G3: William Jones 1727-1776 & Mary Tonkins
William Jones was born in May 1727 in Clehonger, Hereford, England. He was the second child of Simon Jones (1698) and Catherine Lewis.
William was a third generation descendant of Simon Jones.
William married Mary Tonkins on November 19, 1752. They had seven children in 19 years, John William 1750; William 1752; Thomas 1756; John 1759; Anne 1761; James 1765 and Mary 1769.
William died on March 18, 1776, when he was only 48. His youngest child was only 7 years old at the time. Mary died in 1809 when she was 82 years old.