Armistead Jones was born on September 23, 1846, in Vance County, North Carolina. Jones was a prominent attorney in Raleigh, North Carolina, who served as a solicitor for eleven years beginning in 1900. He died in Raleigh on September 24, 1925.… Read More
Charles Jones was residing in Perquimans Precinct, North Carolina by 1686. In 1690 he witnessed a deposition signed by William Bundy concerning Sanders, an indentured American Indian man. Jones died in Perquimans by March 1703.
David Jones Sr. (d. c1795) was a resident of Chowan and later Gates County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's… Read More
Demsey Jones was a resident of Chowan and later Gates County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.… Read More
Edward Jones was a resident in colonial North Carolina. Around 1763, he joined others in signing a letter of petition to royal governor Arthur Dobbs on behalf of William Strother, who had been accused of horse stealing.
Edward Jones Sr. was a resident of Granville County, North Carolina who was born in about 1760. In 1781 he served as a private in the Granville County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia. He died in Granville County in 1841.
Ethelred Jones was born in Johnston County, North Carolina on October 2, 1749. He served as a captain in the Wake County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia from 1780-1781, leading men during the battles of Cowpens and Guilford Courthouse. He… Read More
Eugene Patterson Jones was born on January 26, 1893, in Lenoir, North Carolina. Jones was a munitions worker at the E. J. DuPont Company in Hopewell, Virginia, in June 1917 when he registered for the military draft for World War I. He served as a… Read More
Evan Jones was a captain in a regiment of militia in Tyrrell County in the 1740s and 1750s.
Fowler Jones was born in Granville County, North Carolina on September 22, 1758. In 1780 he joined the North Carolina Militia as a private in an cavalry regiment. In 1781 he reenlisted as a private in the Granville County Regiment of the North… Read More
Frederick Jones was born in England in about 1680. He arrived first in Virginia and later to North Carolina by 1700, where he established himself as a merchant. By 1710 he had amassed thousands of acres in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina, but… Read More
Griffen Jones was a captain in a regiment of Pasquotank County militia in December 1754.
Griffith Jones was a resident of colonial Bladen County where he served as a justice of the peace. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.
Hezekiah Jones (d. c1798) was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.
Horace Leonard Jones was born on March 15, 1879, in Sneedville, Tennessee. Jones was a professor at Cornell University who served as director of the War Camp Community Service on the Virginia Peninsula during World War I. He died in Atlanta,… Read More
Isaac Jones (1720-1783) was a resident in colonial Bladen County. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.
James Jones was a resident in colonial North Carolina. Around 1763, he joined others in signing a letter of petition to royal governor Arthur Dobbs on behalf of William Strother, who had been accused of horse stealing.
James Jones, who also used the alias "Sketo," was a resident of Chowan and later Gates County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promising to report any treasonous conspiracies that might… Read More
James Jones (d. 1797) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.
James Jones was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.
James Jones was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.
James Chamberlain Jones was born in Davidson County, Tennessee on April 20, 1809. A Whig politician, he represented Wilson County in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1337-1841. In 1841, he became of the Governor of Tennessee, serving… Read More
James Lunsford Jones was born in North Carolina on August 4, 1854. Jones was a longtime farmer in Marsh Township (Surry County), North Carolina. He died at his home in Crutchfield on February 11, 1941.
James Martin Jones was born outside of Salisbury (Rowan County), North Carolina on August 26, 1833. Jones was a farmer and boarding house proprietor who served as superintendent of incarcerated laborers at work on the Spartanburg and Asheville… Read More
James Octavius Jones was born on September 21, 1886 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Jones was a passenger agent for the Southern Railway company in Raleigh before moving out to Los Angeles, California, at which place he died on June 1, 1950.
Jane Jones was a frequent correspondent of Margaret Eliza Cotten's, and was likely born sometime in the early 1830s in North Carolina. Any further records about her identity have not been located.
