Graham, Here is what I have on the Jones Family. Maybe you'll find a new piece to your puzzle here. Descendants of Matthew Jones Generation No. 1 1. MATTHEW1 JONES Child of MATTHEW JONES is: 2. i. FRANCIS2 JONES, b. Abt. 1695. Generation No. 2 2. FRANCIS2 JONES (MATTHEW1) was born Abt. 1695. He married MARY RIDLEY 1750 in Isle of Wight, VA, daughter of NATHANIEL RIDLEY and MARY DAY. Children of FRANCIS JONES and MARY RIDLEY are: i. NATHANIEL3 JONES. ii. TIGNAL JONES. iii. JOHN JONES. iv. MATTHEW JONES. v. ALBRIDGTON JONES. vi. JUDITH JONES. vii. MARY JONES. viii. LUCY JONES. ix. BETTY JONES. x. LYDIA JONES. xi. JEMIMA JONES. 3. xii. FRANCIS JONES, b. Abt. 1714, England; d. March 1774, Saint Matthews Parrish, GA. Generation No. 3 3. FRANCIS3 JONES (FRANCIS2, MATTHEW1)1 was born Abt. 1714 in England2, and died March 1774 in Saint Matthews Parrish, GA. He married (1) MARY ROBBINS 1743 in Cumberland, NC. He married (2) ELIZABETH HUCKABEE 1750 in Cumberland, NC. She died Aft. 1774. Notes for FRANCIS JONES: Francis Jones emigrated from England to Isle of Wight, Virginia between 1730-1735. He lived on Mulberry Island until he moved to Cumberland County, NC some time before 1750. He was a successful planter of means. About 1765 Francis sold his land in North Carolina and moved to Saint Matthews Parrish, GA which later became Effingham and Screven Counties. Francis Jones' will was dated 10 March 1774 and probated 30 March 1774. (The will is now housed in the State Department of Archives & History) It is noted in some sources that the first three of Francis Jones' children may possibly have been the product of his first marriage rather than the second. More About FRANCIS JONES: Emigration: Bet. 1730 - 1735, emigrated from to Isle of Wight,VA from England Children of FRANCIS JONES and ELIZABETH HUCKABEE are: i. THOMAS4 JONES, b. Abt. 1744. ii. RICHARD JONES, b. Abt. 1745. iii. JOHN JONES, b. 1746; m. SUSANNAH STROBAR, 1 April 1769. iv. PHILLIP JONES, b. 1747; m. ELIZABETH JONES. Notes for PHILLIP JONES: married a cousin Marriage Notes for PHILLIP JONES and ELIZABETH JONES: Phillip and Elizabeth were cousins. v. ELIZABETH JONES, b. Abt. 1748; m. STEPHEN JOHNSON. vi. MARY JONES, b. Abt. 1749; m. ARCHIBALD PATTERSON. vii. WILLIAM JONES, b. Abt. 1750; m. UNKNOWN. viii. SUSANNAH JONES, b. Abt. 1753, S C; m. (1) ROBERT DICKSON3,4, 1 January 1771, Saint Matthews Parrish,GA; b. Abt. 1745, New Hanover Co, NC; d. 10 September 17835; m. (2) LUKE MIZELL, Bef. 15 August 1892. Notes for ROBERT DICKSON: Robert's birth place New Hanover Co, NC became Duplin Co, NC in 1750, and is also listed birth place in many records. On 16 September 1777 he was appointed Commissioner of Road by the General Assembly of Gerogia. At the dawning of the Revolutionary War he was commissioned First Lieutenant of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment of the upper District of St Matthews Parish in the Georgia Militia. He died of wounds he received in a battle with the Torries. According to DAR Lineage Book ,volume 117,pg. 186; Robert died 10 September 1783. Robert Dickson was granted land in St Matthews Parrish, GA (1 September 1772) He sold 100 acres of the land to John Smith (Deed Book A, Screven County, GA, pg 286) More About ROBERT DICKSON: Military: Lietenant in the Militia,Revolutionary Soldier Marriage Notes for SUSANNAH JONES and ROBERT DICKSON: Robert and Susannah were married in the Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church more commonly called the Ebenezer Church. The bride was listed by her nickname "Sucky". ix. FRANCIS JONES JR., b. 1762; m. MARY POLLY MILLS. x. JAMES JONES, b. 28 April 17646; d. 24 January 1824; m. ELIZABETH MILLS, Abt. 1791, Effingham Co,Ga; b. 17746; d. 18366. Notes for JAMES JONES: He named nine children in his will. (Will Book B pg 159-161) He made his will 24 Jan 1824, it was probated 01 Sep 1825. He received a land grant in Burke Co in 1774 and one in Jefferson Co in 1785. More About JAMES JONES: burried: Young-Blitch Cemetery Military: Private GA line xi. MATTHEW JONES, b. 1766; m. MARY MILLS. Endnotes 1. Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. III, pgs 158-160. 2. Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia Vol. 3 pgs 158-159 3. Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. III, pgs 72-73. 4. J E Twitty, Screven County History, pg 145. 5. DAR Lineage Book, Volume 117, page 186. 6. Bulloch County, Georgia Genealogical Source Material by Alvaretta Kenan Register pg 435 -- Kati Smith [email protected] http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/3043