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tom, now Tucker county W. Va. where he had a grant of land. In 1794 he obtained a grant of land near Knottsville, W. Va., where he spent the remaining years of his life in peace and comfort. Both Jacob and his wife died in the summer of 1828, aged, respectively, 96 and 93 years. In 1904 the family reunion was held near the spot where this remarkable couple was buried and a monu- ment erected over their graves was dedicated to their memory.

The children of Jacob and Dinah Jones, in the order of their birth were: Mary (Malott), John, Benjamin, Samuel, William, Jacob Jr., Rebecca (Powers), and Martha (Powers).

Mary married Peter Malott and had the follow- ing children: Joseph, Mary, Anne and Peter and two who died in infancy. She was born in Dela- ware or in Loudon county Va., in 1764 and died in Kingsville, Ontario, Oct. 16, 1845.

John Jones was born in Delaware or Loudon county in 1766 and died in 1850.

SAMUEL JONES.

Samuel Jones, father of Rebecca, wife of Peter Current, and son of Jacob and Dinah Jones, was