Ancestors & Descendants of
Rev. Charles Shepherd Vincent JONES
1774-1835
St. Pauls Parish, Charleston, SC -->St. Peters Parish, Beaufort Dist,  SC -->
Telfair Co., GA --> Walton Co., FL

1827 Founder:  Alaqua United Methodist Church  {map}

4198 Coy Burgess Loop,
DeFuniak Springs, FL, 32435
892-4860
Part of the Alabama West Florida UMC Conference

Copyright © 2006 Jeremy R. Abbott

C.S.V. JONES was born 1771-1776 in Charleston, SC the s/o Edmund JONES and Mary SHEPHERD.  His father died in spring of 1790 and he and his wife, Martha B.,  went to St. Peters Parish, Beaufort Dist., SC in time for the 1800 census, Colleton Dist., SC in 1810.  By 1820 he was in Telfair Co., GA when he was asked to start a new church in the backwoods of West Florida in area then known as "Eucheeanna" [30°38'44"N 86°2'42"W] which was named after the Euchee Indians by the Scots who settled there.  In 1827 he founded the Alaqua Methodist Church in present-day Defuniack Springs, Walton Co., FL.  Later this church was also known as Steele Church. 

His children by Martha B.:

• Rebecca JONES  was born abt. 1797 SC m. James B. VAUGHAN 1798-1881 s/o Michael VAUGHAN and Nancy POWELL and lived in Maggie Valley, SC and Holmes Co., FL.  Rebecca died abt 1823 in Euchee Valley, Walton Co., FL.  They had at least 4 children:  Kenneth, Mary "Polly", Michael and Margaret.  James re-married to Nancy ANDERSON in 1824 and had 9 more children.

• William Seaborn Hiram JONES was born 1798 and married unknown abt 1818 and had 13 children:  Green Frank, Julia Eliza, Alford, Bridges D., Elmore, Mary, Emily, Josiah G., Elvya, Seaborn, Meloin, Hiram and Mary J.  He re-married1849 to Rebecca TODD 1821-1871 and lived in the 1850's in Early Co., GA having 5 more children.  He died 1881 in Dale Co., AL. 

• John Edmund Elbert JONES was born 1802 SC and married 1822 Dale Co., AL to Sarah Nancy VAUGHAN dtr/o Michael VAUGHAN and Nancy POWELL of Walton Co., FL.  Their children were John E. Jr., Susanna Temperance "Tempy", Mary J., Nancy, William C., Amanda Caroline, Charles Cade, Robert Henry, Elbert, and Sarah.  Sarah died in 1834 Holmes Co., FL and he re-married to Elizabeth ALBERTSON.  John died in 1879 in Geneva Co., AL and is buried at Jones Cem., Bellwood Rd., Geneva Co., AL. 

• Thomas Elexous P. G. JONES was born 1803 in SC and married Henrietta Permilla ?? abt 1827 in Walton Co., FL.  They had 6 children:  Henry, Henrietta, Isaac Vincent, John Edmund, Mary Ester, and Joseph Weldon.  Thomas aft 1880 and his wife died 1890 in Walton Co., FL

• Emily JONES was b. 1804 SC and married James EVANS, Jr. abt 1824.  They had 9 children while living in Dale Co., AL:  Joseph, James, Charles, Ruth, George, Gilbert, Jehu, Andrew and Uriah.  Emily died in 1847 and James re-married at an Elizabeth abt 1852. 

• Robert L. JONES was born 1805 SC and died in the 1860's in Blountstown, Calhoun Co., FL

• David G. JONES was born 1807 SC and married Elizabeth MARTIN 1824 Henry Co., AL.  They had 6 children by 1840 census. 

• Christopher Charles JONES was born 1809 SC and married a Nancy bef 1836.  They had at least 4 children:  Albert, Amertine, James H. and Charles R.  In 1860 they were living in Covington Co., AL.

• Emily JONES was b. 1819 in Telfair Co., GA and married William Steward SMITH in 1839 Early Co., GA.

• Ransom JONES was born in 1820 Telfair Co., GA and married Lydia ALBRISON abt 1838.  They had at least 3 children:  Charles S.V.,  John C. and Mary C. before 1850 Coffee Co., AL. 

Martha died 1821-1823 in Telfair Co., GA and in 1823 C.S.V. JONES re-married to Nancy McCASKILL b. 1799 Scotland dtr/o Alexander McCASKILL and had the following children by her:  Daniel, Sarah, Mary and Nancy.  Nancy died in Oct 1830 and; sadly, in 1834 all 4 of the children died.  In 1847 Charles also died in Dale Co., AL and is buried with Nancy and their children at Euchee Valley Presby Ch Cem., Walton Co., FL. 

Census and Tax Records:

1800 St. Peters, Beaufort Dist., SC
Charles JONES 00011--11010
Charles b. bef 1755
male b. 1756-1774
female b. 1756-1774
female b. 1785-1790
female b. 1791-1800
 
1810 Colleton Dist., SC
Charles V. JONES 42010--10100-01--one loom and 7 slaves
Charles b. 1766-1784
female b. 1785-1794
2 males b. 1795-1800
4 males b, 1801-1810 
1 female b. 1801-1810 

1820  Telfair Co., GA with Gibson CLARK and Joseph VAUGHN as next door neighbors.
C.S.V. JONES 430101--11010--03
Charles b. bef 1776
female b. 1776-1794 [Martha B.}
male b. 1795-1804
3 males b. 1805-1810
female b. 1805-1810
4 males b. 1811-1820
1 female b. 1811-1820
 
1830 Walton Co., FL
Charles V. JONES 10220001--200001
Charles b. 1771-1780
wife b. 1791-1800 [Nancy McCaskill]
son b. 1811-1815
son b. 1811-1815
son b. 1816-1820
son b. 1816-1820
----------------------------------------------children by Nancy are below; children by Martha B. above
son b. 1826-1830
dtr b. 1826-1830
dtr b. 1826-1830

1840 Dale Co., AL
Charles S.V. JONES  000000001--001001
Charles b. 1771-1780
female b 1801-1810
female b. 1826-1830

 

Land Records:  
 

Florida Territory Land Grants:
5-15-1829 JONES CHARLES S V     
NE ¼ of Sec 29  T2N  R19W
160.37 acres
Tallahassee Meridian in Walton Co.
 Document#.:  451
Accession/Serial #:  FL0060__.316
BLM Serial #:  FL NO S/N
This land is now a part of Elgin Air Force Base.  It is just SW of DeFuniak Springs, FL.
 

Alabama Land Grants:
7-1-1841 JONES, Charles S V    of Dale Co., AL  {map}
NW¼ of NE¼ of Sec. 33  T2N  R22E
St Stephens Meridian - Geneva Co. AL
40.02 acres

Document Nr.: 6409
Accession/Serial Nr.: AL2220__.392
BLM Serial Nr.: AL NO S/N
 

Others Researching this Family:

• Linda Rudd     [her blog]
• Barb Flint