Reverend John Jones family papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Reverend John Jones family papers
Creator: Jones, John C., active 1830-1860
Creator: Jones, John, 1815-1893
Inclusive Dates: 1775-1928
Bulk Dates: 1805-1883
Language(s): English
Extent: 11 Linear Feet 31 boxes and 1 oversize folder
Collection Number: ms1065
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

John Jones (1815-1893), Presbyterian minister, born in Liberty County, Georgia, resided in Savannah, Georgia. Married Jane A. Dunwoody, their children include James Dunwoody Jones, Mary Cornelia Jones (Dunwoody), Joseph H. Jones, and John C. Jones.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of papers of Reverend John Jones and the Jones family from 1775-1928. Contains extensive family correspondence (1805-1942) including letters of John Jones; his wife Jane A. Jones; his children John Dunwoody Jones, Mary Cornelia Jones, Joseph H. Jones, and John C. Jones; his brothers and sisters Reverend Charles C. Jones, Mary Jones, J.N. Jones, and Sallie A. Dunwoody and her husband William J. Dunwoody. Records relating directly to John Jones include sermons (1830-1883), various diaries and financial ledgers, legal documents, and materials relating to the Presbyterian Church. The collection contains some material relating to various Jones family plantations in Georgia including Hopestill and Bonaventure. The papers also include scrapbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings, records of enslaved persons, court records, and legal documents.

Organization and Arrangement

Organized into 6 series: correspondence; legal and financial; family papers and miscellany; account books, records, and scrapbooks; sermons; and photographs, memorabilia, and clippings.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Reverend John Jones family papers, ms 1065. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Processing Information

There is not a box number 2, it was combined with box 1.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2010 March 2.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Photographs from this collection were removed to the Cased Image Collection, ms 3529.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Correspondence
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1	1	1805-1831
1	2	1832-1834
1	3	1835-1839
1	4	1840
1	5	1841
1	6	1842
1	7	1843-1846
1	8	1847
1	9	1848
1	10	1849
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3	1	1850 January-July
3	2	1850 August-December
3	3	1851
3	4	1852
3	5	1853
3	6	1854
3	7	1855
3	8	1856
3	9	1857
3	10	1858
3	11	1859
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4	1	1860
4	2	1861
4	3	1862
4	4	1863
4	5	1864
4	6	1865
4	7	1866
4	8	1867
4	9	1868
4	10	1869
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5	1	1870
5	2	1871
5	3	1872
5	4	1873 January-June
5	5	1873 July-December
5	6	1874 January-May
5	7	1874 June-December
5	8	1875
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6	1	1876
6	2	1877 January-July
6	3	1877 August-December
6	4	1878 January-July
6	5	1878 August-December
6	6	1879 January-July
6	7	1879 August-December
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7	1	1880 January-March
7	2	1880 April-December
7	3	1881 January-July
7	4	1881 August-December
7	5	1882 January-July
7	6	1882 August-December
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8	1	1883 January-June
8	2	1883 July-December
8	3	1884 January-March
8	4	1884 April-December
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9	1	1885 January-June
9	2	1885 July-December
9	3	1886
9	4	1887
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10	1	1888
10	2	1889 January-June
10	3	1889 July-December
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11	1	1890
11	2	1891
11	3	1892-1893
11	4	1894-1897
11	5	1898
11	6	1900-1906 March
11	7	1906 April-December
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12	1	1907-1927
12	2	1928-1942
12	3	undated
12	4	undated

 

