Locke Genealogy
Sarah Locke
1707 -- SARAH LOCKE m. WILLIAM JONES, of Weston, Dec. 25, 1733, whose pedigree is as follows : - Josiah Jones, b. in England about 1640, emigrated to New England about 1665 ; m. Lydia Treadway, (of Charlestown, ?) Oct. 2, 1667 ; settled in that part of Watertown that is now Weston, and had Josiah, Nathaniel, James, Samuel, John, Isaac, Lydia, Mary, Sarah and Anna. Josiah, Jr. m. Abigail Barnes, of Marlboro,' and had Josiah, Daniel, William, Elisha and Abigail. William, b. Jany. 4, 1706-7, md. Sarah Locke, moved to Lunenburg and built a house on what is still called Jones's Hill, which property is now possessed by his descendants. During the Indian wars his house was fortified, and was called •' the castle." Mr. Jones, who was the " King's surveyor," went to Nova Scotia to lay out a township, and on his return, the vessel in which he had taken passage, was shipwrecked and he was lost, Jany. 26, 1761.
"Mrs. Jones was a very brave woman, and a lady ;" it is sf|id that on one occasion she saved the life of a squaw, who was pursued in a fit of passion by an Indian, by throwing open the door of her house, and letting her in, and then closing it, at the instant his tomahawk was thrown, and which stuck in the door ; the scar which it left, having often been seen by one of her grandchildren now living. She d. Oct. 20, 1788, a. 81.
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Name Sarah Locke Gender Female Born 5 Jul 1707 [1] LockeID W50 Person ID I31500 Locke Family Tree | Public Last Modified 9 Jun 2018
Father James Locke, b. 14 Nov 1677, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA , d. 11 Dec 1745, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 68 years) Mother Sarah Cutter, b. 31 Aug 1673, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA , d. 11 Dec 1745, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 72 years) Married 5 Dec 1700 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] Family ID F11116 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family William Jones Married 25 Dec 1733 [1] Children 1. William Jones, b. 11 May 1737 2. Abigail Jones, b. 18 Apr 1740 3. Enos Jones, b. 4 Jul 1742 4. Hannah Jones 5. Josiah Jones, b. 23 Oct 1744 6. Isaac Jones, b. 15 Jul 1747 7. Silence Jones 8. Sarah Jones, b. 25 Mar 1735 Last Modified 9 Jun 2018 Family ID F11843 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - SARAH LOCKE m. WILLIAM JONES, of Weston, Dec. 25, 1733, whose pedigree is as follows : - Josiah Jones, b. in England about 1640, emigrated to New England about 1665 ; m. Lydia Treadway, (of Charlestown, ?) Oct. 2, 1667 ; settled in that part of Watertown that is now Weston, and had Josiah, Nathaniel, James, Samuel, John, Isaac, Lydia, Mary, Sarah and Anna. Josiah, Jr. m. Abigail Barnes, of Marlboro,' and had Josiah, Daniel, William, Elisha and Abigail. William, b. Jany. 4, 1706-7, md. Sarah Locke, moved to Lunenburg and built a house on what is still called Jones's Hill, which property is now possessed by his descendants. During the Indian wars his house was fortified, and was called •' the castle." Mr. Jones, who was the " King's surveyor," went to Nova Scotia to lay out a township, and on his return, the vessel in which he had taken passage, was shipwrecked and he was lost, Jany. 26, 1761.
"Mrs. Jones was a very brave woman, and a lady ;" it is sf|id that on one occasion she saved the life of a squaw, who was pursued in a fit of passion by an Indian, by throwing open the door of her house, and letting her in, and then closing it, at the instant his tomahawk was thrown, and which stuck in the door ; the scar which it left, having often been seen by one of her grandchildren now living. She d. Oct. 20, 1788, a. 81.
- SARAH LOCKE m. WILLIAM JONES, of Weston, Dec. 25, 1733, whose pedigree is as follows : - Josiah Jones, b. in England about 1640, emigrated to New England about 1665 ; m. Lydia Treadway, (of Charlestown, ?) Oct. 2, 1667 ; settled in that part of Watertown that is now Weston, and had Josiah, Nathaniel, James, Samuel, John, Isaac, Lydia, Mary, Sarah and Anna. Josiah, Jr. m. Abigail Barnes, of Marlboro,' and had Josiah, Daniel, William, Elisha and Abigail. William, b. Jany. 4, 1706-7, md. Sarah Locke, moved to Lunenburg and built a house on what is still called Jones's Hill, which property is now possessed by his descendants. During the Indian wars his house was fortified, and was called •' the castle." Mr. Jones, who was the " King's surveyor," went to Nova Scotia to lay out a township, and on his return, the vessel in which he had taken passage, was shipwrecked and he was lost, Jany. 26, 1761.
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