Hello "mombalu". Not sure I received all your email, and do not have a name. But, there is a fair amount on the JONESES of GA. It is helpful to understand the historical context of the settlement of GA. The southern frontier faced not only problems with the French, but the Spanish as well. Key to this interaction was the fur trade with the Indians of the interior, particularly the Cherokee and Creek Indians. GA in a sense was a buffer colony of the South Carolina trades who were interested in pushing their business westward. It would also place a border between SC and FL. (then controlled by the Spanish). Early settlements and their schemes are discussed in a text: The American Heritage History of The Thirteen Colonies. After several unfruitful attempts, a fellow names James Oglethorpe in 1730, convinced a group of folks to use the land as a refuge for indigent debtors. The propaganda induced some 1200 Lutherans from Salzburg to settle in GA, along with other groups Germans, Scottish Highlanders, Welshmen, Englishmen, and Jews. They arrived in Charles Town Jan. 13, 1733. He worked closely with the Creek and Cherokee Indians and many of the religious reformers were drawn to the colony. (Charles Wesley, the founder of Methodism, visited GA in 1735. ) Thus various religious groups played an important part in the early settlement. Scottish Highlanders were persuaded to form various fortified areas along the border of Spanish Florida. A list of these early settlers can be found in a text called: A List of Early Settlers of Georgia, by E Merton Coulter & Albert B. Saye; Univ. of GA Press, 1949. A list of the JONESES can be found here. There are an additional 32 references to the JONES surname in GA found in JONES JOURNEYS. Early Georgia Wills and Settlements of Estates by Sarah Smith is also published. The fact that you information is taken from a family Bible might suggest a religious connection to a particular denomination. Finding out which denomination can be extremely helpful since many JONES families moved among a particular set of religious beliefs.