2. Legal and Financial
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13	1	Legal documents, 1811-1839
13	2	Legal documents, 1840-1849
13	3	Legal documents, 1850-1859
13	4	Legal documents, 1860-1869
13	5	Legal documents, 1870-1879
13	6	Legal documents, 1880-1889
13	7	Legal documents, 1890-1906, Undated
13	8	Indentures, 1825-1854
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1B	5	Indenture - James Dunwody and Robert Copeland, 1825
1B	1	Indenture - John Jones and Charles C. Jones, Jr. - 55 shares of stock in Marine Bank of Georgia , 29 August 1860
1B	4	Indenture - William McIntosh and John Bowman - land in Parish of St. Andrew, Georgia - includes letter, 15 March 1770, 11 March 1830
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13	9	Indentures, 1870-1884
13	10	Indentures, 1888-1930
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1B	10	Indenture - Robert Habersham of Savannah and Daniel Blake (deceased) and Arthur Blake et al , 1836
			Conveyance of lot no. 39 in the 1st district Habersham, Lumpkin Co.
1B		Indenture - William Dunwoody and Mary Telfair - mortgage on 66 named enslaved people, 1847
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13	11	Insurance policies
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14	1	Wills - Rev. John Jones, 1888-1893
14	2	Letters testamentary to Joseph H. Jones, executor of will of Rev. John Jones, 1896
14	3	Wills, Bill of exceptions - James Smith, 1847-1856
14	4	Merchant's Bank of Atlanta
14	5	Will - William Osgood
14	6	Estate papers - Dunwody family
14	7	Tax returns - James Smith, 1829-1850
14	8	Accounts, tax records
14	9	Tax in kind forms - Rev. John Jones, 1864-1865
14	10	Promissory notes
14	11	Dividend checks, 1890
14	12	Stock
14	13	Drafts
14	14	Hopestill plantation - papers re:
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1B	6	Plat of Hopestill plantation (removed from box 14:14) [oversize]
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14	15	"Some of the Pre-War Plantations in Liberty and McIntosh Counties, Georgia"
14	16	Bonaventure plantation-papers re:
14	17	Sidon plantation - plantation book, James Smith, 1851-1855
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15	1	Deeds, 1843-1848
15	2	Deeds, 1850-1858
15	3	Deeds, 1869-1880
15	4	Deeds, 1884-1902
15	5	Deeds, 1904-1924
15	5B	Quit claim deeds - Lumpkin county Georgia, 1877
15	6	Land grants
15	7	Maps/Plats including Sunbury, Holmes and Kell Tracts, George W. Parker tract, etc.
15	8	Maps/Plats includes Darling Hall Marsh, St. Catherines Sound, David Gerrald tract, etc.
15	9	Bowan and Wilkins tracts
15	10	Abstract of title - Fulton county, Georgia
15	11	Georgia land laws
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16	1	Receipts includes UGA tuition, Darling Hall tract, etc. , 1831-1855
16	2	Receipts, 1860-1869
16	3	Receipts, 1870-1876
16	4	Receipts, 1877
16	5	Receipts, 1878-1879
16	6	Receipts, 1880-1882
16	7	Receipts, 1883-1884
16	8	Receipts, 1885-1889
16	9	Receipts, 1890-1906, undated
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17	1	Sunbury property dispute
17	2	Sunbury property dispute
17	3	Sunbury property dispute-briefs
17	4	Sunbury property-abstracts of title
17	5	Sunbury property-copy of original deeds
17	6	Sunbury property-briefs on historical evidence
17	7	Birmingham stock exchange quotes letter on verso, 1888

 

3. Family Papers and Miscellany
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17	8	Marriage covenant-Simon Munro/Elizabeth West, 1768
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1B	7	Covenant of marriage between Simon Munro and Elizabeth West (removed from box 17:8) [oversize], 1768
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17	9	Funeral service of Dr. J. C. Patterson, 19 July 1866
17	10	Printed material-advertisements
17	11	Remedy for cold and croup, 1874
17	12	Presbyterian General Assembly, 1865
17	13	Miscellaneous notes and sketches
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18	1	Papers re: property in Fulton county, Georgia
18	2	Papers re: Creek Indians
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1B	8	Account of slaves removed from plantation of Mrs. Elizabeth Munro by Creek Indians (removed from box 18:2) [oversize]
1B	9	Claim of James Smith for slaves captured by Indians (removed from box 18:2) [oversize], 1792
1B	2	Claim of Elizabeth Munro to Creek Nation [oversize]
1B	3A	Claim of James Smith for slaves taken from plantation by Indians [oversize]
1B	3B	Claim of James Smith for slaves taken from plantation by Indians [oversize]
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18	3	Programs
18	4	Invitations
18	5	Business cards
18	6	Calling Cards and Dance cards, Clerical Tickets for railroads
18	7	Pamphlets
18	8	Harper's magazine pages
18	9	Slave records
18	10	Atlanta Medical College-lecture program, 1882-1883
18	11	Memorials-Mary Elizabeth Dunwody/Jane Adaline Jones, 1884
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19	1	Family mementos-locks of hair
19	2	Epitaph-Mrs E. W. Dunwody, 1879
19	2	Photograph-John F. Dunwody
19	3	Campaign letter-John C. Jones, for Florida state attorney, 1904
19	4	Latin test-Joseph H. Jones
19	5	Report cards-Joseph H. Jones, 1871-1874
19	6	Religious notes
19	7	Journal notes-Rev. John J. Jones
19	8	Note re: special Bible of Rev. John J. Jones
19	9	Brief autobiography of Rev. John J. Jones
19	10	Speeches and writings
19	11	Hymn-Mary Jane Dunwody
19	12	Preface to a history of the John Dunwody family
19	13	Brief history of Rev. John Mclntyre
19	14	Account of settlement of New Inverness, 1735
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17	15	Genealogy-Dunwody to Edward I
17	16	Genealogy-miscellaneous notes
17	17	Household items and heirlooms-lists
17	18	List of law book of M. J. Dunwody
17	19	List of books
17	20	List of books by Charles C. Jones, Jr.
17	21	Report of Committee on World Missions, 1873
17	22	Resolution of Missionary Committee, 1872
17	23	Presbyterian congregation
17	24	Church membership-Caroline Dunwody, Mary Dunwody, Jane Dunwody, 1831 1831 1838
17	25	Obituary-Mary Jones (Mrs. Charles C. Jones), 1869
17	26	Resolution-Roswell Presbyterian Church, in memory of Gen. A. J. Hansel, 1881

