Samuel was a Lieut. in the Pennsylvania Troops during the American Revolution. He married frist Elizabeth Sturges and second Francis ?. His parents were William Jones and Hannah Zane.
Samuel was a Lieut. in the Pennsylvania Troops during the American Revolution. He married frist Elizabeth Sturges and second Francis ?. His parents were William Jones and Hannah Zane.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF
LIEUT SAMUEL Z
JONES
PA. TROOPS AMER
ICAN REVOLUTION
JAN 30 1759
APR 16 1846
Erected by Trans-Allegben
Chapter D.A.R.
Aleston, W. Va.
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Born Gloucester County New Jersey January 30th 1759 . Resided at the outbreak of the revolution in Cumberland County ,Pennsylvania .in 1782 or 1783 move to Philadelphia and then went to Virginia in 1811 resided in Lewis County, Virginia, in 1832 and died there April 16th 1846 he is buried on the Albert Hardman farm near Mount Hebron.
Enlisted December 1776, served 17 months as a private and 11 months as a lieutenant substituted for John Smith for 2 months. Commissioned as lieutenant in July 18th 1778 under Captain Dempsey and General Potter after the Wyoming Massacre.
