Show i 1 Cor Corner er in Ances tor Y II III I I JONES FAMILY I IAn An Old Family Plenty Family Plenty of Romance inthe In Inthe inthe the Story Story Marriage Marriage Connection with the Wash BY DY ELEA ELEANOR OR LEXINGTON John which means In Hebrew Jehovah Jehovah Je hovah haUl hath boon been gracious is responsible responsible responsible sible for tor th the name Jones which Is spelled In one way only The family has always alwn's been lieen a strong one in Wales ales In England no we e find that the oldest t Inhabitant cannot re recall recall recall re- re call tho time when a John Jones was not nol alive c and a a. man mun of r affairs Es Estates Estates Estates Es- Es tates of at the Junes Jones which have been heen In the family for tor centuries are found in every fI part of oC England particular Northampton In Scotland Is one homo home of or the family famili In Wales ales they thc lived li at such unpronounceable unpronounceable places as Gell Gelly Lyo Lyod where Owen Jones the antiquarian was born 1714 and Glyn GIn y r Iy No wonder we find an early Immigration to the new world worl of or the Jones Joncs Sir William Jones born 1746 1748 in London Lon don was one of the most famous of or Oriental William Jones the noted divine di divine divine di- di vine born In was wis a descendant of ur Colonel Tones Jones in brother-in- law of or Cromwell Tho The immigrant was Major Thomas Jones called the Chevalier a descendant descend descend- ant of a a. noble family He was waR In the battle of tho the no Boyne ne coming to America in 1692 He ma made a home In Rhode Iland I 11 In Inland land where he married Freelove e I daughter of Thomas Townsend Jones was fife name of oC the master of or the time I Mayflower but unfortunately we have havo I Ino no records of or him The Jones of or tho the South claim descent descent de de- I de-I scent from Robert Jones of ot Wales who gives hes us a little romance to en enliven enliven en- en liven the talc tale lIe He came to j as boatswain on a British war man about the tho middle of ot the seventeenth century Falling In love with a Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Nor Nor- folk damsel while whilo his ship lay off Old Point Foint Comfort he leaped overboard o the night previous to sailing swam a ashore horo horo to his betrothed married herand her and the they lived happily over after at Norfolk Colonel Gabriel Jones a l kinsman of of Lord Fairfax was ono of Virginias Virginia's s most distinguished lawyers Thomas Thoma Lewis and John Madison cousin t to 1 Preside Madison were Colonel Coonel Joness Jones's in brothers One of or Gabriel Ton Jones Jones' ss s's daughters was connected by marriage with tho family of or Chief Justice Marshall Marshall Marshall Mar Mar- shall and another daughter was as on ono one of the five i c wives of John Lewis son of or Colonel Fielding Lewis and Catharine Catha Catha- rine Washington cousin to George Georgi Washington Another one of oC th the five fI wives of or tho enterprising and lucky John was also alRo a Jones but her r first name namn has not been handed down Tho The only son of ot Gabriel Jones Joncs was an officer In the tho Strother P. P Revolution Strothe Jones by name Tho The Strothers rs were among Virginias Virginia's most cultured d im f families Ilm- Ilm Hies and distinguished for patriotism m and learning One William Strothe Strother should be bo mentioned as h he was the J proud father of or thirteen thirteen en daughters daughter one of or those fair damsels wa was the wife of or Colonel Gabriel Jones and Agatha Strother hr r married John Madison ceil cerk of or tho co court rf of Augusta county i Thero There were no braver bra men in ill th theland the land Jand or more devoted patriots than Allen and William Jones leaders n u III the struggle for Cor Independence North Carolina has tho proud claim of ot being the first fir of the colonies to mo move in its congress for Independence and Allen and William were mem members er of this congress con on gress gress- The They were friends of ot Washington Washing Washing- ton an and a a. china punch bowl boul presented to him b by the wife of Allen Jones Junes Is extant t. t It has several eral cracks received ed while being hidden from Tarleton's men m n Tho The punch bowl of colonial days pla played eel an Important l part at all feasts particularly lit weddings which were often oCten celebrated b by at least twenty- twenty two consecutive dinner parties at ns fiS t W fori 9 11 r n t t I a was as sal said o of William Jonese Jones that he he Quid draw a bill In better betler language nan han any man of or his day He lie and his were educated at Eton cono college e tho the nursery of oC the gentlemen of or Bugland Eng Bug ED land 1 11 nil One of oC the tho heroes of or the family John JohnPaul JohnPaul JohnPaul Paul Jones was not born Jones but Paul a n. Scotchman In 1773 he ho assumed tho the name namo Jones for some unknown reason says ono record Tho reason was this In 1773 he came to this country countr to visit All Allen n and William Jones It Is said that John Jolin Paul was related to the Jones at any rate they became so much attached to tho the young oung sailor that they adopted him giving him their name which ho he promised to distinguish Thus ho became John JohnPaul JohnPaul JohnPaul Paul Jones and through his friends got his first commission In the tho navy and und he had the honor of being the first to hoist an American nag flag oter ofer an American Am Am- American warship Washington's physician was Dr de dc deJohn deJohn John Jones s who was the author o of important medical works worl's and one o or of Columbia colleges college's professors The president of the time republic of T Texas from ISH till un it was admitted to the Union was Anson Jones born 1798 1795 a at Great Mass Charles Colcock Colcock Colcock Col Col- cock Jones was historian antiquarian and statesman Among marriage connections of or the Jones may be name named tho the Bennings Martins am and Pattersons all Southern families There was also a A. marriage Carriage e connection with the memorable Colonel David Crockett who was killed at nt the battle of ot the tiie Alamo fighting for fOI Texan Independence Meriwether Jones a Q brilliant political writer writer- was a descendant of the Merl- Merl an nn important Virginia family orl originally from Wales The Illustrated arms Is II that born by bytho bythe bythe the tho Norfolk England branch of ot the Joness Jones's tam y It Is Azure on a n. tease fosse or three grenades fired In chief a n. castle ar argent argent argent ar- ar gent over ft Jt the word Netherlands in letters of or gold In base a a. lion con con- chant argent around his neck a me medal tin tinor or hung hung- by a ribbon azure Crest Great in front of a n. castle argent a n alion lion llort couchant or Motto blotto Marte Marto Et Arte by strength th and at art att y b |