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From: "MARION LASTER" <>
Subject: Re: [VAHALIFA] Jones Family
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 23:01:01 -0600
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Hello Ron,
I am a descendant of Richard Jones, Sr. and his son, Richard Jr. Richard Sr
had four children according to his will, Richard Jr, Robert, Milicent, and
Lucy. Milicent married a Dennis and Lucy married a Christopher. Notice that
the second son is named Robert. I suspect that he was named Robert for his
grandfather, but that is speculation. Also, in my line of Jones, in nearly
every generation, a son was named Robert. The name Richard also appears some
in later generations.
Regarding the question about the 1000 acres on the Hico River, most the land
in this area was owned by the Byrd family granted to them by the king of
England. They then sold the land off in time, mostly in the 1700s. Maybe
Robert bought the land from the Byrds.

Thanks for your message. I had no idea who Richard Jones, Srs' brothers
might be.

Lynn Laster
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Jones" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: [VAHALIFA] Jones Family


>I have not jumped into a discussion in quite a while, but this seems like a
>good place to do so.
>
> I am researching the five JONES brothers named by the will of Robert JONES
> that was recorded in Mecklenburg Co., VA in 1771: Robert, Richard, John,
> James & Ambrose. Richard Sr. lived in Halifax Co., Ambrose in Granville
> Co., NC, and the others in Mecklenburg Co., VA. They mostly lived on both
> sides of Aaron's Creek and both sides of the VA/NC line so there was
> probably not that much distance between them; NW corner of Granville, SW
> corner of Mecklenburg, & SE corner of Halifax. I believe, but not
> completely proven to my satisfaction, that Richard Sr. who d. 1779 in
> Halifax Co. is one of these 5 brothers. Reuben mentioned in the recent
> posts is quite possibly a grandson of Ambrose Sr.
>
> The 1st record I have that I am sure is one of these 5 brothers is a 1752
> Granville Co. deed that states Robert is of St. Margaret's Parish,
> Caroline Co., VA. This deed has been widely reported, including by myself,
> to state Robert was "of St. Mary's Parish." The source of this error is
> "Abstracts of Granville County Deeds 1746 - 1765" by Zae Hargett Gwynn.
> Other clues also point to Caroline Co., but it is a "burned county" and
> difficult to research. I believe all of the brothers except Richard Sr.
> resided in Granville Co first and this opinion comes from tax records.
> Does anyone know when Richard Sr. (d. 1779) 1st shows up in Halifax Co.?
>
> In the will mentioned above Robert leaves 1000 acres on the Hico River to
> his nephew Robert son of Richard. Does anyone know how he obtained this
> land? I cannot find it in any of the VA Land Patents. I did find one
> Mecklenburg (Lunenburg) patent for 220a. I have also scanned thru deed
> abstracts, but may have missed it.
>
> It is also widely circulated that these 5 brothers were the sons of
> Robert, then Richard and the immigrant Thomas. I have found no evidence
> that supports this lineage and still do not accept anything past the 5
> brothers. I descend from Benjamin Sr. of Mecklenburg Co., VA who was the
> son of John Sr.
>
> I would love to compare notes with anyone interested in this family.
>
> Best wishes, Ron Jones
>
>
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