Born at "The Grove" in Halifax, North Carolina, she was the daughter of Revolutionary patriot, Willie Jones and his wife, Mary Montfort. Grand-daughter of Col. Joseph Montfort, provincial Grand Master Mason of America. She was the wife of Gov. Hutchins Gordon Burton, the 22nd Governor of North Carolina. She and Gov. Burton had eight children: Robert Allen Burton (1814-1840); Hutchins Gordon Burton (1817-1822); Willie Jones Burton (1820-1824); Mary Elizabeth Burton Alston (1822-1909); Martha Ann Burton Williams (1825-1888); John Wayles Burton (1826-1845); Sallie Blount Edwards Burton Long (1828-1888); and Thomas Burke Burton (1831-1861).
After the death of Gov. Burton, she married Col. Andrew Joyner of Weldon, NC. They had no issue. According to her obituary, she died in Weldon, North Carolina. However, the exact location of her grave remains unclear as she does not appear to have been buried in Poplar Grove Cemetery near Col. Joyner.
After the death of Gov. Burton, she married Col. Andrew Joyner of Weldon, NC. They had no issue. According to her obituary, she died in Weldon, North Carolina. However, the exact location of her grave remains unclear as she does not appear to have been buried in Poplar Grove Cemetery near Col. Joyner.
Born at "The Grove" in Halifax, North Carolina, she was the daughter of Revolutionary patriot, Willie Jones and his wife, Mary Montfort. Grand-daughter of Col. Joseph Montfort, provincial Grand Master Mason of America. She was the wife of Gov. Hutchins Gordon Burton, the 22nd Governor of North Carolina. She and Gov. Burton had eight children: Robert Allen Burton (1814-1840); Hutchins Gordon Burton (1817-1822); Willie Jones Burton (1820-1824); Mary Elizabeth Burton Alston (1822-1909); Martha Ann Burton Williams (1825-1888); John Wayles Burton (1826-1845); Sallie Blount Edwards Burton Long (1828-1888); and Thomas Burke Burton (1831-1861).
After the death of Gov. Burton, she married Col. Andrew Joyner of Weldon, NC. They had no issue. According to her obituary, she died in Weldon, North Carolina. However, the exact location of her grave remains unclear as she does not appear to have been buried in Poplar Grove Cemetery near Col. Joyner.
After the death of Gov. Burton, she married Col. Andrew Joyner of Weldon, NC. They had no issue. According to her obituary, she died in Weldon, North Carolina. However, the exact location of her grave remains unclear as she does not appear to have been buried in Poplar Grove Cemetery near Col. Joyner.
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