Sharon, did you ask me if it was possible that Francis Jones came from North Carolina? I think I've just found strong circumstantial evidence that he did, as part of the people that Joseph Maddock and Jonathan Sell petitioned His Excellency James Wright for 7 Feb 1769. >From "Quaker Records in Georgia: Wrightsborough 1772-1793, Friendsborough 1776-1777", compiled by Robert Scott Davis, Jr. as a special publication of the Augusta Genealogical Society, Inc., 1986, p. 20. At a Council held n the Council Chamber at Savannah on Tuesday the 7th, February 1769, Present. His Excellency James Wright Esqr. In Council On reading a Petition of Joseph MADDOCK and Jonathan SELL two of the People called Quakers on the behalf of themselves and the rest of the Friends lately come to settle in this Province from NORTH CAROLINA setting forth (among other things) that sometime Since there was a reserve of Lands ordered to be made for Forty Families of their People it being then supposed not more than that Number would Settle in the Province but that there were already about Seventy Families come in and actually Settled and praying that a larger Extent of Land might be allotted and reserved for them for a further Term they expecting a considerable Number of their Friends might yet join them. And also praying that their several Lands might be laid out; and Grant for the same passed; and a Road from their Settlement run; agreeable to the encouragement formerly given them, on the faith whereof they were come into the Province. It is Resolved that the Land on both Sides Germany's Creek to the Head thereof and from thence to continue the same Course 'till is intersects the Indian Line (not taken up by the People already come) be reserved for the same purpose for twelve Months next ensuring; that a Road be run from their Settlement; their Lands Surveyed in the several Tracts and proportions following and grants for the same passed and perfected to the respective persons herein after named that is to say, To Thomas Watson...500 Acres Joseph Maddock..300 Acres 200 Acres {Purchased}, Which said 200 Acres is the same Tract ordered him in August last Deborah Stubbs 300 Acres Thomas Jackson 250 Acres John Stubbs 100 Acres Jonathan Sell 300 Acres Joseph Mooney 550 Acres Ann Stubbs Widow 150 Acres JOHN JONES 200 Acres FRANCIS JONES 250 Acres Isaac Low 250 Acres James Hart 250 Acres Thomas Hart 200 Acres RICHARD JONES 150 Acres Continued on part 2 to come next