Adams Family - Ourfolk
Mehitable Adams (Jones) 7 JUN 1771 - 8 MAY 1812
Mehitable was born on 7 JUN 1771 in Sandisfield, Ma and died on 8 MAY 1812 (age: 40) in Otis, Ma. and was buried in West Center Cemetery .
She was the daughter of Samuel Adams (18 APR 1737 - 19 AUG 1809) and Sarah Clark (Adams) (D: 17 MAR 1808).
Mehitable was married to Miles Jones, Sr. on 28 NOV 1792 in Otis, Mass..
Miles, Sr. was born on 28 JUL 1764 in Coventry, Conn. and died on 17 APR 1812 (age: 47) in Otis, Ma and was buried in West Center Cemetery .
He was the son of Ebenezer Jones (4 APR 1718 - 1800) and Zerviah Loomis (Jones) (24 SEP 1724 - 1808).
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| ⌈ Richard Adams (3 JUN 1708 - 1 MAR 1787) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⌈ Samuel Adams (18 APR 1737 - 19 AUG 1809) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⌊ Susanna Preston (Adams) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mehitable Adams (Jones) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⌈ Thomas Clark (B: 16 MAY 1708) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⌊ Sarah Clark (Adams) (D: 17 MAR 1808) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⌊ Sarah Woodward (Clark) (B: 15 APR 1717) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mehitable was a .
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There is some confusion as to whether his name was Silas or Miles - some
sources have it one way - some the other.
Coventry records lists Silas at the bottom of a page, and as
they must have been twins, in some way, it is
believed Miles name did not get recorded on the
page.
'History of Berkshire Co., Mass.
Vol. 2 pg. 259 1885 edition states 'Adonijah, Miles and
Ebenezer, sons of Ebenezer Jones were living on a
place now owned by Charles Clark. They came from
Palmer, Mass formerly from Hebron, CT.'
He is also listed in the Cornwall Bible at Otis as a son of
Ebenezer and the Family Bible of his son Luther gives
him as the father and a son of Ebenezer Jones.
Miles was a Private in Capt Jeremiah HICKOK's co., Sears Rgmt. - enlisted
July 6, 1779 and served 3 mos and 7 days including 4 days travel home.
regiment listed in Berkshire Co. to serve for three months.
Miles and Mehitable are both
buried in the West Center Cemetery (Otis Vital
Records p. 142, also in 'Births and Deaths and
Intentions of Bethehm and Otis' pg. 16.) There is a
double tombstone on the Grave which reads 'In
memory of Miles and Mehitable Jones', giving the dates
of births and deaths, then the following inscription at
the base: #box
'Friends and Physicians could not save these
immortal bodies from the grave, nor can this day
contain us here, when Christ shall call us to appear.'
Land records at Pittsfield, Mass and Great Barrington shows numerous purchases and sales of land in Bethehem (now Otis, Mass from estate of Samuel Adams, his father in law, Docket 2673, Samuel Adams Pittsfield courthouse and docket 2901. Surrogat es office contains papers summerized below-Miles Jones died interstate (no will) Adonijah Jones, his brother was administrator of the estate-all claims settled, proceed $2039.92, debt was administer of the estate as $1,050.13, balance due the chi ldren $989.09 each received $98.90. The children were appointed to the following guardians, John Hawley and Darius Benjamin (Twins) to Adonijah Jones. His wife Mehitable signs 'release', inventory was made of the possessions. Lists of the proce eds of sale of possession (very interesting) Heirs were listed. Advertisements ofsale of Miles Jones estate was in 'The Farmers Herald', Stockridge, Mass. Nov. 3, 1813. He owned 112 acres of land in Otis, Mass. (from Alita's Roots)
sources have it one way - some the other.
Coventry records lists Silas at the bottom of a page, and as
they must have been twins, in some way, it is
believed Miles name did not get recorded on the
page.
'History of Berkshire Co., Mass.
Vol. 2 pg. 259 1885 edition states 'Adonijah, Miles and
Ebenezer, sons of Ebenezer Jones were living on a
place now owned by Charles Clark. They came from
Palmer, Mass formerly from Hebron, CT.'
He is also listed in the Cornwall Bible at Otis as a son of
Ebenezer and the Family Bible of his son Luther gives
him as the father and a son of Ebenezer Jones.
Miles was a Private in Capt Jeremiah HICKOK's co., Sears Rgmt. - enlisted
July 6, 1779 and served 3 mos and 7 days including 4 days travel home.
regiment listed in Berkshire Co. to serve for three months.
Miles and Mehitable are both
buried in the West Center Cemetery (Otis Vital
Records p. 142, also in 'Births and Deaths and
Intentions of Bethehm and Otis' pg. 16.) There is a
double tombstone on the Grave which reads 'In
memory of Miles and Mehitable Jones', giving the dates
of births and deaths, then the following inscription at
the base: #box
'Friends and Physicians could not save these
immortal bodies from the grave, nor can this day
contain us here, when Christ shall call us to appear.'
Land records at Pittsfield, Mass and Great Barrington shows numerous purchases and sales of land in Bethehem (now Otis, Mass from estate of Samuel Adams, his father in law, Docket 2673, Samuel Adams Pittsfield courthouse and docket 2901. Surrogat es office contains papers summerized below-Miles Jones died interstate (no will) Adonijah Jones, his brother was administrator of the estate-all claims settled, proceed $2039.92, debt was administer of the estate as $1,050.13, balance due the chi ldren $989.09 each received $98.90. The children were appointed to the following guardians, John Hawley and Darius Benjamin (Twins) to Adonijah Jones. His wife Mehitable signs 'release', inventory was made of the possessions. Lists of the proce eds of sale of possession (very interesting) Heirs were listed. Advertisements ofsale of Miles Jones estate was in 'The Farmers Herald', Stockridge, Mass. Nov. 3, 1813. He owned 112 acres of land in Otis, Mass. (from Alita's Roots)
Granddaughter - Sarah Maria Jones (Douglass) 1831-1910 - Sarah was born on 18 APR 1831 in Near Jamestown, N.Y. and died on 10 DEC 1910 (age: 79) in Galesburg, Ill 
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