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From: "Linda Reno" <>
Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Stephen Jones, August 19, 1750
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 13:09:15 -0500
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If this soldier was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland why do you think his
parents were from North Carolina? On what basis did you decide he was the
son of Ambrose Jones and Catherine Collins?

I pulled the pension record of Stephen Jones and he does specifically state
that he was born in St. Mary's County on August 19, 1750. But I noticed
something else. He said that while residing in Granville County, NC he
volunteered in 1779 and served three months in Capt. Richard Cook's Company.
This is Capt. Richard Donaldson Cooke (1734-1811), a native of St. Mary's
County who moved to Granville Co., NC before 1773. He was the son of Dr.
Richard Cooke and Mary Magdalene Donaldson (daughter of Rev. John
Donaldson). My reaction has to be that Stephen Jones' family probably moved
to Granville County about the same time as the Cookes.

Capt. Richard Donaldson Cooke married first, Priscilla Bullock, daughter of
James Bullock and his wife, Sarah, also from St. Mary's County and they too
moved to Granville County about 1768. His second wife was Elizabeth Locke,
also from St. Mary's County, daughter of Meverell Locke and Elizabeth
Edwards.

Aside from the Bullocks and the Cookes, there was also the family of Aaron
Stacey. He was the son of Bennet Stacey, born in St. Mary's County and died
in Lincoln Co., NC who married Sarah Hoskins, also of St. Mary's. This
family moved first to Brunswick Co., VA by about 1771, but were in Granville
County well before 1778. Aaron Stacey married Nancy Bullock, sister of
Priscilla Bullock.

I think my suggestion would be for you to look through deeds, etc., for
folks with the surname Jones associating with any of the surnames above from
1768-1776. If you get anything promising, let me know.

Linda Reno


----- Original Message -----
From: "Spike Jones" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Stephen Jones, August 19, 1750


> The family I have is Ambrose Jones and Catherine Collins of NC.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dobricky, John" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 2:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Stephen Jones, August 19, 1750
>
>
>> Hi. I think I may have information on your Jones family. But, like
>> Norma, I need more information on the rest of Stephen's siblings and
>> theoretical parents. Looking forward to hearing from you! John
>> Dobricky
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:
>> [mailto:] On Behalf Of Spike Jones
>> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 9:15 AM
>> To:
>> Subject: [MDSTMARY] Stephen Jones, August 19, 1750
>>
>> My GGG Grandfather is Stephen Jones, a Revolutionary War Veteran who was
>> supposedly born in St. Mary's County on August 19th, 1750. The family I
>> have him connected to had 10 children and they were all born in Virginia
>> or North Carolina except Stephen.
>>
>> I have not tried to do much research here because I was told that the
>> court house was burned down during the Civil war and all the previous
>> records were lost. Can someone confirm that all of the records prior to
>> the Civil War were destroyed?
>>
>> If any of the Jones families in this area have a record of Stephen I
>> would greatly appreciate hearing from you.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Larry Jones
>>
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