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Deacon Griffith Jones

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Deacon Griffith Jones

Birth
Wales
Death
25 Nov 1753 (aged 81–82)
Valley Forge, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Devon, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Deacon Griffith Jones was born 1671 in Wales. He was a Deacon in the Rhydwilin church, in Cardiganshire, Wales. In 1711 he came to America and became a Deacon in the Great Valley Baptist Church.

Deacon Griffith had a farm 1.5 miles from Valley Forge, PA.

The Deacon's wife's name is not shown in any known records.
His only known child was Samuel Jones who died in 1787 and is buried in this cemetery.

Griffith Jones' family and the Jones family of Rev David Jones who was the long time pastor of this church were both members of the Rhydwilin church and came to America only 1 year apart.

There has to be a connection between these 2 Jones families. Was Deacon Griffith Jones the brother of David Jones buried in the Welsh Tract Baptist Church Cemetery in Newark, DE.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=jones&GSfn=david&GSmid=46853198&GRid=15566579&

(That David Jones was the father of the patriotic Pastor David Jones who is buried in this cemetery.)

To this poster the only valid links for Griffith's Family Members is his son Samuel.
Deacon Griffith Jones was born 1671 in Wales. He was a Deacon in the Rhydwilin church, in Cardiganshire, Wales. In 1711 he came to America and became a Deacon in the Great Valley Baptist Church.

Deacon Griffith had a farm 1.5 miles from Valley Forge, PA.

The Deacon's wife's name is not shown in any known records.
His only known child was Samuel Jones who died in 1787 and is buried in this cemetery.

Griffith Jones' family and the Jones family of Rev David Jones who was the long time pastor of this church were both members of the Rhydwilin church and came to America only 1 year apart.

There has to be a connection between these 2 Jones families. Was Deacon Griffith Jones the brother of David Jones buried in the Welsh Tract Baptist Church Cemetery in Newark, DE.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=jones&GSfn=david&GSmid=46853198&GRid=15566579&

(That David Jones was the father of the patriotic Pastor David Jones who is buried in this cemetery.)

To this poster the only valid links for Griffith's Family Members is his son Samuel.


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