Emily, Here are some excerpts from the DAR grave marking ceremony for Nimrod Jones from an article in the Carrollton Times Newspaper in 1997 which provides some interesting information about Nimrod Jones family: Notes: From "The Times, Georgian Sept 1997" " A color guard from the Sons of the American Revolution stands at attention Saturday during a ceremony marking the grave of Revolutionary War soldier Nimrod Jones. Jerry Shadinger, a descendant of Jones, unveils the grave maker that had been placed by the Abraham Baldwin Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution. Jones is buried in a family cemetery south of Carrollton, Georgia. The ceremony, according to the DAR, was the first of it's kind in Carroll County, Georgia. ...Nimrod Jones drew a plot of land in the lottery for the creation of the county in 1827 (Carroll)...he was one of the counties earliest settlers, and died young, before January 1849 when his Will was probated. >From the reading at the dedication and grave marking ceremony, excerpts: " Richard Jones is believed to be the father of Nimrod Jones, and was living in Orange County, North Carolina in 1759 when he sold 140 acres on March 13 with Aaron Jones (listed as 'probably a Quaker' in the deed book) as witness. On May 14, 1765 Richard Jones bought 260 acres while an Evan Jones bought 89 acres. William Pickett, 'a Quaker' affirmed the sale of 110 acres by Richard Jones on 12 Nov 1765; Jeremiah Pickett 'a Quaker' affirmed a sale by Andrew Jones of 110 acres the same day. In 1767 Quakers living in Newcastle and Chester Counties, Pennsylvania moved to Orange County, North Carolina. By 1769 the Quakers moved from North Carolina to the Wrightsborough settlements in Georgia. In a roster of the first headright land grants in the settlement, Richard Jones received 150 acres. Nimrod Jones was born ca 1765, probably in Orange County, North Carolina. In 1793 he was listed on the muster roll in Columbia County, Georgia. He had married Charlotte Bullock in Columbia County on Jan 15, 1791. Bullochs were found in both Orange County, North Carolina and Columbia County, Georgia. Nimrod Jones sold 60 acres on Maddock's Creek in Wrightsborough to Amos Green. The Quaker settlement began to dissolve when most of the Quakers migrated to Ohio between 1805 and 1809. Charlotte Bulloch and Nimrod Jones had five children; Charlotte died before 1812. On March 15, 1812, Nimrod Jones married Elizabeth Gray. Her family lived in the Quaker settlement at Wrightsborough. Elizabeth Gray and Nimrod Jones are thought to have had three children; Elizabeth Gray died before 1821. On July 15, 1821 Nimrod Jones married Rebecca (Gray?) in Columbia County, Georgia. Rebecca and Nimrod had two children. During the American Revolution, Quakers were exempt from the draft. However some joined a militia group. In the early land lottery of 1820, Nimrod Jones received land in Columbia County, Georgia. In the fifth land lottery of 1827, Nimrod Jones received land lot #256, 5th District, Carroll County, Georgia. This land was awarded Dec 20, 1830. Enroute to Carroll County, GA Jones and his family were in Henry County, Georgia at the time of the 1830 census. By 1840, Nimrod Jones was in Carroll County, GA. In 1843, he ws elected coroner of the county. He became a member of the Tallapoosa Primitive Baptist Church on Feb 2, 1842. His wife Rebecca joined by letter on the same day. On Mar 21, 1846, Richard Jones, son of Nimrod Jones, joined the church and later was one of the founders of the Whooping Creek Primitive Baptist Church. The Will of Nimrod Jones was recorded Jan 8, 1849. He named all ten of his children in his Will. He is buried with other family members on his plantation in the Clem District of Carroll County, Georgia.....(This information compiled and researched by Douglas Ruskell and submitted to the Carroll County, GA Genealogical Society for the grave marking ceremony) Here is a little more info that I have found from researching the Nimrod Jones family: Children of NIMROD JONES and CHARLOTTE BULLOCH are: i. CHARLOTTE2 JONES, m. MR DAVIS. ii. FEREBY JONES, m. MISS REYNOLDS. iii. WILLIAM JONES. iv. PERMILIA JONES, b. 1798; d. Carroll County, Georgia; m. MR BREED. v. LOUISA JONES, b. 1804; m. MR BREED. Children of NIMROD JONES and ELIZABETH GRAY are: 2. vi. RICHARD JONES, b. December 13, 1812, Columbia County, Georgia; d. April 07, 1898, Carroll County, Georgia. vii. EMELINE JONES, b. 1814, Georgia; m. MR FUTTRELL. viii. MARY ELINOR JONES, b. 1819, Columbia County, Georgia; m. JOHN STILLWELL, January 09, 1840, Carroll County, Georgia. 