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Information on this family submitted by Sara Suzanne Lamb.

First Generation

      1. Keziah Pearce  was born on 17 Nov 1799 in Bladen Co., NC. She died on 11 Jan 1891 in Polk Co., FL. She was buried in Socrum Cemetery, Lakeland, Polk Co., FL.

Keziah married Jesse L Jones Sr  on 27 Dec 1821 in Camden Co., GA. Jesse was born in 1799. He died before 1840.

They had the following children:

+          2 M        i.  John Archibald Jones  was born on 27 Jan 1823. He died on 6 May 1864.

               3 M        ii.  Jesse L Jones Jr  was born on 3 Jan 1825. He died Unknown.

               4 M       iii.  William A Jones  was born on 20 Sep 1829 in Columbia Co., FL. He died on 9 Jan 1865.  The cause of death was KIB-CSA.

William married Sarah Emile Harod .

               5 M       iv.  James M Jones  was born on 29 Sep 1831. He died after 1860.

+          6 F        v.  Mary Elizabeth Jones  was born on 27 Jan 1833. She died on 13 Jul 1898.

               7 F        vi.  Sarah Ann Elizabeth Jones  was born on 4 Mar 1835. She died on 31 Mar 1902. She was buried in Socrum Cemetery, Lakeland, Polk Co., FL.

Sarah married Thomas Bryant  son of Langley Bryant Jr and Elizabeth J Silbert on 8 Nov 1885 in Florida. Thomas was born on 25 Nov 1816 in Camden Co., GA. He died on 7 Jan 1904 in Polk Co., FL.  

Second Generation

      2. John Archibald Jones  (Keziah) was born on 27 Jan 1823. He died on 6 May 1864 in Richmond, Va.  The cause of death was KIA-CSA.

John married Mary M Edwards  on 21 Sep 1854. Mary was born in 1823. She died in 1897 in Columbia Co., FL.

They had the following children:

               8 M        i.  John Carter Jones  was born on 1 Dec 1855. He died on 13 May 1926 in Columbia Co., FL. He was buried in Bethel Methodist Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia Co., FL.

John married (1) Lue Chastain . Lue died on 12 Jan 1950.

John married (2) Mamie E Chastain .

+          9 M        ii.  Henry Silas Jones  was born on 16 Aug 1857. He died on 2 Feb 1921.

             10 F        iii.  Mary Elizabeth Jones  was born on 12 Aug 1859. She died on 26 May 1864.

+        11 M       iv.  David Bartow Jones  was born on 14 Oct 1860. He died on 8 Feb 1927.

             12 M       v.  William Andrew Jones  was born on 9 Sep 1863. He died UNKNOWN.

      6. Mary Elizabeth Jones  (Keziah) was born on 27 Jan 1833 in Columbia Co., FL. She died on 13 Jul 1898 in Polk Co., FL. She was buried in Socrum Bethel Cemetery, Polk Co., FL.

Mary married Sylvester John Bryant  on 16 Apr 1854 in Alligator, Columbia Co., FL. Sylvester was born on 10 Aug 1831 in Columbia Co., FL. He died on 4 Jan 1863 in Richmond, Va.

They had the following children:

+        13 M        i.  David Henry Bryant  was born on 6 Jun 1855. He died on 8 Apr 1912.

             14 F         ii.  Keziah Elizabeth Bryant  was born on 25 Jun 1857 in Columbia Co., FL. She died UNKNOWN.

Keziah married James Branch .

+        15 M       iii.  Sylvester John Bryant Jr  was born on 1 Sep 1859. He died on 29 Nov 1922.

+        16 M       iv.  James William Langley Bryant  was born on 4 Oct 1861. He died on 24 Mar 1935.  

Third Generation

      9. Henry Silas Jones  (John Archibald Jones, Keziah) was born on 16 Aug 1857. He died on 2 Feb 1921 in Columbia Co., FL. He was buried in Bethel Methodist Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia Co., FL.

