Maisons historiques et généalogiques et des institutions et de l'histoire familiale de New York . il West Indies et était sur l'île d'Jamaicawhen Port Royal a été détruit par le grand tremblement de juillet7, 1692 ; il est venu ensuite à Rhode Island et enfin fait hispermanent residence au fort du cou, dans le comté de Queens. LongIsland. Il a épousé Freelove, fille de Thomas Townsend,décédé en juillet, 1726, de qui il a obtenu la concession d'Avery vaste étendue de terrain au fort du cou. Il y bâtit, à propos de 1696, la première maison en brique sur Long Island, qui était untilabout 1833 lorsqu'il a été enlevé par son arrière-petit-fils, DavidS.

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Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and family history of New York . he West Indies and was on the Island of Jamaicawhen Port Royal was destroyed by the great earthquake July7, 1692; he then came to Rhode Island and finally made hispermanent residence at Fort Neck, in Queens county. LongIsland. He married Freelove, daughter of Thomas Townsend, who died in July, 1726, from whom he obtained the grant of avery large tract of land at Fort Neck. He built there, about1696, the first brick house on Long Island, which stood untilabout 1833 when it was removed by his great-grandson, DavidS. Jones, who erected near the same site a mansion to which hegave the Indian name of Massapequa. 188 GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY Major Thomas Jones was a man of wealth and influence.He was commissioned by Lord Cornbury, sheriff of Queenscounty in 1709, and in 1710 was appointed ranger-general of theIsland of Nassau or Long Island. He died at his residence in1713. His eldest son, David Jones, who was born September, 1699, inherited most of the paternal estate. He was a lawyer. JONES Coat of Anns. and a man of great attainments. From 1737 to 1738 he wasa member of the Provincial Assembly, and for thirteen yearswas speaker. In 1758 he was appointed judge of the SupremeCourt and held the office until 1773. He died October, 1775, andfew men shared more largely in public confidence and respect. His eldest son, Judge Thomas Jones, was admitted to thebar in 1775, and was clerk of Queens county from 1757 to 1775.He married Anne, daughter of Chief Justice De Lancey. In GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY 1S9 1769 he was made recorder of New York City and retained theoffice for several years. He was appointed judge of the SupremeCourt in 1774 and held the office during the Revolution. Beingan intense Loyalist his property was confiscated and he went toEngland, where he died many years later. His journal, which isa complete Tory history of the Eevolution, was published a fewyears since by th

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