26 Jan 1789  [1]
  Notes	Born between 11 and 12 o'clock in the day. Departed this life January 25th, 1789, aged 62 years 9 months and 14 days. In early life Blaithwaite Jones followed the sea, and was registered, 25 January, 1759, Master of the ship Somerville, 120 tons, built in Philadelphia and owned by William Grinths and Samuel Morris. At the out break of the revolution he espoused the American cause, was a delegate to the Provincial Convention Of Pennsylvania, 23 January, 1775, member of the Philadelphia Committee of Safety, 1775, and Chief Engineer of Construction, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in charge of the works at Billingsport, by appointment of 15 February, 1776, Captain lieutenant of the Artillery Company fo the United Colonies raised for Canadian service. Among the descendants of the former were the Late Mrs. Robert Adams, Jr. and the late well-known physician, John B Shober. (Sanuel Shober married at Christ Church, Philadelphia, Susanah Jones, 14 October, 1784. Publication of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania Volume 7 http://books.google.com/books?id=wdUUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=gibbs+jones+1748&source=bl&ots=h_kqo1R8xv&sig=gkSclOdnGxRxwej9OgJPkVc43lc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mCXSULWoHuKG2wX3_ICoCQ&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=gibbs%20jones%201748&f=false
  Person ID	I6747	Roots
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	Gibbs Jones,   b. 3 Jun 1701, Pennsylvania d. 1736, of, Pennsylvania (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Jane Crapp,   b. Abt 1701   d. Bef 7 Dec 1765, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 64 years)
  Marriage	2 Aug 1721	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Notes	SURNAME Index to "Colonial Families of Philadelphia," Philadelphia, PA name maiden date pgs comments Crapp, Jane 75 MD Gibbs Jones Crapp, John 75 MD Susannah Budd Crapp Susannah Budd 75 Crappe, Jane 1447 MD Gibbs Jones Crappe, Priscilla Claypoole 1666 1447 CH James Claypoole
  Family ID	F1536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jane (..) Jones,   b. Abt 1726   d. 04 Feb 1759, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 33 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1746
  Children	1. Gibbs (Gibo) Jones,   b. Bef 5 Mar 1748, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania d. 14 Jan 1788, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania (Age > 39 years)
  Family ID	F2842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2011

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Morris,   b. 1735   d. Bef 08 Mar 1800, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	25 May 1762	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Children	+ 1. James Morris Jones,   b. 12 Apr 1763, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania d. Aft 1785, of, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania (Age > 23 years)   2. Blaithwaite Jones,   b. 1765, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania d. 4 Jul 1780, Burlington Co, New Jersey (Age 15 years)   3. Isaac Jones,   b. 1766, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania d. 11 Feb 1786, near Mantua Creek Bridge (Age 20 years) + 4. Susannah Budd Jones,   b. 26 Jul 1767   d. 15 Dec 1835 (Age 68 years)   5. Phebe Morris Jones,   b. 22 Jul 1769, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania d. 26 Nov 1760, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania   6. Mary Jones,   b. 22 Jul 1769, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania d. 26 Nov 1769, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F2843	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2012

  
  

• Sources

  [S218] DAR Magazine, p 962. [S401] Pennsylvania Births, Phil. Co, 1644-1765, @ 1994 John T. Humphrey.