Person:Thomas Jones (189)

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Major Thomas Jones
b.Abt 1665
d.13 Dec 1713 Fort Neck, South Oyster Bay (now Massapequa), Queens (now Nassau) Co., New York, United States
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m. Abt 1695
  1. Sarah Jones1695 - 1696
  2. Judge David Jones1699 - 1775
  3. Freelove JonesAbt 1700 - Bef 1744
  4. Thomas JonesAbt 1701 - 1741
  5. Sarah Jones1703 -
  6. Margaret Jones1706 - Bef 1768
  7. Major William Jones1708 - 1779
  8. Elizabeth Jones1710 -
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Name Major Thomas Jones
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1665
Marriage Abt 1695 Oyster Bay Twp., Queens (now Nassau) Co., New York, United Statesto Freelove Townsend
Residence[1] Massapequa, Queens (now Nassau) Co., New York, United States
Death? 13 Dec 1713 Fort Neck, South Oyster Bay (now Massapequa), Queens (now Nassau) Co., New York, United States
Burial? Grace Church Cemetery, Massapequa, Nassau Co., New York, United States

From the book "A History of Long Island, 1903:"

When King James II of England met with defeat on the battle field and was dethroned, Major Thomas Jones who was engaged in privateering under letters-of-marque from his Royal master, left his estates in Strabane, Ireland, whither he had removed from Wales and landed in Rhode Island in 1692-3. In 1695 he removed to Oyster Bay, Long Island, and married Freelove, daugther of Captain Thomas Townsend, and June 16th of that year he received from his father-in-law a deed for a large tract of landon Fort Neck, at South Oyster Bay, where he erected a brick house, the first of tis kind in that part of Long Island. This house became an object of great interest, and for many years after was known as the "Old Brick House." He removed there in 1696 and became a noted man in the land of his adoption. He filled many positions of note, among which we might name that of Ranger General of the Island of Nassau(now Long Island) and Major of the Queens County Regiment. He died there in 1713 leaving six children.

An excellent study with sources of Major Thomas' life in much more detail is found at the website of the Long Island History Journal: http://www.stonybrook.edu/lihj/IssueFiles/V21_1/Articles/Tiedemann/tiedemann.html . "He eventually settled at Fort Neck, Oyster Bay, in Queens County, Long Island (present day Massapequa in Nassau County), where his father-in-law gave him a large parcel of land.

References
  1. ↑ Website of Jim Liptrap jliptrap.us/gen/index.htm.
  2.   Jones, John Henry. The Jones family of Long Island: descendants of Major Thomas Jones (1665-1726) and allied families. (Tobias A. Wright, 1907)
    60, 83.
  3.   Bunker, Mary Powell. Long Island Genealogies. (Albany, New York, United States: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1895)
    120.
  4.   Ross, Peter. A history of Long Island: from its earliest settlement to the present time. (New York and Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1902).
  5.   Jones, W. A. Memorial of the late honorable David S. Jones. (New York, New York: Stanford and Swords, 1849)
    P. 77.
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