1. | Captain James David Jones was born 1730, Johnson, North Carolina (son of Judge Edward Jones and Abigail Sugars Sugan); died 10 Sep 1777, Wake, North Carolina. Notes:
Captain in North Carolina Malitia.
Member for Wake County at the Provinicial Constitutional Congress. Delegated Nov. 13, 1776.
First Senator to represent Wake County in General Assembly, 1777, died while in office.
Served in Light Horse Calvary of NC during Amer. Revolution. Appointed Apr. 22, 1776.
Slave owners: George & Jeney; Viatt & Cuffey.
From the book, Desc. of Cpt. James Jones
US SOns of AmRev
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This US Sons of AM.Rev Doc. calling him “Senator”.
James married [Christian] Charity [Elizabeth] Alston 12 Aug 1761, Granville, North Carolina. [Christian] (daughter of Colonel Solomon Alston, Jr. and Nancy Ann Hinton) was born 19 Jan 1743, Granville, Chowan, North Carolina; died Mar 1774, Hickman, TN. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- James Jones was born 1765, North Carolina; died 15 Aug 1843, Warren, Tennessee.
- Mary Jones was born 1760, North Carolina.
- Prascilla “Prissey” Jones was born 1762, North Carolina.
- Willis Jones was born 1766, Warren, North Carolina; died 11 Jul 1851, Smith, TN.
- Rachel Alston Jones was born 6 May 1769, Johnson, North Carolina; died 14 Jul 1851, Tuscaloosa, AL.
- Thomas H. Jones was born 2 Jan 1771, Wake, North Carolina; died 26 Sep 1852, Trenton, Gibson, TN.
- Solomon A. Jones was born 1777, Wake, NC; died 1841, Hickman, TN.
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