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

Richard, I would start with the closest Cumberland and work my way outward in concentric circles. Marleen Van Horne