Sarah Locke (1707 - ): Locke Genealogy

Locke Genealogy

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

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.

Sources

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