 

4. Account Books, Records, and Scrapbooks
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20	1	Hopestill plantation book-Dunwody family, 1844-1854
20	2	Account book-Rev. John J. Jones, 1853-1857
20	3	Journal - "Facts and figures of an investment made in Baker county by H. H. Jones and John Jones", 1859
			Describes business activities of John Jones and Henry H. Jones, specifically concerning purchase of Baker County Plantation. Includes names of enslaved persons: Robert and Priscilla, married; Josey and Tenah, married; Anthony and Lucy Ann, married; Betsey (53), mother of Lucy Ann; Pompey; Sam; William. Also includes mention of Bonaventure Plantation, and previous owners of Baker County Plantation: William Cheever and Col. James Bond
20	4	Journal-Rev. John J. Jones, 1866
20	5	Journal-Rev. John J. Jones, 1872
20	6	Account book-subscriptions for new Presbyterian church in Marietta household expenses, 1851-1853 1868
20	7	Pastoral records-Rev. John J. Jones, 1866
20	8	Account book-Rev. John J. Jones, 1867-1868
20	9	Account book-Rev. John J. Jones, 1873-1878
20	10	Account book-Rev. John J. Jones, 1879-1884
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21	1	Journal-Rev. John J. Jones, 1873
21	2	Journal/Account book-Rev. John J. Jones, 1877
21	3	Journal/Account book-Rev. John J. Jones, 1881
21	4	Journal/Account book-Rev. John J. Jones, 1883
21	5	Account books/Slave records, 1858 1864
21	6	Statistical Register , 1846
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22	1	Scrapbook, 1876-1878
22	2	Scrapbook-Rev. John J. Jones, ca. 1877-1878
22	3	Scrapbook/Account book

 

5. Sermons
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23	1	Sermons, 1830-1838
23	2	Sermons, 1840 April-May
23	3	Sermons, 1840 June-August
23	4	Sermons, 1840 September-December
23	5	Sermons, 1841 March-June
23	6	Sermons, 1841 July
23	7	Sermons, 1841 August
23	8	Sermons, 1841 September
23	9	Sermons, 1841 October-December
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24	1	Sermons, 1842 January-June
24	2	Sermons, 1842 August
24	3	Sermons, 1842 September
24	4	Sermons, 1842 October
24	5	Sermons, 1842 December
24	6	Sermons, 1843 January-March
24	7	Sermons, 1843 April-June
24	8	Sermons, 1843 July-September
24	9	Sermons, 1844 April-November
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25	1	Sermons, 1845-1846
25	2	Sermons, 1848 February-June
25	3	Sermons, 1849
25	4	Sermons, 1850 January-May
25	5	Sermons, 1850 June-August
25	6	Sermons, 1851
25	7	Sermons, 1852 January-March
25	8	Sermons, 1852 April-July
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26	1	Sermons, 1853 January-February
26	2	Sermons, 1853 July-September
26	3	Sermons, 1854
26	4	Sermons, 1855
26	5	Sermons, 1856
26	6	Sermons, 1857
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27	1	Sermons, 1858 February-May
27	2	Sermons, 1858 June-December
27	3	Sermons, 1859 April-July
27	4	Sermons, 1859 September-November
27	5	Sermons, 1860
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28	1	Sermons, 1861 February-April
28	2	Sermons, 1861 May-June
28	3	Sermons, 1862
28	4	Sermons, 1863-1866
28	5	Sermons, 1867
28	6	Sermons, 1868
28	7	Sermons, 1869
28	8	Sermons, 1870-1871
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29	1	Sermons, 1872
29	2	Sermons, 1873
29	3	Sermons, 1874-1875
29	4	Sermons, 1876-1877
29	5	Sermons, 1878-1879
29	6	Sermons, 1880
29	7	Sermons, 1881-1882
29	8	Sermons, 1883
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30	1	Sermons, Undated
30	2	Sermons, Undated

 

6. Photographs, Memorabilia, and Clippings
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31	1	Photographs
31	2	Keepsake box
31	3	Negatives
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32	1	Photographs-Augusta, ca. 1941
32	2	Clippings-weddings, obituaries
32	3	Clippings-religion
32	4	Clippings-politics
32	5	Clippings-business, advertisements
32	6	Clippings-poetry
32	7	Clippings-civil war, slavery
32	8	Clippings-miscellaneous