Hello, could you all possibly be referring to the 5 sons of James Jones Jr s/o James Jones who left a 1719 Prince George Co Va will ? He had 4 daughters & one son James II . James Jr had 5 sons... 1) James III (m Sarah d/o Howell Edmunds) and lived in Surry Co 2) Robert Jones Sr b 1694 , Burgess from Surry 1752-1755; m Elizabeth (?) 3) David m Susannah (?) and had 10 children (5 of them sons) 4) John d Surry in 1743 5) Richard Robert Jones Jr ( 1718-1766) s/o Robert Sr (1694-1775) of Sussex Co married Sarah d/o Robert Cobbs & Elizabeth Allen of York Co Va. He removed to Northampton Co NC after1750 and became the Attorney General of North Carolina. Source : John Bennett Boddie "Virginia Historical Genealogies " If this is the Jones line you're referring to, I would like to know about your findings too as this is my line. malinda jones Ron Jones wrote: > Hi Craig, > > <<Would you be interested in posting the Granville Co., NC will of Ambrose > Jones (brother of the Robert who d. in 1771 and the John Jones Sr. who d. > 1791/92)? I have a full transcript of both his will and an abstract of his > estate file that I made. I realize it is not Mecklenburg County but then it > is very difficult to seperate the research of the two counties.>> > > I have not seen the Ambrose's will myself, only the abstract. I have not > seen the estate file. I would definitely be interested in posting them. You > are quite right that the two counties must be researched together. These > JONES families and many of their allieds lived all along both sides of > Aaron's Creek in the SW corner of Mecklenburg (eastern Halifax) and the NW > corner of Granville. > > <<Also, I am told that there were brothers John, James, Robert, Richard and > Ambrose Jones, all sons of an elusive Robert Jones supposedly born in 1690. > Do you know if this true? >> > > I agree, very elusive! I have seen the excerpt you cited, but no one seems > to know where the evidence is. This is the proverbial "giant leap of faith." > Francis Toepfer is a name many cite as an expert and I finally tracked him > down this past year. He cites this same excerpt. > > I do not accept anything past the 5 brothers. As you know, these brothers > are proved by Robert's will. There were two Robert JONES, Jr.s with land > transactions in Granville Co. in 1748; one of Granville and the other an > attorney of Surry Co., VA. There are some transactions of Robert without > the Jr., but I suspect these are the same person with the "Jr." omitted. I > have not looked at the originals. I am not sure that either is the Robert > who d. 1771. The latter bought land in Granville in 1752 and it states he > was "of St. Mary's Parish Caroline Co., VA." He was not listed as a Jr., but > I suspect these deeds are where that conclusion was drawn from. This 1752 > deed is the earliest record in the area that I feel sure is tied to the 5 > brothers. If you want this abstract, I will be glad to send it. By the way, > Catherine COLLINS, wife of Ambrose JONES, Sr. was also said to be of > Caroline Co., VA. (d/o James) > > Thanks, Ron > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb Archives Digital Maps Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/ > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

> could you all possibly be referring to the 5 sons of James Jones Jr > s/o James Jones who left a 1719 Prince George Co Va will ? He had > 4 daughters & one son James II . James Jr had 5 sons... Hi Malinda, The 5 JONES brothers we spoke of were located in Meckenburg & Halifax Co., VA and Granville Co., NC and proved by Robert's will of 1771. They are all b. in the 1700 -1720 timeframe. Many researchers state they were the sons of Robert Sr., son of Richard, son of Thomas the immigrant from Wales. There appears to be no proof past the 5 brothers, but I would certainly like to hear from someone who has found it. I have a deed abstract that states Robert was "of St. Mary's Parish Caroline Co., VA" when he bought land on Aaron's Creek in Granville Co., NC in 1752. Other indicators also suggest Caroline Co. Best wishes, Ron