Thomas Jones Sr. was born in 1741 or earlier, as estimated from his first land purchase of 300 acres in Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, Virginia in 1762. While residing in Amelia he married Mary Brooks in 1763 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester Co. He purchased an additional two tracts of land in Amelia Co. until 1768. He sold them in three deeds in 1771, 1773, and 1778, with the latter two recorded after he and his family moved to Pittsylvania County in 1771 or 1772.
His name appeared in the Amelia County tithables from 1763 to 1768, and was referred to as "Thomas Jones Gloucester" in 1767 and 1768, confirming his origin in Gloucester Co. He was listed in the Pittsylvania County tithables from 1773 to 1780. His family of origin in Gloucester is not readily found due to the destruction of deed and other records in courthouse fires. An ongoing, comprehensive search of records of nearby counties has likewise not revealed his origins.
During the Revolutionary War, Thomas Jones Sr. furnished provisions for the cause. On April 17, 1780, he patented 460 acres in Pittsylvania on the south side of Banister River, along Shockoe Creek. It was on this parcel that he erected the family home, called "Mountain Top". He died between September 6, 1786 (date of will) and January 15, 1787 (probate of will).
His name appeared in the Amelia County tithables from 1763 to 1768, and was referred to as "Thomas Jones Gloucester" in 1767 and 1768, confirming his origin in Gloucester Co. He was listed in the Pittsylvania County tithables from 1773 to 1780. His family of origin in Gloucester is not readily found due to the destruction of deed and other records in courthouse fires. An ongoing, comprehensive search of records of nearby counties has likewise not revealed his origins.
During the Revolutionary War, Thomas Jones Sr. furnished provisions for the cause. On April 17, 1780, he patented 460 acres in Pittsylvania on the south side of Banister River, along Shockoe Creek. It was on this parcel that he erected the family home, called "Mountain Top". He died between September 6, 1786 (date of will) and January 15, 1787 (probate of will).
Thomas Jones Sr. was born in 1741 or earlier, as estimated from his first land purchase of 300 acres in Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, Virginia in 1762. While residing in Amelia he married Mary Brooks in 1763 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester Co. He purchased an additional two tracts of land in Amelia Co. until 1768. He sold them in three deeds in 1771, 1773, and 1778, with the latter two recorded after he and his family moved to Pittsylvania County in 1771 or 1772.
His name appeared in the Amelia County tithables from 1763 to 1768, and was referred to as "Thomas Jones Gloucester" in 1767 and 1768, confirming his origin in Gloucester Co. He was listed in the Pittsylvania County tithables from 1773 to 1780. His family of origin in Gloucester is not readily found due to the destruction of deed and other records in courthouse fires. An ongoing, comprehensive search of records of nearby counties has likewise not revealed his origins.
During the Revolutionary War, Thomas Jones Sr. furnished provisions for the cause. On April 17, 1780, he patented 460 acres in Pittsylvania on the south side of Banister River, along Shockoe Creek. It was on this parcel that he erected the family home, called "Mountain Top". He died between September 6, 1786 (date of will) and January 15, 1787 (probate of will).
His name appeared in the Amelia County tithables from 1763 to 1768, and was referred to as "Thomas Jones Gloucester" in 1767 and 1768, confirming his origin in Gloucester Co. He was listed in the Pittsylvania County tithables from 1773 to 1780. His family of origin in Gloucester is not readily found due to the destruction of deed and other records in courthouse fires. An ongoing, comprehensive search of records of nearby counties has likewise not revealed his origins.
During the Revolutionary War, Thomas Jones Sr. furnished provisions for the cause. On April 17, 1780, he patented 460 acres in Pittsylvania on the south side of Banister River, along Shockoe Creek. It was on this parcel that he erected the family home, called "Mountain Top". He died between September 6, 1786 (date of will) and January 15, 1787 (probate of will).
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