3. ix. ELIZABETH ANN JONES, b. 1822, GA; d. Abt. 1896, Cleburne County, Alabama; married JOHN B. MCELROY Child of NIMROD JONES and REBECCA GRAY is: x. RACHEL MATILDA JONES, b. 1823, Columbia County, Georgia; d. 1915, Georgia; m. RICHARD WEBSTER HICKS, May 04, 1837, Carroll County, Georgia. Generation No. 2 2. RICHARD JONES (NIMROD) was born December 13, 1812 in Columbia County, Georgia, and died April 07, 1898 in Carroll County, Georgia. He married (1) MATILDA CAROLINE JARRETT. He married (2) CAROLINE MISSOURI JARRETT. . Notes for RICHARD JONES: Notes: From the "Carroll County Times Aug 31, 1911 " (Carroll County, GA newspaper) REUNION OF THE FAMILY OF RICHARD JONES " Richard Jones, Uncle Dick, as he was familiarly called, moved to Carroll County, Georgia in the year 1840 and settled on Whooping Creek where he principally raised his family of ten children and where he lived til the time of his death. The descendants of this pioneer citizen met in reunion on the date above mentioned. There was present at this reunion our old and highly esteemed friend W.T. Jones, the oldest of the family, celebrating his seventy-fifth birthday. He raised seven children and has sixty grand children, forty great grandchildren and one great great grand child. Uncle Tom is now living with his second wife and is hale and hearty and quite active for one his age. Richard Jones' daughter, Mrs. W.H. Nail, who is 73 years of age was present. Also, Hon. N. J. Jones, a highly respected citizen, who has seven children and twenty grand children, and Hon. J.H. Jones, a spendid citizen and one of the leading merchants of the county, who has four children and six grand children and is 58 years old, also our much esteemed fellow citizen R.A. Jones, the youngest son of Richard Jones, a prominent merchant of East Carrollton, who is 52 yrs old and has four children. In addition to those mentioned, there was present quite a number of the descendants of this numerous and honorable family, together with a few invited guests whose names we have been unable to get. The reunion was held in the grove in front of R.A. Jones' store and thus assembled they talked over old times and refreshened the memories of childhood and paid honor to this good old man's memory, father, grandfather and great grand father. Just as the mid day passenger train blew it's long whistle for Carrollton, the ladies began to spread the dinner on the table and very soon the kin-folks and friends were invited around, and after thanks were returned by the youngest son, R.A. Jones, all were permitted to partake of as fine a dinner as it has ever been our pleasure to enjoy, as can be fully attested to by our friend, Baliff W.M. Jones, if he ever lives to tell it. Though Uncle Bill is not related to this family, he has borne the name with honor and there is not a Jones in the world that would be ashamed to claim kinship with him......" Children of RICHARD JONES and MATILDA JARRETT are: i. NATHAN JONES, b. 1848, Georgia; m. MARY GRAY. ii. PERMELIA ANN JONES, b. 1850, Georgia; m. SEABORN SCOGGINS. Children of RICHARD JONES and CAROLINE JARRETT are: iii. WILLIAM THOMAS JONES, b. August 15, 1836. 4. iv. MARY ELIZABETH JONES, b. July 02, 1838, Georgia; d. January 15, 1928, Carroll County, Georgia. v. JAMES M JONES, b. 1840. vi. ALONZO JONES, b. 1842. vii. SUSAN JONES, b. 1844. viii. PERMELIA ANN JONES, b. April 02, 1846. ix. NATHAN J JONES, b. July 03, 1848. x. JOHN HENRY JONES, b. October 12, 1854. xi. WARREN JONES, b. 1855. xii. RICHARD AUGUSTUS JONES, b. March 01, 1858. I have more info for my ggg grandmother Elizabeth Ann Jones and John B. McElroy families on my web page which can be seen at this link in the section "Descendents of Lewis McElroy (who was John B. McElroy's father) http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/r/a/Candace-Gravelle/index.html Candace cteal@dnc.net