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May Leffingwell Jones

Female 1858 - Aft 1930  (~ 76 years)


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  1. 1.  May Leffingwell Jones was born Between 1854 and Oct 1858, New Haven, CT (daughter of Edwin A. Jones and Cornelia Durand); died Aft 1 Apr 1930.

    Notes:

    DAR ID Number: 22542

    Mary's DAR lineage: her parents, Edwin A. Jones & Cornelia Durand; grandparents, Bennie Jones & Amelia Towner; great-grandparents, Benjamin Jones, Jr. & Molly Stannard; great-great-grandfather, Benjamin Jones.

    Excerpted from her DAR file: Benjamin Jones, Jr., joined Capt. Skinner's Co., Col. Latimer, 25 Aug 1777. He was with the regiment when ordered to reinforce Gen. Gates at Saratoga and took part in the battle 19 Sep 1777, between the regiments commanded by Gen. Gates and Gen. Burgoyne. Entered service on State Man of War Oliver Cromwell, 12 Mar 1778, and participated in the capture of the Admiral Keppel of 18 guns, 13 Apr 1778. In March 1781, he joined Brig. General Waterbury's Battalion which joined Washington while encamped at Phillipsburg in July and was aftrerwards under Heath's orders on the Westchester line. Was a pensioner under Act of Congress approved 7 June 1832.

    Mary is also the great-granddaughter of Samuel Durand of Cheshire, CT, who enlisted when but 16 years of age and is said to have been the youngest soldier from the State of Connecticut. Was a pensioner under Act of Congress approved 1840.

    In the 1930 Federal Census, she may be the Mary Remington, age 74, living at the Old People's Home on Jefferson St. in Hartford, CT.

    May married Harvey Newton Remington Abt 1883. Harvey (son of Hiram Morse Remington and Harriet Roberts) was born 12 May 1863, Westfield, Middlesex Co., CT; died 3 Jan 1922, Meriden, New Haven Co., CT. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Edwin A. Jones (son of Bennie Jones and Amelia Towner).

    Edwin married Cornelia Durand Abt 1846, Meriden, New Haven Co., CT. Cornelia (daughter of George A. Durand and Eunice Unknown) was born Oct 1824, CT; died Aft 15 Apr 1910. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Cornelia Durand was born Oct 1824, CT (daughter of George A. Durand and Eunice Unknown); died Aft 15 Apr 1910.
    Children:
    1. 1. May Leffingwell Jones was born Between 1854 and Oct 1858, New Haven, CT; died Aft 1 Apr 1930.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Bennie Jones

    Bennie — Amelia Towner. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Amelia Towner
    Children:
    1. 2. Edwin A. Jones

  3. 6.  George A. Durand (son of Samuel Durand and Susanna Hitchcock).

    George — Eunice Unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Eunice Unknown
    Children:
    1. 3. Cornelia Durand was born Oct 1824, CT; died Aft 15 Apr 1910.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Samuel Durand died 24 Jan 1831.

    Samuel married Susanna Hitchcock 1781. Susanna died Aft 1838, Cheshire, CT. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Susanna Hitchcock died Aft 1838, Cheshire, CT.
    Children:
    1. 6. George A. Durand