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Griffith Jones was a resident of colonial Bladen County where he served as a justice of the peace. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.

Hezekiah Jones (d. c1798) was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

Horace Leonard Jones was born on March 15, 1879, in Sneedville, Tennessee. Jones was a professor at Cornell University who served as director of the War Camp Community Service on the Virginia Peninsula during World War I. He died in Atlanta,… Read More

Isaac Jones (1720-1783) was a resident in colonial Bladen County. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.

James Jones was a resident in colonial North Carolina. Around 1763, he joined others in signing a letter of petition to royal governor Arthur Dobbs on behalf of William Strother, who had been accused of horse stealing.

James Jones, who also used the alias "Sketo," was a resident of Chowan and later Gates County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promising to report any treasonous conspiracies that might… Read More

James Jones (d. 1797) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

James Jones was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

James Jones was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

James Chamberlain Jones was born in Davidson County, Tennessee on April 20, 1809. A Whig politician, he represented Wilson County in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1337-1841. In 1841, he became of the Governor of Tennessee, serving… Read More

James Lunsford Jones was born in North Carolina on August 4, 1854. Jones was a longtime farmer in Marsh Township (Surry County), North Carolina. He died at his home in Crutchfield on February 11, 1941.

James Martin Jones was born outside of Salisbury (Rowan County), North Carolina on August 26, 1833. Jones was a farmer and boarding house proprietor who served as superintendent of incarcerated laborers at work on the Spartanburg and Asheville… Read More

James Octavius Jones was born on September 21, 1886 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Jones was a passenger agent for the Southern Railway company in Raleigh before moving out to Los Angeles, California, at which place he died on June 1, 1950.

Jane Jones was a frequent correspondent of Margaret Eliza Cotten's, and was likely born sometime in the early 1830s in North Carolina. Any further records about her identity have not been located.

Jane Vance Jones (née London) was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on December 6, 1831. Her family was involved in a variety of the city's social circles and she was acquaintances with Margaret Eliza Cotten. She married John Pembroke Jones in… Read More

Jarvel Jones was a major in a regiment of Pasquotank County militia in December 1754.

Jesse Walter Jones was born in Yadkin County, North Carolina, on January 1, 1873. Jones moved to Wilkes County with his family by 1900, where he worked for most of his career as a farmer and grocery store clerk in North Wilkesboro. He also served… Read More

John Jones was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. In 1722 he served on a jury that heard the trial of John Cope, an American Indian man who had been charged with burglary and trespassing. Any further information about this individual… Read More

John Jones was a resident of Chowan and later Gates County. In 1778 he signed two oaths swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.… Read More

John Jones was born in Lincoln County, Georgia on November 19, 1802. A plantation owner and cotton merchant, in 1824 he married Elizabeth Strozier, the granddaughter of Peter and Margaret Strozier. In 1842 he made a sworn affidavit in support of… Read More

John Jones was a resident of Chowan and later Gates County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.… Read More

John Rufus Jones was born in Stokes County, North Carolina, on August 16, 1882. Jones was an attorney in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County). In 1916, he was elected chairman of the Wilkes County Republican Party, a position he held for several… Read More

John Wise Jones was born on October 26, 1863, in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. A graduate of Shaw University and Leonard Medical School, Jones was an influential Black physician in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. For seventeen years, he was Grand… Read More

John Wood Jones was born on January 7, 1892, in Greene County, North Carolina. Jones was a farmer in Snow Hill, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft during World War I. He served with the 156th Depot Brigade and the 309th Motor… Read More

Joseph Jones was a resident of colonial Anson County. In an undated petition, he joined other Anson County residents in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to organize a patrol to defend against attacks by members of the Catawba, Cherokee, Seneca… Read More

Henry Ould's former enslaver in South Mills, NC

Josiah Jones was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

Marmaduke Jones (circa 1724-1787) was a a merchant, lawyer, and colonial official who served as assistant judge of the General Court (1760), attorney general (1766-1767), and as a member of the North Carolina Council (1771-1773).

