Does anyone have any info on the Matthew and Rachel Gallegly Jones
of Laurens County, SC? I have a Laban Galleghly Jones born in Laurens County,
SC in 1801 d. 1879 in Worth/Gentry County, MOI believe these are his parents.
Laban married Sarah Harris of Ill. They had children in Perry County, Ill one of which
was John H. Jones...my ggg gf. I have found evidence that there was a Matthew Jones in
Perry County, Ill in the 1830 census index. In the 1860 census of the same county there is a Rachel
Jones 80 years of age. That is old enough to be the mother of Laban.
Not to skip around, but I believe it is possible that this Matthew Jones family may have stopped
off in TN. There are other Jones that came to the same counties of Ill and MO that my Jones ended up
and they are old enough to be brothers to Laban.