Jane Vance Jones (née London) was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on December 6, 1831. Her family was involved in a variety of the city's social circles and she was acquaintances with Margaret Eliza Cotten. She married John Pembroke Jones in… Read More
Jarvel Jones was a major in a regiment of Pasquotank County militia in December 1754.
Jesse Walter Jones was born in Yadkin County, North Carolina, on January 1, 1873. Jones moved to Wilkes County with his family by 1900, where he worked for most of his career as a farmer and grocery store clerk in North Wilkesboro. He also served… Read More
John Jones was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. In 1722 he served on a jury that heard the trial of John Cope, an American Indian man who had been charged with burglary and trespassing. Any further information about this individual… Read More
John Jones was a resident of Chowan and later Gates County. In 1778 he signed two oaths swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.… Read More
John Jones was born in Lincoln County, Georgia on November 19, 1802. A plantation owner and cotton merchant, in 1824 he married Elizabeth Strozier, the granddaughter of Peter and Margaret Strozier. In 1842 he made a sworn affidavit in support of… Read More
John Jones was a resident of Chowan and later Gates County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.… Read More
John Rufus Jones was born in Stokes County, North Carolina, on August 16, 1882. Jones was an attorney in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County). In 1916, he was elected chairman of the Wilkes County Republican Party, a position he held for several… Read More
John Wise Jones was born on October 26, 1863, in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. A graduate of Shaw University and Leonard Medical School, Jones was an influential Black physician in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. For seventeen years, he was Grand… Read More
John Wood Jones was born on January 7, 1892, in Greene County, North Carolina. Jones was a farmer in Snow Hill, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft during World War I. He served with the 156th Depot Brigade and the 309th Motor… Read More
Joseph Jones was a resident of colonial Anson County. In an undated petition, he joined other Anson County residents in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to organize a patrol to defend against attacks by members of the Catawba, Cherokee, Seneca… Read More
Henry Ould's former enslaver in South Mills, NC
Josiah Jones was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.
Marmaduke Jones (circa 1724-1787) was a a merchant, lawyer, and colonial official who served as assistant judge of the General Court (1760), attorney general (1766-1767), and as a member of the North Carolina Council (1771-1773).
Mary Hall was born in Chowan County, North Carolina sometime between 1743 and 1759. The daughter of an Anglican missionary, Mary Hall married Thomas Jones, a lawyer, politician, and former clerk of the Chowan County Court and the couple had at… Read More
Mary Frances "May" Jones was born in Raleigh (Wake County), North Carolina on June 16, 1877. Jones served as stenographer and private secretary to Governor Locke Craig (June 27, 1916-January 1917). She was an advocate of women's suffrage and was… Read More
Montie Carl Jones was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on June 17, 1888. Jones worked in the grocery business in North Wilkesboro and owned a farm in the Oakwoods neighborhood. He died in North Wilkesboro on April 20, 1967.
Nehemiah Jones was a captain in a regiment of Pasquotank County militia in December 1754.
Peter Jones was born in about 1670. A planter in Perquimans Precinct, in 1705 he served on a jury that considered an indentured American Indian man named Sanders' freedom suit against Juliana Laker. He died in Perquimans in about April 1752.
Reuben Jones was born in Wilkes County, Georgia on November 7, 1825. The great grandson of Peter and Margaret Strozier, in 1854 he made a sworn affidavit to the pension office stating that Margaret Strozier died in 1842. He later represented… Read More
Richard Jones was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he refused to sign an oath of allegiance to the State of North Carolina and consequently had to sign a bond promising to leave the state within 60 days. Later that year, fellow Bertie County… Read More
Robert "Robin" Jones, Jr., (1718 - 1766) was an attorney who moved to North Carolina sometime between 1750 and 1753. He served as a legislator representing Northampton County (1754-1761), attorney general of colonial North Carolina (1756-1759),… Read More
Rowland Jones was born in North Carolina around 1815. Jones was a free man of color and "ditcher" in Raleigh who participated in the construction of the state capitol in the 1830s. He seems to live up through 1850. No further information could be… Read More