Mary Frances "May" Jones was born in Raleigh (Wake County), North Carolina on June 16, 1877. Jones served as stenographer and private secretary to Governor Locke Craig (June 27, 1916-January 1917). She was an advocate of women's suffrage and was… Read More

Montie Carl Jones was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on June 17, 1888. Jones worked in the grocery business in North Wilkesboro and owned a farm in the Oakwoods neighborhood. He died in North Wilkesboro on April 20, 1967.

Nehemiah Jones was a captain in a regiment of Pasquotank County militia in December 1754.

Peter Jones was born in about 1670. A planter in Perquimans Precinct, in 1705 he served on a jury that considered an indentured American Indian man named Alexander's freedom suit against Juliana Laker. He died in Perquimans in about April 1752.… Read More

Reuben Jones was born in Wilkes County, Georgia on November 7, 1825. The great grandson of Peter and Margaret Strozier, in 1854 he made a sworn affidavit to the pension office stating that Margaret Strozier died in 1842. He later represented… Read More

Richard Jones was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he refused to sign an oath of allegiance to the State of North Carolina and consequently had to sign a bond promising to leave the state within 60 days. Later that year, fellow Bertie County… Read More

Robert "Robin" Jones, Jr., (1718 - 1766) was an attorney who moved to North Carolina sometime between 1750 and 1753. He served as a legislator representing Northampton County (1754-1761), attorney general of colonial North Carolina (1756-1759),… Read More

Silas Armistead Jones was born in Shelby County, Kentucky on January 31, 1853. Jones was for a time editor of the Tampa Daily Times and later relocated to Waynesville (Haywood County), North Carolina, where he engaged in mining and the… Read More

Sugar Jones was a militia officer and resident in Halifax District who died circa 1761.

Thomas Jones was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. In 1722 he served on a jury that heard the trial of John Cope, an American Indian man who had been charged with burglary and trespassing. Any further information about this… Read More

Thomas Atkinson Jones was born in Danville, Virginia, on October 8, 1860. A longtime resident of Asheville (Buncombe County), Jones was an attorney who served as Buncombe County criminal court judge (1893-1895), judge of the Asheville police… Read More

Thomas Atkinson Jones, Jr. was born in Asheville (Buncombe County), North Carolina, on November 27, 1892. Jones was an attorney in Asheville. In 1916, he joined the North Carolina National Guard and was subsequently deployed to the U.S.-Mexican… Read More

William Branch "Buck" Jones was born in Wake County, North Carolina on June 22, 1881. Jones was a prominent attorney in Raleigh who served one term in the state senate (1909). He died in Durham (Durham County) on September 21, 1943.

Willie Jones (25 May 1741-18 June 1801) was a planter and politician from Halifax County. His father… Read More

Charles Jordan was a resident of Chowan County. According to a law passed by the North Carolina… Read More

Claude Alvin Jordan was born in Iredell County, North Carolina, on August 12, 1874. It appears Jordan lived in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County) relatively briefly, from around 1910 to 1915, where he worked as a lumber salesman. By 1917, Jordan… Read More

Dock Jackson Jordan was born on October 18, 1866, in Cuthbert, Georgia. The son of a formerly enslaved man, Jordan excelled in the realm of education, attending Allen University in South Carolina where he obtained a B.S. and law degree. He passed… Read More

Frank Marion Jordan was born in Orange County, North Carolina, on December 4, 1867. Jordan served with the state's insurance department for thirty-seven years. He died in Asheville (Buncombe County) on July 22, 1954.

Hubbard Brown Jordan was born on July 22, 1885, in South Carolina. Jordan was an employee of the Tallassee Power Company at Badin, North Carolina. In 1919, he gave testimony during an investigation into alleged mistreatment of laborers by… Read More

Isaac Jordan (d. 1790) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

Isaac Jordan (d. 1790) was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he refused to take an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina, but he continued to live in the state after the war.

Jacob Jordan (d. 1795) was a justice of the peace in Chowan County. In 1777 & 1778 he signed two oaths swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North… Read More