He was fatherless almost from birth, was adopted by a wealthy planter in the area of Wilmington, and lived with his foster parents until he came of age. Jacob was born in 1732 near Wilmington, Delaware. (where the Pennsylvania Railroad now crosses the river.) Samuel had obtained a grant of land there in 1771 and his name is prominently mentioned in old records among the early settlers of the county. The Lewellens then moved across the mountains and settled on the Cheat River, establishing the old Lewellen Ferry, in Monongalia County, VA. “The earliest known ancestor of the Jones family was the mother of Jacob Jones, who married for a second time Samuel Lewellen and moved with him from near Wilmington, Delaware, to Loudon County, Virginia, where they lived until about 1770. VA) published in the 1800’s and THE JONES STORY written by Thomas Robert “Bob” Booher, (Note: Monongalia County is named after the Monongahela River and is either the latin version or was an error in spelling.) The following information came from an old History Book on Monongahela Valley, Virginia (now W. The New York Historical Society Collection 1915 names Jacob Jones of Virginia among those enlisted for the duration of the war and among those 'settled'. manuscript matter concerning the Revolutionary War in the Library of Congress. This quotes Revolutionary Army Vol 4 page 28 from four volumes of misc.

The Virginia State Library Report 1911-1912, page 167, gives Jacob Jones as enlisted from Virginia. Considered a prt of the miitary quota from VA and received depreciation pay also in Richmond for the War. PA archives show that he received payment for at least 4 expeditions and also 'depreciation pay' as a Continental Army soldier in PA. For a time was a member of Captain Nicholas Shinn's company. Johnston p 153.Ensign Jacob Jones served as an ensign in the rangers of West Moreland County, PA and Monongalia County, VA. He and his wife Dinah spent their final days in Knottsville.įrom West Virginians in the American revolution by Ross b. In 1774 during the Revolutionary War he was a frontier fighter and for his war service received land in Tayler Co WVA near Knottsville. In 1770 he came to Monongalia County and settled near the present town of Pentree, West Virginia. Jacob Jones performed scout duties for General Washington(?).

Survived the Revolutionary War & Indian Skirmishes. )County: WESTMORELAND CO - State: PENNSYLVANIA.Service Description: 1) CAPT SHINN, RANGERS ON THE FRONTIER.Service Source: PA ARCH, 3RD SER, VOL 23, PP 285, 317.Birth: 1732 WILLINGTOWN NEW CASTLE CO DELAWARE.Jacob Jones BIRTH Delaware, USA DEATHđ829 (aged 96–97) Knottsville, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Unknown

The Septavalent Stone by Jacob Jones