Griffin Jones, Senr. (JV-162)

The next Jones grandfather in the family tree was Griffin Jones, Senr. (JV-162).  The family had already been in the same geographic area since 1673, but the names of the counties had changed several times.  It was now Caroline County; formed 1728 out parts of Essex Co. [also parts of King and Queen and King William Co.s], which was formed 1692 out of (Old) Rappahannock Co., which was formed out of Lancaster Co. in 1656.  Lancaster Co. was formed 1651 out of Northumberland and York Co.s .  Northumberland was founded 1648 as a hideout for those folks from England who had been run out of the homeland at the close of the English Civil War. [ 1642 - 1649].  My Richard Jones (JS-165) was the first to land 1648.

Well here is Griffin, Sr.! (JV-162)

He is found the court order books of Caroline Co. beginning 1736.  Like most of us in the family, trouble seemed to be around every corner.  It took more than 20 years to tract this fellow down...you rascal you... but 162 fellows later I finally got you.

Richard Jones (JS-165) To Virginia 1649

Richard Jones (JS-165) was the first of my JONES family to move across the great pond, never to return to the Island.  The move was not his first choice, since he was part of that group forced to leave England after the close of the English Civil War. [ It seems that the family always managed to come down on the wrong side of the fence!]

He is recorded in Gray's Inn Admissions, p.116, folio 609, 1608 as "one of sons of Thomas Jones, of Llanvayer, Co. Denbigh".  [Thomas Jones (JR-180)]  Of course there is a great deal of history to this time in the family tree, and it took a good bit of tree climbing to put things all together.

It was the 13th of March, 1649 that he arrived to the shores of Virginia.  The story is yet to be told.