Henry married Mary Francis Pearce  daughter of James Washington Pearce and Margaret Ann Williams on 18 Nov 1886 in Lake City, Columbia Co., FL. Mary was born on 23 Dec 1864 in Lake City, Columbia Co., FL. She died on 6 Jan 1904. She was buried in Bethel Methodist Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia Co., FL.

They had the following children:

             17 F         i.  Ruth Jones  was born in 1903.

    11. David Bartow Jones  (John Archibald Jones, Keziah) was born on 14 Oct 1860 in Columbia Co., FL. He died on 8 Feb 1927 in Columbia Co., FL. He was buried in Bethel Methodist Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia Co., FL.

David married Ella Ferguson  on 27 Jan 1892 in Lake City, Columbia Co., FL. Ella was born in Nov 1866 in Hamilton Co., Fl. She died on 9 Sep 1933 in Columbia Co., FL. She was buried in Bethel Methodist Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia Co., FL.

They had the following children:

+        18 M        i.  Rufus Archibald Jones  was born on 30 Aug 1895. He died on 13 Jul 1971.

+        19 F         ii.  Leila Ann Jones  was born on 7 May 1899. She died on 17 May 1953.

    13. David Henry Bryant  (Mary Elizabeth Jones, Keziah) was born on 6 Jun 1855 in Columbia Co., FL. He died on 8 Apr 1912 in Polk Co., FL.

David married Mrs Sarah Jane Raulerson-Deeson  on 8 Jan 1888 in Polk Co., FL. Sarah was born on 12 Sep 1856 in Hillsborough Co., FL. She died on 15 Jun 1928 in Polk Co., FL.

David and Sarah had the following children:

             20 F         i.  Civility Bryant  was born on 12 Feb 1889. She died on 20 Feb 1941.

Civility married Preston Hancock .

             21 F         ii.  Keziah Bryant  was born on 15 Aug 1890. She died on 16 Apr 1960.

Keziah married (1) Sam Carrol .

Keziah married (2) Cornelius O Moore .

             22 F        iii.  Henrietta Bryant  was born on 23 Mar 1892. She died on 17 Aug 1929.

Henrietta married Thomas J Bryan .

             23 F        iv.  Susan Nellie Bryant  was born on 20 Dec 1894 in Polk Co., FL. She died on 27 Nov 1976 in Polk Co., FL.

Susan married Henry Leonard Costine  on 13 Dec 1910 in Kathleen, Polk Co., FL.

    15. Sylvester John Bryant Jr  (Mary Elizabeth Jones, Keziah) was born on 1 Sep 1859 in Columbia Co., FL. He died on 29 Nov 1922 in Polk Co., FL.

Sylvester married Minerva May Milton  on 19 Oct 1903 in Polk Co., FL.

They had the following children:

             24 M        i.  Kenneth Lisbon Bryant  was born on 21 Feb 1905 in Polk Co., FL. He died on 26 Mar 1991 in Florida.

Kenneth married Eddie Eula Harrison .

             25 M        ii.  Madison Bryant  was born on 15 May 1916. He died on 3 Apr 1991.

             26 F        iii.  Mizetta Bryant .

             27 M       iv.  Arno Bryant .

    16. James William Langley Bryant  (Mary Elizabeth Jones, Keziah) was born on 4 Oct 1861 in Columbia Co., FL. He died on 24 Mar 1935 in Polk Co., FL.

James married Ida Norton  on 29 Oct 1889 in Polk Co., FL.

They had the following children:

             28 F         i.  Mary Bryant  was born in Sep 1890.

             29 M        ii.  Norton S Bryant  was born on 27 Oct 1893. He died on 23 Mar 1895.

             30 F        iii.  Julia Bryant  was born on 2 Feb 1896. She died on 19 Mar 1938 in Polk Co., FL.

Julia married (1) Alonzo Hancock .

Julia married (2) William C Ramsey .

             31 F        iv.  Mattie Corine Bryant  was born in Nov 1899. She died in 1945 in Polk Co., FL.

Mattie married Richard Lewis .

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