Envelope:
Front: Miss A. D. Gauss, St. Charles, Missouri
Back: From, Mrs T. T. Parrish, Roanoke, Va --
630 Day Ave S. W.
Roanoke Va
April 5 - 1920
Dear Miss A. D. Gauss
Your interesting letter came
and I am so interested in all you tell me. Some of our record
is the same other parts vary.
Things happen quite strange
- just a few minutes before your letter came I was called on the phone
by a Miss A. D. Johns of Buckingham Co who is visiting during the Easter
season in Roanoke she /p. 2/ is the daughter of Thomas Johns who was
the son of Johns Johns Jr (b) 1784 he was son of John Johns (b) 1746
- she is also looking up her D.A.R. line
Now I can not tell you where
the Glover comes in-
John Johns Sr (b) 1746 was three times married. his first wife
was a Miss Gorden his 2nd wife Polly Elizabeth Winston1
daughter of Judge Edmund Winston of Richmond - my G. Grandfather Edmund
Winston Johns was /p. 3/ named for his grandfather Winston and tradition
has it - spent most of his childhood in the home of the Winstons, that
may account for his name having been left out of some of the records
of his fathers family. Edmund Winston Johns was a pioneer minister
in Va. and preached the doctorine [sic] of "free Kirk" and
but for the connection to the Henry & Spotswood families would have
been put in jail for doing it.* The Johns were
promineant in the early church of Wales. George Dabney Winston
uncle of my /p.4/ great grandfather Edmund married Doreath Henry the
daughter of Patrick Henry & his 2nd wife who was the
daughter of Gov Spotswood of Va. John Johnss 3rd wife was the
widow of judge Manley it does not give her maiden name.-- I have
never been sure who my great grandmother was our Bible gives it like
this
Edmund Winston Johns
(b)May 24 - 1767
Susan Bulloock Johns
(b)June 19 - 1763
Married July 18-1787.
Now some say Susans name was Susan Bullock Jones and there /p.5/ may
be a connection between this Jones family and that of your Martha Jones
do you know any thing about this family of Joel Jones -- We have relatives
by the name of Jones
Three members of the Va.
branch served in the Revolution they were - Thomas - Mathew and William
Johns all in the Buckingham militia --
I
find several preachers in the Johns family and as a general thing all
are very pious as most Welch people are. /p.6/ Can you give me the name
of the parents of John Johns Sr born Oct 14 - 1746 and also tell me
any thing you can learn about the family before that time - I have heard
the family first came from Wales about 1660 but no proof has been found
so far.
I
can not find any other than the branches of the John Johns & Elizabeth
Winston line.
I
have had letters from.....
/p.7-8 missing/
/p.9/..... many of those same records list my - great
grandfather others do not.
Mr Thomas Johnss of Bristol
is a son of Thomas Winston Johns & a wife Miss Dudley of Lynchburg
Va. Thomas Winston Johns was son of John Johns Jr. "The
Va Johns family tree" was sent to some member of the family in
Mississippi by an Aunt of Mr Thomas Johns, they asked for it to make
a copy, it was not returned and we have never been able to trace it
-- /p.10/ If you know any of the Mississippi Johns please help us locate
it --
Can you get a list of the Jones family any where? I have several
relics of the Johns -- the jewel box of Martha is very odd and pretty
-- I also have silver spoons, candlesticks etc.
I will look for any thing I can find about the Glover family.
my Mother says she knows there is /p.11/ connection but dont know just
who was the Glover branch. Mother is the daughter of Martha Johns
& William Clark and Martha was the child of Edmund Winston Johns
William Clark was a member of the family of Va Clarks of Mereaweather,
Lewis & Clark connection
Thank you for writing me and I will write you again and if you learn
any Jones or Johns history please let me know -- With best wishes I
am
Mrs T. T. Parrish
*He opposed the King of England.
1Some of this information
has proved to be incorrect. [SDC, 1999]
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