Hi, Since your 2nd ggFather lived in Greensboro, North Carolina, it might be possible that the Cumberland that he is talking about might be Cumberland County, North Carolina which encompases Fayetteville, Spring Lake, Ft Bragg and Pope. Maybe that is a good place to start. I live in Spring Lake, so that is why I thought that it could possible be in North Carolina. Let me know if there is anything that you might want looked up at our library. The only thing that I can think of is the city directories to look at. Thanks, Anna > [Original Message] > From: Richard W Jones <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 9/12/2005 10:55:01 AM > Subject: [Jones] JONES / in Cumberland (?) > > I am looking for my 2nd great-grandfather, JONES, who came to Greensboro, > North Carolina from a place called Cumberland. "Cumberland" was the > only > word he used to designate his origin on his son's birth certificate. I > have no other > reference to the place he might have been born. > > He was Jefferson (T. ?) Jones, born Jun 11, 1812 at a place called > Cumberland. > He married Isabella Henderson in 1820 in Guilford County, NC. They both > remained in Guilford County, NC and are buried there. > > There are about 40 listed places in the United States, Canada, and > England with > the name Cumberland (which includes counties, towns, and centers). > > Can anyone suggest how I might go about narrowing my search? > > > Richard > Winston-Salem, NC > > > > > ==== JONES Mailing List ==== > Direct your questions, comments or problems to the listowner at [email protected] > For detailed instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing visit this site: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/j/jones.html > browse the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/jones > search the archives: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=JONES > Unusual JONES given names, http://members.aol.com/stjones/jones/oddnames.html >